81_FR_5445 81 FR 5424 - DoD Board of Actuaries; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting

81 FR 5424 - DoD Board of Actuaries; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 21 (February 2, 2016)

Page Range5424-5425
FR Document2016-01855

The Department of Defense announces that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the DoD Board of Actuaries will take place. This meeting is open to the public.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 21 (Tuesday, February 2, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 2, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01855]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


DoD Board of Actuaries; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 
Meeting

AGENCY: DoD.

ACTION: Meeting notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense announces that the following Federal 
Advisory Committee meeting of the DoD Board of Actuaries will take 
place. This meeting is open to the public.

DATES: Thursday, July 14, 2016, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Friday, 
July 15, 2016, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: 4800 Mark Center Drive, Conference Room 18, Level B1, 
Alexandria, VA 22350.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Kathleen Ludwig at the Defense 
Human Resources Activity, DoD Office of the Actuary, 4800 Mark Center 
Drive, STE 05E22, Alexandria, VA 22350-7000. Phone: 571-372-1993. 
Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is being held under the 
provision of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., 
Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 
U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.150.
    Purpose of the meeting: The purpose of the meeting is for the Board 
to review DoD actuarial methods and assumptions to be used in the 
valuations of the Education Benefits Fund, the Military Retirement 
Fund, and the Voluntary Separation Incentive Fund, in accordance with 
the provisions of Section 183, Section 2006, Chapter 74 (10 U.S.C. 1464 
et. seq.), and 10 U.S.C. 1175.
    Agenda:

Education Benefits Fund (July 14, 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.)

1. Briefing on Investment Experience
2. September 30, 2015, Valuation Proposed Economic Assumptions *
3. September 30, 2015, Valuation Proposed Methods and Assumptions--
Reserve Programs *
4. September 30, 2015, Valuation Proposed Methods and Assumptions--
Active Duty Programs *
5. Developments in Education Benefits

Military Retirement Fund (July 15, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.)

1. Briefing on Investment Experience
2. September 30, 2015, Valuation of the Military Retirement Fund *
3. Proposed Methods and Assumptions for September 30, 2016, Valuation 
of the Military Retirement Fund *
    4. Proposed Methods and Assumptions for September 30, 2015, 
Voluntary Separation Incentive (VSI) Fund Valuation *
    5. Recent and Proposed Legislation
    * Board approval required

    Public's accessibility to the meeting: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b 
and 41 CFR 102-3.140 through 102-3.165, and the availability of space, 
this meeting is open to the public. Seating is on a first-come basis. 
The Mark Center is an annex of the Pentagon. Those without a valid DoD 
Common Access Card must contact Kathleen Ludwig at 571-372-1993 no 
later than June 16, 2016. Failure to make the necessary arrangements 
will result in building access being denied. It is strongly recommended 
that attendees plan to arrive at the Mark Center at least 30 minutes 
prior to the start of the meeting.
    Committee's Designated Federal Officer or Point of Contact: The 
Designated Federal Officer is Ms. Inger M. Pettygrove. Phone: 571-372-
1998. Email: [email protected].

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Persons desiring to attend the DoD Board of Actuaries meeting or make 
an oral presentation or submit a written statement for consideration at 
the meeting must notify Kathleen Ludwig at 571-372-1993, or 
[email protected], by June 16, 2016.

