[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 30 (Thursday, February 13, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8684-8685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03156]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


DoD Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Board of Actuaries; 
Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: DoD.

ACTION: Meeting notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to 
announce a Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the DoD Medicare-
Eligible Retiree

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Health Care Board of Actuaries. This meeting is open to the public.

DATES: Friday, August 8, 2014, from 10:00 a.m.to 12:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: 4800 Mark Center Drive, Conference Room 18, Level B1, 
Alexandria, VA 22350.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information contact Mrs. 
Kathleen Ludwig at the Defense Human Resource Activity, DoD Office of 
the Actuary, 4800 Mark Center Drive, STE 06J25-01, Alexandria, VA 
22350-4000. Phone: (571) 372-1993. Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is being held under the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., 
Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 
U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.150.
    Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose of the meeting is to execute 
the provisions of 10 U.S.C. 1114 et. seq. The Board shall review DoD 
actuarial methods and assumptions to be used in the valuation of 
benefits under DoD retiree health care programs for Medicare-eligible 
beneficiaries.

Agenda

1. Meeting Objective

    Approve actuarial assumptions and methods needed for calculating:

i. FY 2016 per capita full-time and part-time normal cost amounts
ii. September 30, 2013, unfunded liability (UFL)
iii. October 1, 2014, Treasury UFL amortization and normal cost 
payments

2. Trust Fund Update

3. Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund Update

4. September 30, 2012 Actuarial Valuation Results

5. September 30, 2013 Actuarial Valuation Proposals

6. Decisions

    Actuarial assumptions and methods needed for calculating:

a. FY 2016 per capita full-time and part-time normal cost amounts
b. September 30, 2013, unfunded liability (UFL)
c. October 1, 2014, Treasury UFL amortization and normal cost payments

    Public's Accessibility to the Meeting: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b 
and 41 CFR 102-3.140 through 102-3.165 and the availability of space, 
this meeting is open to the public. Seating is on a first come basis. 
The Mark Center is an annex of the Pentagon. Those without a valid DoD 
Common Access Card must contact Kathleen Ludwig at 571-372-1993 no 
later than June 30, 2014. Failure to make the necessary arrangements 
will result in building access being denied. It is strongly recommended 
that attendees plan to arrive at the Mark Center at least 30 minutes 
prior to the start of the meeting.
    Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, and section 10(a)(3) 
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the public or interested 
organizations may submit written statements to the DoD Medicare-
Eligible Retiree Health Care Board of Actuaries about its mission and 
functions. Written statements may be submitted at any time or in 
response to the stated agenda of a planned meeting of the Board.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO) for the Board and this individual will ensure that the 
written statements are provided to the membership for their 
consideration. The DFO is Inger Pettygrove, 
[email protected]; DHRA Office of the Actuary, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, Suite 06J25-01, Alexandria, VA 22350-4000; (571) 372-
1998.
    Statements being submitted in response to the agenda mentioned in 
this notice must be received by the DFO at the address listed above at 
least five calendar days prior to the meeting which is the subject of 
this notice. Written statements received after this date may not be 
provided to or considered by the Board until its next meeting.
    The DFO will review all timely submissions with the Board and 
ensure they are provided to all members of the Board before the meeting 
that is the subject of this notice.
    Committee's Point of Contact: Persons desiring to attend the DoD 
Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Board of Actuaries meeting must 
notify Kathleen Ludwig at (571) 372-1993, or 
[email protected], by June 30, 2014. For further 
information contact Mrs. Ludwig at the Defense Human Resource Activity, 
DoD Office of the Actuary, 4800 Mark Center Drive, STE 06J25-01, 
Alexandria, VA 22350-4000.

    Dated: February 10, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2014-03156 Filed 2-12-14; 8:45 am]
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