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EBSA News Release: [08/01/2005]
Contact Name: David James or Gloria Della
Phone Number: (202) 693-4676 or x8664
Release Number: 05-1468-NAT
Labor Department Solicits Nominations for 2006 ERISA Advisory Council
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor is soliciting nominations
to fill five three-year vacancies on the Advisory Council on Employee
Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans, known as the ERISA Advisory Council.
The deadline for receipt of nominations is Oct. 1, 2005.
Established by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the
bipartisan council consists of 15 members appointed by the Secretary of
Labor to represent specified groups and fields that are involved in the
employee benefits world. The council meets four times a year and makes
recommendations to the U.S. Secretary of Labor regarding functions carried
out under ERISA.
Nominations are being accepted for one vacancy each to the groups/fields
representing employers, employee organizations, corporate trust, investment
management, and the general public.
Interested persons or organizations may nominate qualified persons for
membership. Recommendations must be submitted by letter, resolution or
petition and signed by the person or, in the case of a nomination by an
organization, by the group's representative making the recommendation.
The nomination should briefly describe the candidate's qualifications,
the group or field the candidate is being nominated for, the candidate's
contact information, availability to serve, and the candidate's political
party affiliation. ERISA mandates that no more than eight members of the
council may represent one political party.
Nominations should be submitted to Larry Good, Executive Secretary ERISA
Advisory Council, Room N-5623, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20210.
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