99-16200. Working Group Exploring the Possibility of Using Surplus Pension Assets To Secure Retiree Health Benefits Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefits Plans; Notice of Meeting  

  • [Federal Register Volume 64, Number 122 (Friday, June 25, 1999)]
    [Notices]
    [Page 34297]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 99-16200]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
    
    Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration
    
    
    Working Group Exploring the Possibility of Using Surplus Pension 
    Assets To Secure Retiree Health Benefits 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 Tuesday, July 13, 1999, of the Advisory 
    Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans Working Group 
    assigned to explore the possibility of using surplus pension assets to 
    secure retiree health benefits.
        The session will take place in Room S-4215 A-B, U.S. Department of 
    Labor Building, Second and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 
    20210. the purpose of the open meeting, which will run from 1:00 p.m. 
    to approximately 4:00 p.m., is for working group members to hear 
    testimony on the accessibility of surplus pension plan assets currently 
    and on policy considerations surrounding accessibility. The work 
    group's intent is engage a diverse set of witnesses for testimonies.
        Members of the public are encouraged to file a written statement 
    pertaining to the topic by submitting 20 copies on or before July 7, 
    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 July 7, 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 July 7.
    
        Signed at Washington, D.C. this 20 day of June 1999.
    Richard McGahey,
    Assistant Secretary, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration.
    [FR Doc. 99-16200 Filed 6-24-99; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
06/25/1999
Department:
Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
99-16200
Pages:
34297-34297 (1 pages)
PDF File:
99-16200.pdf