[Federal Register: February 24, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 36)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 9016-9017]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION
12 CFR Parts 611, 612, 614, 615, 618, 619, 620, 630
RIN 3052-AC19
Organization; Standards of Conduct and Referral of Known or
Suspected Criminal Violations; Loan Policies and Operations; Funding
and Fiscal Affairs, Loan Policies and Operations, and Funding
Operations; General Provisions; Definitions; Disclosure to
Shareholders; Disclosure to Investors in Systemwide and Consolidated
Bank Debt Obligations of the Farm Credit System
AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Farm Credit Administration (FCA, we, us, or our) is
extending the comment period for 60 days on our proposed rule affecting
the governance of the Farm Credit System so all parties will have more
time to respond.
DATES: Please send your comments to us on or before May 20, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent by electronic mail to reg-comm@fca.gov,
through the Pending Regulations section of our Web site at http://www.fca.gov, or through the Government-wide http://www.regulations.gov
portal. You may also send written comments to S. Robert Coleman,
Director, Regulation and Policy Division, Office of Policy and
Analysis, Farm Credit Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive, McLean,
Virginia 22102-5090, or by facsimile transmission to (703) 734-5784.
You may review copies of comments we receive at our office in
McLean, Virginia, or from our Web site at http://www.fca.gov. Once you
are in the Web site, select ``Legal Info,'' and then select ``Public
Comments.'' We will show your comments as submitted, but for technical
reasons we may omit items such as logos and special characters.
Identifying information you provide, such as phone numbers and
addresses, will be publicly available. However, we will attempt to
remove electronic-mail addresses to help reduce Internet spam.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert R. Andros, Policy Analyst,
Office of Policy and Analysis, Farm Credit Administration, McLean, VA
22102-5090, (703) 883-4017, TTY (703) 883-4434; or Laura D. McFarland,
Senior Attorney, Office of General Counsel, Farm Credit Administration,
McLean, VA 22102-5090, (703) 883-4020, TTY (703) 883-4020.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 19, 2005, FCA published a
proposed rule in the Federal Register seeking public comment on
amendments to its regulations affecting the governance of the Farm
Credit System. The comment period expires on March 21, 2005. See 70 FR
2963, January 19, 2005.
The Farm Credit Council requested that we extend the comment period
for an additional 60 days. In response to this request, we are
extending the comment period until May 20, 2005 so all interested
parties have more time to respond. The FCA supports public involvement
and participation in its regulatory process and invites all interested
parties to review and provide comments on the proposed rule.
Dated: February 17, 2005.
Jeanette C. Brinkley,
Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board.
[FR Doc. 05-3475 Filed 2-23-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6705-01-P