[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 206 (Thursday, October 24, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 63380]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-25065]


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FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION

12 CFR Chapter VI


Farm Credit Administration Board Policy Statements

AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration.

ACTION: Notice of policy statements and index.

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SUMMARY: The Farm Credit Administration (FCA), as part of its annual 
public notification process, is publishing for notice an index of the 
18 Board policy statements currently in existence. Most of the policy 
statements remain unchanged since our last Federal Register notice on 
October 25, 2012 (77 FR 65098), except for one with minor updates on 
Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity.

DATES: October 24, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dale L. Aultman, Secretary to Board, Farm Credit Administration, 1501 
Farm Credit Drive, McLean, Virginia 22102-5090, (703) 883-4009, TTY 
(703) 883-4056;
or
Wendy R. Laguarda, Assistant General Counsel, Office of General 
Counsel, Farm Credit Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive, McLean, 
Virginia 22102-5090, (703) 883-4020, TTY (703) 883-4020.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A list of the 18 FCA Board policy statements 
is set forth below. FCA Board policy statements may be viewed online at 
www.fca.gov/handbook.nsf.
    On August 13, 2013, the FCA Board reaffirmed, and made minor 
updates only, to FCA-PS-62 on, ``Equal Employment Opportunity and 
Diversity.'' The policy was changed to explicitly state that FCA 
provides reasonable religious accommodations consistent with Title VII 
and to clarify that opposition to or participation in the equal 
employment opportunity process may be a basis for reprisal claims. The 
policy was published in the Federal Register on August 20, 2013 (78 FR 
51187). The FCA will continue to publish new or revised policy 
statements in their full text.

FCA Board Policy Statements

FCA-PS-34 Disclosure of the Issuance and Termination of Enforcement 
Documents
FCA-PS-37 Communications During Rulemaking
FCA-PS-41 Alternative Means of Dispute Resolution
FCA-PS-44 Travel
FCA-PS-53 Examination Philosophy
FCA-PS-59 Regulatory Philosophy
FCA-PS-62 Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity
FCA-PS-64 Rules for the Transaction of Business of the Farm Credit 
Administration Board
FCA-PS-65 Release of Consolidated Reporting System Information
FCA-PS-67 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Agency 
Programs and Activities
FCA-PS-68 FCS Building Association Management Operations Policies and 
Practices
FCA-PS-71 Disaster Relief Efforts by Farm Credit Institutions
FCA-PS-72 Financial Institution Rating System (FIRS)
FCA-PS-77 Borrower Privacy
FCA-PS-78 Official Names of Farm Credit Institutions
FCA-PS-79 Consideration and Referral of Supervisory Strategies and 
Enforcement Actions
FCA-PS-80 Cooperative Operating Philosophy--Serving the Members of Farm 
Credit System Institutions
FCA-PS-81 Ethics, Independence, Arm's-Length Role, Ex Parte 
Communications and Open Government

    Dated: October 18, 2013.
Dale L. Aultman,
Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board.
[FR Doc. 2013-25065 Filed 10-23-13; 8:45 am]
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