[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 61326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27849]


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JOINT BOARD FOR THE ENROLLMENT OF ACTUARIES


Meeting of the Advisory Committee; Meeting

AGENCY: Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries gives notice 
of a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Actuarial Examinations (a 
portion of which will be open to the public) in Arlington, VA, on 
January 11-12, 2018.

DATES: Thursday, January 11, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and 
Friday, January 12, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Internal Revenue Service, 
2345 Crystal Drive, Suite 400, Arlington, VA 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Van Osten, Designated 
Federal Officer, Advisory Committee on Actuarial Examinations, at 703-
414-2163.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the Advisory 
Committee on Actuarial Examinations will meet at the Internal Revenue 
Service, 2345 Crystal Drive, Suite 400, Arlington, VA 22202, on 
Thursday, January 11, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Friday, 
January 12, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    The purpose of the meeting is to discuss topics and questions that 
may be recommended for inclusion on future Joint Board examinations in 
actuarial mathematics and methodology referred to in 29 U.S.C. 
1242(a)(1)(B) and to review the November 2017 Pension (EA-2F) 
Examination in order to make recommendations relative thereto, 
including the minimum acceptable pass score. Topics for inclusion on 
the syllabus for the Joint Board's examination program for the May 2018 
Basic (EA-1) Examination and the May 2018 Pension (EA-2L) Examination 
also will be discussed.
    A determination has been made as required by section 10(d) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., that the portions of the 
meeting dealing with the discussion of questions that may appear on the 
Joint Board's examinations and the review of the November 2017 Pension 
(EA-2F) Examination fall within the exceptions to the open meeting 
requirement set forth in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B), and that the public 
interest requires that such portions be closed to public participation.
    The portion of the meeting dealing with the discussion of the other 
topics will commence at 1:00 p.m. on January 11, 2018, and will 
continue for as long as necessary to complete the discussion, but not 
beyond 3:00 p.m. Time permitting, after the close of this discussion by 
Advisory Committee members, interested persons may make statements 
germane to this subject. Persons wishing to make oral statements should 
contact the Designated Federal Officer at [email protected] and include 
the written text or outline of comments they propose to make orally. 
Such comments will be limited to 10 minutes in length. Persons who wish 
to attend the public session should contact the Designated Federal 
Officer at [email protected] to obtain teleconference access or building 
access instructions. Notifications of intent to make an oral statement 
or to attend the meeting must be sent electronically to the Designated 
Federal Officer by no later than January 4, 2018. Any interested person 
also may file a written statement for consideration by the Joint Board 
and the Advisory Committee by sending it to: Internal Revenue Service; 
Attn: Ms. Elizabeth Van Osten, Joint Board for the Enrollment of 
Actuaries SE:RPO; Park 4, Floor 4; 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20224.

    Dated: December 19, 2017.
Thomas V. Curtin,
Executive Director, Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries.
[FR Doc. 2017-27849 Filed 12-26-17; 8:45 am]
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