03-22384. Working Group on Optional Professional Management in Defined Contribution 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, an open public teleconference meeting will be held Monday, September 22, 2003, of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans Working Group assigned to study optional professional management for defined contribution plans.

The session will take place in Room N-3437 C-D, U.S. Department of Labor Building, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. The purpose of the open meeting, which will run from 10:30 a.m. to approximately 1 p.m., is for Working Group members to discuss their findings and begin drafting the Advisory Council's report for the Secretary of Labor.

Organizations or members of the public wishing to submit a written statement pertaining to the topic may do so by submitting 20 copies to Sharon Morrissey, Executive Secretary, ERISA Advisory Council, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-5677, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. Statements received on or before September 17, 2003 will be included in the record of the meeting. Individuals or representatives of organizations wishing to address the Working Group should forward their request to the Executive Secretary at the above address or via telephone at [phone]. Oral presentations will be limited to 20 minutes, but an extended statement may be submitted for the record. Individuals with disabilities who need special accommodations should contact Sharon Morrissey by September 17 at the address indicated in this notice.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 26th day of August, 2003.

Ann L. Combs,

Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration.