Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 41 / Friday, March 1, 2013 / Notices 13897 

On October 15, 2009, RTC filed its 

original notification pursuant to Section 

6(a) of the Act. The Department of 

Justice published a notice in the Federal 

Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the 

Act on November 30, 2009 (74 FR 

62599). 

The last notification was filed with 

the Department on April 30, 2012. A 

notice was published in the Federal 

Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the 

Act on June 8, 2012 (77 FR 34067). 

Patricia A. Brink, 

Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2013–04727 Filed 2–28–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Bureau of International Labor Affairs; 

Office of Trade and Labor Affairs; 

Labor Affairs Council of the United 

States-Korea Free Trade Agreement; 

Notice of Public Session Meeting 

AGENCY: International Labor Affairs 

Bureau (ILAB), U.S. Department of 

Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of Public Session 

Meeting, March 19, 2013. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Article 19.5 of the 

U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement 

(KORUS FTA), the International Labor 

Affairs Bureau (ILAB) of the U.S. 

Department of Labor gives notice of the 

public session of the meeting of the 

Labor Affairs Council (‘‘Council’’ or 

‘‘LAC’’). The LAC public session will be 

held the morning of March 19, 2013. 

The purpose of the public session is to 

provide an opportunity for the Council 

to meet with the public to discuss 

matters related to the implementation of 

Chapter 19 (the Labor Chapter) of the 

KORUS FTA, including activities of the 

Labor Cooperation Mechanism 

established under Article 19.6 of the 

FTA. 

DATES: The LAC public session will be 

held on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, from 

9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. ILAB requests 

those interested in attending provide 

their name, title, and any organizational 

affiliation to Emma Laury, Office of 

Trade and Labor Affairs, ILAB, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Room S–5303, 

Washington, DC 20210; phone (202) 

693–4811; fax (202) 693–4851 (This is 

not a toll free number.); 

Laury.Emma.2@dol.gov, by Monday, 

March 4, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: The LAC will meet at the 

U.S. Department of Labor, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20210. Exact room information will 

be provided upon arrival. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Emma Laury, Office of Trade and Labor 

Affairs, ILAB, U.S. Department of Labor, 

200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 

S–5303, Washington, DC 20210; phone 

(202) 693–4811; Laury.Emma.2@dol.gov. 

Individuals with disabilities wishing to 

attend the meeting should contact Ms. 

Laury no later than March 4, 2013, to 

obtain appropriate accommodations. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The LAC 

meeting is open to the public on a firstcome, first-served basis, as seating is 

limited. Attendees must present valid 

identification and will be subject to 

security screening to access the 

Department of Labor for the meeting. 

Agenda: Agenda items will include a 

presentation by the Council on the 

discussions held during the 

intergovernmental LAC meeting and an 

opportunity for questions from the 

public on matters related to the 

implementation of the Labor Chapter of 

the KORUS FTA. 

Public Participation: The LAC will 

receive oral comments and questions 

from the audience during the meeting. 

The Department of Labor is also open to 

written comments or questions, 

submitted to Emma Laury at the contact 

information listed above, by March 4, 

2013. Such written submissions will be 

provided to Council members and will 

be included in the record of the 

meeting. 

Signed at Washington, DC, the 25th day of 

February, 2013. 

Carol Pier, 

Acting Deputy Undersecretary, Bureau of 

International Labor Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2013–04916 Filed 2–27–13; 4:15 pm] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employee Benefits Security 

Administration 

RIN 1210–AB51 

Final Revision and Publication of the 

2012 Form M–1, Notice 

AGENCY: Employee Benefits Security 

Administration, Department of Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of 2012 Form M–1 

Revisions and Availability. 

SUMMARY: This document announces 

revisions to the Form M–1, Report for 

Multiple Employer Welfare 

Arrangements (MEWAs) and Certain 

Entities Claiming Exception (ECEs), and 

its availability. The revisions can be 

viewed on the Employee Benefits 

Security Administration’s (EBSA) Web 

site at www.dol.gov/ebsa. The revised 

form is substantively different from 

previous versions of the Form M–1. 

Elsewhere in this edition of the Federal 

Register, EBSA is publishing Final 

Rules for Filings Required for Multiple 

Employer Welfare Arrangements and 

Certain Other Related Entities. These 

rules amend the existing MEWA 

regulations to implement the 

registration requirement added to 

section 101(g) of Title I of the Employee 

Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 

(ERISA), as amended by the Patient 

Protection and Affordable Care Act 

(Affordable Care Act), as well as to 

enhance compliance, enforcement, and 

protection of employer-sponsored 

health benefits. The form and the 

accompanying instructions facilitate the 

filing requirements for MEWAs and 

ECEs under ERISA. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

inquiries regarding the Form M–1 filing 

requirement, contact Allison Goodman 

or Suzanne Bach, Office of Health Plan 

Standards and Compliance Assistance, 

at (202) 693–8335. This is not a toll-free 

number. For inquiries regarding how to 

obtain or file a Form M–1, see the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Health Insurance Portability and 

Accountability Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 

104–191, 110 Stat. 1936) (HIPAA) 

amended ERISA to provide for, among 

other things, improved portability and 

continuity of health insurance coverage. 

HIPAA also added section 101(g) to 

ERISA, 29 U.S.C. 1021(g), providing the 

Secretary with the authority to require, 

by regulation, annual reporting by 

MEWAs that are not ERISA-covered 

plans. The Patient Protection and 

Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care 

Act), Public Law 111–148, 124 Stat. 119 

(2010), amended section 101(g) of 

ERISA to require that such MEWAs 

register with the Department prior to 

operating in a State. Specifically, this 

section now provides that the Secretary 

shall, by regulation, require multiple 

employer welfare arrangements 

providing benefits consisting of medical 

care (within the meaning of section 

733(a)(2) of ERISA, 29 U.S.C. 

1191b(a)(2)) which are not ERISAcovered group health plans to register 

with the Secretary prior to operating in 

a State and may, by regulation, require 

such MEWAs to report, not more 

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