[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 1, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 6673-6674]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02114]
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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
12 CFR Part 328
RIN 3064-AF26
FDIC Official Sign and Advertising Requirements, False
Advertising, Misrepresentation of Insured Status, and Misuse of the
FDIC's Name or Logo; Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On December 21, 2022, the FDIC published in the Federal
Register a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR) seeking comment on
proposed changes to the FDIC's regulations relating to the FDIC's
official sign, the FDIC's official advertising statement, and
misrepresentations of deposit insurance coverage. The NPR provided for
a 60-day comment period, which would have closed on February 21, 2023.
The FDIC is extending the comment period until April 7, 2023, to allow
interested parties additional time to analyze the proposal and prepare
comments.
DATES: The comment period for the NPR published on December 21, 2022
(87 FR 78017), is extended from February 21, 2023, to April 7, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments,
identified by RIN 3064-AF26, by any of the following methods:
Agency Website: https://www.fdic.gov/resources/regulations/federal-register-publications/. Follow the instructions for
submitting comments on the agency website.
Email: [email protected]. Include RIN 3064-AF26 in the
subject line of the message.
Mail: James P. Sheesley, Assistant Executive Secretary,
Attention: Comments--RIN 3064-AF26, Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, 550 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20429.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Comments may be hand delivered to
the guard station at the rear of the 550 17th Street NW building
(located on F Street NW) on business days between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Public Inspection: Comments received, including any
personal information provided, may be posted without change to https://www.fdic.gov/resources/regulations/federal-register-publications/.
Commenters should submit only information that the commenter wishes to
make available publicly. The FDIC may review, redact, or refrain from
posting all or any portion of any comment that it may deem to be
inappropriate for publication, such as irrelevant or obscene material.
The FDIC may post only a single representative example of identical or
substantially identical comments, and in such cases will generally
identify the number of identical or substantially identical comments
represented by the posted example. All comments that have been
redacted, as well as those that have not been posted, that contain
comments on the merits of the notice will be retained in the public
comment file and will be considered as required under all applicable
laws. All comments may be accessible under the Freedom of Information
Act.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Division of Depositor and Consumer
Protection: Luke H. Brown, Associate Director, 202-898-3842,
[email protected]; Meron Wondwosen, Senior Policy Analyst, 202-898-7211,
[email protected]; Edward J. Hof, Senior Policy Analyst, 202-898-
7213, [email protected]; Legal Division: James Watts, Counsel, 202-898-
6678, [email protected]; Vivek Khare, Counsel, 202-898-6847,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 21, 2022, the FDIC published in
the Federal Register \1\ an NPR proposing revisions to the regulations
implementing section 18(a) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.\2\
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\1\ 87 FR 78017.
\2\ 12 U.S.C. 1828(a); 12 CFR 328.
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The NPR stated that the comment period would close on February 21,
2023. The FDIC has received requests to extend the comment period. An
extension of the comment period will provide additional opportunity for
the public to prepare comments to address
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the matters raised by the NPR. As such, the FDIC is extending the
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comment period for the NPR from February 21, 2023, to April 7, 2023.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Dated at Washington, DC, on January 27, 2023.
James P. Sheesley,
Assistant Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-02114 Filed 1-31-23; 8:45 am]
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