Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans Working Group on Improving Plan Communications for Health and Welfare Plan Participants; Notice of Meeting, 51848-51849 [05-17312]
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plan distributions and options will hold
an open public meeting on September
22, 2005.
The session will take place in Room
S4215B–C, U.S. Department of Labor,
200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20210. The purpose of
the open meeting, which will run from
9 a.m. to approximately 5 p.m., with a
one hour break for lunch, is for Working
Group members to hear testimony from
invited witnesses. The Working Group
will inquire about distribution options
available to participants of qualified
retirement plans and the sufficiency of
the communication of the options to
retiring or terminating participants.
Organizations or members of the
public wishing to submit a written
statement pertaining to the topic may do
so by submitting 25 copies on or before
September 14, 2005 to Larry Good,
Executive Secretary, ERISA Advisory
Council, U.S. Department of Labor,
Suite N–5623, 200 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Statements also may be submitted
electronically to good.larry@dol.gov.
Statements received on or before
September 14, 2005 will be included in
the record of the meeting. Individuals or
representatives of organizations wishing
to address the Working Group should
forward their requests to the Executive
Secretary or telephone (202) 693–8668.
Oral presentations will be limited to 20
minutes, time permitting, but an
extended statement may be submitted
for the record. Individuals with
disabilities who need special
accommodations should contact Larry
Good by September 14, at the address
indicated.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 25th day of
August, 2005.
Ann L. Combs,
Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits
Security Administration.
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Employee Benefits Security
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Advisory Council on Employee Welfare
and Pension Benefit Plans 131st
Plenary Meeting; 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 131st open meeting of
the full Advisory Council on Employee
Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans will
be held on September 21, 2005.
16:33 Aug 30, 2005
Signed at Washington, DC, this 25th day of
August, 2005.
Ann L. Combs,
Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits
Security Administration.
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The session will take place in Room
S 4215 B–C, U.S. Department of Labor,
200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20210. The purpose of
the open meeting, which will run from
8:30 a.m. to approximately 4 p.m., with
a one hour break for lunch, is for
Working Group members to hear
testimony from invited witnesses. The
Working Group will inquire whether
plan participants understand their rights
and benefits under retirement plans and
if existing required communication
tools are accomplishing the original goal
of full disclosure.
Organizations or members of the
public wishing to submit a written
statement pertaining to the topic may do
so by submitting 25 copies on or before
September 14, 2055 to Larry Good,
Executive Secretary, ERISA Advisory
Council, U.S. Department of Labor,
Suite N–5623, 200 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Statements also may be submitted
electronically to good.larry@dol.gov.
Statements received on or before
September 14, 2005 will be included in
the record of the meeting. Individuals or
representatives of organizations wishing
to address the Working Group should
forward their requests to the Executive
Secretary or telephone (202) 693–8668.
Oral presentations will be limited to 20
minutes, time permitting, but an
extended statement may be submitted
for the record. Individuals with
disabilities who need special
accommodations should contact Larry
Good by September 14 at the address
indicated.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 25th day of
August, 2005.
Ann L. Combs,
Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits
Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 05–17311 Filed 8–30–05; 8:45 am]
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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Employee Benefits Security
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Advisory Council on Employee Welfare
and Pension Benefit Plans Working
Group on Communications to
Retirement Plane Participants; Notice
of Meeting
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The session will take place in Room
S 4215 B–C, U.S. Department of Labor,
200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20210. The purpose of
the open meeting, which will run from
4 p.m. to approximately 5 p.m., is for
members to be updated on activities of
the Employee Benefits Security
Administration and for the chairs of this
year’s Working Groups to provide
progress reports on their individual
study topics.
Organizations or members of the
public wishing to submit a written
statement may do so by submitting 25
copies on or before September 14, 2005
to Larry Good, Executive Secretary,
ERISA Advisory Council, U.S.
