[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55722-55723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17622]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employee Benefits Security Administration


218th 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 
218th open meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and 
Pension Benefit Plans (also known as the ERISA Advisory Council) will 
be held on September 19-21, 2023.
    On Tuesday, September 19, 2023, the meeting will begin at 1:00 p.m. 
and end at approximately 4:45 p.m. (ET). On Wednesday, September 20, 
2023, the meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at approximately 4:30 
p.m. (ET), with a break for lunch. On Thursday, September 21, 2023, the 
meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at approximately 3:00 p.m. 
(ET), with a break for lunch.
    The three-day meeting will take place at the U.S. Department of 
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210 in Room 6, 
C5320. The meeting will also be accessible via teleconference and some 
participants, as well as members of the public, may elect to attend 
virtually. Instructions for public teleconference access will be 
available on the ERISA Advisory Council's web page at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/about-us/erisa-advisory-council 
approximately one week prior to the meeting.
    The purpose of the open meeting is for Advisory Council members to 
hear testimony from invited witnesses on the 2023 study topics: (1) 
Long-Term Disability Benefits and Mental Health Disparity, and (2) 
Recordkeeping in the Electronic Age. Descriptions of the 2023

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study topics are available on the ERISA Advisory Council's web page at 
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/about-us/erisa-advisory-council. Also, the ERISA Advisory Council members will receive an 
update from leadership of the Employee Benefits Security Administration 
(EBSA).
    Organizations or members of the public wishing to submit a written 
statement on the 2023 study topics may do so on or before Tuesday, 
September 12, 2023, to Christine Donahue, Executive Secretary, ERISA 
Advisory Council. Statements should be transmitted electronically as an 
email attachment in text or pdf format to [email protected]. 
Statements transmitted electronically that are included in the body of 
the email will not be accepted. Relevant statements received on or 
before Tuesday, September 12, 2023, will be included in the record of 
the meeting and made available through the EBSA Public Disclosure Room. 
No deletions, modifications, or redactions will be made to the 
statements received as they are public records. Warning: Do not include 
any personally identifiable or confidential business information that 
you do not want publicly disclosed.
    Individuals or representatives of organizations interested in 
addressing the ERISA Advisory Council at the public meeting must submit 
a written request to the Executive Secretary on or before Tuesday, 
September 12, 2023, via email to [email protected]. Requests to 
address the ERISA Advisory Council must include: (1) the name, title, 
organization, address, email address, and telephone number of the 
individual who would appear; (2) if applicable, the name of the 
organization(s) whose views would be represented; and (3) a concise 
summary of the statement that would be presented. Any oral presentation 
to the Council will be limited to ten minutes, but as indicated above, 
an extended written statement may be submitted for the record on or 
before September 12, 2023.
    Individuals who need special accommodations should contact the 
Executive Secretary on or before Tuesday, September 12, 2023, via email 
to [email protected] or by telephoning (202) 693-8641.
    For more information about the meeting, contact the Executive 
Secretary at the address or telephone number above.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 11th day of August, 2023.
Lisa M. Gomez,
Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-17622 Filed 8-15-23; 8:45 am]
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