[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 200 (Tuesday, October 18, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60560-60561]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-20723]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employee Benefits Security Administration


Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans; 
Working Group on Retirement Plan Distributions and Options; Working 
Group on Communications to Retirement Plan Participants and Working 
Group on Improving Plan Communications for Health and Welfare Plan 
Participants; Notice of Meeting

    Pursuant to the authority contained in Section 512 of the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. 1142, a 
public meeting will be held on November 2, 2005 of the Working Groups 
assigned by the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension 
Benefit Plans to study the issues of (1) Retirement plan distributions, 
(2) communications to retirement plan participants, and (3) improving 
plan communications for health and welfare plan participants.
    The sessions will take place in Room N S4215 B-C, U.S. Department 
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. The 
purpose of the open meeting is for the Working Groups to conclude their 
report/recommendations for the Secretary of Labor. The meetings will 
start at 9 a.m., with the Working Group on Retirement Plan 
Distributions and Options meeting first, followed by the Working Group 
on Communications to Retirement Plan Participants, and then the Working 
Group on Improving Plan Communications for Health and Welfare Plan 
Participants. This will be followed

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by a combined meeting of the latter two Working Groups.
    Organizations or members of the public wishing to submit a written 
statement pertaining to the topic may do so by submitting 25 copies on 
or before October 27, 2005 to Larry Good, Executive Secretary, ERISA 
Advisory Council, U.S. Department of Labor, Suite N-5623, 200 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. Statements also may be 
submitted electronically to [email protected]. Statements received on 
or before October 27, 2005 will be included in the record of the 
meeting. Individuals or representatives of organizations wishing to 
address any of the Working Groups should forward their requests to the 
Executive Secretary or telephone (202) 693-8668. Oral presentations 
will be limited to 20 minutes, time permitting, but an extended 
statement may be submitted for the record. Individuals with 
disabilities who need special accommodations should contact Larry Good 
by October 27 at the address indicated.

    Signed at Washington, DC this 12th day of October, 2005.
Ann L. Combs,
Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-20723 Filed 10-17-05; 8:45 am]
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