Working Group on Increasing Pension Coverage, Participation and
Benefits Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefits
Plans; Notice of Meeting [Notices] [03/20/2001]
Working Group on Increasing Pension Coverage, Participation and
Benefits Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefits
Plans; Notice of Meeting [03/20/2001]
Volume 66, Number 54, Page 15764
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration
Working Group on Increasing Pension Coverage, Participation and
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, the
Working Group assigned by the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and
Pension Benefit Plans to study the issue of increasing pension
coverage, participation and benefits will hold an open public meeting
on Monday, April 9, 2001, in Room N-5437 A-D, 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 hold an
organizational meeting and begin taking testimony on their topic,
which, it is hoped, will include testimony on current methods employed
to improve retirement security. The working group will study ways to
increase participation levels and, ultimately, coverage, as well as
other related topics that might optimize retirement security.
James S. Ray, the Law Office of James S. Ray of Alexandria, VA.,
will chair the working group and vice chair will be Judith Mazo, senior
vice president/director of research of the Segal Company, Washington,
DC.
Members of the public are encouraged to file a written statement
pertaining to the topic by submitting 20 copies on or before April 1,
2001, 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 April 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 April 1.
Signed at Washington, DC this 13th day of March 2001.
Alan D. Lebowitz,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Pension and Welfare Benefits
Administration.
[FR Doc. 01-6784 Filed 3-19-01; 8:45 am]
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