[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 95 (Thursday, May 18, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 22851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10011]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employee Benefits Security Administration


186th 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 
186th meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension 
Benefit Plans (also known as the ERISA Advisory Council) will be held 
on June 6-8, 2017.
    The three-day meeting will take place at the U.S. Department of 
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210 in C5320 Room 
6. The meeting will run from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m. on 
June 6-7, with a one hour break for lunch each day, and from 9:00 a.m. 
to 12:00 p.m. on June 8. 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 June 8, subject 
to change.
    The Advisory Council will study the following topics: (1) Reducing 
the Burden and Increasing the Effectiveness of Mandated Disclosures 
with respect to Employment-Based Health Benefit Plans in the Private 
Sector, and (2) Mandated Disclosure for Retirement Plans--Enhancing 
Effectiveness for Participants and Sponsors. The Council will hear 
testimony on both topics on June 6 and 7. It will continue with 
discussions of its topics on June 8. Descriptions of these topics are 
available on the Advisory Council page of the EBSA Web site, at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/about-us/erisa-advisory-council.
    Organizations or members of the public wishing to submit a written 
statement may do so by submitting 35 copies on or before May 30, 2017, 
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 word processing 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 May 30 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 for the record. Individuals with disabilities who need 
special accommodations should contact the Executive Secretary by May 
30.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 11th day of May, 2017.
Timothy D. Hauser,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Program Operations, Employee Benefits 
Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-10011 Filed 5-17-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4510-29-P