[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48903-48904]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20107]


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 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employee Benefits Security Administration


157th Meeting of the 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 
157th open meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and 
Pension Benefit Plans (also known as the ERISA Advisory Council) will 
be held on August 30-September 1, 2011.
    The three-day meeting will take place in C-5515 Room 1-A, U.S. 
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. 
The purpose of the open meeting is for Advisory Council members to hear 
testimony from invited witnesses and to receive an update from the 
Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA). The meeting will run 
from 9 a.m. to approximately 5 p.m. on August 30 and from 8:30 a.m. to 
approximately 5 p.m. on August 31 and September 1, with a one hour 
break for lunch each day. The EBSA update is scheduled for the 
afternoon of August 31, subject to change.
    The Advisory Council will study the following issues: (1) Current 
Challenges and Best Practices for ERISA Compliance for 403(b) Plan 
Sponsors, (2) Hedge Funds and Private Equity Investments, and (3) 
Privacy and Security Issues Affecting Employee Benefit Plans (other 
than health care plans). The schedule for testimony and discussion of 
these issues generally will be one issue per day in the order noted 
above. Descriptions of these topics are available on the Advisory 
Council page of the EBSA Web site, at http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/aboutebsa/erisa_advisory_council.html.
    Organizations or members of the public wishing to submit a written 
statement may do so by submitting 30 copies on or before August 19, 
2011 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 as e-mail 
attachments in text or pdf format transmitted to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#92f5fdfdf6bcfef3e0e0ebd2f6fdfebcf5fde4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6e0901010a40020f1c1c172e0a010240090118">[email protected]</span></a>. It 
is requested that statements not be included in the body of the e-mail. 
Statements deemed relevant by the Advisory Council and received on or 
before August 19, 2011 will be included in the record of the meeting 
and available in the EBSA Public Disclosure room, along with witness 
statements. Do not include any personally identifiable information 
(such as name, address, or other contact information) or confidential 
business information that you do not want publicly disclosed. Written 
statements submitted by invited witnesses also will be posted, without 
change, on the Advisory Council page of the EBSA Web site--http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/aboutebsa/erisa_advisory_council.html. Statements 
posted on the Internet can be retrieved by most Internet search 
engines.
    Individuals or representatives of organizations wishing to address 
the

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Advisory Council should forward their requests to the Executive 
Secretary or telephone (202) 693-8668. Oral presentations will be 
limited to ten minutes, time permitting, but an extended statement may 
be submitted for the record. Individuals with disabilities who need 
special accommodations should contact the Executive Secretary by August 
19 at the address indicated.

    Signed at Washington, DC this 3rd day of August, 2011.
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Michael L. Davis,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-20107 Filed 8-8-11; 8:45 am]
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