[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 113 (Thursday, June 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 32146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15442]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Joint Board For the Enrollment of Actuaries; Advisory Committee
on Actuarial Examinations Meeting
Notice is hereby given that the Advisory Committee on Actuarial
Examinations will meet in Conference Room 118 of the Aerospace
Building, L'Enfant Plaza, 901 D Street, SW, Washington, DC, on Thursday
and Friday, June 26 and 27, 1997, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day.
The purpose of the meeting is to discuss topics and questions which
may be recommended for inclusion on future Joint Board examinations in
actuarial mathematics and methodology referred to in Title 29 U.S.
Code, section 1242(a)(1)(B) and to review the May 1997 Joint Board
examinations in order to make recommendations relative thereto,
including the minimum acceptable pass score. Topics for inclusion on
the syllabus for the Joint Board examination program for the November
1997 pension actuarial examination and the May 1998 basic actuarial
examination will be discussed. In addition, the structure of future
enrollment examinations, the elimination of commutation functions from
the examinations, and the possibility of assigning different point
values for different questions and the criteria to be used in assigning
such values will be discussed.
A determination has been made as required by section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463) that the portions of
the meeting dealing with the discussion of questions which may appear
on future Joint Board examinations and review of the May 1997 Joint
Board examination fall within the exceptions to the open meeting
requirement set forth in Title 5 U.S. Code, section 552 (c)(9)(B), and
that public interest requires that such portions be closed to public
participation.
The portion of the meeting dealing with the discussion of the
structure of future enrollment examinations, topics being tested,
possibility of some form of open book examinations, the elimination of
commutation functions from the examinations, and the possibility of
assigning different point values for questions will commence at 1:30
p.m. on June 26 and will continue for as long as necessary to complete
the discussion, but not beyond 3:00 p.m. This portion of the meeting
will be open to the public as space is available. Time permitting,
after the close of this discussion by Committee members, interested
persons may make statements germane to this subject. Persons wishing to
make oral statements must notify the Committee Management Officer in
writing prior to the meeting in order to aid in scheduling the time
available, and should submit the written text, or, at a minimum, an
outline of comments they propose to make orally. Such comments will be
limited to ten minutes in length.
Any interested person also may file a written statement for
consideration by the Joint Board and Committee by sending it to the
Committee Management Officer. Persons planning to attend the public
session must also notify the Committee Management Officer in writing to
obtain building entry. Notifications should be faxed to (202) 401-6657
no later than June 20, 1997, Attention: Robert I. Brauer, Joint Board
for the Enrollment of Actuaries, c/o Department of Treasury, Internal
Revenue Service (C:AP:P), 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
20224.
Dated: June 3, 1997.
Robert I. Brauer,
Advisory Committee Management Officer, Joint Board for the Enrollment
of Actuaries.
[FR Doc. 97-15442 Filed 6-11-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4830-01-P
