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

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration

 
108th Meeting of the 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 
108th public meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and 
Pension Benefit Plans will be held on Wednesday, November 10, 1999.
    The purpose of the open meeting, which will run from 1 p.m. to 
approximately 3:30 p.m. in the Secretary's Conference Room in S-2508, 
U.S. Department of Labor Building, Second and Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20210, is for the three 1999 working group chairs to 
present their committees' reports to the full body for acceptance and 
for the presentation of a status report on the activities of the 
Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, which staffs the Advisory 
Council for the Secretary of Labor. In addition, the Advisory Council 
will bid farewell to five members who are completing their three-year 
terms of office. They include Barbara Uberti, current chair of the 
Advisory Council; Dr. Thomas J. Mackell, Jr., current vice chair of the 
Council; Michael Fanning, J. Kenneth Blackwell and Neil Grossman.
    Working Group topics and the chairs of those working groups are:
    <bullet> Benefit Implications of a Contingent Workforce, Mr. 
Fanning;
    <bullet> Exploring the Possibility of Using Pension Surplus to Fund 
Retiree Health Benefits, Michael J. Gulotta, and
    <bullet> The Trend in the Defined Benefit Plan Market with a Focus 
on Hybrid Plans, including Cash Balance Plans, Judith F. Mazo.
    Members of the public are encouraged to file a written statement 
pertaining to any of these topics 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 full Advisory 
Council 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 also may 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. 99-27654 Filed 10-21-99; 8:45 am]
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