Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 97 /Wednesday, May 20, 1998 / Notices 27755

The purpose of the open meeting,

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

approximately noon in Room N–4437

C&D, U.S. Department of Labor

Building, Second and Constitution

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210, is

for Working Group members to continue

gathering statistical information and/or

to take additional testimony on the

import of these ‘‘pension preservation’’

issues.

Members of the public are encouraged

to file a written statement pertaining to

the topic by submitting 20 copies on or

before June 2, 1998, 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 June 2, 1998, at the

address indicated in this notice.

Organizations or individuals also may

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 June 2.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 14th day of

May, 1998.

Olena Berg,

Assistant Secretary, Pension and Welfare

Benefits Administration.

[FR Doc. 98–13421 Filed 5–19–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration

Working Group Studying Small

Businesses: How To Enhance and

Encourage the Establishment of

Pension Plans; 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 Monday, June 8, 1998, of the

Advisory Council on Employee Welfare

and Pension Benefit Plans Working

Group formed to study the obstacles to

why small businesses are not

establishing retirement vehicles for their

employees when so many different

savings arrangements are available. The

Working Group also will focus on how

to encourage these businesses to

establish such pension plans.

The session will take place in Room

N–4437 C&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 1 p.m. to approximately

3:30 p.m., is for Working Group

members to continue taking testimony

on the topic.

Members of the public are encouraged

to file written statement pertaining to

the topic by submitting 20 copies on or

before June 2, 1998, 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 June 2, 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 June 2.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 14th day of

May, 1998.

Olena Berg,

Assistant Secretary, Pension and Welfare

Benefits Administration.

[FR Doc. 98–13422 Filed 5–19–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration

The One-Hundred and Second Full

Open Meeting of the Advisory Council

on Employee Welfare and Pension

Benefits Plans; 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 Tuesday, June 9, 1998, of the

Advisory Council on Employee Welfare

and Pension Benefit Plans.

The session will take place in Room

N–4437 C&D, 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 1:00 p.m. to

approximately 2:30 p.m., is for the

Advisory Council’s full membership to

be updated on its new working groups’

progress on their topics of study as well

as on regulatory and enforcement

projects being undertaken by the

Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration (PWBA).

Members of the public are encouraged

to file a written statement pertaining to

the Council’s three topics for study by

submitting 20 copies on or before June

2, 1998, to Sharon Morrissey, Executive

Secretary, ERISA Advisory Council,

U.S. Department of Labor, Room N–

5677, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, D.C. 20210. The topics

being studied include:

(a) Disclosure of the Quality of Health

Care Plans:

(b) Small Business: How to Enhance

and Encourage the Establishment of

Pension Plans, and

(c) Pre-retirement Distributions from

Employer-Sponsored ERISA Plans.

Individuals or representatives of

organizations wishing to address the

Advisory Council 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 June 2, 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 June 2.

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 14th day

of May, 1998.

Olena Berg,

Assistant Secretary, Pension and Welfare

Benefits Administration.

[FR Doc. 98–13423 Filed 5–19–98; 8:45 am]

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