    Dated: January 28, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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                                             ACTION:   Meeting notice.                                  Public’s Accessibility to the Meeting:             provision of the Federal Advisory
                                                                                                     Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR                  Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C.,
                                             SUMMARY:   The Department of Defense                    102–3.140 through 102–3.165 and the                   Appendix, as amended), the
                                             announces that the following Federal                    availability of space, this meeting is                Government in the Sunshine Act of
                                             Advisory Committee meeting of the DoD                   open to the public. Seating is on a first-            1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and
                                             Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care                   come basis. The Mark Center is an                     41 CFR 102–3.150.
                                             Board of Actuaries will take place. This                annex of the Pentagon. Those without a                  Purpose of the meeting: The purpose
                                             meeting will be open to the public.                     valid DoD Common Access Card must                     of the meeting is for the Board to review
                                             DATES: Friday, July 29, 2016, from 10:00                contact Kathleen Ludwig at 571–372–                   DoD actuarial methods and assumptions
                                             a.m. to 12:00 p.m.                                      1993 no later than June 30, 2016. Failure             to be used in the valuations of the
                                             ADDRESSES: 4800 Mark Center Drive,                      to make the necessary arrangements will               Education Benefits Fund, the Military
                                             Conference Room 19, Level B1,                           result in building access being denied.               Retirement Fund, and the Voluntary
                                             Alexandria, VA 22350.                                   It is strongly recommended that                       Separation Incentive Fund, in
                                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs.                   attendees plan to arrive at the Mark                  accordance with the provisions of
                                             Kathleen Ludwig at the Defense Human                    Center at least 30 minutes prior to the               Section 183, Section 2006, Chapter 74
                                             Resource Activity, DoD Office of the                    start of the meeting.                                 (10 U.S.C. 1464 et. seq.), and 10 U.S.C.
                                             Actuary, 4800 Mark Center Drive, STE                       Committee’s Designated Federal                     1175.
                                             05E22, Alexandria, VA 22350–7000.                       Officer or Point of Contact: The                        Agenda:
                                             Phone: 571–372–1993. Email:                             Designated Federal Officer is Ms. Inger
                                                                                                     M. Pettygrove. Phone: 571–372–1998.                   Education Benefits Fund (July 14, 1:00
                                             Kathleen.A.Ludwig.civ@mail.mil.
                                                                                                     Email: inger.m.pettygrove.civ@mail.mil.               p.m.–4:00 p.m.)
                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
                                             meeting is being held under the                         Persons desiring to attend the DoD                    1. Briefing on Investment Experience
                                             provisions of the Federal Advisory                      Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care                 2. September 30, 2015, Valuation
                                             Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C.,                        Board of Actuaries meeting or make an                      Proposed Economic Assumptions *
                                             Appendix, as amended), the                              oral presentation or submit a written                 3. September 30, 2015, Valuation
                                             Government in the Sunshine Act of                       statement for consideration at the                         Proposed Methods and
                                             1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and                   meeting, must notify Kathleen Ludwig                       Assumptions—Reserve Programs *
                                             41 CFR 102–3.150.                                       at 571–372–1993, or                                   4. September 30, 2015, Valuation
                                               Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose                   Kathleen.A.Ludwig.civ@mail.mil, by                         Proposed Methods and
                                             of the meeting is to execute the                        June 30, 2016.                                             Assumptions—Active Duty
                                             provisions of chapter 56, title 10, United                Dated: January 28, 2016.                                 Programs *
                                             States Code (10 U.S.C. 1114 et. seq.).                                                                        5. Developments in Education Benefits
                                                                                                     Aaron Siegel,
                                             The Board shall review DoD actuarial                    Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison                Military Retirement Fund (July 15,
                                             methods and assumptions to be used in                   Officer, Department of Defense.                       10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.)
                                             the valuation of benefits under DoD                     [FR Doc. 2016–01854 Filed 2–1–16; 8:45 am]
                                             retiree health care programs for                                                                              1. Briefing on Investment Experience
