[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 138 (Thursday, July 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 38692]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15562]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


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

AGENCY:  Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, U.S. 
Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION:  Notice of open Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: DoD is publishing this notice to announce that the following 
Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Department of Defense 
Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Board of Actuaries, hereafter, 
``Board'' will take place.

DATES:  Open to the public Friday, August 6, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 
1:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD VIRTUALLY. For information on 
accessing the meeting, please contact Kathleen Ludwig, (703) 438-0223 
or [email protected] before July 30, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. 
EDT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Inger Pettygrove, (703) 225-8803 
(Voice), [email protected] (Email). Mailing address is 
Defense Human Resources Activity, DoD Office of the Actuary, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, STE 03E25, Alexandria, VA 22350-8000. Website: https://actuary.defense.gov/. The most up-to-date changes to the meeting agenda 
can be found on the website.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  This meeting is being held under the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) 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 102-3.140 and 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: Discussion includes (1) Approved actuarial assumptions and 
methods needed for calculating: The September 30, 2020, unfunded 
liability payment (UFL)*, the FY 2023 per capita full-time and part-
time normal cost amounts*, and the October 1, 2021, Treasury UFL 
amortization payment*; (2) Approve per capita full-time and part-time 
normal cost amounts for the October 1, 2021 (FY 2022) normal cost 
payments*; (3) Trust Fund investment experience update; (4) Medicare-
Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund Update; (5) September 30, 2019, 
Actuarial Valuation Results; and (6) September 30, 2020, Actuarial 
Valuation Proposals. For * items, Board approval is required. 
Registered participants may obtain the most recent public agenda and 
other documentation by emailing the points of contact in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section or on the Board's website.
    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to FACA and 41 CFR 102-3.140, this 
meeting is open to the public.
    Written Statements: In accordance with Section 10(a)(3) of the FACA 
and 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, interested persons may submit a 
written statement for consideration at any time, but should be received 
at least 10 business days prior to the meeting date so that the 
comments may be made available to the Board for their consideration 
prior to the meeting. Written statements should be submitted via email 
to Kathleen Ludwig at [email protected], by July 30, 2021, 
in either Adobe or Microsoft Word format. Please note that since the 
Board operates under the provisions of the FACA, as amended, all 
submitted comments and public presentations will be treated as public 
documents and will be made available for public inspection, including, 
but not limited to, being posted on the board website.

    Dated: July 16, 2021.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2021-15562 Filed 7-21-21; 8:45 am]
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