[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 7, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65113-65114]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-18762]


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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION


Establishment of the FDIC Advisory Committee on Economic 
Inclusion

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has 
determined to establish the FDIC Advisory Committee on Economic 
Inclusion (``the Committee''). The Committee will provide advice and 
recommendations on initiatives to expand access to banking services by 
underserved populations. The Committee will review various issues that 
may include, but not be limited to, basic retail financial services 
such as check cashing, money orders, remittances, stored value cards, 
short-term loans, savings accounts, and other services to promote asset 
accumulation and financial stability. The Chairman certifies that the 
establishment of this advisory committee is in the public interest in 
connection with the performance of duties imposed on the FDIC by law.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert E. Feldman, Executive 
Secretary, FDIC, 550 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20429; telephone 
(202) 898-7043.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the requirements of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (``FACA'') 5 U.S.C. App. 2, notice is 
hereby given that the Chairman of the FDIC intends to establish the 
FDIC Advisory Committee on Economic

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Inclusion (``the Committee''). After consultation with the General 
Services Administration as required by section 9(a)(2) of FACA and 41 
CFR 102-3.65, the Chairman of the FDIC certifies that she has 
determined that the establishment of the Committee is in the public 
interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed on the 
FDIC by law. The Committee will provide advice and recommendations on 
initiatives to expand access to banking services by underserved 
populations. The Committee will review various issues that may include, 
but not be limited to, basic retail financial services such as check 
cashing, money orders, remittances, stored value cards, short-term 
loans, savings accounts, and other services to promote asset 
accumulation and financial stability. The Committee will function 
solely as an advisory body, and in compliance with the provisions of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The Committee will represent a 
cross-section of interests from the federal government, banking 
industry, state regulatory authorities, consumer or public advocacy 
organizations, community-based groups, as well as others impacted by 
banking-related practices.

    Dated at Washington, DC, this 2nd day of November, 2006.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-18762 Filed 11-6-06; 8:45 am]
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