[Federal Register: August 27, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 166)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration

 
Working Group on Orphan Plans; 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 Wednesday, September 18, 2002, of the 
Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans Working 
Group assigned to study orphan plans, which are plans abandoned by all 
plan fiduciaries designated to manage and operate the plans and their 
assets. Without a plan sponsor or fiduciary, participants and 
beneficiaries cannot receive pension distributions or make inquiries 
about their benefits.
    The session will take place in Room N-5437 A-C, U.S. Department of 
Labor Building, Second and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20210. The purpose of the open meeting, which will run from 9:30 a.m. 
to approximately 4 p.m., is for working group members to hear testimony 
on the issue and discuss what they want to include in their report they 
are preparing for the Secretary of Labor.
    Members of the public are encouraged to file a written statement 
pertaining to the topic by submitting 20 copies on or before September 
12, 2002, to Sharon Morrissey, Executive Secretary, ERISA Advisory 
Council, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-5677, 200 Constitution 
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210. Individuals or representatives of 
organizations wishing to address the Working Group should forward their 
request to the Executive Secretary or telephone (202) 693-8668. Oral 
presentations will be limited to 20 minutes, but an extended statement 
may be submitted for the record. Individuals with disabilities who need 
special accommodations should contact Sharon Morrissey by September 12, 
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 September 12.


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    Signed at Washington, DC, this 21st day of August 2002.
Ann L. Combs,
Assistant Secretary, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-21761 Filed 8-26-02; 8:45 am]
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