Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 153 / Friday, August 8, 1997 / Notices 42843

Benefit Plans With an Emphasis on

Small Business Concerns and on Soft

Dollar/Commission Recapture. In

addition, the Council will be updated

on activities of the Pension and Welfare

Benefits Administration.

Members of the public are encouraged

to file a written statement pertaining to

any topic concerning ERISA by

submitting 20 copies on or before

September 7, 1997, to Sharon Morrissey,

Executive Secretary, ERISA Advisory

Council, U.S. Department of Labor,

Room N–5677, 200 Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20210.

Individuals or representatives of

organizations wishing to address the

Advisory Council on Employee Welfare

and Pension Benefits 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 September 7, 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 September 7.

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 4th day of

August, 1997.

Olena Berg,

Assistant Secretary, Pension and Welfare

Benefits Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–21015 Filed 8–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–29–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration

Working Group Studying Employer

Assets in ERISA Employer-Sponsored

Plans: 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, a public meeting will be

held on September 16, 1997 of the

Advisory Council on Employee Welfare

and Pension Benefit Plans Working

Group studying Employer Assets in

ERISA Employer-Sponsored Plans.

The purpose of the open meeting,

which will run from 1:00 p.m. until

approximately 5:00 p.m. in Room N–

5437 A&B, U.S. Department of Labor

Building, Second and Constitution

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210, is

for Working Group members to

conclude taking testimony on the topic

of employer assets in ERISA employersponsored plans. The group is

especially interested in seeking

testimony from organizations or persons

in favor of limiting employer securities

as significant plan assets of defined

contribution plans.

Members of the public are encouraged

to file a written statement pertaining to

any topic concerning ERISA by

submitting 20 copies on or before

September 7, 1997, 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 on Employer Assets in

ERISA Employer-Sponsored Plans

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

September 7, 1997, 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 September 7.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 4th day of

August 1997.

Olena Berg,

Assistant Secretary, Pension and Welfare

Benefits Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–21016 Filed 8–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–29–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration

Working Group on Studying the Merits

of Defined Contribution vs. Defined

Benefit Plans; 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 Advisory Council on

Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit

Plans Working Group established to

Study the Merits of Defined

Contribution vs. Defined Benefit Plans

With an Emphasis on Small Business

Concerns will hold a public meeting on

September 16, 1997 in Room N–5437

A&B, U.S. Department of Labor

Building, Second and Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20210.

The purpose of the open meeting,

which will run from 9:30 a.m. until

approximately noon, is for Working

Group members to conclude taking

testimony on its issue, particularly as to

the formation of defined benefit plans

for small businesses. The chair also

plans to devote the remainder of the

session to a discussion of the work

group’s conclusions to prepare a draft of

its report and recommendations to the

Secretary of Labor.

Members of the public are encouraged

to file a written statement pertaining to

any topic concerning ERISA by

submitting 20 copies on or before

September 7, 1997, to Sharon Morrissey,

Executive Secretary, ERISA Advisory

Council, U.S. Department of Labor,

Room N–5677, 200 Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20210.

Individuals or representatives of

organizations wishing to address the

Working Group on Studying the Merits

of Defined Contribution vs. Defined

Contribution Plans With an Emphasis

on Small Business Concerns 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 September 7, 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 September 7.

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 4th day of

August 1997.

Olena Berg,

Assistant Secretary, Pension and Welfare

Benefits Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–21017 Filed 8–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–29–M