80 FR 42121 - 177th Meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans; Notice of Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 136 (July 16, 2015)
Employee Benefits Security Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 136 (July 16, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-17424 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 136 (Thursday, July 16, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 42121-42122] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-17424] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employee Benefits Security Administration 177th 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 177th meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans (also known as the ERISA Advisory Council) will be held on August 18-20, 2015. The three-day meeting will take place at the Liaison Capitol Hill Hotel at 415 New Jersey Avenue NW., Washington, DC. The meeting will run from 9 a.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m. on August 18-19, with a one hour break for lunch each day, and from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 12 p.m. on May 29. 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 EBSA update is scheduled for the morning of May 29 (subject to change). The Advisory Council will study the following issues: (1) Model Notices and Disclosures for Pension Risk Transfers and (2) Model Notices and Plan Sponsor Education on Lifetime Plan Participation. Descriptions of these issues are available on the Advisory Council page of the EBSA Web site, at www.dol.gov/ebsa/aboutebsa/erisa_advisory_council.html. Witnesses may testify on one or both issues on either August 18 or19. The third day of the meeting will be devoted to drafting reports on both issues. Organizations or members of the public wishing to submit a written statement may do so by submitting 40 copies on or before August 11, 2015 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 as email attachments in word processing or pdf format transmitted to [email protected]. It is requested that statements not be included in the body of the email. Statements deemed relevant by the Advisory Council and received on or before August 11 will be included in the record of the meeting and made available through the EBSA Public Disclosure Room, along with witness statements. Do not include any personally identifiable information (such as name, address, or other contact information) or confidential business information that you do not want publicly disclosed. Written statements submitted by invited witnesses will be posted on the Advisory Council page of the EBSA Web site, without change, and can be retrieved by most Internet search engines. 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 [[Page 42122]] extended statement may be submitted for the record. Individuals with disabilities who need special accommodations should contact the Executive Secretary by August 11. Signed at Washington, DC. Phyllis C. Borzi, Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration. [FR Doc. 2015-17424 Filed 7-15-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-29-P
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Tariff Schedule subheading subject to version, and that the confidential as the ERISA Advisory Council) will be
this request. business information is clearly held on August 18–20, 2015.
The USTR noted that his office had identified by means of brackets. All The three-day meeting will take place
previously notified the Commission that written submissions, except for at the Liaison Capitol Hill Hotel at 415
these five cotton articles were being confidential business information, will New Jersey Avenue NW., Washington,
considered for designation as eligible be made available for inspection by DC. The meeting will run from 9 a.m.
articles under the GSP program for least- interested parties. to approximately 5:30 p.m. on August
developed beneficiary developing The Commission may include in the 18–19, with a one hour break for lunch
countries only, and that the Commission report it sends to the President and the each day, and from 8:30 a.m. to
had provided its advice in May 2012 (in USTR some or all of the confidential approximately 12 p.m. on May 29. The
its report on investigation No. 332–529) business information it receives in this purpose of the open meeting is for
as to the probable economic effect of the investigation. The USTR has asked that Advisory Council members to hear
elimination of U.S. import duties on the Commission make available a public testimony from invited witnesses and to
those articles for least-developed version of its report shortly after it sends receive an update from the Employee
beneficiary developing countries under its report to the President and the USTR, Benefits Security Administration
the GSP program. with any classified or privileged (EBSA). The EBSA update is scheduled
Time for reporting, possible information deleted. Any confidential for the morning of May 29 (subject to
classification of report. As requested by business information received in this change).
USTR, the Commission will provide its investigation and used in the The Advisory Council will study the
advice by August 28, 2015. The USTR preparation of the report will not be following issues: (1) Model Notices and
indicated that those sections of the published in the public version of the Disclosures for Pension Risk Transfers
Commission’s report and related report in such a manner as would reveal and (2) Model Notices and Plan Sponsor
working papers that contain the the operations of the firm supplying the Education on Lifetime Plan
Commission’s advice will be classified information. Participation. Descriptions of these
as ‘‘confidential,’’ and that USTR Summaries of Written Submissions: issues are available on the Advisory
considers the Commission’s report to be The Commission intends to publish Council page of the EBSA Web site, at
an inter-agency memorandum that will summaries of the positions of interested www.dol.gov/ebsa/aboutebsa/erisa_
contain pre-decisional advice and be persons. Persons wishing to have a advisory_council.html. Witnesses may
subject to the deliberative process summary of their position included in testify on one or both issues on either
privilege. the report should include a summary August 18 or19. The third day of the
Written Submissions: Interested meeting will be devoted to drafting
with their written submission. The
parties are invited to file written reports on both issues.
