207th Meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans; Notice of Teleconference Meeting, 38501 [2021-15462]
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serve the underserved populations that
the Department assists.
The Participant Assistance Program
Customer Survey collects customer
satisfaction data for a sample of private
citizens who call into the participant
assistance program to ask about their
private sector employer provided
benefits such as pensions, retirement
savings, and health benefits. Three types
of callers are queried: (1) Those who
need benefit claim assistance; (2) those
who have a valid benefit claim; and (3)
those who have an invalid benefit claim.
The results of the survey are analyzed
to provide actionable data that could be
used to improve program performance.
Examples of improved performance that
may result from that study include, but
are not limited to:
• Being more attuned to inquirers’
needs—Benefits Advisors should be
more adept at identifying issues that
lead to benefits recoveries and
enforcement leads
• Survey data will enable National and
Regional management to identify
potential training needs
• Satisfaction scores will guide EBSA
leadership to determine which
Regions need assistance improving
customer service
• Scores on individual BAs will reveal
high performers and allow the agency
to use those BAs’ techniques as best
practices for program-wide
improvement.
The study will include survey data
from regional offices in Atlanta, Boston,
Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Kansas City,
Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia
and San Francisco and District offices in
Miami, Seattle and Washington.
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The Department is particularly
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• Evaluate whether the collections of
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agency, including whether the
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• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the collections of
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• Minimize the burden of the
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• Evaluate the effectiveness of the
additional demographic questions.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the ICR for OMB approval
of the information collection; they will
also become a matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 14th day of
July, 2021.
Ali Khawar,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits
Security Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security
Administration
207th Meeting of the Advisory Council
on Employee Welfare and Pension
Benefit Plans; Notice of
Teleconference 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 207th open meeting of
the Advisory Council on Employee
Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans (also
known as the ERISA Advisory Council)
will be held via a teleconference on
Thursday, August 26 and Friday,
August 27, 2021.
The two-day meeting will begin at
9:00 a.m. and end at approximately 5:30
p.m. (ET) each day with a one-hour
break for lunch. The purpose of the
open meeting is for Advisory Council
members to hear testimony from invited
witnesses and to receive an update from
the Employee Benefits Security
Administration (EBSA).
The Advisory Council will study the
following topics: (1) Gaps in Retirement
Savings Based on Race, Ethnicity and
Gender, and (2) Understanding
Brokerage Windows in Self-Directed
Retirement Plans. Descriptions of these
topics are available on the ERISA
Advisory Council’s web page at https://
www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/
about-us/erisa-advisory-council.
The agenda and instructions for
public access to the teleconference
meeting will be available on the ERISA
Advisory Council’s web page at https://
www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/
about-us/erisa-advisory-council
approximately one week prior to the
meeting.
Organizations or members of the
public wishing to submit a written
statement may do so on or before
Thursday, August 19, 2021, to Christine
Donahue, Executive Secretary, ERISA
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Advisory Council. Statements should be
transmitted electronically as an email
attachment in text or pdf format to
donahue.christine@dol.gov. Statements
transmitted electronically that are
included in the body of the email will
not be accepted. Relevant statements
received on or before Thursday, August
19, 2021, will be included in the record
of the meeting. No deletions,
modifications, or redactions will be
made to the statements received as they
are public records.
Individuals or representatives of
organizations wishing to address the
ERISA Advisory Council should
forward their requests to the Executive
Secretary on or before Thursday, August
19, 2021, via email to
donahue.christine@dol.gov or by
telephoning (202) 693–8641. Oral
presentations will be limited to ten
minutes, time permitting, but an
extended statement may be submitted
for the record.
Individuals who need special
accommodations should contact the
Executive Secretary on or before
Thursday, August 19, 2021, via email to
donahue.christine@dol.gov or by
telephoning (202) 693–8641.
For more information about the
meeting, contact the Executive Secretary
at the address or telephone number
above.
Signed at Washington, DC.
Ali Khawar,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits
Security Administration.
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ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA)-sponsored information
collection request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are
invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before August 20, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security Administration
207th Meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and
Pension Benefit Plans; Notice of Teleconference 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
207th open meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and
Pension Benefit Plans (also known as the ERISA Advisory Council) will
be held via a teleconference on Thursday, August 26 and Friday, August
27, 2021.
The two-day meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at
approximately 5:30 p.m. (ET) each day with a one-hour break for lunch.
The purpose of the open meeting is for Advisory Council members to hear
testimony from invited witnesses and to receive an update from the
Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA).
The Advisory Council will study the following topics: (1) Gaps in
Retirement Savings Based on Race, Ethnicity and Gender, and (2)
Understanding Brokerage Windows in Self-Directed Retirement Plans.
Descriptions of these topics are available on the ERISA Advisory
Council's web page at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/about-us/erisa-advisory-council.
The agenda and instructions for public access to the teleconference
meeting will be available on the ERISA Advisory Council's web page at
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/about-us/erisa-advisory-council approximately one week prior to the meeting.
Organizations or members of the public wishing to submit a written
statement may do so on or before Thursday, August 19, 2021, to
Christine Donahue, Executive Secretary, ERISA Advisory Council.
Statements should be transmitted electronically as an email attachment
in text or pdf format to [email protected]. Statements
transmitted electronically that are included in the body of the email
will not be accepted. Relevant statements received on or before
Thursday, August 19, 2021, will be included in the record of the
meeting. No deletions, modifications, or redactions will be made to the
statements received as they are public records.
Individuals or representatives of organizations wishing to address
the ERISA Advisory Council should forward their requests to the
Executive Secretary on or before Thursday, August 19, 2021, via email
to [email protected] or by telephoning (202) 693-8641. Oral
presentations will be limited to ten minutes, time permitting, but an
extended statement may be submitted for the record.
Individuals who need special accommodations should contact the
Executive Secretary on or before Thursday, August 19, 2021, via email
to [email protected] or by telephoning (202) 693-8641.
For more information about the meeting, contact the Executive
Secretary at the address or telephone number above.
Signed at Washington, DC.
Ali Khawar,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021-15462 Filed 7-20-21; 8:45 am]
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