Advisory Committee on Actuarial Examinations; Invitation for Membership on Advisory Committee, 30649 [E6-8227]

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The Joint Board has established an Advisory Committee on Actuarial Examinations (Advisory Committee) to assist in its examination duties mandated by ERISA. The term of the current Advisory Committee will expire on November 1, 2006. This notice describes the Advisory Committee and invites applications from those interested in serving on it. jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES 1. General To qualify for enrollment to perform actuarial services under ERISA, an applicant must have requisite pension actuarial experience and satisfy knowledge requirements as provided in the Joint Board’s regulations. The knowledge requirements may be satisfied by successful completion of Joint Board examinations in basic actuarial mathematics and methodology and in actuarial mathematics and methodology relating to pension plans qualifying under ERISA. The Joint Board, the Society of Actuaries, and the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries jointly offer examinations acceptable to the Joint Board for enrollment purposes and acceptable to those actuarial organizations as part of their respective examination programs. VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:51 May 26, 2006 Jkt 208001 2. Programs The Advisory Committee plays an integral role in the examination program by assisting the Joint Board in offering examinations that will enable examination candidates to demonstrate the knowledge necessary to qualify for enrollment. The purpose of the Advisory Committee, as renewed, will remain that of assisting the Joint Board in fulfilling this responsibility. The Advisory Committee will discuss the philosophy of such examinations, will review topics appropriately covered in them, and will make recommendations relative thereto. It also will recommend to the Joint Board proposed examination questions. The Joint Board will maintain liaison with the Advisory Committee in this process to ensure that its views on examination content are understood. 3. Function The manner in which the Advisory Committee functions in preparing examination questions is intertwined with the jointly administered examination program. Under that program, the participating actuarial organizations draft questions and submit them to the Advisory Committee for its consideration. After review of the draft questions, the Advisory Committee selects appropriate questions, modifies them as it deems desirable, and then prepares one or more drafts of actuarial examinations to be recommended to the Joint Board. (In addition to revisions of the draft questions, it may be necessary for the Advisory Committee to originate questions and include them in what is recommended.) 4. Membership The Joint Board will take steps to ensure maximum practicable representation on the Advisory Committee of points of view regarding the Joint Board’s actuarial examination extant in the community at large and from nominees provided by the actuarial organizations. Since the members of the actuarial organizations comprise a large segment of the actuarial profession, this appointive process ensures expression of a broad spectrum of viewpoints. All members of the Advisory Committee will be expected to act in the public interest, that is, to produce examinations that will help ensure a level of competence among those who will be accorded PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 enrollment to perform actuarial services under ERISA. Membership normally will be limited to actuaries previously enrolled by the Joint Board. However, individuals having academic or other special qualifications of particular value for the Advisory Committee’s work also will be considered for membership. The Advisory Committee will meet about four times a year. Advisory Committee members should be prepared to devote from 125 to 175 hours, including meeting time, to the work of the Advisory Committee over the course of a year. Members will be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred, in accordance with applicable government regulations. Actuaries interested in serving on the Advisory Committee should express their interest and fully state their qualifications in a letter addressed to: Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries, c/o Internal Revenue Service, Attn: Executive Director SE: OPR, Room 7238, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224. Any questions may be directed to the Joint Board’s Executive Director at 202– 622–8229. The deadline for accepting applications is August 11, 2006. Dated: May 23, 2006. Patrick W. McDonough, Executive Director, Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries. [FR Doc. E6–8227 Filed 5–26–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4830–01–P JOINT BOARD FOR THE ENROLLMENT OF ACTUARIES Meeting of the Advisory Committee; Meeting Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries. ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting. AGENCY: 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 Professional Responsibility on June 26 and June 27, 2006. DATES: Monday, June 26, 2006, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Tuesday, June 27, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. E:\FR\FM\30MYN1.SGM 30MYN1

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Notices
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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.

