Meeting of the Advisory Committee; Meeting, 81488-81489 [2020-27692]

Download as PDF khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 81488 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 242 / Wednesday, December 16, 2020 / Notices the names and addresses of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the investigations. Please note the Secretary’s Office will accept only electronic filings during this time. Filings must be made through the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS, https:// edis.usitc.gov.) No in-person paperbased filings or paper copies of any electronic filings will be accepted until further notice. 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All written submissions must conform with the provisions of § 201.8 of the Commission’s rules; any submissions that contain BPI must also conform with the requirements of §§ 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission’s rules. The Commission’s Handbook on Filing Procedures, available on the Commission’s website at https:// www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_ on_filing_procedures.pdf, elaborates upon the Commission’s procedures with respect to filings. Additional written submissions to the Commission, including requests pursuant to § 201.12 of the Commission’s rules, shall not be accepted unless good cause is shown for accepting such submissions, or unless the submission is pursuant to a specific request by a Commissioner or Commission staff. In accordance with §§ 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the Commission’s rules, each document filed by a party to the investigations must be served on all other parties to the investigations (as identified by either the public or BPI service list), and a certificate of service must be timely filed. The Secretary will not accept a document for filing without a certificate of service. PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Authority: These investigations are being conducted under authority of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published pursuant to § 207.21 of the Commission’s rules. By order of the Commission. Issued: December 11, 2020. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2020–27653 Filed 12–15–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–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: The Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries gives notice of a teleconference meeting of the Advisory Committee on Actuarial Examinations (a portion of which will be open to the public) on January 4–5, 2021. DATES: Monday, January 4, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EST), and Tuesday, January 5, 2021, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EST). ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held by teleconference. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Van Osten, Designated Federal Officer, Advisory Committee on Actuarial Examinations, at 202–317– 3648 or Elizabeth.j.vanosten@irs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the Advisory Committee on Actuarial Examinations will meet by teleconference on Monday, January 4, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EST), and Tuesday, January 5, 2021, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EST). The purpose of the meeting is to discuss topics and questions that 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 2020 Pension (EA–2F) 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 2021 Basic (EA–1) Examination and the May 2021 Pension (EA–2L) Examination also 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. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\16DEN1.SGM 16DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 242 / Wednesday, December 16, 2020 / Notices 2, that the portions of the meeting dealing with the discussion of questions that may appear on the Joint Board’s examinations and the review of the November 2020 Pension (EA–2F) 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 1:00 p.m. (EST) on January 4, 2021 and will continue for as long as necessary to complete the discussion, but not beyond 3:00 p.m. (EST). Time permitting, after the close of this discussion by Advisory Committee members, interested persons may make statements germane to this subject. Persons wishing to make oral statements should contact the Designated Federal Officer at NHQJBEA@IRS.GOV and include the written text or outline of comments they propose to make orally. Such comments will be limited to 10 minutes in length. Persons who wish to attend the public session should contact the Designated Federal Officer at NHQJBEA@IRS.GOV to obtain teleconference access instructions. Notifications of intent to make an oral statement or to attend the meeting must be sent electronically to the Designated Federal Officer by no later than December 31, 2020. In addition, any interested person may file a written statement for consideration by the Joint Board and the Advisory Committee by sending it to NHQJBEA@ IRS.GOV. Dated: December 11, 2020. Thomas V. Curtin, Executive Director, Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries. [FR Doc. 2020–27692 Filed 12–15–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4830–01–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES United States v. National Association of REALTORS® Proposed Final Judgment and Competitive Impact Statement Notice is hereby given pursuant to the Antitrust Procedures and Penalties Act, 15 U.S.C. 16(b)–(h), that a proposed Final Judgment, Stipulation, and Competitive Impact Statement have been filed with the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in United States of America v. National Association of REALTORS®, Civil Action No. 1:20–cv–03356. On November 19, 2020, the United States VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:32 Dec 15, 2020 Jkt 253001 filed a Complaint alleging that the certain of Defendant’s, the National Association of REALTORS® (‘‘NAR’’), rules, policies, and practices promulgated by NAR resulted in a lessening of competition among real estate brokers and agents to the detriment of American home buyers in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. 1. The proposed Final Judgment, filed at the same time as the Complaint, is designed to remedy the anticompetitive effects alleged in the Complaint. Under the proposed Final Judgment, NAR is required to repeal, eliminate, or modify its rules, practices, and policies that the Division alleges in the Complaint violate the Sherman Act. Specifically, NAR and NAR-affiliated multi-listing services (‘‘MLSs’’) must not (1) adopt, maintain, or enforce any rule, practice, or policy or (2) enter into any agreement or practice that directly or indirectly: a. Prohibits, discourages, or recommends against an MLS or real estate broker or agent working with a NAR-affiliated MLS (‘‘MLS Participant 1 or REALTOR®’’) publishing or displaying to consumers any MLS data specifying the compensation offered to other MLS Participants, such as buyer brokers; b. permits or requires MLS Participants, including buyer brokers, to represent or suggest that their services are free or available to a home buyer at no cost to the home buyer; c. permits or enables MLS Participants to filter, suppress, hide, or not display or distribute MLS listings based on the level of compensation offered to the buyer broker or the name of the brokerage or brokers or agents; or d. prohibits, discourages, or recommends against allowing any licensed real estate broker or agent to access, with approval from the home seller, the lockboxes of properties listed on an MLS. As discussed in further detail in the Competitive Impact Statement, the proposed Final Judgement also requires NAR to take affirmative steps to remedy the competitive harm alleged in the Complaint by requiring adopting new rules, the content of which must be approved by the United States that effectuates the foregoing prohibitions. Copies of the Complaint, proposed Final Judgment, and Competitive Impact Statement are available for inspection on the Antitrust Division’s website at https://www.justice.gov/atr and at the 1 Under the proposed Final Judgment, an ‘‘MLS Participant’’ is defined as ‘‘a member or user of, a participant in, or a subscriber to an MLS.’’ (See Proposed Final Judgment, Section II—Definitions.) PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 81489 Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Copies of these materials may be obtained from the Antitrust Division upon request and payment of the copying fee set by Department of Justice regulations. Public comment is invited within 60 days of the date of this notice. Such comments, including the name of the submitter, and responses thereto, will be posted on the Antitrust Division’s website, filed with the Court, and, under certain circumstances, published in the Federal Register. Comments should be directed to Chief, Media, Entertainment and Professional Services Section, Antitrust Division, Department of Justice, 450 Fifth Street NW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20530 (telephone: 202– 616–5935). Suzanne Morris, Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics, Antitrust Division. United States District Court for the District of Columbia United States of America, Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, 450 Fifth Street NW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20530, Plaintiff, v. National Association of Realtors®, 430 North Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611, Defendant. Case No. 1:20–cv–3356–TJK Complaint The United States of America brings this civil antitrust action to obtain equitable relief against Defendant National Association of REALTORS®. The United States alleges as follows: I. Nature of the Action 1. Defendant National Association of REALTORS® (‘‘NAR’’) has adopted a series of rules, policies, and practices governing, among other things, the publication and marketing of real estate, real estate broker commissions, as well as real estate broker access to lockboxes, that have been widely adopted by NAR’s members resulting in a lessening of competition among real estate brokers to the detriment of American home buyers. These NAR rules, policies, and practices include: (a) Prohibiting NAR-affiliated multiple-listing services (‘‘MLSs’’) from disclosing to prospective buyers the amount of commission that the buyer broker will earn if the buyer purchases a home listed on the MLS; (b) allowing buyer brokers to misrepresent to buyers that a buyer broker’s services are free; (c) enabling buyer brokers to filter MLS listings based on the level of buyer broker commissions offered and to exclude homes with lower commissions E:\FR\FM\16DEN1.SGM 16DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 242 (Wednesday, December 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81488-81489]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27692]


