[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 148 (Thursday, August 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36157-36158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16361]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employee Benefits Security Administration


187th Meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and 
Pension Benefit Plans

    Pursuant to the authority contained in Section 512 of the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. 1142, the 
187th meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension 
Benefit Plans (also known as the ERISA Advisory Council) will be held 
on August 22-24, 2017.
    The three-day meeting will take place at the U.S. Department of 
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210 in Room N3437-
C. The meeting will run from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m. on 
August 22-23, with a one hour break for lunch each day, and from 9:00 
a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on August 24. 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 24, 
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 August 22 and 23. It will continue with 
discussions of its topics on August 24. 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 August 15, 
2017, to Larry Good, Executive Secretary, ERISA Advisory Council, U.S. 
Department of Labor, Suite N-5623, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210.

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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 August 15 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 August 
15.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 28th day of July, 2017.
Timothy D. Hauser,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Program Operations, Employee Benefits 
Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-16361 Filed 8-2-17; 8:45 am]
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