[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 23 (Thursday, February 3, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-2371]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

12 CFR Part 25

[Docket No. 93-19]

RIN 1557-AB32

Federal Reserve System

12 CFR Part 228

[Docket No. R-0822]

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

12 CFR Part 345

RIN 3064-AB27

Office of Thrift Supervision

12 CFR Part 563e

[Docket No. 93-234]

RIN 1550-AA69

 

Community Reinvestment Act Regulations

AGENCIES: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury (OCC); 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board); Federal 
Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of Thrift Supervision, 
Treasury (OTS).

ACTION: Joint notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance 
Corporation, and the Office of Thrift Supervision (the Federal 
financial supervisory agencies) are extending the comment period until 
March 24, 1994, for their joint notice of proposed rulemaking regarding 
their regulations concerning the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) 
published on December 21, 1993.

DATES: Comments must be received by March 24, 1994.

ADDRESSES: OCC: Comments should be directed to: Communications 
Division, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20219, Attention: Docket No. 93-19. Comments will be 
available for public inspection and photocopying at the same location.
    BOARD: Comments should be directed to: William W. Wiles, Secretary, 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Docket No. R-0822, 
20th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20551. 
Comments addressed to Mr. Wiles may also be delivered to Room B-2222 of 
the Eccles Building between 8:45 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. weekdays, or to the 
guard station in the Eccles Building courtyard on 20th Street, NW. 
(between Constitution Avenue and C Street) at any time. Comments may be 
inspected in Room MP-500 of the Martin Building between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m. weekdays, except as provided in 12 CFR 261.8 of the Board's rules 
regarding the availability of information.
    FDIC: Comments should be directed to: Robert E. Feldman, Acting 
Executive Secretary, FDIC, 550 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20429. 
They may be hand delivered to room 402, 1776 F Street, NW., Washington, 
DC between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on business days. They may be sent 
by facsimile transmission to (202) 898-3838. Comments will be available 
for public inspection at the FDIC Reading Room #7118 at 550 17th 
Street, NW., Washington, DC between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on business 
days.
    OTS: Comments should be directed to: Director, Information Services 
Division, Public Affairs, Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20552, Attention: Docket No. 93-234. These 
submissions may be hand delivered to 1700 G Street, NW. from 9 a.m. to 
5 p.m. on business days; they may be sent by facsimile transmission to 
FAX number (202) 906-7755. Submissions must be received by 5 p.m. on 
the day they are due in order to be considered by the OTS. Late-filed, 
misaddressed, or misidentified submissions will not be considered in 
this rulemaking. Comments will be available for public inspection at 
1700 G Street, NW., from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. on business days. Visitors 
will be escorted to and from the Public Reading Room at established 
intervals.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OCC: Stephen M. Cross, Deputy 
Comptroller for Compliance, (202) 874-5216; Matthew Roberts, Special 
Counsel, Chief Counsel's Office, (202) 874-5200.
    BOARD: Glenn E. Loney, Associate Director, Division of Consumer and 
Community Affairs, (202) 452-3585; Scott G. Alvarez, Associate General 
Counsel, Legal Division, (202) 452-3583; Leonard N. Chanin, Managing 
Counsel, Division of Consumer and Community Affairs, (202) 452-3667.
    FDIC: Bobbie Jean Norris, Deputy Director, Office of Consumer 
Affairs, (202) 898-6760; Valerie Thomas, Review Examiner (Compliance), 
Division of Supervision, (202) 898-7155; Ann Loikow, Counsel, (202) 
898-3796; Sandy Comenetz, Counsel, (202) 898-3582, Regulation and 
Legislation Section, Legal Division.
    OTS: Timothy R. Burniston, Deputy Assistant Director for Policy, 
(202) 906-5629; Theresa A. Stark, Program Analyst, Specialized 
Programs, (202) 906-7054; Lewis A. Segall, Senior Attorney, Legal 
Policy Division, Chief Counsel's Office, (202) 906-6648.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The joint notice of proposed rulemaking was 
published in the Federal Register on December 21, 1993 (58 FR 67466), 
and comments were to be received by February 22, 1994. The new deadline 
for submission of comments is March 24, 1994.
    The agencies believe that additional time for comment is warranted 
due to the magnitude of the proposed changes, the complexity of the 
issues, the level of interest in the subject, and delays posed by the 
holiday season. The agencies are nonetheless pleased with the volume of 
comment received to date and believe that further comment will 
contribute measurably to improvements in the final rule. Therefore, the 
agencies have determined that it is appropriate to extend the comment 
period for an additional 30 days. This additional time should allow 
commenters adequate time fully to analyze and to respond to the 
proposal.
    All interested persons are invited to submit comments during this 
period.

    Dated: January 25, 1994.
Eugene A. Ludwig,
Comptroller of the Currency.

    By order of the Secretary of the Board, acting pursuant to 
delegated authority for the Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System.

    Dated: January 25, 1994.
William W. Wiles,
Secretary.

    By order of the Board of Directors.

    Dated at Washington, DC, this 27th day of January, 1994.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Acting Executive Secretary.

    Dated: January 25, 1994.

    By the Office of Thrift Supervision.
Jonathan L. Fiechter,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 94-2371 Filed 2-2-94; 8:45 am]
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