Department of Labor, Suite N–5623, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20210. Statements also may be
submitted electronically to
good.larry@dol.gov. Statements received
on or before September 14, 2005 will be
included in the record of the meeting.
Individuals or representatives of
organizations wishing to address the
Advisory Council should forward their
requests to the Executive Secretary or
telephone (202) 693–8668. Oral
presentations will be limited to 10
minutes, time permitting, but an
extended statement may be submitted
for the record. Individuals with
disabilities who need special
accommodations should contact Larry
Good by September 14 at the address
indicated.
Pursuant to the authority contained in
Section 512 of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29
U.S.C. 1142, the Working Group
assigned by the Advisory Council on
Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit
Plans to study the issue of
communications to retirement plan
participants will hold an open public
meeting on September 23, 2005.
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Employee Benefits Security
Administration
Advisory Council on Employee Welfare
and Pension Benefit Plans Working
Group on Improving Plan
Communications for Health and
Welfare Plan Participants; 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 Working Group
assigned by the Advisory Council on
Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit
Plans to study the issue of improving
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plan communications for health and
welfare plan participants will hold an
open public meeting on September 21,
2005.
The session will take place in room S
4215 B–C, U.S. Department of Labor,
200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210. The purpose of
the open meeting, which will run from
9 a.m. to approximately 4 p.m., with a
one hour break for lunch, is for Working
Group members to hear testimony from
invited witnesses. The Working Group
will inquire whether plan participants
understand benefits under health and
welfare plans and whether the existing
required communication tools (e.g.,
SPD, SAR, claims procedure rules) are
accomplishing the original goal of full
disclosure.
Organizations or members of the
public wishing to submit a written
statement pertaining to the topic may do
so by submitting 25 copies on or before
September 14, 2005 to Larry Good,
Executive Secretary, ERISA Advisory
Council, U.S. Department of Labor,
Suite N-5623, 200 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Statements also may be submitted
electronically to good.larry@dol.gov.
Statements received on or before
September 14, 2005 will be included in
the record of the meeting. Individuals or
representatives of organizations wishing
to address the Working Group should
forward their requests to the Executive
Secretary or telephone (202) 693–8668.
Oral presentations will be limited to 20
minutes, time permitting, but an
extended statement may be submitted
for the record. Individuals with
disabilities who need special
accommodations should contact Larry
Good by September 14 at the address
indicated.
Signed at Washington, DC this 25th day of
August, 2005.
Ann L. Combs,
Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits
Security Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. ICR 1218–0203 (2005)]
Permit-Required Confined Spaces;
Extension of the Office of Management
and Budget’s (OMB) Approval of
Information Collection (Paperwork)
Requirements
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
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ACTION:
Request for public comment.
SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public
comment concerning its request for an
extension of the information collection
requirement contained in its Standard
on Permit-Required Confined Spaces (29
CFR 1910.146).
Comments must be submitted by
the following dates:
Hard copy: Your comments must be
submitted (postmarked or received) by
October 31, 2005.
Facsimile and electronic
transmission: Your comments must be
received by October 31, 2005.
DATES:
You may submit comments,
identified by OSHA Docket No. ICR–
1218–0203(2005), by any of the
following methods:
Regular mail, express delivery, hand
delivery, and messenger service: Submit
your comments and attachments to the
OSHA Docket Office, Room N–2625,
U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20210; telephone (202) 693–2350
(OSHA’s TTY number is (877) 889–
5627). OSHA Docket Office and
Department of Labor hours are 8:15 a.m.
to 4:45 p.m., e.t.
Facsimile: If your comments are 10
pages or fewer in length, including
attachments, you may fax them to the
OSHADocket Office at (202) 693–1648.
