[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 73 (Monday, April 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 20434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-07993]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Request for Expressions of Interest in Membership on the Federal 
Insurance Office's Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, U.S. Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Insurance Office (FIO) within the Department of 
the Treasury invites the public to submit expressions of interest in 
serving as members of the Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance 
(FACI). Submissions must be received by FIO no later than June 1, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lindsey Baldwin, Senior Insurance 
Regulatory Policy Analyst, Federal Insurance Office, Department of the 
Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Room 1410 MT, Washington, DC 
20220, at (202) 622-3220 (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: Background. FACI, a federal advisory 
committee of insurance experts, was established in 2011 to provide FIO 
with nonbinding advice and recommendations and otherwise assist FIO in 
carrying out its duties and authorities. FIO's duties and authorities 
are set out in Subpart A of the Federal Insurance Office Act of 2010 
(31 U.S.C. 313, et seq.), Title V of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform 
and Consumer Protection Act, Public Law 111-203, 12 U.S.C. 5301 et seq. 
(July 21, 2010).
    FACI's membership is balanced to include a cross-section of 
representative views of state and non-government persons having an 
interest in the duties and authorities of FIO, such as: State and 
tribal insurance regulators and/or officials; industry experts; and 
consumer advocates, academics, and/or experts in the issues facing 
insurance consumers, including underserved insurance communities and 
consumers. More information regarding FACI, including a list of its 
current members, prior recommendations to FIO, and its organizational 
documents, is available on the Treasury website.\1\
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    \1\ https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-markets-financial-institutions-and-fiscal-service/federal-insurance-office/federal-advisory-committee-on-insurance-faci. Additional information 
related to FACI's recent activities is also available in FIO's most 
recent Annual Report. See FIO, Annual Report on the Insurance 
Industry (2020), 62-64, https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/311/2020-FIO-Annual-Report.pdf.
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    Individuals interested in serving as members of the FACI should 
submit an expression of interest including name, organization or 
affilitation, and contact information (employment address, telephone 
number, and email address). Submissions should also include a 
curriculum vitae and a statement describing the individual's interest 
in serving and willingness to work on the issues addressed by the FACI.
    Some members of the FACI may be required to adhere to the conflict 
of interest rules applicable to Special Government Employees as such 
employees are defined in 18 U.S.C. 202(a). These rules include relevant 
provisions in 18 U.S.C. related to criminal activity, Standards of 
Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch (5 CFR part 
2635), and Executive Order 12674 (as modified by Executive Order 
12731).
    In accordance with Department of Treasury Directive 21-03, 
candidates for appointment to FACI are subject to a clearance process, 
including fingerprinting, annual tax checks, and a Federal Bureau of 
Investigation criminal check. All FACI candidates must agree to submit 
to these pre-appointment checks.
    The deadline for submitting expressions of interest is June 1, 
2021. Submissions may be sent by email to [email protected] or by mail 
to: The Federal Insurance Office, Department of the Treasury, 1500 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20220-0002, Attention: FACI.

    Dated: April 14, 2021.
Steven Seitz,
Director, Federal Insurance Office.
[FR Doc. 2021-07993 Filed 4-16-21; 8:45 am]
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