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Release Date: 08/27/2003
Release Number: 03-455
Contact Name: Sharon Morrissey
Phone Number: 202.693.8664
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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, also known as the
ERISA Advisory Council. The deadline for receipt of nominations is October
1, 2003. |
Under
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 Secretary of Labor regarding functions carried out under ERISA. |
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Nominations are being accepted for one vacancy in each
of the following groups or fields:
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Employers (a representative of an
organization representing employer groups and interests);
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Employees and/or employee
organizations (this person must represent an organization whose
members participate in a multi-employer plan);
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General public (this member must
represent persons actually receiving benefits from a private-sector
retirement plan);
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Actuarial (a person who is an
actuary or represents an actuarial firm), and
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Investment counseling (an investment
counselor for a private-sector retirement plan or a representative of
an investment counseling firm).
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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
an organizational nomination, by the group’s representative making the
recommendation. The nomination should briefly describe the candidate’s
qualifications, the group or field the candidate is being nominated for,
the candidate’s political party affiliation and availability to serve.
This information is requested because ERISA mandates that no more than
eight members of the council may represent one political party. |
The
notice soliciting nominations is to be published in the Federal Register
on August 29, 2003. Nominations should be submitted to Sharon Morrissey,
Executive Secretary of the ERISA Advisory Council, Room N-5677, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20210. |
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Services and Technology. Please specify which news release when placing
your request. Call 202.693.7773 or TTY 202.693.7755. |
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