                                                                                                     BILLING CODE 5001–06–P                                2. September 30, 2015, Valuation of the
                                             Medicare-eligible beneficiaries.
                                               Agenda:                                                                                                           Military Retirement Fund *
                                                                                                                                                           3. Proposed Methods and Assumptions
                                             1. Meeting Objective                                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE                                       for September 30, 2016, Valuation
                                                Approve actuarial assumptions and                    Office of the Secretary                                     of the Military Retirement Fund *
                                             methods needed for calculating:                                                                                  4. Proposed Methods and
                                             i. FY 2018 per capita full-time and part-               DoD Board of Actuaries; Notice of                     Assumptions for September 30, 2015,
                                                   time normal cost amounts                          Federal Advisory Committee Meeting                    Voluntary Separation Incentive (VSI)
                                             ii. September 30, 2015, unfunded                                                                              Fund Valuation *
                                                   liability (UFL)                                   AGENCY:   DoD.                                           5. Recent and Proposed Legislation
                                             iii. October 1, 2016, Treasury UFL                      ACTION:   Meeting notice.                                * Board approval required
                                                   amortization and normal cost                                                                               Public’s accessibility to the meeting:
                                                   payments                                          SUMMARY:   The Department of Defense
                                                                                                     announces that the following Federal                  Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR
                                             2. Trust Fund Update                                    Advisory Committee meeting of the DoD                 102–3.140 through 102–3.165, and the
                                                                                                     Board of Actuaries will take place. This              availability of space, this meeting is
                                             3. Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health
                                                                                                     meeting is open to the public.                        open to the public. Seating is on a first-
                                             Care Fund Update
                                                                                                     DATES: Thursday, July 14, 2016, from                  come basis. The Mark Center is an
                                             4. September 30, 2014, Actuarial                        1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Friday, July               annex of the Pentagon. Those without a
                                             Valuation Results                                       15, 2016, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.                valid DoD Common Access Card must
                                             5. September 30, 2015, Actuarial                                                                              contact Kathleen Ludwig at 571–372–
                                                                                                     ADDRESSES: 4800 Mark Center Drive,
                                             Valuation Proposals                                                                                           1993 no later than June 16, 2016. Failure
                                                                                                     Conference Room 18, Level B1,
                                                                                                                                                           to make the necessary arrangements will
                                             6. Decisions                                            Alexandria, VA 22350.
                                                                                                                                                           result in building access being denied.
                                                Actuarial assumptions and methods                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs.                 It is strongly recommended that
                                             needed for calculating:                                 Kathleen Ludwig at the Defense Human                  attendees plan to arrive at the Mark
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                                                                                                     Resources Activity, DoD Office of the                 Center at least 30 minutes prior to the
                                             a. FY 2018 per capita full-time and part-
                                                                                                     Actuary, 4800 Mark Center Drive, STE                  start of the meeting.
                                                time normal cost amounts
                                             b. September 30, 2015, unfunded                         05E22, Alexandria, VA 22350–7000.                        Committee’s Designated Federal
                                                liability (UFL)                                      Phone: 571–372–1993. Email:                           Officer or Point of Contact: The
                                             c. October 1, 2016, Treasury UFL                        Kathleen.A.Ludwig.civ@mail.mil.                       Designated Federal Officer is Ms. Inger
                                                amortization and normal cost                         SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:   This                     M. Pettygrove. Phone: 571–372–1998.
                                                payments                                             meeting is being held under the                       Email: inger.m.pettygrove.civ@mail.mil.


