[Federal Register: October 22, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 204)]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration

 
Working Group Exploring the Possibility of Using Surplus Pension 
Assets To Secure Retiree Health Benefits 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 on Wednesday, November 10, 1999, of the 
Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans Working 
Group assigned to explore the possibility of using surplus pension 
assets to secure retiree health benefits.
    The session will take place in Room N-3437 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 11:30 a.m., is for working group members to finalize the 
committee's report to be presented that afternoon to the full Advisory 
Council.
    Members of the public are encouraged to file a written statement 
pertaining to the topic by submitting 20 copies on or before November 
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 
November 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 November 1.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 18th day of October, 1999
Richard McGahey,
Assistant Secretary, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-27652 Filed 10-21-99; 8:45 am]
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