80_FR_23774 80 FR 23692 - Transferred OTS Regulations and Regulations Regarding Disclosure and Reporting of CRA-Related Agreements

80 FR 23692 - Transferred OTS Regulations and Regulations Regarding Disclosure and Reporting of CRA-Related Agreements

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 82 (April 29, 2015)

Page Range23692-23699
FR Document2015-09894

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (``FDIC'') published a final rule in the Federal Register on July 21, 2014 (79 FR 42183), regarding Transferred OTS Regulations Regarding Disclosure and Reporting of CRA-Related Agreements. This publication corrects a typographical error which caused the unintended deletion of Sec. Sec. 346.2 through 346.10.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 82 (Wednesday, April 29, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 82 (Wednesday, April 29, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 23692-23699]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09894]


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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

12 CFR Part 346

RIN 3064-AE09


Transferred OTS Regulations and Regulations Regarding Disclosure 
and Reporting of CRA-Related Agreements

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

ACTION: Final rule; correcting amendment.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (``FDIC'') published 
a final rule in the Federal Register on July 21, 2014 (79 FR 42183), 
regarding Transferred OTS Regulations Regarding Disclosure and 
Reporting of CRA-Related Agreements. This publication corrects a 
typographical error which caused the unintended deletion of Sec. Sec.  
346.2 through 346.10.

DATES: The correction is effective April 29, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patience Singleton, Senior Policy 
Analyst, Division of Depositor and Consumer Protection, (202) 898-6859; 
Jennifer Maree, Counsel, Legal Division, (202) 898-6543; Richard M. 
Schwartz, Counsel, Legal Division, (202) 898-7424.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 
(``FDIC'') is correcting a typographical error in the final rule that 
published in the Federal Register on July 21, 2014 (79 FR 42183), which 
caused the unintended deletion of Sec. Sec.  346.2 through 346.10.

List of Subjects in 12 CFR Part 346

    Banks and banking, Disclosure and reporting of CRA-related 
agreements, Savings associations.

Authority and Issuance

    For the reasons stated in the preamble, the Board of Directors of 
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation corrects 12 CFR chapter III 
by revising part 346 as set forth below:

PART 346--DISCLOSURE AND REPORTING OF CRA-RELATED AGREEMENTS

Sec.
346.1 Purpose and scope of this part.
346.2 Definition of covered agreement.
346.3 CRA communications.
346.4 Fulfillment of the CRA.
346.5 Related agreements considered a single agreement.
346.6 Disclosure of covered agreements.
346.7 Annual reports.
346.8 Release of information under FOIA.
346.9 Compliance provisions.
346.10 Transition provisions.
346.11 Other definitions and rules of construction used in this 
part.

    Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1831y.

PART 346--DISCLOSURE AND REPORTING OF CRA-RELATED AGREEMENTS


Sec.  346.1  Purpose and scope of this part.

    (a) General. This part implements section 711 of the Gramm-Leach-
Bliley Act (12 U.S.C. 1831y). That section requires any nongovernmental 
entity or person, insured depository institution, or affiliate of an 
insured depository institution that enters into a covered agreement 
to--
    (1) Make the covered agreement available to the public and the 
appropriate Federal banking agency; and
    (2) File an annual report with the appropriate Federal banking 
agency concerning the covered agreement.
    (b) Scope of this part. The provisions of this part apply to--
    (1) State nonmember insured banks;
    (2) Subsidiaries of state nonmember insured banks;
    (3) Nongovernmental entities or persons that enter into covered 
agreements with any company listed in paragraphs (b)(1), (2), (4) and 
(5) of this section.
    (4) State savings associations; and
    (5) Subsidiaries of State savings associations.
    (c) Relation to Community Reinvestment Act. This part does not 
affect in any way the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (12 U.S.C. 
2901 et seq.) or the FDIC's Community Reinvestment regulation found at 
12 CFR part 345, or the FDIC's interpretations or administration of 
that Act or regulation.
    (d) Examples. (1) The examples in this part are not exclusive. 
Compliance with an example, to the extent applicable, constitutes 
compliance with this part.

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    (2) Examples in a paragraph illustrate only the issue described in 
the paragraph and do not illustrate any other issues that may arise in 
this part.


Sec.  346.2  Definition of covered agreement.

    (a) General definition of covered agreement. A covered agreement is 
any contract, arrangement, or understanding that meets all of the 
following criteria--
    (1) The agreement is in writing.
    (2) The parties to the agreement include--
    (i) One or more insured depository institutions or affiliates of an 
insured depository institution; and
    (ii) One or more nongovernmental entities or persons (referred to 
hereafter as NGEPs).
    (3) The agreement provides for the insured depository institution 
or any affiliate to--
    (i) Provide to one or more individuals or entities (whether or not 
parties to the agreement) cash payments, grants, or other consideration 
(except loans) that have an aggregate value of more than $10,000 in any 
calendar year; or
    (ii) Make to one or more individuals or entities (whether or not 
parties to the agreement) loans that have an aggregate principal amount 
of more than $50,000 in any calendar year.
    (4) The agreement is made pursuant to, or in connection with, the 
fulfillment of the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (12 U.S.C. 2901 
et seq.) (CRA), as defined inSec.  346.4.
    (5) The agreement is with a NGEP that has had a CRA communication 
as described in Sec.  346.3 prior to entering into the agreement.
    (b) Examples concerning written arrangements or understandings--
    (1) Example 1. A NGEP meets with an insured depository 
institution and states that the institution needs to make more 
community development investments in the NGEP's community. The NGEP 
and insured depository institution do not reach an agreement 
concerning the community development investments the institution 
should make in the community, and the parties do not reach any 
mutual arrangement or understanding. Two weeks later, the 
institution unilaterally issues a press release announcing that it 
has established a general goal of making $100 million of community 
development grants in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods served 
by the insured depository institution over the next 5 years. The 
NGEP is not identified in the press release. The press release is 
not a written arrangement or understanding.
    (2) Example 2. A NGEP meets with an insured depository 
institution and states that the institution needs to offer new loan 
programs in the NGEP's community. The NGEP and the insured 
depository institution reach a mutual arrangement or understanding 
that the institution will provide additional loans in the NGEP's 
community. The institution tells the NGEP that it will issue a press 
release announcing the program. Later, the insured depository 
institution issues a press release announcing the loan program. The 
press release incorporates the key terms of the understanding 
reached between the NGEP and the insured depository institution. The 
written press release reflects the mutual arrangement or 
understanding of the NGEP and the insured depository institution and 
is, therefore, a written arrangement or understanding.
    (3) Example 3. An NGEP sends a letter to an insured depository 
institution requesting that the institution provide a $15,000 grant 
to the NGEP. The insured depository institution responds in writing 
and agrees to provide the grant in connection with its annual grant 
program. The exchange of letters constitutes a written arrangement 
or understanding.
    (c) Loan agreements that are not covered agreements. A covered 
agreement does not include--
    (1) Any individual loan that is secured by real estate; or
    (2) Any specific contract or commitment for a loan or extension of 
credit to an individual, business, farm, or other entity, or group of 
such individuals or entities if--
    (i) The funds are loaned at rates that are not substantially below 
market rates; and
    (ii) The loan application or other loan documentation does not 
indicate that the borrower intends or is authorized to use the borrowed 
funds to make a loan or extension of credit to one or more third 
parties.
    (d) Examples concerning loan agreements--

    (1) Example 1. An insured depository institution provides an 
organization with a $1 million loan that is documented in writing 
and is secured by real estate owned or to-be-acquired by the 
organization. The agreement is an individual mortgage loan and is 
exempt from coverage under paragraph (c)(1) of this section, 
regardless of the interest rate on the loan or whether the 
organization intends or is authorized to re-loan the funds to a 
third party.
    (2) Example 2. An insured depository institution commits to 
provide a $500,000 line of credit to a small business that is 
documented by a written agreement. The loan is made at rates that 
are within the range of rates offered by the institution to 
similarly situated small businesses in the market and the loan 
documentation does not indicate that the small business intends or 
is authorized to re-lend the borrowed funds. The agreement is exempt 
from coverage under paragraph (c)(2) of this section.
    (3) Example 3. An insured depository institution offers small 
business loans that are guaranteed by the Small Business 
Administration (SBA). A small business obtains a $75,000 loan, 
documented in writing, from the institution under the institution's 
SBA loan program. The loan documentation does not indicate that the 
borrower intends or is authorized to re-lend the funds. Although the 
rate charged on the loan is well below that charged by the 
institution on commercial loans, the rate is within the range of 
rates that the institution would charge a similarly situated small 
business for a similar loan under the SBA loan program. Accordingly, 
the loan is not made at substantially below market rates and is 
exempt from coverage under paragraph (c)(2) of this section.
    (4) Example 4. A bank holding company enters into a written 
agreement with a community development organization that provides 
that insured depository institutions owned by the bank holding 
company will make $250 million in small business loans in the 
community over the next 5 years. The written agreement is not a 
specific contract or commitment for a loan or an extension of credit 
and, thus, is not exempt from coverage under paragraph (c)(2) of 
this section: Each small business loan made by the insured 
depository institution pursuant to this general commitment would, 
however, be exempt from coverage if the loan is made at rates that 
are not substantially below market rates and the loan documentation 
does not indicate that the borrower intended or was authorized to 
re-lend the funds.

