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Release Date: August 24, 2006
Release Number: 06-1481-NAT
Contact Name: David James/Gloria Della
Phone Number: 202.693.4676/202.693.8671

Labor Department Solicits Nominations for 2007 ERISA Advisory Council

Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor is soliciting nominations to fill five three-year vacancies on the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans, known as the ERISA Advisory Council. The deadline for receipt of nominations is October 1, 2006.

Established by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the bipartisan council consists of 15 members appointed by the Secretary of Labor to represent specified groups and fields that are involved in employee benefits. The council meets four times a year and makes recommendations to the U.S. Secretary of Labor regarding functions carried out under ERISA.

Nominations are being accepted for one vacancy each in the fields representing employee organizations, employers, actuarial counseling, investment counseling, and the general public.

Interested persons or organizations may nominate qualified persons for membership. Recommendations must be submitted by letter, resolution or petition and signed by the person or, in the case of a nomination by an organization, by the group’s representative making the recommendation.

The nomination should briefly describe the candidate’s qualifications, the group or field for which the candidate is being nominated, the candidate’s contact information and the availability to serve.

Nominations should be submitted to Larry Good, executive secretary, ERISA Advisory Council,

Room N-5623, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210.

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