[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 Electronic Reporting; 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. 142, a public 
meeting will be held Friday, September 20, 2002, of the Advisory 
Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans Working Group 
assigned to study electronic reporting. The purpose of the working 
group is to identify and prioritize opportunities for DOL to leverage 
the use of information and services to its key stakeholders, including 
plan participants and beneficiaries, plan sponsors, auditors, 
investment advisors and the general public.
    The session will take place in Room N-5437 A-C, U.S. Department of 
Labor Building, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. The 
purpose of the open meeting, which will run from 9 a.m. to 
approximately 3 p.m., with a one-hour lunch break at noon, is for 
working group members to hear from select witnesses on the issue.
    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 Consitution 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 reocrd. 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.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 21st day of August 2002.
Ann L. Combs,
Assistant Secretary, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-21763 Filed 8-26-02; 8:45 am]
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