[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 172 (Thursday, September 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42363-42364]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18955]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employee Benefits Security Administration


188th Meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and 
Pension Benefit Plans; Notice of Teleconference 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 
188th open meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and 
Pension Benefit Plans (also known as the ERISA Advisory Council) will 
be held as a teleconference on September 25, 2017.
    The meeting will take place in C5521 Room 4, U.S. Department of 
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. Public access 
is available only in this room (i.e. not by telephone). The meeting 
will run from 10:00 a.m. to approximately 3:00 p.m. The purpose of the 
open meeting is to discuss reports/recommendations for the Secretary of 
Labor on the issues of (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. 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 September 18, 
2017 to Larry Good, Executive Secretary, ERISA Advisory Council, U.S.

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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 an email. Statements deemed relevant by the Advisory 
Council and received on or before September 18 will be included in the 
record of the meeting and will be available to anyone by contacting the 
EBSA Public Disclosure Room. 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.
    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 
September 18, 2017 at the address indicated.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 31st day of August 2017.
Timothy D. Hauser,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Program Operations, Employee Benefits 
Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-18955 Filed 9-6-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4510-29-P