[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 236 (Friday, December 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64792-64793]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-31132]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries; Advisory Committee 
on Actuarial Examinations; Meeting

    Notice is hereby given that the Advisory Committee on Actuarial 
Examinations will meet in Conference Room 5718 of the Main Internal 
Revenue Service Building, 1111

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Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, on Thursday and Friday, 
January 9 and 10, 1997, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day.
    The purpose of this meeting is to discuss topics and questions 
which may be recommended for inclusion on future Joint Board 
examinations in actuarial mathematics and methodology referred to in 
Title 29 U.S. Code, section 1242(a)(1)(B) and to review the November 
1996 Joint Board examination in order to make recommendations relative 
thereto, including the minimum acceptable pass score. In addition, the 
possibility of an open book examination for the AE2 (P365) examination, 
the effectiveness of administering the EA1-B (P360) examination, the 
use of upgraded calculators, and length of the questions in the 
examinations will be discussed.
    A determination as required by section 10(d) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463) that the portions of the 
meeting dealing with the discussion of questions which may appear on 
future Joint Board examinations and review of the November 1996 Joint 
Board examination fall within the exceptions to the open meeting 
requirement set forth in Title 5, U.S. Code, section 552(c)(9)(B), and 
that public interest requires that such portions be closed to public 
participation.
    The portion of the meeting dealing with the discussion of EA2 
(P365) open book, EA1-B (P360) effectiveness, calculators, and length 
of questions will commence at 1:30 p.m., on January 9 and will continue 
for as long as necessary to complete the discussion, but not beyond 
3:00 p.m. This portion of the meeting will be open to the public as 
space is available. Time permitting, after the close of this discussion 
by Committee members, interested persons may make statements germane to 
this subject. Persons wishing to make oral statements are requested to 
notify the Committee Management Officer in writing prior to the meeting 
in order to aid in scheduling the time available, and should submit the 
written text, or, at a minimum, an outline of comments they propose to 
make orally. Such comments will be limited to ten minutes in length. 
Any interested person also may file a written statement for 
consideration by the Joint Board and Committee by sending it to the 
Committee Management Officer. Persons planning to attend the public 
session must also notify the Committee Management Officer in writing to 
obtain building entry. Notifications should be faxed to (202) 376-1420 
no later than December 30,1996, Attention: Robert I. Brauer, Joint 
Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries, c/o Department of Treasury, 
Internal Revenue Service (c:AP:P), 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20224.

    Dated December 3, 1996.
Robert I. Brauer,
Advisory Committee Management Officer, Joint Board for the Enrollment 
of Actuaries.
[FR Doc. 96-31132 Filed 12-5-96; 8:45 am]
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