    (e) Agreements that include exempt loan agreements. If an agreement 
includes a loan, extension of credit or loan commitment that, if 
documented separately, would be exempt under paragraph (c) of this 
section, the exempt loan, extension of credit or loan commitment may be 
excluded for purposes of determining whether the agreement is a covered 
agreement.
    (f) Determining annual value of agreements that lack schedule of 
disbursements. For purposes of paragraph (a)(3) of this section, a 
multi-year agreement that does not include a schedule for the 
disbursement of payments, grants, loans or other consideration by the 
insured depository institution or affiliate, is considered to have a 
value in the first year of the agreement equal to all payments, grants, 
loans and other consideration to be provided at any time under the 
agreement.


Sec.  346.3  CRA communications.

    (a) Definition of CRA communication. A CRA communication is any of 
the following--
    (1) Any written or oral comment or testimony provided to a Federal 
banking agency concerning the adequacy of the performance under the CRA 
of the insured depository institution, any affiliated insured 
depository institution, or any CRA affiliate.
    (2) Any written comment submitted to the insured depository 
institution that discusses the adequacy of the performance under the 
CRA of the institution and must be included in the institution's CRA 
public file.

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    (3) Any discussion or other contact with the insured depository 
institution or any affiliate about--
    (i) Providing (or refraining from providing) written or oral 
comments or testimony to any Federal banking agency concerning the 
adequacy of the performance under the CRA of the insured depository 
institution, any affiliated insured depository institution, or any CRA 
affiliate;
    (ii) Providing (or refraining from providing) written comments to 
the insured depository institution that concern the adequacy of the 
institution's performance under the CRA and must be included in the 
institution's CRA public file; or
    (iii) The adequacy of the performance under the CRA of the insured 
depository institution, any affiliated insured depository institution, 
or any CRA affiliate.
    (b) Discussions or contacts that are not CRA communications--(1) 
Timing of contacts with a Federal banking agency. An oral or written 
communication with a Federal banking agency is not a CRA communication 
if it occurred more than 3 years before the parties entered into the 
agreement.
    (2) Timing of contacts with insured depository institutions and 
affiliates. A communication with an insured depository institution or 
affiliate is not a CRA communication if the communication occurred--
    (i) More than 3 years before the parties entered into the 
agreement, in the case of any written communication;
    (ii) More than 3 years before the parties entered into the 
agreement, in the case of any oral communication in which the NGEP 
discusses providing (or refraining from providing) comments or 
testimony to a Federal banking agency or written comments that must be 
included in the institution's CRA public file in connection with a 
request to, or agreement by, the institution or affiliate to take (or 
refrain from taking) any action that is in fulfillment of the CRA; or
    (iii) More than 1 year before the parties entered into the 
agreement, in the case of any other oral communication not described in 
paragraph (b)(2)(ii) of this section.
    (3) Knowledge of communication by insured depository institution or 
affiliate--(i) A communication is only a CRA communication under 
paragraph (a) of this section if the insured depository institution or 
its affiliate has knowledge of the communication under this paragraph 
(b)(3)(ii) or (iii) of this section.
    (ii) Communication with insured depository institution or 
affiliate. An insured depository institution or affiliate has knowledge 
of a communication by the NGEP to the institution or its affiliate 
under this paragraph only if one of the following representatives of 
the insured depository institution or any affiliate has knowledge of 
the communication--
    (A) An employee who approves, directs, authorizes, or negotiates 
the agreement with the NGEP; or
    (B) An employee designated with responsibility for compliance with 
the CRA or executive officer if the employee or executive officer knows 
that the institution or affiliate is negotiating, intends to negotiate, 
or has been informed by the NGEP that it expects to request that the 
institution or affiliate negotiate an agreement with the NGEP.
    (iii) Other communications. An insured depository institution or 
affiliate is deemed to have knowledge of--
    (A) Any testimony provided to a Federal banking agency at a public 
meeting or hearing;
    (B) Any comment submitted to a Federal banking agency that is 
conveyed in writing by the agency to the insured depository institution 
or affiliate; and
    (C) Any written comment submitted to the insured depository 
institution that must be and is included in the institution's CRA 
public file.
    (4) Communication where NGEP has knowledge. A NGEP has a CRA 
communication with an insured depository institution or affiliate only 
if any of the following individuals has knowledge of the 
communication--
    (i) A director, employee, or member of the NGEP who approves, 
directs, authorizes, or negotiates the agreement with the insured 
depository institution or affiliate;
    (ii) A person who functions as an executive officer of the NGEP and 
who knows that the NGEP is negotiating or intends to negotiate an 
agreement with the insured depository institution or affiliate; or
    (iii) Where the NGEP is an individual, the NGEP.
    (c) Examples of CRA communications--(1) Examples of actions that 
are CRA communications. The following are examples of CRA 
communications. These examples are not exclusive and assume that the 
communication occurs within the relevant time period as described in 
paragraph (b)(1) or (2) of this section and the appropriate 
representatives have knowledge of the communication as specified in 
paragraphs (b)(3) and (4) of this section.

    (i) Example 1. A NGEP files a written comment with a Federal 
banking agency that states than an insured depository institution 
successfully addresses the credit needs of its community. The 
written comment is in response to a general request from the agency 
for comments on an application of the insured depository institution 
to open a new branch and a copy of the comment is provided to the 
institution.
    (ii) Examples 2. A NGEP meets with an executive officer of an 
insured depository institution and states that the institution must 
improve its CRA performance.
    (iii) Example 3. A NGEP meets with an executive officer of an 
insured depository institution and states that the institution needs 
to make more mortgage loans in low- and moderate-income 
neighborhoods in its community.
    (iv) Example 4. A bank holding company files an application with 
a Federal banking agency to acquire an insured depository 
institution. Two weeks later, the NGEP meets with an executive 
officer of the bank holding company to discuss the adequacy of the 
performance under the CRA of the target insured depository 
institution. The insured depository institution was an affiliate of 
the bank holding company at the time the NGEP met with the target 
institution. (See Sec.  346.11(a).) Accordingly, the NGEP had a CRA 
communication with an affiliate of the bank holding company.

    (2) Examples of actions that are not CRA communications. The 
following are examples of actions that are not by themselves CRA 
communications. These examples are not exclusive.

    (i) Example 1. A NGEP provides to a Federal banking agency 
comments or testimony concerning an insured depository institution 
or affiliate in response to a direct request by the agency for 
comments or testimony from that NGEP. Direct requests for comments 
or testimony do not include a general invitation by a Federal 
banking agency for comments or testimony from the public in 
connection with a CRA performance evaluation of, or application for 
a deposit facility (as defined in section 803 of the CRA (12 U.S.C. 
2902(3)) by, an insured depository institution or an application by 
a company to acquire an insured depository institution.
    (ii) Example 2. A NGEP makes a statement concerning an insured 
depository institution or affiliate at a widely attended conference 
or seminar regarding a general topic. A public or private meeting, 
public hearing, or other meeting regarding one or more specific 
institutions, affiliates or transactions involving an application 
for a deposit facility is not considered a widely attended 
conference or seminar.
    (iii) Example 3. A NGEP, such as a civil rights group, community 
group providing housing and other services in low- and moderate-
income neighborhoods, veterans organization, community theater 
group, or youth organization, sends a fundraising letter to insured 
depository institutions and to other businesses in its community. 
The letter encourages all businesses in the community to meet their 
obligation to assist in making the local community a better place to 
live and work by supporting the fundraising efforts of the NGEP.

