[Federal Register: April 20, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 75)]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration

 
Working Group on the Disclosure of the Quality of Care in Health 
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, the 
Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans has 
established a new Working Group to study what kind of information on 
the quality of care in health plans should be transmitted to 
fiduciaries and participants and how the information should be 
transmitted. The Working Group will hold an open public meeting on 
Monday, May 4, 1998 in Room N-4437 C&D, 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 noon, is for Working Group members to begin organizing 
the course of study for the year and, it is hoped, even to begin taking 
testimony on the topic. Recently named as chair nad vice chair, 
respectively, of the Working Group were Judith Mazo, senior vice 
president/director of research for the Segal Company, and Neil 
Grossman, William M. Mercer Co., both of the Washington, DC area.
    Members of the public are encouraged to file a written statement 
pertaining to the topic by submitting 20 copies on or before May 1, 
1998, 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) 219-8753. Oral presentations 
will be limited to 10 minutes, but an extended statement may be 
submitted for the record. Individuals with disabilities, who need 
special accommodations, should contact Sharon Morrissey by May 1, at 
the address indicated in this notice.
    Organizations or individual 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 May 1.

    Signed at Washington, D.C. this 13th day of April, 1998.
Olena Berg,
Assistant Secretary, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-10284 Filed 4-17-98; 8:45 am]
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