summary may not exceed 500 words,
submissions concerning this Organizations or members of the
should be in MSWord format or a format
investigation. All written submissions public wishing to submit a written
that can be easily converted to MSWord,
should be addressed to the Secretary, statement may do so by submitting 40
and should be received not later than and should not include any confidential copies on or before August 11, 2015 to
5:15 p.m., July 30, 2015. All written business information. The summary will Larry Good, Executive Secretary, ERISA
submissions must conform with the be published as provided if it meets Advisory Council, U.S. Department of
provisions of section 201.8 of the these requirements and is germane to Labor, Suite N–5623, 200 Constitution
Commission’s Rules of Practice and the subject matter of the investigation. Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Procedure (19 CFR 201.8). Section 201.8 The Commission will identify the name Statements also may be submitted as
and the Commission’s Handbook on of the organization furnishing the email attachments in word processing or
Filing Procedures require that interested summary and will include a link to the pdf format transmitted to good.larry@
parties file documents electronically on Commission’s Electronic Document dol.gov. It is requested that statements
or before the filing deadline and submit Information System (EDIS) where the not be included in the body of the
eight (8) true paper copies by 12:00 p.m. full written submission can be found. email. Statements deemed relevant by
eastern time on the next business day. By order of the Commission. the Advisory Council and received on or
In the event that confidential treatment Issued: July 13, 2015. before August 11 will be included in the
of a document is requested, interested Lisa R. Barton, record of the meeting and made
parties must file, at the same time as the Secretary to the Commission. available through the EBSA Public
eight paper copies, at least four (4) [FR Doc. 2015–17418 Filed 7–15–15; 8:45 am]
Disclosure Room, along with witness
additional true paper copies in which statements. Do not include any
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the confidential information must be personally identifiable information
deleted (see the following paragraph for (such as name, address, or other contact
further information regarding information) or confidential business
confidential business information). DEPARTMENT OF LABOR information that you do not want
Persons with questions regarding publicly disclosed. Written statements
Employee Benefits Security
electronic filing should contact the submitted by invited witnesses will be
Administration
Secretary (202–205–2000). posted on the Advisory Council page of
Any submissions that contain 177th Meeting of the Advisory Council the EBSA Web site, without change, and
confidential business information must on Employee Welfare and Pension can be retrieved by most Internet search
also conform with the requirements of Benefit Plans; Notice of Meeting engines.
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section 201.6 of the Commission’s Rules Individuals or representatives of
of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR Pursuant to the authority contained in organizations wishing to address the
201.6). Section 201.6 of the rules Section 512 of the Employee Retirement Advisory Council should forward their
requires that the cover of the document Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 requests to the Executive Secretary or
and the individual pages be clearly U.S.C. 1142, the 177th meeting of the telephone (202) 693–8668. Oral
marked as to whether they are the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare presentations will be limited to 10
‘‘confidential’’ or ‘‘non-confidential’’ and Pension Benefit Plans (also known minutes, time permitting, but an
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extended statement may be submitted B. there has been a shift in production 1. Whether a significant number of
for the record. Individuals with by such workers’ firm or subdivision to workers in the workers’ firm are 50
disabilities who need special a foreign country of articles like or years of age or older.
accommodations should contact the directly competitive with articles which 2. Whether the workers in the
Executive Secretary by August 11. are produced by such firm or workers’ firm possess skills that are not
Signed at Washington, DC. subdivision; and easily transferable.
C. One of the following must be 3. The competitive conditions within
Phyllis C. Borzi, the workers’ industry (i.e., conditions
Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits satisfied:
1. The country to which the workers’ within the industry are adverse).
Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015–17424 Filed 7–15–15; 8:45 am] firm has shifted production of the Affirmative Determinations for Worker
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articles is a party to a free trade Adjustment Assistance
agreement with the United States; The following certifications have been
2. the country to which the workers’ issued. The date following the company
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR firm has shifted production of the name and location of each
articles to a beneficiary country under determination references the impact
Employment and Training the Andean Trade Preference Act, date for all workers of such
Administration African Growth and Opportunity Act, or determination.
the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery None.