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    (iv) Example 4. A NGEP discusses with an insured depository 
institution or affiliate whether particular loans, services, 
investments, community development activities, or other activities 
are generally eligible for consideration by a Federal banking agency 
under the CRA. The NGEP and insured depository institution or 
affiliate do not discuss the adequacy of the CRA performance of the 
insured depository institution or affiliate.
    (v) Example 5. A NGEP engaged in the sale or purchase of loans 
in the secondary market sends a general offering circular to 
financial institutions offering to sell or purchase a portfolio of 
loans. An insured depository institution that receives the offering 
circular discusses with the NGEP the types of loans included in the 
loan pool, whether such loans are generally eligible for 
consideration under the CRA, and which loans are made to borrowers 
in the institution's local community. The NGEP and insured 
depository institution do not discuss the adequacy of the 
institution's CRA performance.

    (d) Multiparty covered agreements. (1) A NGEP that is a party to a 
covered agreement that involves multiple NGEPs is not required to 
comply with the requirements of this part if--
    (i) The NGEP has not had a CRA communication; and
    (ii) No representative of the NGEP identified in paragraph (b)(4) 
of this section has knowledge at the time of the agreement that another 
NGEP that is a party to the agreement has had a CRA communication.
    (2) An insured depository institution or affiliate that is a party 
to a covered agreement that involves multiple insured depository 
institutions or affiliates is not required to comply with the 
disclosure and annual reporting requirements in Sec. Sec.  346.6 and 
346.7 if--
    (i) No NGEP that is a party to the agreement has had a CRA 
communication concerning the insured depository institution or any 
affiliate; and
    (ii) No representative of the insured depository institution or any 
affiliate identified in paragraph (b)(3) of this section has knowledge 
at the time of the agreement that an NGEP that is a party to the 
agreement has had a CRA communication concerning any other insured 
depository institution or affiliate that is a party to the agreement.


Sec.  346.4  Fulfillment of the CRA.

    (a) List of factors that are in fulfillment of the CRA. Fulfillment 
of the CRA, for purposes of this part, means the following list of 
factors--
    (1) Comments to a Federal banking agency or included in CRA public 
file. Providing or refraining from providing written or oral comments 
or testimony to any Federal banking agency concerning the performance 
under the CRA of an insured depository institution or CRA affiliate 
that is a party to the agreement or an affiliate of a party to the 
agreement or written comments that are required to be included in the 
CRA public file of any such insured depository institution; or
    (2) Activities given favorable CRA consideration. Performing any of 
the following activities if the activity is of the type that is likely 
to receive favorable consideration by a Federal banking agency in 
evaluating the performance under the CRA of the insured depository 
institution that is a party to the agreement or an affiliate of a party 
to the agreement--
    (i) Home-purchase, home-improvement, small business, small farm, 
community development, and consumer lending, as described in 12 CFR 
345.22, including loan purchases, loan commitments, and letters of 
credit;
    (ii) Making investments, deposits, or grants, or acquiring 
membership shares, that have as their primary purpose community 
development, as described in 12 CFR 345.23;
    (iii) Delivering retail banking services as described in 12 CFR 
345.24(d);
    (iv) Providing community development services, as described in 12 
CFR 345.24(e);
    (v) In the case of a wholesale or limited-purpose insured 
depository institution, community development lending, including 
originating and purchasing loans and making loan commitments and 
letters of credit, making qualified investments, or providing community 
development services, as described in 12 CFR 345.25(c);
    (vi) In the case of a small insured depository institution, any 
lending or other activity described in 12 CFR 345.26(a); or
    (vii) In the case of an insured depository institution that is 
evaluated on the basis of a strategic plan, any element of the 
strategic plan, as described in 12 CFR 345.27(f).
    (b) Agreements relating to activities of CRA affiliates. An insured 
depository institution or affiliate that is a party to a covered 
agreement that concerns any activity described in paragraph (a) of this 
section of a CRA affiliate must, prior to the time the agreement is 
entered into, notify each NGEP that is a party to the agreement that 
the agreement concerns a CRA affiliate.


Sec.  346.5  Related agreements considered a single agreement.

    The following rules must be applied in determining whether an 
agreement is a covered agreement under Sec.  346.2.
    (a) Agreements entered into by same parties. All written agreements 
to which an insured depository institution or an affiliate of the 
insured depository institution is a party shall be considered to be a 
single agreement if the agreements--
    (1) Are entered into with the same NGEP;
    (2) Were entered into within the same 12-month period; and
    (3) Are each in fulfillment of the CRA.
    (b) Substantively related contracts. All written contracts to which 
an insured depository institution or an affiliate of the insured 
depository institution is a party shall be considered to be a single 
agreement, without regard to whether the other parties to the contracts 
are the same or whether each such contract is in fulfillment of the 
CRA, if the contracts were negotiated in a coordinated fashion and a 
NGEP is a party to each contract.


Sec.  346.6  Disclosure of covered agreements.

    (a) Applicability date. This section applies only to covered 
agreements entered into after November 12, 1999.
    (b) Disclosure of covered agreements to the public--(1) Disclosure 
required. Each NGEP and each insured depository institution or 
affiliate that enters into a covered agreement must promptly make a 
copy of the covered agreement available to any individual or entity 
upon request.
    (2) Nondisclosure of confidential and proprietary information 
permitted. In responding to a request for a covered agreement from any 
individual or entity under paragraph (b)(1) of this section, a NGEP, 
insured depository institution, or affiliate may withhold from public 
disclosure confidential or proprietary information that the party 
believes the relevant supervisory agency could withhold from disclosure 
under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552 et seq.) (FOIA).
    (3) Information that must be disclosed. Notwithstanding paragraph 
(b)(2) of this section, a party must disclose any of the following 
information that is contained in a covered agreement--
    (i) The names and addresses of the parties to the agreement;
    (ii) The amount of any payments, fees, loans, or other 
consideration to be made or provided by any party to the agreement;
    (iii) Any description of how the funds or other resources provided 
under the agreement are to be used;
    (iv) The term of the agreement (if the agreement establishes a 
term); and
    (v) Any other information that the relevant supervisory agency 
determines

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is not properly exempt from public disclosure.
    (4) Request for review of withheld information. Any individual or 
entity may request that the relevant supervisory agency review whether 
any information in a covered agreement withheld by a party must be 
disclosed. Any requests for agency review of withheld information must 
be filed, and will be processed in accordance with, the relevant 
supervisory agency's rules concerning the availability of information 
(see the FDIC's rules regarding Disclosure of Information (12 CFR part 
309)).
    (5) Duration of obligation. The obligation to disclose a covered 
agreement to the public terminates 12 months after the end of the term 
of the agreement.
    (6) Reasonable copy and mailing fees. Each NGEP and each insured 
depository institution or affiliate may charge an individual or entity 
that requests a copy of a covered agreement a reasonable fee not to 
exceed the cost of copying and mailing the agreement.
    (7) Use of CRA public file by insured depository institution or 
affiliate. An insured depository institution and any affiliate of an 
insured depository institution may fulfill its obligation under this 
paragraph (b) by placing a copy of the covered agreement in the insured 
depository institution's CRA public file if the institution makes the 
agreement available in accordance with the procedures set forth in 12 
CFR 345.43.
    (c) Disclosure by NGEPs of covered agreements to the relevant 
supervisory agency. (1) Each NGEP that is a party to a covered 
agreement must provide the following within 30 days of receiving a 
request from the relevant supervisory agency--
    (i) A complete copy of the agreement; and
    (ii) In the event the NGEP proposes the withholding of any 
information contained in the agreement in accordance with paragraph 
(b)(2) of this section, a public version of the agreement that excludes 
such information and an explanation justifying the exclusions. Any 
public version must include the information described in paragraph 
(b)(3) of this section.
    (2) The obligation of a NGEP to provide a covered agreement to the 
relevant supervisory agency terminates 12 months after the end of the 
term of the covered agreement.
    (d) Disclosure by insured depository institution or affiliate of 
covered agreements to the relevant supervisory agency--(1) In general. 
Within 60 days of the end of each calendar quarter, each insured 
depository institution and affiliate must provide each relevant 
supervisory agency with--
    (i)(A) A complete copy of each covered agreement entered into by 
the insured depository institution or affiliate during the calendar 
quarter; and
    (B) In the event the institution or affiliate proposes the 
withholding of any information contained in the agreement in accordance 
with paragraph (b)(2) of this section, a public version of the 
agreement that excludes such information (other than any information 
described in paragraph (b)(3) of this section) and an explanation 
justifying the exclusions; or
    (ii) A list of all covered agreements entered into by the insured 
depository institution or affiliate during the calendar quarter that 
contains--
    (A) The name and address of each insured depository institution or 
affiliate that is a party to the agreement;
    (B) The name and address of each NGEP that is a party to the 
agreement;
    (C) The date the agreement was entered into;
    (D) The estimated total value of all payments, fees, loans, and 
other consideration to be provided by the institution or any affiliate 
of the institution under the agreement; and
    (E) The date the agreement terminates.
    (2) Prompt filing of covered agreements contained in list required. 
(i) If an insured depository institution or affiliate files a list of 
the covered agreements entered into by the institution or affiliate 
pursuant to paragraph (d)(1)(ii) of this section, the institution or 
affiliate must provide any relevant supervisory agency a complete copy 
and public version of any covered agreement referenced in the list 
within 7 calendar days of receiving a request from the agency for a 
copy of the agreement.
    (ii) The obligation of an insured depository institution or 
affiliate to provide a covered agreement to the relevant supervisory 
agency under this paragraph (d)(2) terminates 36 months after the end 
of the term of the agreement.
    (3) Joint filings. In the event that 2 or more insured depository 
institutions or affiliates are parties to a covered agreement, the 
insured depository institution(s) and affiliate(s) may jointly file the 
documents required by this paragraph (d). Any joint filing must 
identify the insured depository institution(s) and affiliate(s) for 
whom the filings are being made.


