[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 245 (Friday, December 19, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 77554-77555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-30084]
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
[Docket No. R-1340]
12 CFR Part 226
Regulation Z; Truth in Lending
AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On December 10, 2008, the Board published a proposal to amend
Regulation Z that would conform the regulation to reflect recent
amendments to the Truth in Lending Act (73 FR 74989). The Board is
extending the public comment period on the proposal.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 9, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the proposed amendments to
Regulation Z, identified by Docket No. R-1340, by any of the following
methods:
Agency Web site: http://www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments at
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http://www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: [email protected]. Include the
docket number in the subject line of the message.
Fax: (202) 452-3819 or (202) 452-3102.
Mail: Address to Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary, Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20551.
All public comments will be made available on the Board's Web site
at http://www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm as
submitted, unless modified for technical reasons. Accordingly, comments
will not be edited to remove any identifying or contact information.
Public comments may also be viewed electronically or in paper in Room
MP-500 of the Board's Martin Building (20th and C Streets, NW.) between
9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jamie Z. Goodson or Nikita M. Pastor,
Attorneys; Division of Consumer and Community Affairs, Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551, at (202)
452-2412 or (202) 452-3667. For users of Telecommunications Device for
the Deaf (TDD) only, contact (202) 263-4869.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 10, 2008, the Board published a
proposal to amend Regulation Z to implement the provisions of the
Mortgage Disclosure Improvement Act of 2008 (the MDIA), which amends
the Truth in Lending Act. The Board's proposed rule would revise
Regulation Z's requirements for the timing and content of disclosures
for closed-end mortgage transactions secured by a consumer's dwelling.
The notice of proposed rulemaking stated that the public comment period
would close on January 23, 2009. The Board is now extending the public
comment period until February 9, 2009, consistent with the requirements
of the Paperwork Reduction Act, which requires a 60-day comment period.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. E8-30084 Filed 12-18-08; 8:45 am]
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