[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 36578]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-15587]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employee Benefits Security Administration


156th Meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and 
Pension Benefit Plans; 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, the 
156th open meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and 
Pension Benefit Plans; (also known as the ERISA Advisory Council) will 
be held on July 19-21, 2011.
    The three-day meeting will take place in C-5515 Room 1-A, U.S. 
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20210. The purpose of the open meeting is for Advisory Council members 
to hear testimony from invited witnesses and to receive an update from 
the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA). The meeting will 
run from 9 a.m. to approximately 5 p.m. on July 19 and from 8:30 a.m. 
to approximately 5 p.m. on July 20 and 21, with a one hour break for 
lunch each day. The EBSA update is scheduled for the afternoon of July 
20, subject to change.
    The Advisory Council will study the following issues: (1) Hedge 
Funds and Private Equity Investments, (2) Privacy and Security Issues 
Affecting Employee Benefit Plans (other than health care plans), and 
(3) Current Challenges and Best Practices for ERISA Compliance for 
403(b) Plan Sponsors. The schedule for testimony and discussion of 
these issues generally will be one issue per day in the order noted 
above. Descriptions of these topics are available on the Advisory 
Council page of the EBSA Web site, at http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/aboutebsa/erisa_advisory_council.html.
    Organizations or members of the public wishing to submit a written 
statement may do so by submitting 30 copies on or before July 12, 2011 
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 as e-mail 
attachments in text or pdf format transmitted to [email protected]. It 
is requested that statements not be included in the body of the e-mail. 
Statements deemed relevant by the Advisory Council and received on or 
before July 12, 2011 will be included in the record of the meeting and 
available in the EBSA Public Disclosure room, along with witness 
statements. Do not include any personally identifiable information 
(such as name, address, or other contact information) or confidential 
business information that you do not want publicly disclosed. Written 
statements submitted by invited witnesses also will be posted, without 
change, on the Advisory Council page of the EBSA Web site--http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/. Statements posted on the Internet can be retrieved 
by most Internet search engines.
    Individuals or representatives of organizations wishing to address 
the Advisory Council should forward their requests to the Executive 
Secretary or telephone (202) 693-8668. Oral presentations will be 
limited to ten minutes, time permitting, but an extended statement may 
be submitted for the record. Individuals with disabilities who need 
special accommodations should contact the Executive Secretary by July 
12 at the address indicated.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 17th day of June 2011.
Michael L. Davis,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-15587 Filed 6-21-11; 8:45 am]
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