Sec.  346.7  Annual reports.

    (a) Applicability date. This section applies only to covered 
agreements entered into on or after May 12, 2000.
    (b) Annual report required. Each NGEP and each insured depository 
institution or affiliate that is a party to a covered agreement must 
file an annual report with each relevant supervisory agency concerning 
the disbursement, receipt, and uses of funds or other resources under 
the covered agreement.
    (c) Duration of reporting requirement--(1) NGEPs. A NGEP must file 
an annual report for a covered agreement for any fiscal year in which 
the NGEP receives or uses funds or other resources under the agreement.
    (2) Insured depository institutions and affiliates. An insured 
depository institution or affiliate must file an annual report for a 
covered agreement for any fiscal year in which the institution or 
affiliate--
    (i) Provides or receives any payments, fees, or loans under the 
covered agreement that must be reported under paragraphs (e)(1)(iii) 
and (iv) of this section; or
    (ii) Has data to report on loans, investments, and services 
provided by a party to the covered agreement under the covered 
agreement under paragraph (e)(1)(vi) of this section.
    (d) Annual reports filed by NGEP--(1) Contents of report. The 
annual report filed by a NGEP under this section must include the 
following--
    (i) The name and mailing address of the NGEP filing the report;
    (ii) Information sufficient to identify the covered agreement for 
which the annual report is being filed, such as by providing the names 
of the parties to the agreement and the date the agreement was entered 
into or by providing a copy of the agreement;
    (iii) The amount of funds or resources received under the covered 
agreement during the fiscal year; and
    (iv) A detailed, itemized list of how any funds or resources 
received by the NGEP under the covered agreement were used during the 
fiscal year, including the total amount used for--
    (A) Compensation of officers, directors, and employees;
    (B) Administrative expenses;
    (C) Travel expenses;
    (D) Entertainment expenses;
    (E) Payment of consulting and professional fees; and
    (F) Other expenses and uses (specify expense or use).
    (2) More detailed reporting of uses of funds or resources 
permitted--(i) In general. If a NGEP allocated and used funds received 
under a covered agreement for a specific purpose, the

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NGEP may fulfill the requirements of paragraph (d)(1)(iv) of this 
section with respect to such funds by providing--
    (A) A brief description of each specific purpose for which the 
funds or other resources were used; and
    (B) The amount of funds or resources used during the fiscal year 
for each specific purpose.
    (ii) Specific purpose defined. A NGEP allocates and uses funds for 
a specific purpose if the NGEP receives and uses the funds for a 
purpose that is more specific and limited than the categories listed in 
paragraph (d)(1)(iv) of this section.
    (3) Use of other reports. The annual report filed by a NGEP may 
consist of or incorporate a report prepared for any other purpose, such 
as the Internal Revenue Service Return of Organization Exempt From 
Income Tax on Form 990, or any other Internal Revenue Service form, 
state tax form, report to members or shareholders, audited or unaudited 
financial statements, audit report, or other report, so long as the 
annual report filed by the NGEP contains all of the information 
required by this paragraph (d).
    (4) Consolidated reports permitted. A NGEP that is a party to 2 or 
more covered agreements may file with each relevant supervisory agency 
a single consolidated annual report covering all the covered 
agreements. Any consolidated report must contain all the information 
required by this paragraph (d). The information reported under 
paragraphs (d)(1)(iv) and (d)(2) of this section may be reported on an 
aggregate basis for all covered agreements.
    (5) Examples of annual report requirements for NGEPs--

    (i) Example 1. A NGEP receives an unrestricted grant of $15,000 
under a covered agreement, includes the funds in its general 
operating budget, and uses the funds during its fiscal year. The 
NGEP's annual report for the fiscal year must provide the name and 
mailing address of the NGEP, information sufficient to identify the 
covered agreement, and state that the NGEP received $15,000 during 
the fiscal year. The report must also indicate the total 
expenditures made by the NGEP during the fiscal year for 
compensation, administrative expenses, travel expenses, 
entertainment expenses, consulting and professional fees, and other 
expenses and uses. The NGEP's annual report may provide this 
information by submitting an Internal Revenue Service Form 990 that 
includes the required information. If the Internal Revenue Service 
Form does not include information for all of the required categories 
listed in this part, the NGEP must report the total expenditures in 
the remaining categories either by providing that information 
directly or by providing another form or report that includes the 
required information.
    (ii) Examples 2. An organization receives $15,000 from an 
insured depository institution under a covered agreement and 
allocates and uses the $15,000 during the fiscal year to purchase 
computer equipment to support its functions. The organization's 
annual report must include the name and address of the organization, 
information sufficient to identify the agreement, and a statement 
that the organization received $15,000 during the year. In addition, 
since the organization allocated and used the funds for a specific 
purpose that is more narrow and limited than the categories of 
expenses included in the detailed, itemized list of expenses, the 
organization would have the option of providing either the total 
amount it used during the year for each category of expenses 
included in paragraph (d)(1)(iv) of this section, or a statement 
that it used the $15,000 to purchase computer equipment and a brief 
description of the equipment purchased.
    (iii) Examples 3. A community group receives $50,000 from an 
insured depository institution under a covered agreement. During its 
fiscal year, the community group specifically allocates and uses 
$5,000 of the funds to pay for a particular business trip and uses 
the remaining $45,000 for general operating expenses. The group's 
annual report for the fiscal year must include the name and address 
of the group, information sufficient to identify the agreement, and 
a statement that the group received $50,000. Because the group did 
not allocate and use all of the funds for a specific purpose, the 
group's annual report must provide the total amount of funds it used 
during the year for each category of expenses included in paragraph 
(d)(1)(iv) of this section. The group's annual report also could 
state that it used $5,000 for a particular business trip and include 
a brief description of the trip.
    (iv) Example 4. A community development organization is a party 
to two separate covered agreements with two unaffiliated insured 
depository institutions. Under each agreement, the organization 
receives $15,000 during its fiscal year and uses the funds to 
support its activities during that year. If the organization elects 
to file a consolidated annual report, the consolidated report must 
identify the organization and the two covered agreements, state that 
the organization received $15,000 during the fiscal year under each 
agreement, and provide the total amount that the organization used 
during the year for each category of expenses included in paragraph 
(d)(1)(iv) of this section.

