[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 36 (Thursday, February 24, 2005)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 9016-9017]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-3475]


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FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION

12 CFR Parts 611, 612, 614, 615, 618, 619, 620, 630

RIN 3052-AC19


Organization; Standards of Conduct and Referral of Known or 
Suspected Criminal Violations; Loan Policies and Operations; Funding 
and Fiscal Affairs, Loan Policies and Operations, and Funding 
Operations; General Provisions; Definitions; Disclosure to 
Shareholders; Disclosure to Investors in Systemwide and Consolidated 
Bank Debt Obligations of the Farm Credit System

AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Farm Credit Administration (FCA, we, us, or our) is 
extending the comment period for 60 days on our proposed rule affecting 
the governance of the Farm Credit System so all parties will have more 
time to respond.

DATES: Please send your comments to us on or before May 20, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent by electronic mail to [email protected], 
through the Pending Regulations section of our Web site at http://www.fca.gov, or through the Government-wide http://www.regulations.gov 
portal. You may also send written comments to S. Robert Coleman, 
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 comments we receive at our office in 
McLean, Virginia, or from our Web site at http://www.fca.gov. Once you 
are in the Web site, select ``Legal Info,'' and then select ``Public 
Comments.'' We will show your comments as submitted, but for technical 
reasons we may omit items such as logos and special characters. 
Identifying information you provide, such as phone numbers and 
addresses, will be publicly available. However, we will attempt to 
remove electronic-mail addresses to help reduce Internet spam.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert R. Andros, Policy Analyst, 
Office of Policy and Analysis, Farm Credit Administration, McLean, VA 
22102-5090, (703) 883-4017, TTY (703) 883-4434; or Laura D. McFarland, 
Senior Attorney, Office of General Counsel, Farm Credit Administration, 
McLean, VA 22102-5090, (703) 883-4020, TTY (703) 883-4020.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 19, 2005, FCA published a 
proposed rule in the Federal Register seeking public comment on 
amendments to its regulations affecting the governance of the Farm 
Credit System. The comment period expires on March 21, 2005. See 70 FR 
2963, January 19, 2005.
    The Farm Credit Council requested that we extend the comment period 
for an additional 60 days. In response to this request, we are 
extending the comment period until May 20, 2005 so all interested 
parties have more time to respond. The FCA supports public involvement 
and participation in its regulatory process and invites all interested 
parties to review and provide comments on the proposed rule.

    Dated: February 17, 2005.
Jeanette C. Brinkley,
Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board.
[FR Doc. 05-3475 Filed 2-23-05; 8:45 am]
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