Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans; Nominations for Vacancies, 44047-44048 [2011-18480]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 141 / Friday, July 22, 2011 / Notices Affected Public: Private Sector— Businesses or other for-profits and Notfor-profit institutions. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 85,200. Total Estimated Number of Responses: 757,400. Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 68,739. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0. Dated: July 18, 2011. Michel Smyth, Departmental Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2011–18486 Filed 7–21–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–27–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of the Secretary Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Workforce Flexibility Program ACTION: Notice. 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[FR Doc. 2011–18479 Filed 7–21–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employee Benefits Security Administration Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans; Nominations for Vacancies Section 512 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 88 Stat. 895, 29 U.S.C. 1142, provides for the establishment of an Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans (the Council), which is to consist of 15 members to be appointed by the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) as follows: Three representatives of employee organizations (at least one of whom shall be a representative of an organization whose members are participants in a multiemployer plan); three representatives of employers (at least one of whom shall be a representative of employers maintaining or contributing to multiemployer plans); one representative each from the fields of insurance, corporate trust, actuarial counseling, investment counseling, investment management, and accounting; and three representatives from the general public (one of whom shall be a person representing those receiving benefits from a pension plan). No more than eight members of the Council shall be members of the same political party. Council members shall be persons qualified to appraise the programs instituted under ERISA. Appointments E:\FR\FM\22JYN1.SGM 22JYN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 44048 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 141 / Friday, July 22, 2011 / Notices are for terms of three years. The prescribed duties of the Council are to advise the Secretary with respect to the carrying out of his or her functions under ERISA, and to submit to the Secretary, or his or her designee, recommendations with respect thereto. The Council will meet at least four times each year. The terms of five members of the Council expire on November 14, 2011. The groups or fields they represent are as follows: (1) Employee organizations; (2) employers; (3) investment management; (4) corporate trust; and (5) the general public. The Department of Labor is committed to equal opportunity in the workplace and seeks a broadbased and diverse ERISA Advisory Council. Accordingly, notice is hereby given that any person or organization desiring to nominate one or more individuals for appointment to the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans, to represent any of the groups or fields specified in the preceding paragraph, may submit nominations to Larry Good, ERISA Advisory Council Executive Secretary, Frances Perkins Building, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Suite N– 5623, Washington, DC 20210, or to good.larry@dol.gov. Nominations (including supporting nominations) must be received on or before September 16, 2011. Please allow three weeks for regular mail delivery to the Department of Labor. Nominations may be in the form of a letter, resolution or petition, signed by the person making the nomination or, in the case of a nomination by an organization, by an authorized representative of the organization. Nominations should: • State the person’s qualifications to serve on the Advisory Council. • State that the candidate will accept appointment to the Council if offered. • Include the position for which the nominee is nominated. • Include the nominee’s full name, work affiliation, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address. • Include the nominator’s full name, mailing address, phone number, and email address. • Include the nominator’s signature, whether sent by e-mail or otherwise. In selecting ERISA Advisory Council members, the Secretary of Labor will consider individuals nominated in response to this Federal Register notice, as well as other qualified individuals. Nominees will be contacted to provide information on their political affiliation and their status as registered lobbyists. Nominees should be aware of VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:59 Jul 21, 2011 Jkt 223001 the time commitment for attending meetings and actively participating in the work of the Council. Historically, this has meant a commitment of 15–20 days per year. Signed at Washington, DC, this 18th day of July, 2011. Michael L. Davis, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration. [FR Doc. 2011–18480 Filed 7–21–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–29–P NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION Sunshine Act Meeting; Notice of Matter To Be Deleted From the Agenda of a Previously Announced Agency Meeting Federal Register CITATION OF PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT: July 19, 2011 (76 FR 42736). TIME AND DATE: 10 a.m., Thursday, July 21, 2011. PLACE: Board Room, 7th Floor, Room 7047, 1775 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314–3428. STATUS: Open. Matter To Be Deleted 1. Final Rule—Parts 700, 701, 702, and 741 of NCUA’s Rules and Regulations, Net Worth and Equity Ratio Definitions. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Rupp, Secretary of the Board, Telephone: 703–518–6304. Mary Rupp, Board Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–18687 Filed 7–20–11; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 7535–01–P NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request National Science Foundation. Submission for OMB review; Request for Comments. AGENCY: ACTION: The National Science Foundation (NSF) has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance under the paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– 13 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). The full submission may be found at: https:// www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Comments are invited on (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 of the functions of the Foundation, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Foundation’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology should be addressed to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for National Science Foundation, 725– 17th Street, NW., Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, and to Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 295, Arlington, Virginia 22230; telephone (703) 292– 7556; or send e-mail to splimpto@nsf.gov. Comments regarding these information collections are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days of this notification. NSF may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information that such persons are not required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering. OMB Approval Number: 3145–0062. Summary of Collection: The GSS is a census of all eligible academic institutions and all departments in science and engineering and health (SEH) programs in the United States. The GSS is the only national survey that collects information on the characteristics of graduate students and postdoctorates in specific science, engineering, and health disciplines at the department level. The characteristics collected include race/ ethnicity, citizenship, gender, sources and mechanisms of financial support for graduate students and postdoctorates; and type of doctoral degree for the postdoctorates and other nonfaculty research staff with doctorates. The survey will be collected in conformance with the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended, and the Privacy Act of 1974. Responses from the institutions are voluntary. Survey results will be used for research E:\FR\FM\22JYN1.SGM 22JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 141 (Friday, July 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44047-44048]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18480]