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                                             Persons desiring to attend the DoD                         (3) Assistance in completing college               34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), we award an
                                             Board of Actuaries meeting or make an                   admission and financial aid                           application up to two additional points
                                             oral presentation or submit a written                   applications;                                         for each priority, for a total of up to four
                                             statement for consideration at the                         (4) Assistance in preparing for college            additional points, depending on how
                                             meeting must notify Kathleen Ludwig at                  entrance examinations;                                well the application meets each of these
                                             571–372–1993, or                                           (5) Education or counseling services               priorities.
                                             Kathleen.A.Ludwig.civ@mail.mil, by                      designed to improve the financial                       The competitive preference priorities
                                             June 16, 2016.                                          literacy and economic literacy of                     are:
                                                                                                     students;                                               Competitive Preference Priority 1:
                                               Dated: January 28, 2016.
                                                                                                        (6) Guidance on secondary school                   Improving Parent, Family, and
                                             Aaron Siegel,                                           reentry or entry to a general educational             Community Engagement (up to 2
                                             Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison                  development (GED) program or other                    additional points).
                                             Officer, Department of Defense.                         alternative education program for                       The Secretary gives priority to
                                             [FR Doc. 2016–01855 Filed 2–1–16; 8:45 am]              secondary school dropouts;                            projects that are designed to improve
                                             BILLING CODE 5001–06–P                                     (7) Individualized personal, career,               student outcomes through
                                                                                                     and academic counseling;                              implementing initiatives that improve
                                                                                                        (8) Tutorial services;                             community engagement (as defined in
                                                                                                        (9) Career workshops and counseling;               this notice), the relationships between
                                             DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION                                    (10) Mentoring programs involving                  parents or families and school or
                                                                                                     elementary or secondary school                        program staff by cultivating sustained
                                             Applications for New Awards;                            teachers, faculty members at institutions
                                             Educational Opportunity Centers                                                                               partnerships (as defined in this notice).
                                                                                                     of higher education (IHEs), students, or                Competitive Preference Priority 2:
                                             Program                                                 any combination of these persons; and                 Supporting Military Families and
                                             AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary                            (11) Programs and activities as                    Veterans (up to 2 additional points).
                                             Education, Department of Education.                     described in items (1) through (10) that                The Secretary gives priority to
                                                                                                     are specially designed for students who               projects that are designed to address the
                                             ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                     are limited English proficient, students              needs of military- or veteran-connected
                                                Overview Information: Educational                    from groups that are traditionally                    students (as defined in this notice).
                                             Opportunity Centers Program (EOC                        underrepresented in postsecondary                        Note: Applicants must include, in the one-
                                             Program) Notice Inviting Applications                   education, students with disabilities,                page abstract submitted with the application,
                                             for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY)                     students who are homeless children and                a statement indicating which, if any, of the
                                             2016.                                                   youths, students who are in foster care               competitive preference priorities are
                                                Catalog of Federal Domestic                          or are aging out of the foster care                   addressed. If the applicant has addressed the
                                             Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.066A.                      system, or other disconnected students.               competitive preference priorities, this
                                                                                                        (12) Other activities designed to meet             information must also be listed in the
                                             DATES: Applications Available: February                                                                       application package on the EOC Program
                                                                                                     the purposes of the EOC Program.
                                             2, 2016.                                                                                                      Profile Form.
                                                Deadline for Transmittal of                            Note: Consistent with 34 CFR 75.209, the
                                                                                                     Secretary will use the selection criteria                Definitions: These definitions are
                                             Applications: April 4, 2016.
                                                                                                     outlined in 34 CFR 644.21 to evaluate the             from the Supplemental Priorities and 34
                                                Deadline for Intergovernmental
                                                                                                     applications submitted for new grants under           CFR 77.1.
                                             Review: June 1, 2016.                                   this program. In addition, consistent with the           Community engagement means the
                                             Full Text of Announcement                               Department’s increasing emphasis on                   systematic inclusion of community
                                                                                                     promoting evidence-based practices through            organizations as partners with State
                                             I. Funding Opportunity Description                      our grant competitions, the Secretary will            educational agencies (SEAs), local
                                               Purpose of Program: The purposes of                   also evaluate applications on the extent to           educational agencies (LEAs), or other
                                             the EOC Program are to: provide                         which the components of the proposed
                                                                                                     project are supported by a logic model that
                                                                                                                                                           educational institutions, or their school
                                             information regarding financial and                     meets the evidence standard of ‘‘strong               or program staff to accomplish activities
                                             academic assistance available for                       theory’’ (as defined in this notice). We              that may include developing a shared
                                             qualified adults who want to enter or                   encourage applicants to read carefully the            community vision, establishing a shared
                                             continue to pursue a program of                         Selection Criteria section of this notice.            accountability agreement, participating
                                             postsecondary education; provide                        Resources to assist applicants in creating a          in shared data collection and analysis,
                                             assistance to those individuals in                      logic model can be found here: http://                or establishing community networks
                                             applying for admission to institutions at               ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/pacific/pdf/           that are focused on shared community-
                                             which a program of postsecondary                        REL_2014007.pdf.                                      level outcomes. These organizations
                                             education is offered, including                            Priorities: This notice contains two               may include faith- and community-
                                             preparing necessary applications for use                competitive preference priorities. The                based organizations, IHEs (including
                                             by admissions and financial aid officers;               competitive preference priorities are                 minority-serving institutions eligible to
                                             and assist in improving the financial                   from the notice of final supplemental                 receive aid under title III or title V of the
                                             and economic literacy of program                        priorities and definitions for                        Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA)),
                                             participants.                                           discretionary grant programs, published               businesses and industries, labor
                                               An Educational Opportunity Centers                    in the Federal Register on December 10,               organizations, State and local
                                             project may provide the following                       2014 (79 FR 73425) (Supplemental                      government entities, or Federal entities
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                                             services:                                               Priorities).                                          other than the Department.
                                               (1) Public information campaigns                         Competitive Preference Priorities: For                Logic model (also referred to as theory
                                             designed to inform the community                        FY 2016 and any subsequent year in                    of action) means a well-specified
                                             regarding opportunities for                             which we make awards from the list of                 conceptual framework that identifies
                                             postsecondary education and training;                   unfunded applicants from this                         key components of the proposed
                                               (2) Academic advice and assistance in                 competition, these priorities are                     process, product, strategy, or practice
                                             course selection;                                       competitive preference priorities. Under              (i.e., the active ‘‘ingredients’’ that are


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Document Created: 2016-02-02 00:31:46
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionMeeting notice.
DatesThursday, July 14, 2016, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Friday, July 15, 2016, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
ContactMrs. Kathleen Ludwig at the Defense Human Resources Activity, DoD Office of the Actuary, 4800 Mark Center Drive, STE 05E22, Alexandria, VA 22350-7000. Phone: 571-372-1993. Email: [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 5424 

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