[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 240 (Monday, December 15, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 65652] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-32672] ======================================================================== Notices Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 240 / Monday, December 15, 1997 / Notices [[Page 65652]] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 8 and 9, 1998, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 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 1997 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 including, but not limited to, the structure of the exams, the possibility of open book exams, the elimination of commutation functions, and varying point values of questions. 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 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 exams, open book exams, commutation functions, and varying point values of questions will commence at 1:30 p.m. on January 8 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) 401-6657 no later than December 30, 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: December 8, 1997. Robert I. Brauer, Advisory Committee Management Officer, Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries. [FR Doc. 97-32672 Filed 12-12-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4830-01-U