[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 142 (Thursday, July 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43081-43082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17387]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employee Benefits Security Administration


172nd 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 
172nd 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 19-21, 2014.
    The three-day meeting will take place at the 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 19-20 in 
C5320 Room 6 and from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on August 21 in in C5521 
Room 4, 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 EBSA update is scheduled for the 
morning of August 20, subject to change.
    The Advisory Council will study the following issues: (1) 
Outsourcing Employee Benefit Plan Services, (2) PBM Compensation and 
Fee Disclosure, and (3) Issues and Considerations around Facilitating 
Lifetime Plan Participation. 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.
    Organizations or members of the public wishing to submit a written 
statement may do so by submitting 40 copies on or before August 12, 
2014 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 rich text, Word, or pdf format transmitted to 
[email protected]. It is requested that statements not be included in 
the body of the email. Statements deemed relevant by the Advisory 
Council and received on or before August 12 will be included in the 
record of the meeting and made available through 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 or telephone (202) 693-8668. Oral presentations will be 
limited to 10 minutes, time permitting, but an extended statement may 
be submitted

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for the record. Individuals with disabilities who need special 
accommodations should contact the Executive Secretary by August 12.

    Signed at Washington, DC this 17th day of July, 2014.
Phyllis C. Borzi,
Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014-17387 Filed 7-23-14; 8:45 am]
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