[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 4741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01619]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Open Meeting of the Financial Research Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of Financial Research, Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Financial Research Advisory Committee for the Treasury's 
Office of Financial Research (OFR) is convening for its seventh meeting 
on Thursday, February 25, 2016, in the Cash Room, Main Treasury 
Building, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220, beginning 
at 9:15 a.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be open to the public via 
live webcast at http://www.financialresearch.gov and limited seating 
will also be available.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, February 25, 2016, 
beginning at 9:15 a.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Cash Room, Main Treasury 
Building, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220. The 
meeting will be open to the public via live webcast at http://www.financialresearch.gov. A limited number of seats will be available 
for those interested in attending the meeting in person, and those 
seats would be on a first-come, first-served basis. Because the meeting 
will be held in a secured facility, members of the public who plan to 
attend the meeting must contact the OFR by email at 
[email protected] by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, February 
11, 2016, to inform the OFR of their desire to attend the meeting and 
to receive further instructions about building clearance.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Stiehm, Designated Federal 
Officer, Office of Financial Research, Department of the Treasury, 1500 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220, (212) 376-9808 (this is 
not a toll-free number), [email protected]. 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: Notice of this meeting is provided in 
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, 
10(a)(2), through implementing regulations at 41 CFR 102-3.150, et seq.
    Public Comment: Members of the public wishing to comment on the 
business of the Financial Research Advisory Committee are invited to 
submit written statements by any of the following methods:
     Electronic Statements. Email the Committee's Designated 
Federal Officer at [email protected].
     Paper Statements. Send paper statements in triplicate to 
the Financial Research Advisory Committee, Attn: Susan Stiehm, Office 
of Financial Research, Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220.
    The OFR will post statements on the Committee's Web site, http://www.financialresearch.gov, including any business or personal 
information provided, such as names, addresses, email addresses, or 
telephone numbers. The OFR will also make such statements available for 
public inspection and copying in the Department of the Treasury's 
library, Annex Room 1020, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20220 on official business days between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 
p.m. Eastern Time. You may make an appointment to inspect statements by 
telephoning (202) 622-0990. All statements, including attachments and 
other supporting materials, will be part of the public record and 
subject to public disclosure. You should submit only information that 
you wish to make available publicly.
    Tentative Agenda/Topics for Discussion: The Committee provides an 
opportunity for researchers, industry leaders, and other qualified 
individuals to offer their advice and recommendations to the OFR, 
which, among other things, is responsible for collecting and 
standardizing data on financial institutions and their activities and 
for supporting the work of Financial Stability Oversight Council.
    This is the seventh meeting of the Financial Research Advisory 
Committee. Topics to be discussed among all members will include 
discussion of the OFR's Programmatic Approach, progress on prior 
Committee recommendations, Subcommittee reports to the Committee and 
the OFR's work related to Shadow Banking. For more information on the 
OFR and the Committee, please visit the OFR Web site at http://www.financialresearch.gov.

    Dated: January 20, 2016.
Barbara Shycoff,
Chief of External Affairs.
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