83 FR 33251 - 192nd 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 83, Issue 137 (July 17, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-15207

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 137 (Tuesday, July 17, 2018)

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employee Benefits Security Administration


192nd 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 
192nd meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension 
Benefit Plans (also known as the ERISA Advisory Council) will be held 
on August 14-16, 2018.
    The three-day meeting will take place at the U.S. Department of 
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210, in C5521 Room 
4. The meeting will run from 1:00 p.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m. on 
August 14 and from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m. on August 15, 
with a one hour break for lunch, and from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on 
August 16. 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 August 16, subject to 
change.
    The Advisory Council will study the following topics: (1) 
Evaluating the Department's Regulations and Guidance on ERISA Bonding 
Requirements and Exploring Reform Considerations (on August 14); and, 
(2) Lifetime Income Products as a Qualified Default Investment Option 
(QDIA)--Focus on Decumulation and Rollovers (on August 15). It will 
continue with discussions of its topics on August 16. Descriptions of 
these topics are available on the Advisory Council page of the EBSA 
website, at https://www.dol.gov/

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agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/about-us/erisa-advisory-council.
    Organizations or members of the public wishing to submit a written 
statement may do so by submitting 40 copies on or before August 7, 
2018, 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 
good.larry@dol.gov. 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 7 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 
website, 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 extended statement may 
be submitted for the record. Individuals with disabilities who need 
special accommodations should contact the Executive Secretary by August 
7.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 9th day of July 2018.
Preston Rutledge,
Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration.
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must file an entry of appearance with hearing are governed by sections The Commission has determined that
the Secretary to the Commission, as 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), 207.24, and this review is extraordinarily
provided in section 201.11 of the 207.66 of the Commission’s rules. complicated and therefore has
Commission’s rules, by 45 days after Parties must submit any request to determined to exercise its authority to
publication of this notice. A party that present a portion of their hearing extend the review period by up to 90
filed a notice of appearance following testimony in camera no later than 7 days pursuant to 19 U.S.C.1675(c)(5)(B).
publication of the Commission’s notice business days prior to the date of the Authority: This review is being
of institution of the review need not file hearing. conducted under authority of title VII of
an additional notice of appearance. The Written submissions.—Each party to the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is
Secretary will maintain a public service the review may submit a prehearing published pursuant to section 207.62 of
list containing the names and addresses brief to the Commission. Prehearing the Commission’s rules.
of all persons, or their representatives, briefs must conform with the provisions
By order of the Commission.
who are parties to the review. of section 207.65 of the Commission’s
For further information concerning rules; the deadline for filing is October Issued: July 12, 2018.
the conduct of this review and rules of 10, 2018. Parties may also file written Lisa Barton,
general application, consult the testimony in connection with their Secretary to the Commission.
Commission’s Rules of Practice and presentation at the hearing, as provided [FR Doc. 2018–15221 Filed 7–16–18; 8:45 am]
Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B in section 207.24 of the Commission’s BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
(19 CFR part 201), and part 207, rules, and posthearing briefs, which
subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part must conform with the provisions of
207). section 207.67 of the Commission’s DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Limited disclosure of business rules. The deadline for filing
proprietary information (BPI) under an posthearing briefs is October 25, 2018. Employee Benefits Security
administrative protective order (APO) In addition, any person who has not Administration
and BPI service list.—Pursuant to entered an appearance as a party to the
section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s review may submit a written statement 192nd Meeting of the Advisory Council
rules, the Secretary will make BPI of information pertinent to the subject of on Employee Welfare and Pension
gathered in this review available to the review on or before October 25, Benefit Plans; Notice of Meeting
authorized applicants under the APO 2018. On November 9, 2018, the
issued in the review, provided that the Commission will make available to Pursuant to the authority contained in
application is made by 45 days after parties all information on which they Section 512 of the Employee Retirement
publication of this notice. Authorized have not had an opportunity to Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29
applicants must represent interested comment. Parties may submit final U.S.C. 1142, the 192nd meeting of the
parties, as defined by 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), comments on this information on or Advisory Council on Employee Welfare
who are parties to the review. A party before November 13, 2018, but such and Pension Benefit Plans (also known
granted access to BPI following final comments must not contain new as the ERISA Advisory Council) will be
publication of the Commission’s notice factual information and must otherwise held on August 14–16, 2018.
of institution of the review need not comply with section 207.68 of the The three-day meeting will take place
reapply for such access. A separate Commission’s rules. All written at the U.S. Department of Labor, 200
service list will be maintained by the submissions must conform with the Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
Secretary for those parties authorized to provisions of section 201.8 of the DC 20210, in C5521 Room 4. The
receive BPI under the APO. Commission’s rules; any submissions meeting will run from 1:00 p.m. to
Staff report.—The prehearing staff that contain BPI must also conform with approximately 5:30 p.m. on August 14
report in the review will be placed in the requirements of sections 201.6, and from 9:00 a.m. to approximately
the nonpublic record on October 3, 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission’s 5:30 p.m. on August 15, with a one hour
2018, and a public version will be rules. The Commission’s Handbook on break for lunch, and from 9:00 a.m. to
issued thereafter, pursuant to section E-Filing, available on the Commission’s 11:00 a.m. on August 16. The purpose
207.64 of the Commission’s rules. website at https://edis.usitc.gov, of the open meeting is for Advisory
Hearing.—The Commission will hold elaborates upon the Commission’s rules Council members to hear testimony
a hearing in connection with the review with respect to electronic filing. from invited witnesses and to receive an
beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Additional written submissions to the update from the Employee Benefits
October 18, 2018, at the U.S. Commission, including requests Security Administration (EBSA). The
International Trade Commission pursuant to section 201.12 of the EBSA update is scheduled for the
Building. Requests to appear at the Commission’s rules, shall not be morning of August 16, subject to
hearing should be filed in writing with accepted unless good cause is shown for change.
the Secretary to the Commission on or accepting such submissions, or unless The Advisory Council will study the
before October 12, 2018. A nonparty the submission is pursuant to a specific following topics: (1) Evaluating the
who has testimony that may aid the request by a Commissioner or Department’s Regulations and Guidance
Commission’s deliberations may request Commission staff. on ERISA Bonding Requirements and
permission to present a short statement In accordance with sections 201.16(c) Exploring Reform Considerations (on
at the hearing. All parties and and 207.3 of the Commission’s rules, August 14); and, (2) Lifetime Income
nonparties desiring to appear at the each document filed by a party to the Products as a Qualified Default
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hearing and make oral presentations review must be served on all other Investment Option (QDIA)—Focus on
should participate in a prehearing parties to the review (as identified by Decumulation and Rollovers (on August
conference to be held on October 16, either the public or BPI service list), and 15). It will continue with discussions of
2018, at the U.S. International Trade a certificate of service must be timely its topics on August 16. Descriptions of
Commission Building, if deemed filed. The Secretary will not accept a these topics are available on the
necessary. Oral testimony and written document for filing without a certificate Advisory Council page of the EBSA
materials to be submitted at the public of service. website, at https://www.dol.gov/

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83 FR 33251 - 192nd Meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans; Notice of Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF LABOREmployee Benefits Security Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 137 (July 17, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security Administration