2022-24013. 214th 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 214th 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 8-9, 2022.

On Thursday, December 8, 2022, the meeting will begin at 1 p.m. and end at approximately 4:30 p.m. (ET). On Friday, December 9, 2022, the meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at approximately 3 p.m. (ET), with a one-hour break for lunch. The meeting will take place at the U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room C5515—1A/1B, Washington, DC 20210. The meeting will also be accessible via teleconference and some participants, as well as members of the public, may elect to attend virtually. Instructions for public teleconference 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 the members of the ERISA Advisory Council to finalize their observations and recommendations on the issues they studied in 2022, 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 2022 are: (1) Cybersecurity Issues Affecting Health Benefit Plans, and (2) Cybersecurity Insurance and Employee Benefit Plans. Descriptions of these issues 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 1, 2022, to Christine Donahue, Executive Secretary, ERISA Advisory Council. Statements should be transmitted electronically as an email attachment in text or pdf format to [e-mail]. Statements transmitted electronically that are included in the body of the email will not be accepted. Relevant statements received on or before Thursday, December 1, 2022, 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.

Individuals or representatives of organizations wishing to address the ERISA Advisory Council should forward their requests to the Executive Secretary on or before Thursday, December 1, 2022, via email to [e-mail] or by telephoning [phone]. Oral presentations will be limited to ten minutes, time permitting, 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 1, 2022, via email to [e-mail] or by telephoning [phone].

For more information about the meeting, contact the Executive Secretary at the address or telephone number above.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 28th day of October, 2022.

Lisa M. Gomez,

Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration.