[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 8461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03977]


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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: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Federal Advisory Committee meeting notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense announces that the following Federal 
Advisory Committee meeting of the DoD Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health 
Care Board of Actuaries will take place. This meeting is open to the 
public.

DATES: Friday, August 3, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: 4800 Mark Center Drive, Conference Room 9, Level B1, 
Alexandria, VA 22350.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Kathleen Ludwig at the Defense 
Human Resource Activity, DoD Office of the Actuary, 4800 Mark Center 
Drive, STE 03E25 Alexandria, VA 22350-8000. 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. chapter 56 (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

    a. Approve actuarial assumptions and methods needed for 
calculating:
(i) September 30, 2017 unfunded liability (UFL)
(ii) FY 2020 per capita full-time and part-time normal cost amounts
(iii) October 1, 2018, Treasury UFL amortization payment
    b. Approve per capita full-time and part-time normal cost amounts 
for the October 1, 2018 (FY 2019) normal cost payments.

2. Trust Fund Update--Investment Experience

3. Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund Update

4. September 30, 2016, Actuarial Valuation Results

5. September 30, 2017, Actuarial Valuation Proposals

6. Decisions

(i) Actuarial assumptions and methods needed for calculating items 
specified in agenda item 1.a
(ii) Per capita full-time and part-time normal cost amounts needed for 
calculating item specified in agenda item 1.b.

    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. 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 July 6, 2018. Attendees 
should secure their meeting reservations before this deadline to avoid 
any issues with building access. It is strongly recommended that 
attendees plan to arrive at the Mark Center at least 30 minutes prior 
to the start of the meeting.
    Committee's Designated Federal Officer or Point of Contact: The 
Designated Federal Officer is Ms. Inger Pettygrove, 703-225-8803, 
[email protected]. Persons desiring to attend the DoD 
Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Board of Actuaries meeting or 
make an oral presentation or submit a written statement for 
consideration at the meeting, must notify Kathleen Ludwig at 571-372-
1993, or [email protected], by July 6, 2018. For further 
information contact Mrs. Ludwig at the Defense Human Resource Activity, 
DoD Office of the Actuary, 4800 Mark Center Drive, STE 03E25 
Alexandria, VA 22350-8000.

    Dated: February 22, 2018.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2018-03977 Filed 2-26-18; 8:45 am]
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