[Federal Register: October 20, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 203)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employee Benefits Security Administration

 
Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit 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 
144th open meeting of the full Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and 
Pension Benefit Plans will be held on November 6, 2008.
    The meeting will run from 9:30 a.m. to approximately 4:30 p.m., 
with a break for lunch. The morning session will take place in C5515, 
Room 3, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20210. The afternoon session will take place in Room S-
2508 at the same address. The purpose of the open meeting is for the 
chairpersons of the three Advisory Council Working Groups to submit 
their findings and recommendations on their individual study topics for 
the full Advisory Council's review, acceptance, and presentation to the 
Secretary of Labor.
    In addition, the Working Groups assigned by the Advisory Council to 
study the issues of (1) The ``spend down'' of retirement assets, (2), 
phased retirement, and (3) hard to value assets/target date funds, will 
hold a public meeting on November 5, 2008. The meeting will take place 
in C5515, Room 3, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20210. The purpose of the open meeting on November 
5, which will start at 1 p.m., is for Working Group members to discuss 
their recommendations for the reports to be presented by the Advisory 
Council to the Secretary.
    Organizations or members of the public wishing to submit a written 
statement for any of the meetings may do so by submitting 30 copies on 
or before October 29, 2008 to Larry Good, Executive Secretary, ERISA 
Advisory Council, U.S. Department of Labor, Suite N-5623, 200 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. Statements also may be 
submitted electronically to good.larry@dol.gov. Statements received on 
or before October 29 will be included in the record of the relevant 
meeting. Individuals or representatives of organizations wishing to 
address the Advisory Council should forward their request to the 
Executive Secretary by October 29 at the above address or via telephone 
at (202) 693-8668. Oral presentations will be limited to 10 minutes, 
time permitting, but an extended statement may be submitted for the 
record. Individuals with disabilities who need special accommodations 
should contact Larry Good by October 29 at the address indicated in 
this notice.

    Signed at Washington, DC.

    This 14th day of October, 2008.
Bradford P. Campbell,
Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-24765 Filed 10-17-08; 8:45 am]

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