2023-24657. 220th 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 220th 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 11–12, 2023.

On Monday, December 11, 2023, the meeting will begin at 1:00 p.m. and end at approximately 4:30 p.m. (ET). On Tuesday, December 12, 2023, the meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at approximately 3:00 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 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 2023, 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 2023 are: (1) Long-Term Disability Benefits and Mental Health Disparity, and (2) Recordkeeping in the Electronic Age. 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 Monday, December 4, 2023, 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 Monday, December 4, 2023, 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 Monday, December 4, 2023, via email to [e-mail]. 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 Monday, December 4, 2023, via email to [e-mail] or by telephoning (202) 693–8641.

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

Signed at Washington, DC, this 2nd day of November, 2023.

Lisa M. Gomez,

Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration.