[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 44 (Monday, March 8, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 10446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-4768]



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FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE BOARD

12 CFR Part 906

FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY

12 CFR Part 1207

RIN 2590-AA28


Minority and Women Inclusion

AGENCIES: Federal Housing Finance Board; Federal Housing Finance 
Agency.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is issuing notice 
and opportunity for the public to comment on this proposed rule on 
minority and women inclusion. Section 1116 of the Housing and Economic 
Recovery Act of 2008 amended section 1319A of the Federal Housing 
Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, requiring FHFA, 
the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan 
Mortgage Corporation, and the Federal Home Loan Banks to promote 
diversity and the inclusion of women and minorities in all activities. 
Consequently, FHFA published a proposed rule for comment on January 11, 
2010, which was intended to achieve that end. The proposal had a 
comment period of 60 days, but FHFA has decided to extend the comment 
period an additional 45 days.

DATES: Written comments on the proposed rule must be received on or 
before April 26, 2010. For additional information, see SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to FHFA by any one of the following methods:
     E-mail: [email protected]. Please include in the 
subject line of your submission: ``Federal Housing Finance Agency--
Proposed Rule: RIN 2590-AA28''.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. To ensure timely 
receipt by the agency include the following information in the subject 
line of your submission: ``Federal Housing Finance Agency--Proposed 
Rule: RIN 2590-AA28''. If you submit your comment to the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal, please also send it by e-mail to FHFA at 
[email protected] to ensure timely receipt by the agency.
     Mail/Hand Delivery: Alfred M. Pollard, General Counsel, 
Federal Housing Finance Agency, Fourth Floor, 1700 G Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20552, Attention: Public Comments/RIN 2590-AA28. The 
package should be logged at the Guard Desk, First Floor, on business 
days between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Howard, Equal Employment 
Opportunity and Diversity Director, [email protected], (202) 408-
2502, 1625 Eye Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006; or Mark Laponsky, 
Deputy General Counsel, [email protected], (202) 414-3832 (not 
toll-free numbers), Federal Housing Finance Agency, Fourth Floor, 1700 
G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552. The telephone number for the 
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf is (800) 877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 11, 2010, FHFA published for 
comment in the Federal Register a proposed rule, in accordance with 
statutory amendments, to require FHFA, the Federal National Mortgage 
Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and the 
Federal Home Loan Banks to promote diversity and the inclusion of women 
and minorities in all activities. The proposed rule will implement this 
statutory provision. See 75 FR 1289 (January 11, 2010). The comment 
period for the proposed rule was originally scheduled to close on March 
12, 2010; but, FHFA wants to ensure that interested parties have 
sufficient opportunity to submit thoughtful and considered comments on 
the important policy and operational issues addressed in the proposed 
rule. As a result, FHFA is extending the comment period an additional 
45 days, until April 26, 2010.
    FHFA invites comments on all aspects of the proposed rule and will 
take all comments into consideration before issuing the final 
regulation. We will post all public comments we receive without change, 
including any personal information you provide, such as your name and 
address, on the FHFA Web site at http://www.fhfa.gov. In addition, 
copies of all comments received will be available for examination by 
the public on business days between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., at 
the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Fourth Floor, 1700 G Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20552. To make an appointment to inspect comments, 
please call the Office of General Counsel at (202) 414-6924.

    Dated: February 28, 2010.
Edward J. DeMarco,
Acting Director, Federal Housing Finance Agency.
[FR Doc. 2010-4768 Filed 3-5-10; 8:45 am]
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