[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 118 (Thursday, June 18, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36935-36936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13156]


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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 sixteenth 
meeting on Thursday, July 16, 2020, via webcast, beginning at 10:00 
a.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be open to the public and advance 
registration is required.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, July 16, 2020, beginning 
at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webcast using Zoom. 
Participants are required to process the meeting registration ahead of 
time. See below for details:
    Register in advance for the meeting using the Zoom attendee 
registration link: https://ofr-treasury.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItcOurrTkqGaGlqKDqxd2Dj2sSekA4ySo After registering, you will receive 
a confirmation email with a unique link to join the meeting.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: If you require a reasonable accommodation or 
sign language interpreter, please contact 
[email protected]. Please submit requests at 
least five days in advance of the event.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Avstreih, Designated Federal 
Officer, Office of Financial Research, Department of the Treasury, 1500 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20220, (202) 927-8032 (this is 
not a toll-free number), or [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: Melissa Avstreih, 
Office of Financial Research, Department of the Treasury, 1500 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20220.
    The OFR will post statements on the Committee's website, https://www.financialresearch.gov/frac/, 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 sixteenth meeting of the Financial Research Advisory 
Committee. Topics to be discussed among all members include passive

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investing, and hedge fund trades and U.S. Treasury market illiquidity. 
For more information on the OFR and the Committee, please visit the OFR 
website at http://www.financialresearch.gov.

    Dated: June 15, 2020.
Melissa K. Avstreih,
Senior Industry Liaison.
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