    (e) Annual report filed by insured depository institution or 
affiliate--(1) General. The annual report filed by an insured 
depository institution or affiliate must include the following--
    (i) The name and principal place of business of the insured 
depository institution or affiliate filing the report;
    (ii) Information sufficient to identify the covered agreement for 
which the annual report is being filed, such as by providing the names 
of the parties to the agreement and the date the agreement was entered 
into or by providing a copy of the agreement;
    (iii) The aggregate amount of payments, aggregate amount of fees, 
and aggregate amount of loans provided by the insured depository 
institution or affiliate under the covered agreement to any other party 
to the agreement during the fiscal year;
    (iv) The aggregate amount of payments, aggregate amount of fees, 
and aggregate amount of loans received by the insured depository 
institution or affiliate under the covered agreement from any other 
party to the agreement during the fiscal year;
    (v) A general description of the terms and conditions of any 
payments, fees, or loans reported under paragraphs (e)(1)(iii) and (iv) 
of this section, or, in the event such terms and conditions are set 
forth--
    (A) In the covered agreement, a statement identifying the covered 
agreement and the date the agreement (or a list identifying the 
agreement) was filed with the relevant supervisory agency; or
    (B) In a previous annual report filed by the insured depository 
institution or affiliate, a statement identifying the date the report 
was filed with the relevant supervisory agency; and
    (vi) The aggregate amount and number of loans, aggregate amount and 
number of investments, and aggregate amount of services provided under 
the covered agreement to any individual or entity not a party to the 
agreement--
    (A) By the insured depository institution or affiliate during its 
fiscal year; and
    (B) By any other party to the agreement, unless such information is 
not known to the insured depository institution or affiliate filing the 
report or such information is or will be contained in the annual report 
filed by another party under this section.
    (2) Consolidated reports permitted--(i) Party to multiple 
agreements. An insured depository institution or affiliate that is a 
party to 2 or more covered agreements may file a single consolidated 
annual report with each relevant supervisory agency concerning all the 
covered agreements.
    (ii) Affiliated entities party to the same agreement. An insured 
depository institution and its affiliates that are parties to the same 
covered agreement may file a single consolidated annual report relating 
to the agreement with each relevant supervisory agency for the covered 
agreement.
    (iii) Content of report. Any consolidated annual report must 
contain all the information required by this paragraph (e). The amounts 
and data required to be reported under paragraphs (e)(1)(iv) and (vi) 
of this

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section may be reported on an aggregate basis for all covered 
agreements.
    (f) Time and place of filing--(1) General. Each party must file its 
annual report with each relevant supervisory agency for the covered 
agreement no later than six months following the end of the fiscal year 
covered by the report.
    (2) Alternative method of fulfilling annual reporting requirement 
for a NGEP. (i) A NGEP may fulfill the filing requirements of this 
section by providing the following materials to an insured depository 
institution or affiliate that is a party to the agreement no later than 
six months following the end of the NGEP's fiscal year--
    (A) A copy of the NGEP's annual report required under paragraph (d) 
of this section for the fiscal year; and
    (B) Written instructions that the insured depository institution or 
affiliate promptly forward the annual report to the relevant 
supervisory agency or agencies on behalf of the NGEP.
    (ii) An insured depository institution or affiliate that receives 
an annual report from a NGEP pursuant to paragraph (f)(2)(i) of this 
section must file the report with the relevant supervisory agency or 
agencies on behalf of the NGEP within 30 days.


Sec.  346.8  Release of information under FOIA.

    The FDIC will make covered agreements and annual reports available 
to the public in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (5 
U.S.C. 552 et seq.) and the FDIC's rules regarding Disclosure of 
Information (12 CFR part 309). A party to a covered agreement may 
request confidential treatment of proprietary and confidential 
information in a covered agreement or an annual report under those 
procedures.


Sec.  346.9  Compliance provisions.

    (a) Willful failure to comply with disclosure and reporting 
obligations. (1) If the FDIC determines that a NGEP has willfully 
failed to comply in a material way with Sec. Sec.  346.6 or 346.7, the 
FDIC will notify the NGEP in writing of that determination and provide 
the NGEP a period of 90 days (or such longer period as the FDIC finds 
to be reasonable under the circumstances) to comply.
    (2) If the NGEP does not comply within the time period established 
by the FDIC, the agreement shall thereafter be unenforceable by that 
NGEP by operation of section 48 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1831y).
    (3) The FDIC may assist any insured depository institution or 
affiliate that is a party to a covered agreement that is unenforceable 
by a NGEP by operation of section 48 of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
Act (12 U.S.C. 1831y) in identifying a successor to assume the NGEP's 
responsibilities under the agreement.
    (b) Diversion of funds. If a court or other body of competent 
jurisdiction determines that funds or resources received under a 
covered agreement have been diverted contrary to the purposes of the 
covered agreement for an individual's personal financial gain, the FDIC 
may take either or both of the following actions--
    (1) Order the individual to disgorge the diverted funds or 
resources received under the agreement.
    (2) Prohibit the individual from being a party to any covered 
agreement for a period not to exceed 10 years.
    (c) Notice and opportunity to respond. Before making a 
determination under paragraph (a)(1) of this section, or taking any 
action under paragraph (b) of this section, the FDIC will provide 
written notice and an opportunity to present information to the FDIC 
concerning any relevant facts or circumstances relating to the matter.
    (d) Inadvertent or de minimis errors. Inadvertent or de minimis 
errors in annual reports or other documents filed with the FDIC under 
Sec. Sec.  346.6 or 346.7 will not subject the reporting party to any 
penalty.
    (e) Enforcement of provisions in covered agreements. No provision 
of this part shall be construed as authorizing the FDIC to enforce the 
provisions of any covered agreement.


Sec.  346.10  Transition provisions.

    (a) Disclosure of covered agreements entered into before the 
effective date of this part--(1) Disclosure to the public. Each NGEP 
and each insured depository institution or affiliate that was a party 
to the agreement must make the agreement available to the public under 
Sec.  346.6 until at least April 1, 2002.
    (2) Disclosure to the relevant supervisory agency. (i) Each NGEP 
that was a party to the agreement must make the agreement available to 
the relevant supervisory agency under Sec.  346.6 until at least April 
1, 2002.
    (ii) Each insured depository institution or affiliate that was a 
party to the agreement must, by June 30, 2001, provide each relevant 
supervisory agency either--
    (A) A copy of the agreement under Sec.  346.6(d)(1)(i); or
    (B) The information described in Sec.  346.6(d)(1)(ii) for each 
agreement.
    (b) Filing of annual reports that relate to fiscal years ending on 
or before December 31, 2000. In the event that a NGEP, insured 
depository institution or affiliate has any information to report under 
Sec.  346.7 for a fiscal year that ends on or before December 31, 2000, 
and that concerns a covered agreement entered into between May 12, 
2000, and December 31, 2000, the annual report for that fiscal year 
must be provided no later than June 30, 2001, to--
    (1) Each relevant supervisory agency; or
    (2) In the case of a NGEP, to an insured depository institution or 
affiliate that is a party to the agreement in accordance with Sec.  
346.7(f)(2).


Sec.  346.11  Other definitions and rules of construction used in this 
part.

    (a) Affiliate. ``Affiliate'' means--
    (1) Any company that controls, is controlled by, or is under common 
control with another company; and
    (2) For the purpose of determining whether an agreement is a 
covered agreement under Sec.  346.2, an ``affiliate'' includes any 
company that would be under common control or merged with another 
company on consummation of any transaction pending before a Federal 
banking agency at the time--
    (i) The parties enter into the agreement; and
    (ii) The NGEP that is a party to the agreement makes a CRA 
communication, as described in Sec.  346.3.
    (b) Control. ``Control'' is defined in section 2(a) of the Bank 
Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1841(a)).
    (c) CRA affiliate. A ``CRA affiliate'' of an insured depository 
institution is any company that is an affiliate of an insured 
depository institution to the extent, and only to the extent, that the 
activities of the affiliate were considered by the appropriate Federal 
banking agency when evaluating the CRA performance of the institution 
at its most recent CRA examination prior to the agreement. An insured 
depository institution or affiliate also may designate any company as a 
CRA affiliate at any time prior to the time a covered agreement is 
entered into by informing the NGEP that is a party to the agreement of 
such designation.
    (d) CRA public file. ``CRA public file'' means the public file 
maintained by an insured depository institution and described in 12 CFR 
345.43.
    (e) Executive officer. The term ``executive officer'' has the same 
meaning as in Sec.  215.2(e)(1) of the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System's Regulation O (12 CFR 215.2(e)(1)).
    (f) Federal banking agency; appropriate Federal banking agency. The 
terms ``Federal banking agency'' and ``appropriate Federal banking