Electronic: You may submit
comments through the Internet at
https://ecomments.osha.gov. Follow
instructions on the OSHA Web page for
submitting comments.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read or download comments or
background materials, such as the
complete Information Collection
Request (ICR) (containing the
Supporting Statement, OMB–83–I Form,
and attachments), go to OSHA’s Web
page at https://www.OSHA.gov. In
addition, the ICR, comments, and
submissions are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office
at the address above. You also may
contact Theda Kenney at the address
below to obtain a copy of the ICR. For
additional information on submitting
comments, please see the ‘‘Public
Participation’’ heading in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Theda Kenney or Todd Owen,
Directorate of Standards and Guidance,
OSHA, Room N–3609, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210,
telephone: (202) 693–2222.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Background
The Department of Labor, as part of its
continuing efforts to reduce paperwork
and respondent (i.e., employer) burden,
conducts a preclearance consultation
program to provide the public with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and continuing information collection
requirements in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA–95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
This program ensures that
information is in the desired format,
reporting burden (time and costs) is
minimal, collection instruments are
clearly understood, and OSHA’s
estimate of the information collection
burden is accurate. The Occupational
Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the Act)
(29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) authorizes
information collection by employers as
necessary or appropriate for
enforcement of the Act or for developing
information regarding the causes and
prevention of occupational injuries,
illnesses, and accidents (29 U.S.C. 657).
The Standard specifies a number of
collection of information requirements.
The collections of information are used
by employers and employees whenever
entry is made into permit-required
confined spaces. The following sections
describe who uses the information
collected under each requirement, as
well as how they use it. The purpose of
the information is to ensure that
employers systematically evaluate the
dangers in permit spaces before entry is
attempted and to ensure that adequate
measures are taken to make the spaces
safe for entry. In addition, the
information is needed to determine,
during an OSHA inspection by a
compliance safety and health officer, if
employers are in compliance with the
Standard.
Section 1910.146(c)(2) requires the
employer to post danger signs to inform
exposed employees of the existence and
location of, and the danger posed by,
permit spaces.
Section 1910.146(c)(4) requires the
employer to develop and implement a
written a ‘‘permit space program’’ if the
employer decides that its employees
will enter permit spaces. The written
program is to be made available for
inspection by employees and their
authorized representatives. Section
1910.146(d) provides the employer with
the requirements of a permit-required
confined space program (‘‘permit space
program’’) required under this
paragraph.
Section 1910.146(c)(5)(i)(E) requires
that the determinations and supporting
data specified by paragraphs (c)(5)(i)(A),
(c)(5)(i)(B), and (c)(5)(i)(C) of this
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security Administration
Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans
Working Group on Improving Plan Communications for Health and Welfare
Plan Participants; 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
Working Group assigned by the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and
Pension Benefit Plans to study the issue of improving
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plan communications for health and welfare plan participants will hold
an open public meeting on September 21, 2005.
The session will take place in room S 4215 B-C, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. The purpose
of the open meeting, which will run from 9 a.m. to approximately 4
p.m., with a one hour break for lunch, is for Working Group members to
hear testimony from invited witnesses. The Working Group will inquire
whether plan participants understand benefits under health and welfare
plans and whether the existing required communication tools (e.g., SPD,
SAR, claims procedure rules) are accomplishing the original goal of
full disclosure.
Organizations or members of the public wishing to submit a written
statement pertaining to the topic may do so by submitting 25 copies on
or before September 14, 2005 to Larry Good, Executive Secretary, ERISA
Advisory Council, U.S. Department of Labor, Suite N-5623, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. Statements also may be
submitted electronically to good.larry@dol.gov. Statements received on
or before September 14, 2005 will be included in the record of the
meeting. Individuals or representatives of organizations wishing to
address the Working Group should forward their requests to the
Executive Secretary or telephone (202) 693-8668. Oral presentations
will be limited to 20 minutes, time permitting, but an extended
statement may be submitted for the record. Individuals with
disabilities who need special accommodations should contact Larry Good
by September 14 at the address indicated.
Signed at Washington, DC this 25th day of August, 2005.
Ann L. Combs,
Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-17312 Filed 8-30-05; 8:45 am]
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