[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 113 (Thursday, June 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 32146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15442]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


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 118 of the Aerospace 
Building, L'Enfant Plaza, 901 D Street, SW, Washington, DC, on Thursday 
and Friday, June 26 and 27, 1997, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day.
    The purpose of the 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 May 1997 Joint Board 
examinations in order to make recommendations relative thereto, 
including the minimum acceptable pass score. Topics for inclusion on 
the syllabus for the Joint Board examination program for the November 
1997 pension actuarial examination and the May 1998 basic actuarial 
examination will be discussed. In addition, the structure of future 
enrollment examinations, the elimination of commutation functions from 
the examinations, and the possibility of assigning different point 
values for different questions and the criteria to be used in assigning 
such values will be discussed.
    A determination has been made 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 May 1997 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 the 
structure of future enrollment examinations, topics being tested, 
possibility of some form of open book examinations, the elimination of 
commutation functions from the examinations, and the possibility of 
assigning different point values for questions will commence at 1:30 
p.m. on June 26 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 must 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) 401-6657 
no later than June 20, 1997, 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: June 3, 1997.
Robert I. Brauer,
Advisory Committee Management Officer, Joint Board for the Enrollment 
of Actuaries.
[FR Doc. 97-15442 Filed 6-11-97; 8:45 am]
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