201st Meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans; Notice of Teleconference Meeting

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#  201st 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 201st 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, September 17, and Friday, September 18, 2020.

The two-day meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at approximately 5:30 p.m. 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) Considerations for recognizing and addressing participants with diminished capacity, and (2) Examining top hat plan participation and reporting. 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.*

The agenda for the meeting, which will include the schedule of witness testimony and the EBSA update, 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, September 10, 2020, 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 September 10, 2020, 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 no later than September 10, 2020, 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 no later than September 10, 2020, via email to *[email protected]* or by telephoning (202) 693-8641.

For more information about the meeting, contact the Executive Secretary via email to *[email protected]* or by telephoning (202) 693-8641.

Signed at Washington, DC this 25th day of August, 2020.

Jeanne Klinefelter Wilson,

Acting Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration.