[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 146 (Monday, July 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44676-44677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-18407]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employee Benefits Security Administration


162nd 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 
162nd open meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and 
Pension Benefit Plans (also known as the ERISA Advisory Council) will 
be held on August 28-30, 2012.
    The three-day meeting will take place in C5521 Room 4, U.S. 
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. 
The meeting will run from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m. on 
August 28 and 29 and from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 4:30 p.m. on 
August 30, with a one hour break for lunch each day. 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 Advisory Council is studying the following issues: (1) Managing 
Disability Risks in an Environment of Individual Responsibility; (2) 
Current Challenges and Best Practices Concerning Beneficiary 
Designations in Retirement and Life Insurance Plans; and (3) Examining 
Income Replacement During Retirement Years in a Defined Contribution 
Plan System. 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 www.dol.gov/ebsa/aboutebsa/erisa_advisory_council.html. The EBSA update is scheduled for the afternoon of August 
29, subject to change.
    Organizations or members of the public wishing to submit a written 
statement may do so by submitting 30 copies on or before August 14 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 email 
attachments in text or pdf format transmitted to [email protected]. It 
is requested that statements not be included in the body of an email. 
Statements deemed relevant by the Advisory Council and received on or 
before August 14 will be included in the record of the meeting and made 
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 will be posted on the 
Advisory Council page of the EBSA web site, without change, and 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 by email 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

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disabilities who need special accommodations should contact the 
Executive Secretary by August 21.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 23rd day of July 2012.
Michael L. Davis,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-18407 Filed 7-27-12; 8:45 am]
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