54858 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 204 / Wednesday, October 22, 1997 / Notices

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

November 12, 1997 in Conference

Center C–5521, Seminar Room 4, 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 finish its final report

to the Council on the issue, particularly

as to the formation of defined benefit

plans for small businesses.

Members of the public are encouraged

to file a written statement pertaining to

the topic by submitting 20 copies on or

before October 30, 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, time permitting, but an

extended written statement may be

submitted for the record. Individuals

with disabilities, who need special

accommodations, should contact Sharon

Morrissey by October 30, 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 October 30.

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 15th day

of October, 1997.

Olena Berg,

Assistant Secretary, Pension and Welfare

Benefits Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–27954 Filed 10–21–97; 8:45 am]

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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 November 12, 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 3:30 p.m. in Conference

Center C–5521, Seminar Room 4, U.S.

Department of Labor Building, Second

and Constitution Avenue NW,

Washington, D.C. 20210, is for Working

Group members to finish their report to

the Council on employer assets in

ERISA employer assets in ERISA

employer-sponsored plans.

Members of the public are encouraged

to file a written statement pertaining to

the working group’s topic by submitting

20 copies on or before October 30, 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

Employer Assets in ERISA EmployerSponsored Plans should forward their

request to the Executive Secretary or

telephone (202) 219–8753. Oral

presentations will be limited to 10

minutes, time permitting, but an

extended written statement may be

submitted for the record. Individuals

with disabilities, who need special

accommodations, should contact Sharon

Morrissey by October 30, 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 October 30.

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 15 day of

October, 1997.

Olena Berg,

Assistant Secretary, Pension and Welfare

Benefits Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–27955 Filed 10–21–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration

Working Group Studying Soft Dollar

Arrangements and Commission

Recapture, 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 November 13, 1997 of the Advisory

Council on Employee Welfare and

Pension Benefit Plans Working Group

formed to study Soft Dollar

Arrangements and Commission

Recapture.

The session will take place in

Conference Center C–5521, Seminar

Room 4, 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. to

approximately noon, is for working

group members to finish their final

report to the Council.

Members of the public are encouraged

to file a written statement pertaining to

the specific topic by submitting 20

copies on or before October 30, 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 Soft

Dollar Arrangements and Commission

Recapture should forward their request

to the Executive Secretary or telephone

(202) 219–8753. Oral presentations will

be limited to 10 minutes, time

permitting, but an extended written

statement may be submitted for the

record. Individuals with disabilities,

who need special accommodations,

should contact Sharon Morrissey by

October 30, at the address indicated in

this notice.

Organizations or individuals may also

submit statements for the record

without testifying. Twenty (20) copies of