[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 123 (Monday, June 26, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 39319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-16053]


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FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION

12 CFR Parts 614, 615, and 618

RIN 3052-AB96


Loan Policies and Operations; Funding and Fiscal Affairs, Loan 
Policies and Operations, and Funding Operations; General Provisions; 
OFI Lending

AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration (FCA).

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM); reopening of 
comment period.

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SUMMARY: We are reopening the comment period on our ANPRM that asks you 
to comment on the appropriate capital risk weighting of Farm Credit 
System (System) bank loans to other financing institutions (OFIs), the 
public availability of the identities of OFIs, cross-district funding 
of OFIs, and ways to improve System banks' funding of OFIs. We are 
reopening the comment period on the ANPRM until July 19, 2000, so that 
interested parties have additional time to provide comments.

DATES: Please send your comments to us on or before July 19, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send us your comments by electronic mail to ``[email protected]'' or through the Pending Regulations section of our Web 
site at ``www.fca.gov.'' You may also send written comments to Patricia 
W. DiMuzio, Director, Regulation and Policy Division, Office of Policy 
and Analysis, Farm Credit Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive, 
McLean, Virginia 22102-5090, or by facsimile transmission to (703) 734-
5784. You may review copies of all comments we receive in the Office of 
Policy and Analysis, Farm Credit Administration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:   

Dennis K. Carpenter, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Policy and 
Analysis, Farm Credit Administration, McLean, VA 22102-5090, (703) 883-
4498, TDD (703) 883-4444,
    or
Rebecca S. Orlich, Senior Attorney, Office of General Counsel, Farm 
Credit Administration, McLean, VA 22102-5090, (703) 883-4020, TDD (703) 
883-4444.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 20, 2000, we published an ANPRM in 
the Federal Register to seek comment on whether we should revise FCA's 
regulations to improve and better promote OFI access to System funding. 
The comment period expired on June 19, 2000. See 65 FR 21151, April 20, 
2000. In response to a request, we are reopening the comment period 
until July 19, 2000, so that commenters will have more time to respond.

    Dated: June 20, 2000.
Vivian L. Portis,
Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board.
[FR Doc. 00-16053 Filed 6-23-00; 8:45 am]
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