[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 215 (Wednesday, November 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 88062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25736]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employee Benefits Security Administration


225th 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 
225th open meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and 
Pension Benefit Plans (also known as the ERISA Advisory Council) will 
be held on December 12-13, 2024.
    On Thursday, December 12, 2024, the meeting will begin at 1 p.m. 
and end at approximately 5 p.m. (ET). On Friday, December 13, 2024, the 
meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and end at approximately 3 p.m. (ET), with 
a break for lunch.
    The meeting will take place at the U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210 in Room 6, C5320. The 
meeting will also be accessible via videoconference and some 
participants, as well as members of the public, may elect to attend 
virtually. Instructions and registration for public videoconference 
access will be available on the ERISA Advisory Council's web page at 
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/about-us/erisa-advisory-council approximately one week prior to the meeting.
    The purpose of the open meeting is for Advisory Council members to 
finalize their observations and recommendations on the issues they 
studied in 2024, present their observations and recommendations to the 
Department of Labor, and receive an update from leadership of the 
Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA).
    The issues studied by the ERISA Advisory Council in 2024 are: (1) 
Claims and Appeals Procedures, and (2) Qualified Default Investment 
Alternatives (QDIAs)--Start to Finish, Default to Payout. Descriptions 
of these topics are available on the ERISA Advisory Council's web page 
at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/about-us/erisa-advisory-council.
    Organizations or members of the public wishing to submit a written 
statement may do so on or before Thursday, December 5, 2024, to Pinar 
Shapiro, Executive Secretary, ERISA Advisory Council. Statements should 
be transmitted electronically as an email attachment in text or pdf 
format to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7e3b2c372d3f3f1a08170d110c073d110b101d17123e1a111250191108"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cf8a9d869c8e8eabb9a6bca0bdb68ca0baa1aca6a38faba0a3e1a8a0b9">[email protected]</span></a>. Statements transmitted 
electronically that are included in the body of the email will not be 
accepted. Relevant statements received on or before Thursday, December 
5, 2024, will be included in the record of the meeting and made 
available through the EBSA Public Disclosure Room. No deletions, 
modifications, or redactions will be made to the statements received as 
they are public records. Warning: Do not include any personally 
identifiable or confidential business information that you do not want 
publicly disclosed.
    Individuals or representatives of organizations interested in 
addressing the ERISA Advisory Council at the public meeting must submit 
a written request to the Executive Secretary on or before Thursday, 
December 5, 2024, via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eaafb8a3b9abab8e9c8399859893a9859f84898386aa8e8586c48d859c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="11544358425050756778627e6368527e647f72787d51757e7d3f767e67">[email protected]</span></a>.
    Requests to address the Council must include: (1) the name, title, 
organization, address, email address, and telephone number of the 
individual who would appear; (2) if applicable, the name of the 
organization(s) whose views would be represented; and (3) a concise 
summary of the statement that would be presented. If permitted, oral 
presentations will be limited to ten minutes, but an extended statement 
may be submitted for the record.
    Individuals who need special accommodations should contact the 
Executive Secretary on or before Thursday, December 5, 2024, via email 
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ecbdcc7ddcfcfeaf8e7fde1fcf7cde1fbe0ede7e2ceeae1e2a0e9e1f8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1550475c46545471637c667a676c567a607b767c7955717a793b727a63">[email protected]</span></a>.
    For more information about the meeting, contact the Executive 
Secretary at the address or telephone number above.

    Signed at Washington, DC this 31st day of October, 2024.
Lisa M. Gomez,
Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024-25736 Filed 11-5-24; 8:45 am]
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