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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 103 / Tuesday, May 30, 2006 / 
Notices

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JOINT BOARD FOR THE ENROLLMENT OF ACTUARIES


Advisory Committee on Actuarial Examinations; Invitation for 
Membership on Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries (Joint Board), 
established under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 
(ERISA), is responsible for the enrollment of individuals who wish to 
perform actuarial services under ERISA. The Joint Board has established 
an Advisory Committee on Actuarial Examinations (Advisory Committee) to 
assist in its examination duties mandated by ERISA. The term of the 
current Advisory Committee will expire on November 1, 2006. This notice 
describes the Advisory Committee and invites applications from those 
interested in serving on it.

1. General

    To qualify for enrollment to perform actuarial services under 
ERISA, an applicant must have requisite pension actuarial experience 
and satisfy knowledge requirements as provided in the Joint Board's 
regulations. The knowledge requirements may be satisfied by successful 
completion of Joint Board examinations in basic actuarial mathematics 
and methodology and in actuarial mathematics and methodology relating 
to pension plans qualifying under ERISA.
    The Joint Board, the Society of Actuaries, and the American Society 
of Pension Professionals & Actuaries jointly offer examinations 
acceptable to the Joint Board for enrollment purposes and acceptable to 
those actuarial organizations as part of their respective examination 
programs.

2. Programs

    The Advisory Committee plays an integral role in the examination 
program by assisting the Joint Board in offering examinations that will 
enable examination candidates to demonstrate the knowledge necessary to 
qualify for enrollment. The purpose of the Advisory Committee, as 
renewed, will remain that of assisting the Joint Board in fulfilling 
this responsibility. The Advisory Committee will discuss the philosophy 
of such examinations, will review topics appropriately covered in them, 
and will make recommendations relative thereto. It also will recommend 
to the Joint Board proposed examination questions. The Joint Board will 
maintain liaison with the Advisory Committee in this process to ensure 
that its views on examination content are understood.

3. Function

    The manner in which the Advisory Committee functions in preparing 
examination questions is intertwined with the jointly administered 
examination program. Under that program, the participating actuarial 
organizations draft questions and submit them to the Advisory Committee 
for its consideration. After review of the draft questions, the 
Advisory Committee selects appropriate questions, modifies them as it 
deems desirable, and then prepares one or more drafts of actuarial 
examinations to be recommended to the Joint Board. (In addition to 
revisions of the draft questions, it may be necessary for the Advisory 
Committee to originate questions and include them in what is 
recommended.)

4. Membership

    The Joint Board will take steps to ensure maximum practicable 
representation on the Advisory Committee of points of view regarding 
the Joint Board's actuarial examination extant in the community at 
large and from nominees provided by the actuarial organizations. Since 
the members of the actuarial organizations comprise a large segment of 
the actuarial profession, this appointive process ensures expression of 
a broad spectrum of viewpoints. All members of the Advisory Committee 
will be expected to act in the public interest, that is, to produce 
examinations that will help ensure a level of competence among those 
who will be accorded enrollment to perform actuarial services under 
ERISA.
    Membership normally will be limited to actuaries previously 
enrolled by the Joint Board. However, individuals having academic or 
other special qualifications of particular value for the Advisory 
Committee's work also will be considered for membership. The Advisory 
Committee will meet about four times a year. Advisory Committee members 
should be prepared to devote from 125 to 175 hours, including meeting 
time, to the work of the Advisory Committee over the course of a year. 
Members will be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred, in accordance 
with applicable government regulations.
    Actuaries interested in serving on the Advisory Committee should 
express their interest and fully state their qualifications in a letter 
addressed to: Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries, c/o Internal 
Revenue Service, Attn: Executive Director SE: OPR, Room 7238, 1111 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224.
    Any questions may be directed to the Joint Board's Executive 
Director at 202-622-8229. The deadline for accepting applications is 
August 11, 2006.

    Dated: May 23, 2006.
Patrick W. McDonough,
Executive Director, Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries.
 [FR Doc. E6-8227 Filed 5-26-06; 8:45 am]
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