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agency'' have the same meanings as in section 3 of the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813).
    (g) Fiscal year. (1) The fiscal year for a NGEP that does not have 
a fiscal year shall be the calendar year.
    (2) Any NGEP, insured depository institution, or affiliate that has 
a fiscal year may elect to have the calendar year be its fiscal year 
for purposes of this part.
    (h) Insured depository institution. ``Insured depository 
institution'' has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Federal 
Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813).
    (i) NGEP. ``NGEP'' means a nongovernmental entity or person.
    (j) Nongovernmental entity or person--(1) General. A 
``nongovernmental entity or person'' is any partnership, association, 
trust, joint venture, joint stock company, corporation, limited 
liability corporation, company, firm, society, other organization, or 
individual.
    (2) Exclusions. A nongovernmental entity or person does not 
include--
    (i) The United States government, a state government, a unit of 
local government (including a county, city, town, township, parish, 
village, or other general-purpose subdivision of a state) or an Indian 
tribe or tribal organization established under Federal, state or Indian 
tribal law (including the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands), or a 
department, agency, or instrumentality of any such entity;
    (ii) A federally-chartered public corporation that receives Federal 
funds appropriated specifically for that corporation;
    (iii) An insured depository institution or affiliate of an insured 
depository institution; or
    (iv) An officer, director, employee, or representative (acting in 
his or her capacity as an officer, director, employee, or 
representative) of an entity listed in paragraphs (j)(2)(i) through 
(iii) of this section.
    (k) Party. The term ``party''. The authority citation for part 405 
continues to read as follows: with respect to a covered agreement means 
each NGEP and each insured depository institution or affiliate that 
entered into the agreement.
    (l) Relevant supervisory agency. The ``relevant supervisory 
agency'' for a covered agreement means the appropriate Federal banking 
agency for--
    (1) Each insured depository institution (or subsidiary thereof) 
that is a party to the covered agreement;
    (2) Each insured depository institution (or subsidiary thereof) or 
CRA affiliate that makes payments or loans or provides services that 
are subject to the covered agreement; and
    (3) Any company (other than an insured depository institution or 
subsidiary thereof) that is a party to the covered agreement.
    (m) State savings association. ``State savings association'' has 
the same meaning as in section 3(b)(3) of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(b)(3)).
    (n) Term of agreement. An agreement that does not have a fixed 
termination date is considered to terminate on the last date on which 
any party to the agreement makes any payment or provides any loan or 
other resources under the agreement, unless the relevant supervisory 
agency for the agreement otherwise notifies each party in writing.

    Dated at Washington, DC, this 23rd day of April 2015.

    By order of the Board of Directors.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-09894 Filed 4-28-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                  DOE has concluded that this                           the protective force officer or if he or              Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
                                                regulatory action is not a significant                  she has reasonable grounds to believe                 corrects 12 CFR chapter III by revising
                                                energy action because it is not likely to               that the individual to be arrested has                part 346 as set forth below:
                                                have a significant adverse effect on the                committed or is committing the felony.
                                                supply, distribution, or use of energy,                   (c) Misdemeanor Arrest. A protective                PART 346—DISCLOSURE AND
                                                nor has it been designated as such by                   force officer is authorized to make an                REPORTING OF CRA-RELATED
                                                the Administrator at OIRA. Accordingly,                 arrest for any misdemeanor listed in                  AGREEMENTS
                                                DOE has not prepared a Statement of                     paragraph (a)(1)(ii) or (a)(2)(ii) of this
                                                                                                                                                              Sec.
                                                Energy Effects on the final rule.                       section if the offense is committed in                346.1 Purpose and scope of this part.
                                                                                                        the presence of the protective force                  346.2 Definition of covered agreement.
                                                Congressional Notification                              officer.                                              346.3 CRA communications.
                                                  As required by 5 U.S.C. 801, DOE will                 *     *     *     *     *                             346.4 Fulfillment of the CRA.
                                                report to Congress on the promulgation                                                                        346.5 Related agreements considered a
                                                                                                        [FR Doc. 2015–10042 Filed 4–28–15; 8:45 am]
                                                of this rule prior to its effective date.                                                                          single agreement.
                                                                                                        BILLING CODE 6450–01–P                                346.6 Disclosure of covered agreements.
                                                The report will state that it has been
                                                determined that the rule is not a ‘‘major                                                                     346.7 Annual reports.
                                                rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).                                                                         346.8 Release of information under FOIA.
                                                                                                        FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE                             346.9 Compliance provisions.
                                                IV. Approval of the Office of the                       CORPORATION                                           346.10 Transition provisions.
                                                Secretary                                                                                                     346.11 Other definitions and rules of
                                                                                                        12 CFR Part 346                                            construction used in this part.
                                                  The Office of the Secretary of Energy
                                                has approved the issuance of this final                 RIN 3064–AE09                                            Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1831y.
                                                rule.
                                                                                                        Transferred OTS Regulations and                       PART 346—DISCLOSURE AND
                                                List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 1047                    Regulations Regarding Disclosure and                  REPORTING OF CRA-RELATED
                                                  Government contracts, Law                             Reporting of CRA-Related Agreements                   AGREEMENTS
                                                enforcement, Nuclear energy.                                                                                  § 346.1    Purpose and scope of this part.
                                                                                                        AGENCY:  Federal Deposit Insurance
                                                  Issued in Washington, DC, on March 23,                Corporation.                                            (a) General. This part implements
                                                2015.                                                                                                         section 711 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley
                                                                                                        ACTION: Final rule; correcting
                                                Ernest J. Moniz,                                        amendment.                                            Act (12 U.S.C. 1831y). That section
                                                Secretary.                                                                                                    requires any nongovernmental entity or
                                                                                                        SUMMARY:    The Federal Deposit                       person, insured depository institution,
                                                  For the reasons set forth in the                      Insurance Corporation (‘‘FDIC’’)                      or affiliate of an insured depository
                                                preamble, DOE is amending part 1047 of                  published a final rule in the Federal                 institution that enters into a covered
                                                chapter X of title 10 of the Code of                    Register on July 21, 2014 (79 FR 42183),              agreement to—
                                                Federal Regulations, to read as set forth               regarding Transferred OTS Regulations
                                                below:                                                                                                           (1) Make the covered agreement
                                                                                                        Regarding Disclosure and Reporting of                 available to the public and the
                                                PART 1047—LIMITED ARREST                                CRA-Related Agreements. This                          appropriate Federal banking agency;
                                                AUTHORITY AND USE OF FORCE BY                           publication corrects a typographical                  and
                                                PROTECTIVE FORCE OFFICERS                               error which caused the unintended                        (2) File an annual report with the
                                                                                                        deletion of §§ 346.2 through 346.10.                  appropriate Federal banking agency
                                                ■ 1. The authority citation for part 1047               DATES: The correction is effective April              concerning the covered agreement.
                                                continues to read as follows:                           29, 2015.                                                (b) Scope of this part. The provisions
                                                  Authority: Sec. 2201, Pub. L. 83–703, 68              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      of this part apply to—
                                                Stat. 919 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.); Department          Patience Singleton, Senior Policy                        (1) State nonmember insured banks;
                                                of Energy Organization Act, Pub. L. 95–91, 91           Analyst, Division of Depositor and                       (2) Subsidiaries of state nonmember
                                                Stat. 565 (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.).                     Consumer Protection, (202) 898–6859;                  insured banks;
                                                ■ 2. Section 1047.4 is amended by:                      Jennifer Maree, Counsel, Legal Division,                 (3) Nongovernmental entities or
                                                ■ a. Adding paragraph (a)(1)(iii); and                  (202) 898–6543; Richard M. Schwartz,                  persons that enter into covered
                                                ■ b. Revising paragraphs (b) and (c).                   Counsel, Legal Division, (202) 898–                   agreements with any company listed in
                                                  The addition and revisions read as                    7424.                                                 paragraphs (b)(1), (2), (4) and (5) of this
                                                follows:                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                                                                                                                              section.
                                                                                                        Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation                    (4) State savings associations; and
                                                § 1047.4   Arrest authority.                                                                                     (5) Subsidiaries of State savings
                                                                                                        (‘‘FDIC’’) is correcting a typographical
                                                   (a) * * *                                            error in the final rule that published in             associations.
                                                   (1) * * *                                                                                                     (c) Relation to Community
                                                                                                        the Federal Register on July 21, 2014
                                                   (iii) Assaulting, resisting, or impeding                                                                   Reinvestment Act. This part does not
                                                                                                        (79 FR 42183), which caused the
                                                certain officers or employees—18 U.S.C.                                                                       affect in any way the Community
                                                                                                        unintended deletion of §§ 346.2 through
                                                111. Both the felony and misdemeanor                                                                          Reinvestment Act of 1977 (12 U.S.C.
                                                                                                        346.10.
                                                level offenses may only be enforced by                                                                        2901 et seq.) or the FDIC’s Community
                                                protective force officers that are federal              List of Subjects in 12 CFR Part 346                   Reinvestment regulation found at 12
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                                                employees.                                                Banks and banking, Disclosure and                   CFR part 345, or the FDIC’s
                                                *       *     *     *      *                            reporting of CRA-related agreements,                  interpretations or administration of that
                                                   (b) Felony Arrests. A protective force               Savings associations.                                 Act or regulation.
                                                officer is authorized to make an arrest                                                                          (d) Examples. (1) The examples in this
                                                for any felony listed in paragraph                      Authority and Issuance                                part are not exclusive. Compliance with
                                                (a)(1)(i) or (a)(2)(i) of this section if the             For the reasons stated in the                       an example, to the extent applicable,
                                                offense is committed in the presence of                 preamble, the Board of Directors of the               constitutes compliance with this part.


