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EBSA News Release: [10/20/2005]
Contact Name: David James or Rita Ford
Phone Number: (202) 693-4676 or x8671
Release Number: 05-2030-NAT
ERISA Advisory Council to Hold Final 2005 Meetings
WASHINGTON — The Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension
Benefit Plans and its three working groups will convene Nov. 2 and 3 for
their final 2005 meetings at the U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.
The working groups will meet at 9 a.m. Nov. 2 in Room S4215 B-C to finalize
their reports and recommendations for Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao.
The Working Group on Retirement Plan Distributions and Options will meet
first, followed by the Working Group on Communications to Retirement Plan
Participants and, finally, the Working Group on Improving Plan Communications
for Health and Welfare Plan Participants.
The full Council will convene Nov. 3 at 9:30 a.m. in Room S-2508 to vote
on the working group reports and will reconvene at 1:30 p.m. to submit its
recommendations to Secretary Chao.
The public is welcome to attend all meetings and may submit comments by
Oct. 27 to Larry Good, the council's executive secretary. Questions about
the meetings or requests to address the ERISA Advisory Council should be
directed to Good at (202) 693-8668.
The Advisory Council consists of 15 members, appointed to staggered three-year
terms by the Secretary of Labor to provide advice on policies and regulations
affecting employee benefit plans sponsored by private-sector employers. The
members represent the general public, employers, employee organizations and
the fields of insurance, corporate trust, investment management, investment
counseling, accounting and actuarial counseling.
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