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JOINT BOARD FOR THE ENROLLMENT OF ACTUARIES


Meeting of the Advisory Committee; Meeting

AGENCY: Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries gives notice 
of a teleconference meeting of the Advisory Committee on Actuarial 
Examinations (a portion of which will be open to the public) on January 
4-5, 2021.

DATES: Monday, January 4, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EST), and 
Tuesday, January 5, 2021, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EST).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held by teleconference.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Van Osten, Designated 
Federal Officer, Advisory Committee on Actuarial Examinations, at 202-
317-3648 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the Advisory 
Committee on Actuarial Examinations will meet by teleconference on 
Monday, January 4, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EST), and 
Tuesday, January 5, 2021, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EST).
    The purpose of the meeting is to discuss topics and questions that 
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 2020 Pension (EA-2F) 
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 2021 
Basic (EA-1) Examination and the May 2021 Pension (EA-2L) Examination 
also 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.

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2, that the portions of the meeting dealing with the discussion of 
questions that may appear on the Joint Board's examinations and the 
review of the November 2020 Pension (EA-2F) 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 1:00 p.m. (EST) on January 4, 2021 and will 
continue for as long as necessary to complete the discussion, but not 
beyond 3:00 p.m. (EST). Time permitting, after the close of this 
discussion by Advisory Committee members, interested persons may make 
statements germane to this subject. Persons wishing to make oral 
statements should contact the Designated Federal Officer at 
[email protected] and include the written text or outline of comments 
they propose to make orally. Such comments will be limited to 10 
minutes in length. Persons who wish to attend the public session should 
contact the Designated Federal Officer at [email protected] to obtain 
teleconference access instructions. Notifications of intent to make an 
oral statement or to attend the meeting must be sent electronically to 
the Designated Federal Officer by no later than December 31, 2020. In 
addition, any interested person may file a written statement for 
consideration by the Joint Board and the Advisory Committee by sending 
it to [email protected].

    Dated: December 11, 2020.
Thomas V. Curtin,
Executive Director, Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries.
[FR Doc. 2020-27692 Filed 12-15-20; 8:45 am]
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