[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 166 (Wednesday, August 26, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 52851-52853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16752]



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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

12 CFR Ch. II


Semiannual Regulatory Flexibility Agenda

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: The Board is issuing this agenda under the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act and the Board's Statement of Policy Regarding Expanded 
Rulemaking Procedures. The Board anticipates having under consideration 
regulatory matters as indicated below during the period May 1, 2020, 
through October 31, 2020. The next agenda will be published in fall 
2020.

DATES: Comments about the form or content of the agenda may be 
submitted any time during the next 6 months.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Ann E. Misback, Secretary of 
the Board, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 
Washington, DC 20551.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A staff contact for each item is 
indicated with the regulatory description below.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board is publishing its spring 2020 
agenda as part of the Spring 2020 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory 
and Deregulatory Actions, which is coordinated by the Office of 
Management and Budget under Executive Order 12866. The agenda also 
identifies rules the Board has selected for review under section 610(c) 
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, and public comment is invited on 
those entries. The complete Unified Agenda will be available to the 
public at the following website: www.reginfo.gov. Participation by the 
Board in the Unified Agenda is on a voluntary basis.
    The Board's agenda is divided into five sections. The first, Pre-
rule Stage, reports on matters the Board is considering for future 
rulemaking. The second, Proposed Rule Stage, reports on matters the 
Board may consider for public comment during the next 6 months. The 
third section, Final Rule Stage, reports on matters that have been 
proposed and are under Board consideration. The fourth section, 
Completed Actions, reports on regulatory matters the Board has 
completed or is not expected to consider further. And a fifth section, 
Long-Term Actions, reports on matters where the next action is 
undetermined, 00/00/0000, or will occur more than 12 months after 
publication of the Agenda. A dot () preceding an entry 
indicates a new matter that was not a part of the Board's previous 
agenda.

Yao-Chin Chao,
Assistant Secretary of the Board.

                Federal Reserve System--Long-Term Actions
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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349.......................  Source of Strength                 7100-AE73
                             (Section 610 Review).
350.......................  Regulation LL--Savings and         7100-AD80
                             Loan Holding Companies
                             and Regulation MM--Mutual
                             Holding Companies (Docket
                             No: R-1429).
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM (FRS)

Long-Term Actions

349. Source of Strength (Section 610 Review)

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Independent agency.
    Legal Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1831(o)
    Abstract: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
(Board), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and the 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) plan to issue a proposed 
rule to implement section 616(d) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform 
and Consumer Protection Act. Section 616(d) requires that bank holding 
companies, savings and loan holding companies, and other companies that 
directly or indirectly control an insured depository institution serve 
as a source of strength for the insured depository institution.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Next Action Undetermined............           To Be Determined
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined.
    Agency Contact: Melissa Clark, Lead Financial Institution Policy 
Analyst, Federal Reserve System, Division of Supervision and 
Regulation, Washington, DC 20551, Phone: 202 452-2277.
    Barbara Bouchard, Senior Associate Director, Federal Reserve 
System, Division of Supervision and Regulation, Washington, DC 20551, 
Phone: 202 452-3072.
    Jay Schwarz, Special Counsel, Federal Reserve System, Legal 
Division, Washington, DC 20551, Phone: 202 452-2970.
    Claudia Von Pervieux, Senior Counsel, Federal Reserve System, Legal 
Division, Washington, DC 20551, Phone: 202 452-2552.
    RIN: 7100-AE73

350. Regulation LL--Savings and Loan Holding Companies and Regulation 
MM--Mutual Holding Companies (Docket No: R-1429)

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Independent agency.
    Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552; 5 U.S.C. 559; 5 U.S.C. 1813; 5 
U.S.C. 1817; 5 U.S.C. 1828
    Abstract: The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection 
Act (the Dodd-Frank Act) transferred responsibility for supervision of 
Savings and Loan Holding Companies (SLHCs) and their non-depository 
subsidiaries from the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) to the Board 
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Board), on July 21, 
2011. The Act also transferred supervisory functions related to Federal 
savings associations and State savings associations to the Office of 
the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance 
Corporation (FDIC), respectively. The Board on August 12, 2011, 
approved an interim final rule for SLHCs, including a request for 
public comment. The interim final rule transferred from the OTS to the 
Board the regulations necessary for the Board to supervise SLHCs, with 
certain technical and substantive modifications. The interim final rule 
has three components: (1) New Regulation LL (part 238), which sets 
forth regulations generally governing SLHCs; (2) new Regulation MM 
(part 239), which sets forth regulations governing SLHCs in mutual 
form; and (3) technical amendments to existing Board regulations 
necessary to accommodate the transfer of supervisory authority for 
SLHCs from the OTS to the Board. The structure of interim final 
Regulation LL closely follows that of the Board's Regulation Y, which 
governs bank holding companies, in order to provide an overall 
structure to rules that

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were previously found in disparate locations. In many instances, 
interim final Regulation LL incorporated OTS regulations with only 
technical modifications to account for the shift in supervisory 
responsibility from the OTS to the Board. Interim final Regulation LL 
also reflects statutory changes made by the Dodd-Frank Act with respect 
to SLHCs, and incorporates Board precedent and practices with respect 
to applications processing procedures and control issues, among other 
matters. Interim final Regulation MM organized existing OTS regulations 
governing SLHCs in mutual form (MHCs) and their subsidiary holding 
companies into a single part of the Board's regulations. In many 
instances, interim final Regulation MM incorporated OTS regulations 
with only technical modifications to account for the shift in 
supervisory responsibility from the OTS to the Board. Interim final 
Regulation MM also reflects statutory changes made by the Dodd-Frank 
Act with respect to MHCs. The interim final rule also made technical 
amendments to Board rules to facilitate supervision of SLHCs, including 
to rules implementing Community Reinvestment Act requirements and to 
Board procedural and administrative rules. In addition, the Board made 
technical amendments to implement section 312(b)(2)(A) of the Act, 
which transfers to the Board all rulemaking authority under section 11 
of the Home Owner's Loan Act relating to transactions with affiliates 
and extensions of credit to executive officers, directors, and 
principal shareholders. These amendments include revisions to parts 215 
(Insider Transactions) and part 223 (Transactions with Affiliates) of 
Board regulations.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Board Requested Comment.............   09/13/11  76 FR 56508
Board Expects Further Action........   12/00/21
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Keisha Patrick, Special Counsel, Federal Reserve 
System, Legal Division, Washington, DC 20551, Phone: 202 452-3559.
    RIN: 7100-AD80

[FR Doc. 2020-16752 Filed 8-25-20; 8:45 am]
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