[Federal Register: October 2, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 191)]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration

 
Teleconferences; Working Groups on Fiduciary Education and 
Training, Orphan Plans, and 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. 1142, the 
Working Groups assigned by the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and 
Pension Benefit Plans to study fiduciary education and training, orphan 
plans, and electronic reporting will hold open public meetings 
consecutively, via teleconference, on Thursday, October 17, 2002, in 
the conference room in Suite N-5677, U.S. Department of Labor Building, 
Second and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
    The purpose of the open meetings is for Working Group members to 
discuss their initial findings concerning the issues studied in 
preparation for drafting recommendations for the Secretary of Labor.
    The teleconference meetings will begin with the Working Group on 
Fiduciary Education and Training at 10 a.m., followed by the Working 
Group on Orphan Plans at 1:30 p.m., and will conclude with the Working 
Group on Electronic Reporting at 3:30 p.m.
    Members of the public are encouraged to file a written statement 
pertaining to the topics by sending 20 copies on or before October 10, 
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 requests 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 October 10, 
2002, 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 October 10, 2002.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 26th day of September 2002.
Ann L. Combs,
Assistant Secretary, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-24996 Filed 10-1-02; 8:45 am]
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