{"abstract":"On October 27, 2000, the Department of Labor (the Department) published in the Federal Register two proposed rules implementing section 3(40) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). See 65 FR 64482 (Oct. 27, 2000). Employee welfare benefit plans that are established or maintained for the purpose of providing benefits to the employees of more than one employer are \"multiple employer welfare arrangements\" (MEWAs) under section 3(40) of ERISA and therefore are subject to certain state regulations, unless they meet one of the exceptions set forth in section 3(40)(A) of ERISA, including an exception for plans or arrangements that are established or maintained under or pursuant to one or more agreements which the Secretary finds to be collective bargaining agreements. The proposed rules would establish a process and criteria for a finding by the Secretary of Labor that an agreement is a collective bargaining agreement for purposes of section 3(40) of ERISA. The proposed rules also would provide guidance for determining when an employee welfare benefit plan is established or maintained under or pursuant to such an agreement. The proposed rules published by the Department were based on a report prepared by the Department's ERISA Section 3(40) Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee (the Committee). The Committee was established under the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) to develop a proposed rule implementing section 3(40)(A) of ERISA. The Department has received seven public comments on the proposed rules and has rechartered the Committee to enable the Department to obtain advice from the Committee on the public comments to the proposed rules. The Department is convening this meeting of the Committee to consider the public comments on the proposed rules preparatory to the Department's development of final rules.","action":"Notice of meeting.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration","name":"Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration","id":404,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/pension-and-welfare-benefits-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/404","parent_id":271,"slug":"pension-and-welfare-benefits-administration"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2002/02/05/02-2641.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":2510,"title":29}],"citation":"67 FR 5245","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"The Committee will meet from 9:30 a.m. to approximately 4:45 p.m. on Friday, March 1, 2002.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[],"document_number":"02-2641","effective_on":null,"end_page":5245,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2002/02/05/02-2641.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/02/05/02-2641/plans-established-or-maintained-pursuant-to-collective-bargaining-agreements-under-section-340a-of","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/02-2641?publication_date=2002-02-05","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2002-02-05/02-2641/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":1,"page_views":{"count":38,"last_updated":"2026-04-04 16:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2002-02-05/pdf/02-2641.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2002-02-05","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2002/02/05/02-2641.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"1210-AA48":{"issue":"200210","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/1210-AA48/definition-of-collective-bargaining-agreement-erisa-section-3-40-","title":"Definition of Collective Bargaining Agreement (ERISA Section 3(40))","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=200210&RIN=1210-AA48&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Other Significant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["1210-AA48"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":true,"signing_date":null,"start_page":5245,"subtype":null,"title":"Plans Established or Maintained Pursuant to Collective Bargaining Agreements Under Section 3(40)(A) of ERISA","toc_doc":"Section 3(40) Collective Bargaining Agreements Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee; meetings","toc_subject":"Employee Retirement Income Security Act:","topics":[],"type":"Proposed Rule","volume":67}