April 20 Conference Call to Discuss Retirement Security Recommendations for Treasury 2006-2007 Guidance Priority List

©2006 Investment Company Institute. All rights reserved. Information may be abridged and therefore incomplete. Communications from the Institute do not constitute, and should not be considered a substitute for, legal advice. [19917] April 4, 2006 TO: PENSION COMMITTEE No. 10-06 PENSION OPERATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 10-06 RE: APRIL 20 CONFERENCE CALL TO DISCUSS RETIREMENT SECURITY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TREASURY 2006-2007 GUIDANCE PRIORITY LIST Notice 2006-36 (attached) invites public comments on recommendations for Treasury’s 2005- 2006 Priority Guidance List. The Institute plans to submit a letter recommending tax and pension items to be included on the list by the Notice’s deadline of May 15, 2006. A conference call has been scheduled for Thursday, April 20, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss recommendations that the Institute should make relating to retirement security issues.1 If you would like to participate in this conference call, please complete the attached response form and fax or e-mail it to Brenda Turner at 202-326-5841 or bturner@ici.org by noon on Thursday, April 20. To participate in the call, please dial 1-888-455-0031 and enter passcode number 61117. Elena Barone Assistant Counsel Attachment (in .pdf format) 1 See Memorandum to 529 Plan Members No.9-05, Accounting/Treasurers Members No. 10-05, International Members No. 19-05, Pension Members No. 28-05, Tax Members No. 14-05, and Transfer Agent Advisory Committee No. 29-05 [18792], dated June 7, 2005 to see items that the Institute requested to be included on the 2005-2006 Guidance Priority List. See Memorandum to 529 Plan Members No.15-05, Accounting/Treasurers Members No. 15-05, International Members No. 26-05, Pension Members No. 34-05, Pension Operations Advisory Committee No. 26-05, Tax Members No. 21-05, Transfer Agent Advisory Committee No. 41-05, and Unit Investment Trust Members No. 17-05 [19083], dated August 12, 2005 to see items that the IRS included on the 2005-2006 Guidance Priority List.