Notice of Determinations Regarding Act; or
Eligibility To Apply for Worker Affirmative Determinations for Worker
3. there has been or is likely to be an
Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Adjustment Assistance and Alternative
increase in imports of articles that are
Trade Adjustment Assistance Trade Adjustment Assistance
like or directly competitive with articles
In accordance with Section 223 of the which are or were produced by such The following certifications have been
Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 firm or subdivision. issued. The date following the company
U.S.C. 2273) the Department of Labor Also, in order for an affirmative name and location of each
herein presents summaries of determination to be made for determination references the impact
determinations regarding eligibility to secondarily affected workers of a firm date for all workers of such
apply for trade adjustment assistance and a certification issued regarding determination.
eligibility to apply for worker The following certifications have been
(TAA) for workers by (TA–W) number
adjustment assistance, each of the group issued. The requirements of Section
and alternative trade adjustment
eligibility requirements of Section 222(a)(2)(A) (increased imports) and
assistance (ATAA) by (TA–W) number
222(b) of the Act must be met. Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act
issued during the period of June 1, 2015
have been met.
through June 26, 2015. (1) Significant number or proportion
of the workers in the workers’ firm or 85,876, Sensor Switch, Wallingford,
In order for an affirmative
an appropriate subdivision of the firm Connecticut. March 11, 2014.
determination to be made for workers of 85,902, Surgical Specialties of Puerto
a primary firm and a certification issued have become totally or partially
separated, or are threatened to become Rico, Inc., Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.
regarding eligibility to apply for worker March 25, 2014.
adjustment assistance, each of the group totally or partially separated;
85,916, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, LLC.,
eligibility requirements of Section (2) the workers’ firm (or subdivision) Saint Louis, Missouri. March 30,
222(a) of the Act must be met. is a supplier or downstream producer to 2014.
I. Section (a)(2)(A) all of the following a firm (or subdivision) that employed a 85,955, Prestolite Electric Incorporated,
must be satisfied: group of workers who received a Plymouth, Michigan. April 21, 2014.
A. A significant number or proportion certification of eligibility to apply for 85,962, Murata Power Solutions Inc.,
of the workers in such workers’ firm, or trade adjustment assistance benefits and Mansfield, Massachusetts. April 24,
an appropriate subdivision of the firm, such supply or production is related to 2014.
have become totally or partially the article that was the basis for such 85,967, Haemonetics Corporation,
separated, or are threatened to become certification; and Braintree, Massachusetts. June 6,
totally or partially separated; (3) either— 2015.
B. the sales or production, or both, of (A) The workers’ firm is a supplier 85,967A, Leased Workers from Kelly
such firm or subdivision have decreased and the component parts it supplied for Services and Co Work Staffing,
absolutely; and the firm (or subdivision) described in Braintree, Massachusetts. April 27,
C. increased imports of articles like or paragraph (2) accounted for at least 20 2014.
directly competitive with articles percent of the production or sales of the 85,970, Alcoa, Lafayette, Indiana. April
produced by such firm or subdivision workers’ firm; or 28, 2014.
have contributed importantly to such (B) a loss or business by the workers’ 85,972, Nut Processors Inc., El Paso,
workers’ separation or threat of firm with the firm (or subdivision) Texas. April 29, 2014.
85,979, American Standard, Nevada,
separation and to the decline in sales or described in paragraph (2) contributed
Missouri. May 1, 2014.
production of such firm or subdivision; importantly to the workers’ separation 85,980, Essex Group, Inc., (EGI),
or or threat of separation. Kendallville, Indiana. May 4, 2014.
II. Section (a)(2)(B) both of the In order for the Office of Trade 85,984, Micro Contacts, Inc., Hicksville,
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following must be satisfied: Adjustment Assistance to issue a New York. April 10, 2015.
A. A significant number or proportion certification of eligibility to apply for 85,987, Dresser-Rand Company,
of the workers in such workers’ firm, or Alternative Trade Adjustment Wellsville, New York. May 4, 2014.
an appropriate subdivision of the firm, Assistance for older workers, the group 85,987A, Dresser-Rand Company,
have become totally or partially eligibility requirements of Section Olean, New York. May 4, 2014.
separated, or are threatened to become 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act must be 86,006, Norris Rods, Inc., Tulsa,
totally or partially separated; met. Oklahoma. May 8, 2014.
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