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                                                  (2) Examples in a paragraph illustrate                institution tells the NGEP that it will issue         borrower intends or is authorized to re-lend
                                                only the issue described in the                         a press release announcing the program.               the funds. Although the rate charged on the
                                                paragraph and do not illustrate any                     Later, the insured depository institution             loan is well below that charged by the
                                                                                                        issues a press release announcing the loan            institution on commercial loans, the rate is
                                                other issues that may arise in this part.                                                                     within the range of rates that the institution
                                                                                                        program. The press release incorporates the
                                                § 346.2   Definition of covered agreement.              key terms of the understanding reached                would charge a similarly situated small
                                                                                                        between the NGEP and the insured                      business for a similar loan under the SBA
                                                   (a) General definition of covered                                                                          loan program. Accordingly, the loan is not
                                                                                                        depository institution. The written press
                                                agreement. A covered agreement is any                   release reflects the mutual arrangement or            made at substantially below market rates and
                                                contract, arrangement, or understanding                 understanding of the NGEP and the insured             is exempt from coverage under paragraph
                                                that meets all of the following criteria—               depository institution and is, therefore, a           (c)(2) of this section.
                                                   (1) The agreement is in writing.                     written arrangement or understanding.                    (4) Example 4. A bank holding company
                                                   (2) The parties to the agreement                        (3) Example 3. An NGEP sends a letter to           enters into a written agreement with a
                                                include—                                                an insured depository institution requesting          community development organization that
                                                   (i) One or more insured depository                   that the institution provide a $15,000 grant          provides that insured depository institutions
                                                institutions or affiliates of an insured                to the NGEP. The insured depository                   owned by the bank holding company will
                                                                                                        institution responds in writing and agrees to         make $250 million in small business loans in
                                                depository institution; and                                                                                   the community over the next 5 years. The
                                                   (ii) One or more nongovernmental                     provide the grant in connection with its
                                                                                                        annual grant program. The exchange of                 written agreement is not a specific contract
                                                entities or persons (referred to hereafter                                                                    or commitment for a loan or an extension of
                                                                                                        letters constitutes a written arrangement or
                                                as NGEPs).                                                                                                    credit and, thus, is not exempt from coverage
                                                                                                        understanding.
                                                   (3) The agreement provides for the                                                                         under paragraph (c)(2) of this section: Each
                                                insured depository institution or any                     (c) Loan agreements that are not                    small business loan made by the insured
                                                affiliate to—                                           covered agreements. A covered                         depository institution pursuant to this
                                                   (i) Provide to one or more individuals               agreement does not include—                           general commitment would, however, be
                                                or entities (whether or not parties to the                (1) Any individual loan that is                     exempt from coverage if the loan is made at
                                                                                                        secured by real estate; or                            rates that are not substantially below market
                                                agreement) cash payments, grants, or                                                                          rates and the loan documentation does not
                                                other consideration (except loans) that                   (2) Any specific contract or
                                                                                                        commitment for a loan or extension of                 indicate that the borrower intended or was
                                                have an aggregate value of more than                                                                          authorized to re-lend the funds.
                                                $10,000 in any calendar year; or                        credit to an individual, business, farm,
                                                                                                        or other entity, or group of such                       (e) Agreements that include exempt
                                                   (ii) Make to one or more individuals
                                                                                                        individuals or entities if—                           loan agreements. If an agreement
                                                or entities (whether or not parties to the
                                                                                                          (i) The funds are loaned at rates that              includes a loan, extension of credit or
                                                agreement) loans that have an aggregate
                                                                                                        are not substantially below market rates;             loan commitment that, if documented
                                                principal amount of more than $50,000
                                                                                                        and                                                   separately, would be exempt under
                                                in any calendar year.
                                                   (4) The agreement is made pursuant                     (ii) The loan application or other loan             paragraph (c) of this section, the exempt
                                                to, or in connection with, the fulfillment              documentation does not indicate that                  loan, extension of credit or loan
                                                of the Community Reinvestment Act of                    the borrower intends or is authorized to              commitment may be excluded for
                                                1977 (12 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.) (CRA), as                 use the borrowed funds to make a loan                 purposes of determining whether the
                                                defined in§ 346.4.                                      or extension of credit to one or more                 agreement is a covered agreement.
                                                   (5) The agreement is with a NGEP that                third parties.                                          (f) Determining annual value of
                                                has had a CRA communication as                            (d) Examples concerning loan                        agreements that lack schedule of
                                                described in § 346.3 prior to entering                  agreements—                                           disbursements. For purposes of
                                                into the agreement.                                                                                           paragraph (a)(3) of this section, a multi-
                                                                                                           (1) Example 1. An insured depository
                                                   (b) Examples concerning written                      institution provides an organization with a
                                                                                                                                                              year agreement that does not include a
                                                arrangements or understandings—                         $1 million loan that is documented in writing         schedule for the disbursement of
                                                  (1) Example 1. A NGEP meets with an                   and is secured by real estate owned or to-be-         payments, grants, loans or other
                                                insured depository institution and states that          acquired by the organization. The agreement           consideration by the insured depository
                                                the institution needs to make more                      is an individual mortgage loan and is exempt          institution or affiliate, is considered to
                                                community development investments in the                from coverage under paragraph (c)(1) of this          have a value in the first year of the
                                                NGEP’s community. The NGEP and insured                  section, regardless of the interest rate on the       agreement equal to all payments, grants,
                                                depository institution do not reach an                  loan or whether the organization intends or           loans and other consideration to be
                                                agreement concerning the community                      is authorized to re-loan the funds to a third         provided at any time under the
                                                development investments the institution                 party.
                                                should make in the community, and the                      (2) Example 2. An insured depository
                                                                                                                                                              agreement.
                                                parties do not reach any mutual arrangement             institution commits to provide a $500,000             § 346.3    CRA communications.
                                                or understanding. Two weeks later, the                  line of credit to a small business that is
                                                institution unilaterally issues a press release         documented by a written agreement. The
                                                                                                                                                                 (a) Definition of CRA communication.
                                                announcing that it has established a general            loan is made at rates that are within the range       A CRA communication is any of the
                                                goal of making $100 million of community                of rates offered by the institution to similarly      following—
                                                development grants in low- and moderate-                situated small businesses in the market and              (1) Any written or oral comment or
                                                income neighborhoods served by the insured              the loan documentation does not indicate              testimony provided to a Federal banking
                                                depository institution over the next 5 years.           that the small business intends or is                 agency concerning the adequacy of the
                                                The NGEP is not identified in the press                 authorized to re-lend the borrowed funds.             performance under the CRA of the
                                                release. The press release is not a written             The agreement is exempt from coverage                 insured depository institution, any
                                                arrangement or understanding.                           under paragraph (c)(2) of this section.               affiliated insured depository institution,
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                                                  (2) Example 2. A NGEP meets with an                      (3) Example 3. An insured depository               or any CRA affiliate.
                                                insured depository institution and states that          institution offers small business loans that             (2) Any written comment submitted to
                                                the institution needs to offer new loan                 are guaranteed by the Small Business
                                                programs in the NGEP’s community. The                   Administration (SBA). A small business
                                                                                                                                                              the insured depository institution that
                                                NGEP and the insured depository institution             obtains a $75,000 loan, documented in                 discusses the adequacy of the
                                                reach a mutual arrangement or understanding             writing, from the institution under the               performance under the CRA of the
                                                that the institution will provide additional            institution’s SBA loan program. The loan              institution and must be included in the
                                                loans in the NGEP’s community. The                      documentation does not indicate that the              institution’s CRA public file.


