[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 240 (Monday, December 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 65652]
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[FR Doc No: 97-32672]


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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, January 8 and 9, 1998, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 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 
1997 Joint Board examination in order to make recommendations relative 
thereto, including the minimum acceptable pass score. In addition, a 
number of issues will be discussed relative to the future Joint Board 
examinations including, but not limited to, the structure of the exams, 
the possibility of open book exams, the elimination of commutation 
functions, and varying point values of questions.
    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 November 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 exams, open book exams, commutation functions, and 
varying point values of questions will commence at 1:30 p.m. on January 
8 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) 401-6657 no later than December 30, 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: December 8, 1997.
Robert I. Brauer,
Advisory Committee Management Officer, Joint Board for the Enrollment 
of Actuaries.
[FR Doc. 97-32672 Filed 12-12-97; 8:45 am]
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