[Federal Register: September 1, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 170)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employee Benefits Security Administration


Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans;
Working Group on Plan Asset Rules, Exemptions, and Cross Trading;
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
Working Group assigned by the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and
Pension Benefit Plans to study the issue of Plan Asset Rules,
Exemptions, and Cross Trading will hold an open public meeting on
September 20, 2006.

    The session will take place in Room S 4215 A-C, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. The purpose
of the open meeting, which will run from 9 a.m. to approximately 4
p.m., with a one hour break for lunch, is for Working Group members to
hear testimony from invited witnesses. The Working Group will study (1)
the current applicability of the 1987 plan asset regulation, to
determine whether the regulation should be modified or whether other
DOL action is appropriate to clarify the existing regulation, and (2)
cross trading, to determine whether the DOL should issue broader
exemptive relief for cross-trading.

    Organizations or members of the public wishing to submit a written
statement pertaining to the topic may do so by submitting 25 copies on
or before September 13, 2006 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 electronically to good.larry@dol.gov. Statements received on
or before September 13, 2006 will be included in the record of the
meeting. Individuals or representatives of organizations wishing to
address the Working Group should forward their requests to the
Executive Secretary or telephone (202) 693-8668. Oral presentations
will be limited to 20 minutes, time permitting, but an extended
statement may be submitted for the record. Individuals with
disabilities, who need special accommodations, should contact Larry
Good by September 13, 2006 at the address indicated.

    Signed at Washington, DC this 28th day of August, 2006.

Ann L. Combs,

Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration.
 [FR Doc. E6-14576 Filed 8-31-06; 8:45 am]

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