83_FR_8500 83 FR 8461 - DoD Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Board of Actuaries; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting

83 FR 8461 - DoD Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Board of Actuaries; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 39 (February 27, 2018)

Page Range8461-8461
FR Document2018-03977

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

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 8461]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03977]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


DoD Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Board of Actuaries; 
Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Federal Advisory Committee meeting notice.

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

DATES: Friday, August 3, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: 4800 Mark Center Drive, Conference Room 9, Level B1, 
Alexandria, VA 22350.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Kathleen Ludwig at the Defense 
Human Resource Activity, DoD Office of the Actuary, 4800 Mark Center 
Drive, STE 03E25 Alexandria, VA 22350-8000. Phone: 571-372-1993. Email: 
Kathleen.A.Ludwig.civ@mail.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is being held under the 
provisions 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 to execute 
the provisions of 10 U.S.C. chapter 56 (10 U.S.C. 1114 et. seq). The 
Board shall review DoD actuarial methods and assumptions to be used in 
the valuation of benefits under DoD retiree health care programs for 
Medicare-eligible beneficiaries.

Agenda

1. Meeting Objective

    a. Approve actuarial assumptions and methods needed for 
calculating:
(i) September 30, 2017 unfunded liability (UFL)
(ii) FY 2020 per capita full-time and part-time normal cost amounts
(iii) October 1, 2018, Treasury UFL amortization payment
    b. Approve per capita full-time and part-time normal cost amounts 
for the October 1, 2018 (FY 2019) normal cost payments.

2. Trust Fund Update--Investment Experience

3. Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund Update

4. September 30, 2016, Actuarial Valuation Results

5. September 30, 2017, Actuarial Valuation Proposals

6. Decisions

(i) Actuarial assumptions and methods needed for calculating items 
specified in agenda item 1.a
(ii) Per capita full-time and part-time normal cost amounts needed for 
calculating item specified in agenda item 1.b.

    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. 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 July 6, 2018. Attendees 
should secure their meeting reservations before this deadline to avoid 
any issues with building access. 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 Pettygrove, 703-225-8803, 
Inger.M.Pettygrove.civ@mail.mil. Persons desiring to attend the DoD 
Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care 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 Kathleen.A.Ludwig.civ@mail.mil, by July 6, 2018. For further 
information contact Mrs. Ludwig at the Defense Human Resource Activity, 
DoD Office of the Actuary, 4800 Mark Center Drive, STE 03E25 
Alexandria, VA 22350-8000.

