[Federal Register: December 28, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 248)]
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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 the Main Conference Room of the 4th Floor of 
the Franklin Court Building, 1099 14th Street (Corner of 14th & L), NW, 
Washington, DC, on Monday and Tuesday, January 4 and 5, 1999, from 8:30 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day.
    The purpose of this 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 November 
1998 Joint Board examination in order to make recommendations relative 
thereto, including the minimum acceptable pass score. In addition, a 
number of issues will be discussed relative to the future Joint Board 
examinations.
    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 November 1998 
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 exams will commence at 1:30 p.m. on January 4 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 are 
requested to 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) 694-1876 no later than December 31, 1998, Attention: Patrick W. 
McDonough, Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries, c/o Department 
of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (C:AP:DOP), 1111 Constitution 
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20224.

    Dated: December 15, 1998.
Patrick W. McDonough,
Acting Advisory Committee Management Officer, Joint Board for the 
Enrollment of Actuaries.
[FR Doc. 98-34212 Filed 12-24-98; 8:45 am]
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