[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 94 (Monday, May 17, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26790-26791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-12380]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration
Working Group Studying Issues Surrounding the Trend in the
Defined Benefit Plan Market With a Focus on Employer-Sponsored Hybrid
Plans Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefits 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, a
public meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 9, 1999, of the Advisory
Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans Working Group
assigned to study issues surrounding trends in the defined benefit
market with a focus on employer-sponsored hybrid plans.
The purpose of the open meeting, which will run from 9:30 a.m. to
approximately noon in Room N-3437
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A-B, U.S. Department of Labor Building, Second and Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, D.C. 20210, is for working group members to explore
issues related to transition and employee disclosures when a
traditional defined benefit plan is converted to a cash balance plan
and to review the work group's progress, strategy and future plans.
Members of the public are encouraged to file a written statement
pertaining to the topic by submitting 20 copies on or before June 1,
1999, to Sharon Morrissey, Executive Secretary, ERISA Advisory Council,
U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-5677, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW,
Washington, D.C. 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 1, 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 1.
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 11th day of May 1999.
Richard McGahey,
Assistant Secretary, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-12380 Filed 5-14-99; 8:45 am]
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