216th Meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans; Notice of Meeting, 37101 [2023-11939]

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• Employee Benefits Security Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 37101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11939]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employee Benefits Security Administration


216th Meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and 
Pension Benefit 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, the 
216th open meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and 
Pension Benefit Plans (also known as the ERISA Advisory Council) will 
be held on July 17-19, 2023.
    On Monday, July 17, 2023, the meeting will begin at 1:00 p.m. and 
end at approximately 4:30 p.m. (ET). On Tuesday, July 18, 2023, the 
meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at approximately 5:00 p.m. 
(ET), with a one-hour break for lunch. On Wednesday, July 19, 2023, the 
meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at approximately 3:00 p.m. 
(ET), with a one-hour break for lunch.
    The three-day meeting will take place at the U.S. Department of 
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210 in Room 6, 
C5320. The meeting will also be accessible via teleconference and some 
participants, as well as members of the public, may elect to attend 
virtually. Instructions for public teleconference access 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.
    On July 17 and July 19, the purpose of the open meeting is for 
Advisory Council members to hear testimony from invited witnesses on 
the following topics: (1) Long-Term Disability Benefits and Mental 
Health Disparity, and (2) Recordkeeping in the Electronic Age. 
Descriptions of these topics, once finalized, 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.
    On July 18, the purpose of the open meeting is for the Department 
of Labor to consult with the Advisory Council on section 2509.95-1 of 
title 29, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to the fiduciary 
standards under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 
when selecting an annuity provider for a defined benefit pension plan), 
as required by Section 321 of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022, signed into 
law on December 29, 2022, as Division T of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2023, H.R. 2617, as amended.
    Organizations or members of the public wishing to submit a written 
statement on any of the matters before the Advisory Council may do so 
on or before Monday, July 10, 2023, 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 Monday, July 10, 2023, will be 
included in the record of the meeting and made available through the 
EBSA Public Disclosure Room. No deletions, modifications, or redactions 
will be made to the statements received as they are public records. 
Warning: Do not include any personally identifiable or confidential 
business information that you do not want publicly disclosed.
    Individuals or representatives of organizations interested in 
addressing the ERISA Advisory Council at the public meeting must submit 
a written request to the Executive Secretary on or before Monday, July 
10, 2023, via email to [email protected]. Requests to address 
the Council must include: (1) the name, title, organization, address, 
email address, and telephone number of the individual who would appear; 
(2) if applicable, the name of the organization(s) whose views would be 
represented; and (3) a concise summary of the statement that would be 
presented. Each individual or organization will be given 10 minutes to 
address the Council and should be prepared to answer questions 
regarding their written and oral statements. An agenda for the meeting, 
including a schedule of testimony from invited witnesses and a schedule 
of members of the public who will address the Council, will be posted 
on the ERISA Advisory Council's web page at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/about-us/erisa-advisory-council no later than 
July 13, 2023. The number of public commenters that address the Council 
may be limited based on the number of requests that are received. In 
that event, the broadest array of viewpoints on all aspects of the 
matters under consideration by the Advisory Council will be represented 
and all written statements received will be included in the public 
record.
    Individuals who need special accommodations should contact the 
Executive Secretary on or before Monday, July 10, 2023, 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, this 30th day of May, 2023.
Lisa M. Gomez,
Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-11939 Filed 6-5-23; 8:45 am]
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