[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 35 (Friday, February 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 8509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-4154]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM


Consumer Advisory Council

ACTION: Notice of Meeting of Consumer Advisory Council

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    The Consumer Advisory Council will meet on Thursday, March 13, 
2003. The meeting, which will be open to public observation, will take 
place at the Federal Reserve Board's offices in Washington, D.C., in 
Dining Room E on the Terrace level of the Martin Building. Anyone 
planning to attend the meeting should, for security purposes, register 
no later than Tuesday, March 11, by completing the form found on-line 
at: https://www.federalreserve.gov/secure/forms/cacregistration.cfm.
    Additionally, attendees must present photo identification to enter 
the building.
    The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and is expected to conclude at 1 
p.m. The Martin Building is located on C Street, NW., between 20th and 
21st Streets.
    The Council's function is to advise the Board on the exercise of 
the Board's responsibilities under various consumer financial services 
laws and on other matters on which the Board seeks its advice. Time 
permitting, the Council will discuss the following topics:
    Check Bounce Protection: Discussion of the impact that check bounce 
protection programs have on consumers and possible regulatory concerns.
    Predatory Lending: Discussion of the effects of state predatory 
lending laws on credit availability and the appropriateness of federal 
preemption of state laws.
    Truth in Lending Act: Discussion of issues related to credit card 
disclosures in connection with the Board's review of Regulation Z, 
which implements the Truth in Lending Act.
    Committee Reports: Council committees will report on their work.
    Other matters initiated by Council members also may be discussed.
    Persons wishing to submit views to the Council on any of the above 
topics may do so by sending written statements to Ann Bistay, Secretary 
of the Consumer Advisory Council, Division of Consumer and Community 
Affairs, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, 
D.C. 20551. Information about this meeting may be obtained from Ms. 
Bistay, 202-452-6470.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, February 13, 
2003.
Jennifer J. Johnson
Secretary of the Board
[FR Doc. 03-4154 Filed 2-20-03; 8:45 am]
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