[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 208 (Monday, October 27, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 63710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25348]


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FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADVISORY BOARD


Notice of Issuance of Statement of Federal Financial Accounting 
Standards (SFFAS)

AGENCY: Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board.

ACTION: Notice of Issuance of Statement of Federal Financial Accounting 
Standards (SFFAS) No. 33, Pensions, Other Retirement Benefits, and 
Other Post-employment benefits: Reporting Gains and Losses from Changes 
in Assumptions and Selecting Discount Rates and Valuation Dates.

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    Board Action: Pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3511(d), the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463), as amended, and the FASAB Rules Of 
Procedure, as amended in April 2004, notice is hereby given that the 
Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) has issued 
Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standard 33, Pensions, Other 
Retirement Benefits, and Other Post-employment benefits: Reporting 
Gains and Losses from Change in Assumptions and Selecting Discount 
Rates and Valuation Dates.
    A summary of the standard follows: The standard highlights gains 
and losses from changes in assumptions in federal financial reports. 
Some of the most significant changes in amounts on the statement of net 
cost for the consolidated Financial Report of the United States 
Government (CFR) and for certain component entities can result from 
such gains and losses.
    Copies of the standard can be obtained by contacting FASAB at 202-
512-7350. The standard is also available on FASAB's home page http://www.fasab.gov/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wendy M. Payne, Executive Director, 
441 G St., NW., Mail Stop 6K17V, Washington, DC 20548, or call (202) 
512-7350.

    Authority: Federal Advisory Committee Act. Pub. L. No. 92-463.

    Dated: October 20, 2008.
Charles Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-25348 Filed 10-24-08; 8:45 am]
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