[Federal Register: August 11, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 154)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration

 
Working Group on the Benefit Implications Due to the Growth of a 
Contingent Workforce Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension 
Benefits Plans; 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 Group assigned by the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and 
Pension Benefit Plans to study what the benefit implications are due to 
the growth of a contingent workforce will hold an open public meeting 
on Wednesday, September 8, 1999, in Room N3437 A-B, 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 receive testimony 
from additional witnesses on the most recently available contingent, 
flexible and non-traditional employment relationships as well as an 
analysis on the policy implications that flow from the data.
    Members of the public are encouraged to file a written statement 
pertaining to the topic by submitting 20 copies on or before September 
1, 1999, 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 
September 1, 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 1.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 4th day of August, 1999.
Richard McGahey,
Assistant Secretary, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-20614 Filed 8-10-99; 8:45 am]
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