[Federal Register: November 4, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 214)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 65567]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION
12 CFR Chapter VI
RIN 3052-AC42 and 3052-AC39
Funding and Fiscal Affairs, Loan Policies and Operations, and
Funding Operations; Mission-Related Investments, Rural Community
Investments; Regulatory Burden
AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration.
ACTION: Proposed rule and notice of intent; public comment
notification.
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SUMMARY: In June of 2008, the Farm Credit Administration (FCA, we, or
us) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule pertaining to
investments in rural communities as well as a notice of intent
pertaining to regulatory burden, both requesting comments from the
public. For both, a total of five comments sent via the http://
www.regulations.gov eRulemaking portal were not transmitted to the FCA.
We are asking any member of the public who used this method to send
comments to FCA and believes their comment may have been lost to
contact the staff members listed below.
DATES: Please contact us on or before November 21, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may review copies of comments we received on these two
documents at our office in McLean, Virginia, or from our Web site at
http://www.fca.gov. Once you are in the Web site, select ``Public
Commenters,'' then ``Public Comments,'' and follow the directions for
``Reading Submitted Public Comments.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale L. Aultman, Senior Policy
Analyst, Office of Regulatory Policy, Farm Credit Administration,
McLean, VA 22102-5090, (703) 883-4498, TTY (703) 883-4434; or Mary
Alice Donner, Senior Attorney, Office of General Counsel, Farm Credit
Administration, McLean, VA 22102-5090, (703) 883-4020, TTY (703) 883-
4020.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 16, 2008, we published (73 FR 33931)
a proposed rule that would authorize each Farm Credit System bank,
association, and service corporation to invest in rural communities
across America under certain conditions. The comment period for this
proposed rule ended on August 15. On June 23, 2008, we published (73 FR
35361) a notice of regulatory review and request for comment pertaining
to regulatory burden. That comment period ended on August 22, 2008.
However, due to a technical software error that is now corrected, a
total of five public comments submitted via the http://
www.regulations.gov eRulemaking portal were not transmitted to FCA.
Four comments pertained to the proposed rule on rural community
investments and one comment pertained to the regulatory burden notice.
The FCA supports public involvement and participation in its
regulatory process. Therefore, we would like any member of the public
who submitted a comment, via the eRulemaking portal, and believes their
comment may have been lost to contact us so we may personally ensure
that your comment is included. You may contact us by calling one of the
two individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section
of this notice.
Dated: October 30, 2008.
Roland E. Smith,
Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board.
[FR Doc. E8-26273 Filed 11-3-08; 8:45 am]
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