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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.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Notice of Solicitation for Membership

to the National Agricultural Research,

Extension, Education, and Economics

Advisory Board

AGENCY: Research, Education, and

Economics, USDA.

ACTION: Solicitation for Membership.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5

U.S.C. App., the United States

Department of Agriculture announces

solicitation for nominations to fill 11

vacancies on the National Agricultural

Research, Extension, Education, and

Economics Advisory Board.

DATES: Deadline for Advisory Board

member nominations is June 15, 1998.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

1408 of the National Agricultural

Research, Extension, and Teaching

Policy Act of 1977 as amended by

section 802 of the Federal Agricultural

Improvement and Reform Act of 1996

authorized the creation of the National

Agricultural Research, Extension,

Education, and Economics Advisory

Board. The Board is composed of 30

members, each representing a specific

category related to farming or ranching,

food production and processing, forestry

research, crop and animal science, landgrant institutions, food retailing and

marketing, rural economic development,

and natural resource and consumer

interest groups, among many others.

The Board was first appointed in

September 1996 and one-third of the 30

members were appointed for a l, 2, and

3 year term, respectively. As a result of

the staggered appointments, the terms

for 10 of the 30 members who represent

10 specific categories will expire

September 30, 1998. Nominations for a

3-year appointment for all 10 of the

vacant categories are sought. Nominees

will be carefully reviewed for their

broad expertise, leadership, and

relevancy to a category. As a result of a

resignation, another member’s slot

representing the category of ‘‘Scientific

Community not closely associated with

Agriculture’’ is also vacant. The

replacement Board member for this

category will serve the remainder of the

term or l year, terminating September

30, 1999. The 11 vacancies are:

Category E: National Animal

Commodity Organizations

Category H: National Food Animal

Science Societies

Category I: National Crop, Soil,

Agronomy, Horticulture or Weed

Science Societies

Category N: 1890 Land-Grant Colleges

and Universities

Category O: 1994 Equity in Education

Land Grant Institutions

Category R: Scientific Community not

closely associated with Agriculture (1-

year term)

Category T: Food Retailing and

Marketing Interests

Category V: Rural Economic

Development

Category W: National Consumer Interest

Groups

Category X: National Forestry Groups

Category Y: National Conservation or

Natural Resource Groups

Nominations are being solicited from

organizations, associations, societies,

councils, federations, groups, and

companies that represent a wide variety

of food and agricultural interests.

Nominations for one individual who fits

several of the categories listed above, or

for more than one person who fits one

category will be accepted. Please

indicate the specific membership

category for each nominee. Each

nominee must fill out a form AD–755,

‘‘Advisory Committee Membership

Background Information’’ and will be

vetted before selection. Send

nominations to the Office of the

Advisory Board, Research, Education,

and Economics, Room 3918 South

Building, Department of Agriculture,

Washington, D.C. 20250–2255 no later

than June 15, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Deborah Hanfman, Executive Director,

National Agricultural Research,

Extension, Education, and Economics

Advisory Board, Research, Education,

and Economics Advisory Board Office,

Room 3918 South Building, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, STOP: 2255,

1400 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20250–2255.

Telephone: 202–720–3684. Fax: 202–

720–6199, or e-mail: lshea@reeusda.gov.

Done at Washington, D.C. this 26th day of

May 1998.

I. Miley Gonzalez.

Under Secretary, Research, Education, and

Economics.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Notice of the National Agricultural

Research, Extension, Education, and

Economics Advisory Board Western

Regional Listening Session

AGENCY: Research, Education, and

Economics, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of listening session.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5