EBSA (Formerly PWBA) Notice of Meeting
Working Group Exploring the Possibility of Using Surplus Pension Assets To Secure Retiree Health Benefits Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefits Plans; Notice of Meeting [06/25/1999]
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Volume 64, Number 122, Page 34297
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration
Working Group Exploring the Possibility of Using Surplus Pension
Assets To Secure Retiree Health Benefits Advisory Council on Employee
Welfare and Pension Benefits 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, a
public meeting will be held Tuesday, July 13, 1999, of the Advisory
Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans Working Group
assigned to explore the possibility of using surplus pension assets to
secure retiree health benefits.
The session will take place in Room S-4215 A-B, U.S. Department of
Labor Building, Second and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.
20210. the purpose of the open meeting, which will run from 1:00 p.m.
to approximately 4:00 p.m., is for working group members to hear
testimony on the accessibility of surplus pension plan assets currently
and on policy considerations surrounding accessibility. The work
group's intent is engage a diverse set of witnesses for testimonies.
Members of the public are encouraged to file a written statement
pertaining to the topic by submitting 20 copies on or before July 7,
1999, to Sharon Morrissey, Executive Secretary, ERISA Advisory Council,
U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-5677, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW,
Washington, D.C. 20210. Individuals or representatives of organizations
wishing to address the Working Group should forward their request to
the Executive Secretary or telephone (202) 219-8753. Oral presentations
will be limited to 10 minutes, but an extended statement may be
submitted for the record. Individuals with disabilities, who need
special accommodations, should contact Sharon Morrissey by July 7, at
the address indicated in this notice.
Organizations or individuals may also submit statements for the
record without testifying. Twenty (20) copies of such statements should
be sent to the Executive Secretary of the Advisory Council at the above
address. Papers will be accepted and included in the record of the
meeting if received on or before July 7.
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 20 day of June 1999.
Richard McGahey,
Assistant Secretary, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-16200 Filed 6-24-99; 8:45 am]
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