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 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employee Benefits Security Administration


Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans; 
Nominations for Vacancies

    Section 512 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 
(ERISA), 88 Stat. 895, 29 U.S.C. 1142, provides for the establishment 
of an Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans 
(the Council), which is to consist of 15 members to be appointed by the 
Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) as follows: Three representatives of 
employee organizations (at least one of whom shall be a representative 
of an organization whose members are participants in a multiemployer 
plan); three representatives of employers (at least one of whom shall 
be a representative of employers maintaining or contributing to 
multiemployer plans); one representative each from the fields of 
insurance, corporate trust, actuarial counseling, investment 
counseling, investment management, and accounting; and three 
representatives from the general public (one of whom shall be a person 
representing those receiving benefits from a pension plan). No more 
than eight members of the Council shall be members of the same 
political party.
    Council members shall be persons qualified to appraise the programs 
instituted under ERISA. Appointments

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are for terms of three years. The prescribed duties of the Council are 
to advise the Secretary with respect to the carrying out of his or her 
functions under ERISA, and to submit to the Secretary, or his or her 
designee, recommendations with respect thereto. The Council will meet 
at least four times each year.
    The terms of five members of the Council expire on November 14, 
2011. The groups or fields they represent are as follows: (1) Employee 
organizations; (2) employers; (3) investment management; (4) corporate 
trust; and (5) the general public. The Department of Labor is committed 
to equal opportunity in the workplace and seeks a broad-based and 
diverse ERISA Advisory Council.
    Accordingly, notice is hereby given that any person or organization 
desiring to nominate one or more individuals for appointment to the 
Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans, to 
represent any of the groups or fields specified in the preceding 
paragraph, may submit nominations to Larry Good, ERISA Advisory Council 
Executive Secretary, Frances Perkins Building, U.S. Department of 
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Suite N-5623, Washington, DC 
20210, or to good.larry@dol.gov. Nominations (including supporting 
nominations) must be received on or before September 16, 2011. Please 
allow three weeks for regular mail delivery to the Department of Labor. 
Nominations may be in the form of a letter, resolution or petition, 
signed by the person making the nomination or, in the case of a 
nomination by an organization, by an authorized representative of the 
organization.
    Nominations should:
     State the person's qualifications to serve on the Advisory 
Council.
     State that the candidate will accept appointment to the 
Council if offered.
     Include the position for which the nominee is nominated.
     Include the nominee's full name, work affiliation, mailing 
address, phone number, and e-mail address.
     Include the nominator's full name, mailing address, phone 
number, and e-mail address.
     Include the nominator's signature, whether sent by e-mail 
or otherwise.
    In selecting ERISA Advisory Council members, the Secretary of Labor 
will consider individuals nominated in response to this Federal 
Register notice, as well as other qualified individuals.
    Nominees will be contacted to provide information on their 
political affiliation and their status as registered lobbyists. 
Nominees should be aware of the time commitment for attending meetings 
and actively participating in the work of the Council. Historically, 
this has meant a commitment of 15-20 days per year.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 18th day of July, 2011.
Michael L. Davis,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-18480 Filed 7-21-11; 8:45 am]
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