[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 13, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 40092]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17347]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employee Benefits Security Administration


197th 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 
197th meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension 
Benefit Plans (also known as the ERISA Advisory Council) will be held 
on August 27-29, 2019.
    The three-day meeting will take place at the U.S. Department of 
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210 in N5437 A-C. 
The meeting will run from 1:00 p.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m. on 
August 27, from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m. on August 28 with 
a one hour break for lunch, and from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on August 
29. 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 29, subject to change.
    The Advisory Council will study the following topics: (1) Beyond 
Plan Audit Compliance: Improving the Financial Statement Audit Process 
(on August 27); and, (2) Permissive Transfers of Uncashed Checks from 
ERISA Plans to State Unclaimed Property Funds (on August 28). The 
Advisory Council will continue with discussions of its topics on August 
29. Descriptions of these topics are available on the Advisory Council 
page of the EBSA website, at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/about-us/erisa-advisory-council.
    Organizations or members of the public wishing to make a written 
submission may do so by sending 40 copies on or before August 20, 2019, 
to Larry Good, Executive Secretary, ERISA Advisory Council, U.S. 
Department of Labor, Suite N-5623, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20210. Submissions may be sent as email attachments in 
word processing or pdf format transmitted to [email protected]. It is 
requested that submissions not be included in the body of the email. 
Submissions deemed relevant by the Advisory Council and received on or 
before August 20 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.
    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 
20.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 6th day of August, 2019.
Preston Rutledge,
Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2019-17347 Filed 8-12-19; 8:45 am]
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