[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 38394]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15685]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Public Input on the Report to Congress on the U.S. and Global 
Reinsurance Market

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: Section 502 the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer 
Protection Act. Pub. L. 111-203) (the Dodd-Frank Act), as codified in 
Section 313(o) of Title 31 of the United States Code, requires the 
Federal Insurance Office (FIO) to provide a report not later than 
September 30, 2012, describing the breadth and scope of the global 
reinsurance market and the critical role such market plays in 
supporting insurance in the United States. To assist FIO in completing 
this report, FIO issues this request for comment.

DATES: Comment Due Date: August 27, 2012. Early submissions are 
encouraged.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons may submit comments electronically 
through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, 
in accordance with the instructions. Comments will be available at 
http://www.regulations.gov as submitted, unless modified for technical 
reasons. Accordingly, your comments will not be edited to remove any 
identifying or contact information. Electronic submissions are 
encouraged.
    Comments may also be mailed to the Department of the Treasury, 
Federal Insurance Office, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20220. Additional Instructions. Please note the number from the 
``Solicitation for Comment'' to which you are providing a response in 
your comment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael T. McRaith, Director Federal 
Insurance Office, Department of the Treasury, (202) 622-5394 (this is 
not a toll-free number). Persons who have difficulty hearing or 
speaking may access this number via TTY by calling the toll-free 
Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    The Dodd-Frank Act requires FIO to conduct a study describing the 
breadth and scope of the global reinsurance market and the critical 
role such market plays in supporting insurance in the United States (31 
U.S.C. 313(o)(1)).

II. Solicitation for Comments

    Commenters are invited to submit views on:
    1. The purpose of reinsurance;
    2. The breadth and scope of the global reinsurance market;
    3. The role that the global reinsurance market plays in supporting 
insurance in the United States;
    4. The effect of domestic and international regulation on 
reinsurance in the United States;
    5. The role and impact of government reinsurance programs; and
    6. The coordination of reinsurance supervision nationally and 
internationally.
    7. Any other topics relevent to this report.

    Authority:  Pub. L. 111-203

Michael T. McRaith,
Director, Federal Insurance Office, Department of the Treasury.
[FR Doc. 2012-15685 Filed 6-26-12; 8:45 am]
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