[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64482-64483]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17464]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employee Benefits Security Administration


223rd 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 
223rd open meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and 
Pension Benefit Plans (also

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known as the ERISA Advisory Council) will be held on September 10-12, 
2024. On Tuesday, September 10, 2024, the meeting will begin at 1 p.m. 
and end at approximately 4:30 p.m. (ET). On Wednesday, September 11, 
2024, the meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and end at approximately 6 p.m. 
(ET), with a one-hour break for lunch. On Thursday, September 12, 2024, 
the meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and end at approximately 3 p.m. (ET), 
with a one-hour 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 and to receive an update from the 
Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA).
    The Advisory Council is studying the following topics: (1) Making 
Welfare Plan Claims and Appeals Procedures More Accessible to 
Participants, and (2) Lifetime Income and Qualified Defined Investment 
Alternatives (QDIAs). Descriptions of these 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.
    Organizations or members of the public wishing to submit a written 
statement on any of the matters before the Advisory Council may do so 
on or before Tuesday, September 3, 2024, to George Pantazopoulos, 
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 3, 2024, 
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 3, 2024, via email to [email protected]. Requests 
to address the 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. Each individual or organization will be given 
10 minutes to address the Council and should be prepared to answer 
questions regarding their written and oral statements. An agenda for 
the meeting, including a schedule of testimony from invited witnesses 
and a schedule of members of the public who will address the Council, 
will be posted on the ERISA Advisory Council's web page at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/about-us/erisa-advisory-council no 
later than September 5, 2024. The number of public commenters that 
address the Council may be limited based on the number of requests that 
are received. In that event, the broadest array of viewpoints on all 
aspects of the matters under consideration by the Advisory Council will 
be represented and all written statements received will be included in 
the public record.
    Individuals who need special accommodations should contact the 
Executive Secretary on or before Tuesday, September 3, 2024, via email 
to [email protected] or by telephoning (202) 693-8654.
    For more information about the meeting, contact the Executive 
Secretary at the address or telephone number above.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 1st day of August, 2024.
Lisa M. Gomez,
Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024-17464 Filed 8-6-24; 8:45 am]
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