[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 239 (Wednesday, December 12, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 64283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-30757]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration


Notice of Extension of the Comment Periods for Proposed 
Exemptions Affected by the TemporaryClosure of the Mailroom at the 
Department of Labor

AGENCY: Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of 
Labor (the Department).

ACTION: Notice of Extension of Comment Periods.

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SUMMARY: As a result of the recent anthrax scare, the Department's 
mailroom was closed between October 22, 2001 and November 26, 2001 in 
order that protective measures could be taken to ensure the appropriate 
handling of the mail as well as the general safety of the Department's 
employees. However, during this time frame, the following proposed 
individual and class exemptions were published in the Federal Register 
and requested comments from interested persons:

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                Case No.                         FR Citation             Date            Plan/Entity Name
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D-10762................................  66 FR 46830...............       9/7/01  Key Trust Company of Ohio.
D-10894................................  66 FR 46837...............       9/7/01  Brookshire Brothers, Ltd.
D-10913, D-10914.......................  66 FR 46839...............       9/7/01  The Golden Comprehensive
                                                                                   Security Program and The
                                                                                   Golden Retirement Savings
                                                                                   Program.
D-10954................................  66 FR 49400...............      9/27/01  Metropolitan Life Insurance
                                                                                   Company.
L-10937................................  66 FR 49415...............      9/27/01  Ford Motor Company.
D-10997................................  66 FR 46843...............       9/7/01  Exemption to Modify Prohibited
                                                                                   Transaction Exemption 97-08
                                                                                   Involving Morgan Stanley Dean
                                                                                   Witter & Co. Incorporated.
D-11034................................  66 FR 49703...............      9/28/01  Proposed Amendment to
                                                                                   Prohibited Transaction
                                                                                   Exemption 80-26 for Certain
                                                                                   Interest Free Loans to
                                                                                   Employee Benefit Plans.
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    Because no written comments were received from interested persons 
while the mailroom was closed and the comment periods have since 
expired for these pendency notices, the Department is hereby extending 
the comment periods for the above referenced proposed exemptions until 
December 26, 2001. Therefore, all written comments and/or hearing 
requests should be sent by regular mail to the address specified in the 
proposals. Alternatively, interested persons may submit their comments 
and/or hearing requests by electronic mail to [email protected] or 
by facsimile, (202) 219-0204.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Anna Mpras, U.S. Department of 
Labor, telephone (202) 693-8565. (This is not a toll-free number.)

Ivan L. Strasfeld,
Director of Exemption, Determinations, Pension and Welfare Benefits 
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 01-30757 Filed 12-11-01; 8:45 am]
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