[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 78 (Wednesday, April 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 19815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10463]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration
Working Group Studying Soft Dollar Arrangements and Commission
Recapture; Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefits
Plans; Notice of Meetings
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 May 13 of the Advisory Council on Employee
Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans Working Group formed to study Soft
Dollar Arrangements and Commission Recapture.
The session will take place in Room N-5437 A&B, Department of Labor
Building, Second and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210. The
purpose of the open meeting, which will run from 1:00 p.m. to
approximately 3:30 p.m., is for Working Group members to begin taking
testimony on the topics of industry soft dollar and directed brokerage
practices.
Members of the public are encouraged to file a written statement
pertaining to any topic concerning ERISA by submitting 20 copies on or
before May 6, 1997, to Sharon Morrissey, Executive Secretary, ERISA
Advisory Council, Department of Labor, Room N-5677, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210. Individuals or representatives of
organizations wishing to address the Working Group on Soft Dollar
Arrangements and Commission Recapture 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 May 6, 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 May 6.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 17th day of April, 1997.
Olena Berg,
Assistant Secretary, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-10463 Filed 4-22-97; 8:45 am]
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