    Dated: February 22, 2018.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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                                               SUMMARY:   The Department of Defense                      Dated: February 21, 2018.                           October 1, 2018 (FY 2019) normal cost
                                               (DoD) is publishing this notice to                      Aaron Siegel,                                         payments.
                                               announce that it is renewing the charter                Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison
                                               for the Ocean Research Advisory Panel                   Officer, Department of Defense.                       2. Trust Fund Update—Investment
                                               (‘‘the Panel’’).                                        [FR Doc. 2018–03905 Filed 2–26–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                             Experience
                                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:               Jim      BILLING CODE 5001–06–P                                3. Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care
                                               Freeman, Advisory Committee                                                                                   Fund Update
                                               Management Officer for the Department                                                                         4. September 30, 2016, Actuarial
                                               of Defense, 703–692–5952.                               DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
                                                                                                                                                             Valuation Results
                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:       The                    Office of the Secretary                               5. September 30, 2017, Actuarial
                                               Panel’s charter is being renewed
                                                                                                       DoD Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health                  Valuation Proposals
                                               pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 7903 and in
                                               accordance with the Federal Advisory                    Care Board of Actuaries; Notice of                    6. Decisions
                                               Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5                         Federal Advisory Committee Meeting
                                               U.S.C., Appendix, as amended) and 41                                                                          (i) Actuarial assumptions and methods
                                                                                                       AGENCY:  Department of Defense (DoD).                       needed for calculating items
                                               CFR 102–3.50(a). The Panel’s charter
                                               and contact information for the Panel’s                 ACTION: Federal Advisory Committee                          specified in agenda item 1.a
                                               Designated Federal Officer (DFO) can be                 meeting notice.                                       (ii) Per capita full-time and part-time
                                               found at http://www.facadatabase.gov/.                  SUMMARY:   The Department of Defense                        normal cost amounts needed for
                                                 The Panel shall provide independent                   announces that the following Federal                        calculating item specified in agenda
                                               scientific advice and recommendations                   Advisory Committee meeting of the DoD                       item 1.b.
                                               to the National Ocean Research                          Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care
                                               Leadership Council (‘‘the Council’’).                                                                            Public’s accessibility to the meeting:
                                                                                                       Board of Actuaries will take place. This              Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR
                                               The Council operates as the National                    meeting is open to the public.
                                               Ocean Council (NOC) as directed by                                                                            102–3.140 through 102–3.165 and the
                                                                                                       DATES: Friday, August 3, 2018, from                   availability of space, this meeting is
                                               Executive Order 13547. The NOC                          10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
                                               Deputy-level Committee (‘‘the                                                                                 open to the public. The Mark Center is
                                                                                                       ADDRESSES: 4800 Mark Center Drive,                    an annex of the Pentagon. Those
                                               Committee’’) has assumed the statutory
                                               responsibilities of the Council.                        Conference Room 9, Level B1,                          without a valid DoD Common Access
                                                                                                       Alexandria, VA 22350.                                 Card must contact Kathleen Ludwig at
                                                 The Panel shall consist of not less
                                               than 10 and not more than 18 members                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs.                 571–372–1993 no later than July 6,
                                               representing the following: (a) One                     Kathleen Ludwig at the Defense Human                  2018. Attendees should secure their
                                               member who will represent the National                  Resource Activity, DoD Office of the                  meeting reservations before this
                                               Academy of Sciences. (b) One member                     Actuary, 4800 Mark Center Drive, STE                  deadline to avoid any issues with
                                               who will represent the National                         03E25 Alexandria, VA 22350–8000.                      building access. It is strongly
                                               Academy of Engineering. (c) One                         Phone: 571–372–1993. Email:                           recommended that attendees plan to
                                               member who will represent the Institute                 Kathleen.A.Ludwig.civ@mail.mil.                       arrive at the Mark Center at least 30
                                               of Medicine. (d) Members selected from                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This                       minutes prior to the start of the meeting.
                                               among individuals who will represent                    meeting is being held under the
                                                                                                                                                                Committee’s Designated Federal
                                               the views on ocean industries, State                    provisions of the Federal Advisory
                                                                                                       Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C.,                      Officer or Point of Contact: The
                                               Governments, academia, and such other                                                                         Designated Federal Officer is Ms. Inger
                                               views as the Chairs of the Committee                    Appendix, as amended), the
                                                                                                       Government in the Sunshine Act of                     Pettygrove, 703–225–8803,
                                               consider appropriate. (e) Members
                                                                                                       1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and                 Inger.M.Pettygrove.civ@mail.mil.
                                               selected from individuals who are
                                                                                                       41 CFR 102–3.150.                                     Persons desiring to attend the DoD
                                               eminent in the fields of marine science,
                                               marine policy, or related fields. All                     Purpose of the meeting: The purpose                 Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care
                                               members of the Panel are appointed to                   of the meeting is to execute the                      Board of Actuaries meeting or make an
                                               provide advice on behalf of the                         provisions of 10 U.S.C. chapter 56 (10                oral presentation or submit a written
                                               Government on the basis of their best                   U.S.C. 1114 et. seq). The Board shall                 statement for consideration at the
                                               judgment without representing any                       review DoD actuarial methods and                      meeting, must notify Kathleen Ludwig
                                               particular point of view and in a manner                assumptions to be used in the valuation               at 571–372–1993, or
                                               that is free from conflict of interest.                 of benefits under DoD retiree health care             Kathleen.A.Ludwig.civ@mail.mil, by
                                               Except for reimbursement of official                    programs for Medicare-eligible                        July 6, 2018. For further information
                                               Panel-related travel and per diem, Panel                beneficiaries.                                        contact Mrs. Ludwig at the Defense
                                               members serve without compensation.                     Agenda                                                Human Resource Activity, DoD Office of
                                                 The public or interested organizations                                                                      the Actuary, 4800 Mark Center Drive,
                                               may submit written statements to the                    1. Meeting Objective                                  STE 03E25 Alexandria, VA 22350–8000.
                                               Panel membership about the Panel’s                         a. Approve actuarial assumptions and                 Dated: February 22, 2018.
                                               mission and functions. Written                          methods needed for calculating:                       Aaron Siegel,
                                               statements may be submitted at any                      (i) September 30, 2017 unfunded
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                                               time or in response to the stated agenda                                                                      Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
                                                                                                             liability (UFL)
                                                                                                                                                             Officer, Department of Defense.
                                               of planned meeting of the Panel. All                    (ii) FY 2020 per capita full-time and
                                                                                                                                                             [FR Doc. 2018–03977 Filed 2–26–18; 8:45 am]
                                               written statements shall be submitted to                      part-time normal cost amounts
                                               the DFO for the Panel, and this                         (iii) October 1, 2018, Treasury UFL                   BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
                                               individual will ensure that the written                       amortization payment
                                               statements are provided to the                             b. Approve per capita full-time and
                                               membership for their consideration.                     part-time normal cost amounts for the


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Document Created: 2018-02-27 01:14:45
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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
ActionFederal Advisory Committee meeting notice.
DatesFriday, August 3, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
ContactMrs. Kathleen Ludwig at the Defense Human Resource Activity, DoD Office of the Actuary, 4800 Mark Center Drive, STE 03E25 Alexandria, VA 22350-8000. Phone: 571-372-1993. Email: [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 8461 

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