[Federal Register: June 1, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 104)]
[Notices]               
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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 Conference Room 118 of the Aerospace 
Building, L'Enfant Plaza, 901 D Street, SW, Washington, DC, on Monday 
and Tuesday, June 29 and 30, 1998, 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 1998 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

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Board's examination program for the November 1998 pension actuarial 
examination and the May 1999 basic actuarial examinations will be 
discussed. In addition, establishing examination guidelines and credit 
for unanswered questions on the examinations will be addressed.
    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 the Joint Board's examinations and review of the May 1998 Joint 
Board examinations fall within the exceptions to the open meeting 
requirement set forth in Title 5 U.S. Code, section 552(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 9:00 a.m. on June 30 and will continue for as 
long as necessary to complete the discussion, but not beyond 10:30 a.m. 
This portion of the meeting will be open to the public as space is 
available. Time permitting, after discussion of the program, 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 proposed 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. 
Notifications and statements should be mailed no later than June 18, 
1998, to Mr. Robert I. Brauer, Joint Board for the Enrollment of 
Actuaries, c/o Office of Director of Practice, Internal Revenue Service 
(C:AP:P), 901 D Street, SW, Washington, DC 20024 or by facsimile 
transmission to 202-401-6657.

    Dated: May 19, 1998.
Robert I. Brauer,
Advisory Committee Management Officer, Joint Board for the Enrollment 
of Actuaries.
[FR Doc. 98-14306 Filed 5-29-98; 8:45 am]
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