[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 66392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-31653]


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JOINT BOARD FOR THE ENROLLMENT OF ACTUARIES


Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Actuarial Examinations

AGENCY: Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Executive Director of the Joint Board for the Enrollment 
of Actuaries gives notice of a meeting of the Advisory Committee on 
Actuarial Examinations (portions of which will be open to the public) 
in Washington, DC at the Office of Director of Practice on January 10 
and 11, 2002.

DATES: Thursday, January 10, 2002, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday, 
January 11, 2002 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Suite 4200E, Conference Room, 
Fourth Floor, East Tower, Franklin Court Building, 1099 14th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick W. McDonough, Director of 
Practice and Executive Director of the Joint Board for the Enrollment 
of Actuaries, 202-694-1805.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the Advisory 
Committee on Actuarial Examinations will meet in Suite 4200E, 
Conference Room, Fourth Floor, East Tower, Franklin Court Building, 
1099 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC on Thursday, January 10, 2002, 
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday, January 11, 2002, from 8:30 a.m. to 
5 p.m.
    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 29 U.S.C. 
1242(a)(1)(B) and to review the November 2001 Pension (EA-2A) Joint 
Board Examination in order to make recommendations relative thereto, 
including the minimum acceptable pass score. Topics for inclusion on 
the syllabus for the Joint Board's examination program for the May 2002 
Basic (EA-1) Examination and the May 2002 Pension (EA-2B) Examination 
will be discussed.
    A determination has been made as required by section 10(d) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., 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 November 2001 Joint 
Board examination fall within the exceptions to the open meeting 
requirement set forth in 5 U.S.C. 552b(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 1 PM on January 11 and will continue for as 
long as necessary to complete the discussion, but not beyond 3 PM. 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 should must notify the Executive 
Director in writing prior to the meeting in order to aid in scheduling 
the time available and must submit the written text, or at a minimum, 
an outline of comments they propose to make orally. Such comments will 
be limited to 10 minutes in length. All other persons planning to 
attend the public session must also notify the Executive Director in 
writing to obtain building entry. Notifications of intent to make an 
oral statement or to attend must be faxed, no later than December 31, 
2001, to 202-694-1876, Attn: Executive Director. Any interested person 
also may file a written statement for consideration by the Joint Board 
and the Committee by sending it to the Executive Director: Joint Board 
for the Enrollment of Actuaries, c/o Internal Revenue Service, Attn: 
Executive Director N:C:SC:DOP, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20224.

    Dated: December 17, 2001.
Patrick W. McDonough,
Executive Director, Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries.
[FR Doc. 01-31653 Filed 12-21-01; 8:45 am]
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