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DOL Announces Dates of Hearings on Fiduciary Proposal

The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefit Security Administration has announced that it will hold public hearings on the fiduciary proposal on Aug. 10, 11 and 12 — and 13, if necessary. It also has extended the period for submitting comments on the proposed rule and exceptions to July 21.

The hearing will be held in the César E. Chávez Memorial Auditorium at the DOL, Frances Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.

Offering Testimony

One may submit a request to testify at the hearing; requests must be received by 5:00 pm EDT on July 24. Requests can be made through two following methods:

1. Email to: [email protected], subject line: Conflict of Interest Rule Hearing.

2. Mail to: Office of Regulations and Interpretations, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Attn: Conflict of Interest Rule Hearing, Room N-5655, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20210.

Comments

Currently the number of public comments on the rule submitted in writing stands at 100. The number of public comments on the exemptions in the rule remains unchanged at 36 so far.

Comments on the proposed rule, identified by RIN 1210-AB32, may be submitted by the methods:

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow instructions for submitting comments.

Email: [email protected]. Include RIN 1210-AB32 in the subject line of the message.

Mail:Office of Regulations and Interpretations, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Attn: Conflict of Interest Rule, Room N-5655, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210.

Hand Delivery/Courier: Office of Regulations and Interpretations, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Attn: Conflict of Interest Rule, Room N-5655, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210.

Comments on the proposed prohibited transactions exemptions, identified by RIN 1210-ZA25, by the following methods:

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov at Docket ID number: EBSA-2014-0016. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

Email to: [email protected]. Include RIN 1210-ZA25 in the subject line of the message.

 Fax to: (202) 693-8474. Include RIN 1210-ZA25 in the subject line of the message.

Mail: Office of Exemption Determinations, Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Suite 400, Washington DC 20210. Must include the application number(s) of the proposed prohibited transaction exemption upon which one is commenting: D-11712; D-11713; D-11687; D-11327; D-11820; or D-11850; or any combination thereof.

Hand Delivery/Courier: Office of Exemption Determinations, Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 122 C St. NW, Suite 400, Washington DC 20001. Must include the application number(s) of the proposed prohibited transaction
exemption upon which you are commenting: D-11712; D-11713; D-11687; D-11327; D-11820; or D-11850; or any combination thereof.