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                                                   (3) Any discussion or other contact                  insured depository institution or                     states than an insured depository institution
                                                with the insured depository institution                 affiliate has knowledge of a                          successfully addresses the credit needs of its
                                                or any affiliate about—                                 communication by the NGEP to the                      community. The written comment is in
                                                   (i) Providing (or refraining from                                                                          response to a general request from the agency
                                                                                                        institution or its affiliate under this
                                                                                                                                                              for comments on an application of the
                                                providing) written or oral comments or                  paragraph only if one of the following                insured depository institution to open a new
                                                testimony to any Federal banking                        representatives of the insured                        branch and a copy of the comment is
                                                agency concerning the adequacy of the                   depository institution or any affiliate               provided to the institution.
                                                performance under the CRA of the                        has knowledge of the communication—                      (ii) Examples 2. A NGEP meets with an
                                                insured depository institution, any                        (A) An employee who approves,                      executive officer of an insured depository
                                                affiliated insured depository institution,              directs, authorizes, or negotiates the                institution and states that the institution
                                                or any CRA affiliate;                                   agreement with the NGEP; or                           must improve its CRA performance.
                                                   (ii) Providing (or refraining from                      (B) An employee designated with                       (iii) Example 3. A NGEP meets with an
                                                                                                                                                              executive officer of an insured depository
                                                providing) written comments to the                      responsibility for compliance with the
                                                                                                                                                              institution and states that the institution
                                                insured depository institution that                     CRA or executive officer if the employee              needs to make more mortgage loans in low-
                                                concern the adequacy of the                             or executive officer knows that the                   and moderate-income neighborhoods in its
                                                institution’s performance under the                     institution or affiliate is negotiating,              community.
                                                CRA and must be included in the                         intends to negotiate, or has been                        (iv) Example 4. A bank holding company
                                                institution’s CRA public file; or                       informed by the NGEP that it expects to               files an application with a Federal banking
                                                   (iii) The adequacy of the performance                request that the institution or affiliate             agency to acquire an insured depository
                                                under the CRA of the insured depository                 negotiate an agreement with the NGEP.                 institution. Two weeks later, the NGEP meets
                                                                                                                                                              with an executive officer of the bank holding
                                                institution, any affiliated insured                        (iii) Other communications. An
                                                                                                                                                              company to discuss the adequacy of the
                                                depository institution, or any CRA                      insured depository institution or                     performance under the CRA of the target
                                                affiliate.                                              affiliate is deemed to have knowledge                 insured depository institution. The insured
                                                   (b) Discussions or contacts that are                 of—                                                   depository institution was an affiliate of the
                                                not CRA communications—(1) Timing                          (A) Any testimony provided to a                    bank holding company at the time the NGEP
                                                of contacts with a Federal banking                      Federal banking agency at a public                    met with the target institution. (See
                                                agency. An oral or written                              meeting or hearing;                                   § 346.11(a).) Accordingly, the NGEP had a
                                                communication with a Federal banking                       (B) Any comment submitted to a                     CRA communication with an affiliate of the
                                                                                                        Federal banking agency that is conveyed               bank holding company.
                                                agency is not a CRA communication if
                                                it occurred more than 3 years before the                in writing by the agency to the insured                 (2) Examples of actions that are not
                                                parties entered into the agreement.                     depository institution or affiliate; and              CRA communications. The following
                                                   (2) Timing of contacts with insured                     (C) Any written comment submitted                  are examples of actions that are not by
                                                depository institutions and affiliates. A               to the insured depository institution                 themselves CRA communications.
                                                communication with an insured                           that must be and is included in the                   These examples are not exclusive.
                                                depository institution or affiliate is not              institution’s CRA public file.                           (i) Example 1. A NGEP provides to a
                                                a CRA communication if the                                 (4) Communication where NGEP has                   Federal banking agency comments or
                                                communication occurred—                                 knowledge. A NGEP has a CRA                           testimony concerning an insured depository
                                                   (i) More than 3 years before the                     communication with an insured                         institution or affiliate in response to a direct
                                                parties entered into the agreement, in                  depository institution or affiliate only if           request by the agency for comments or
                                                the case of any written communication;                  any of the following individuals has                  testimony from that NGEP. Direct requests for
                                                   (ii) More than 3 years before the                    knowledge of the communication—                       comments or testimony do not include a
                                                                                                           (i) A director, employee, or member of             general invitation by a Federal banking
                                                parties entered into the agreement, in                                                                        agency for comments or testimony from the
                                                the case of any oral communication in                   the NGEP who approves, directs,                       public in connection with a CRA
                                                which the NGEP discusses providing (or                  authorizes, or negotiates the agreement               performance evaluation of, or application for
                                                refraining from providing) comments or                  with the insured depository institution               a deposit facility (as defined in section 803
                                                testimony to a Federal banking agency                   or affiliate;                                         of the CRA (12 U.S.C. 2902(3)) by, an insured
                                                or written comments that must be                           (ii) A person who functions as an                  depository institution or an application by a
                                                included in the institution’s CRA public                executive officer of the NGEP and who                 company to acquire an insured depository
                                                                                                        knows that the NGEP is negotiating or                 institution.
                                                file in connection with a request to, or                                                                         (ii) Example 2. A NGEP makes a statement
                                                agreement by, the institution or affiliate              intends to negotiate an agreement with
                                                                                                                                                              concerning an insured depository institution
                                                to take (or refrain from taking) any                    the insured depository institution or                 or affiliate at a widely attended conference or
                                                action that is in fulfillment of the CRA;               affiliate; or                                         seminar regarding a general topic. A public
                                                or                                                         (iii) Where the NGEP is an individual,             or private meeting, public hearing, or other
                                                   (iii) More than 1 year before the                    the NGEP.                                             meeting regarding one or more specific
                                                parties entered into the agreement, in                     (c) Examples of CRA                                institutions, affiliates or transactions
                                                the case of any other oral                              communications—(1) Examples of                        involving an application for a deposit facility
                                                                                                        actions that are CRA communications.                  is not considered a widely attended
                                                communication not described in                                                                                conference or seminar.
                                                paragraph (b)(2)(ii) of this section.                   The following are examples of CRA
                                                                                                        communications. These examples are                       (iii) Example 3. A NGEP, such as a civil
                                                   (3) Knowledge of communication by                                                                          rights group, community group providing
                                                insured depository institution or                       not exclusive and assume that the                     housing and other services in low- and
                                                affiliate—(i) A communication is only a                 communication occurs within the                       moderate-income neighborhoods, veterans
                                                CRA communication under paragraph                       relevant time period as described in                  organization, community theater group, or
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                                                (a) of this section if the insured                      paragraph (b)(1) or (2) of this section               youth organization, sends a fundraising letter
                                                depository institution or its affiliate has             and the appropriate representatives                   to insured depository institutions and to
                                                                                                        have knowledge of the communication                   other businesses in its community. The letter
                                                knowledge of the communication under                                                                          encourages all businesses in the community
                                                this paragraph (b)(3)(ii) or (iii) of this              as specified in paragraphs (b)(3) and (4)
                                                                                                                                                              to meet their obligation to assist in making
                                                section.                                                of this section.                                      the local community a better place to live
                                                   (ii) Communication with insured                        (i) Example 1. A NGEP files a written               and work by supporting the fundraising
                                                depository institution or affiliate. An                 comment with a Federal banking agency that            efforts of the NGEP.



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                                                   (iv) Example 4. A NGEP discusses with an             concerning the performance under the                     (a) Agreements entered into by same
                                                insured depository institution or affiliate             CRA of an insured depository                          parties. All written agreements to which
                                                whether particular loans, services,                     institution or CRA affiliate that is a                an insured depository institution or an
                                                investments, community development                      party to the agreement or an affiliate of             affiliate of the insured depository
                                                activities, or other activities are generally
                                                eligible for consideration by a Federal
                                                                                                        a party to the agreement or written                   institution is a party shall be considered
                                                banking agency under the CRA. The NGEP                  comments that are required to be                      to be a single agreement if the
                                                and insured depository institution or affiliate         included in the CRA public file of any                agreements—
                                                do not discuss the adequacy of the CRA                  such insured depository institution; or                  (1) Are entered into with the same
                                                performance of the insured depository                     (2) Activities given favorable CRA                  NGEP;
                                                institution or affiliate.                               consideration. Performing any of the                     (2) Were entered into within the same
                                                   (v) Example 5. A NGEP engaged in the sale            following activities if the activity is of            12-month period; and
                                                or purchase of loans in the secondary market            the type that is likely to receive                       (3) Are each in fulfillment of the CRA.
                                                sends a general offering circular to financial          favorable consideration by a Federal                     (b) Substantively related contracts.
                                                institutions offering to sell or purchase a                                                                   All written contracts to which an
                                                                                                        banking agency in evaluating the
                                                portfolio of loans. An insured depository
                                                                                                        performance under the CRA of the                      insured depository institution or an
                                                institution that receives the offering circular
                                                discusses with the NGEP the types of loans              insured depository institution that is a              affiliate of the insured depository
                                                included in the loan pool, whether such                 party to the agreement or an affiliate of             institution is a party shall be considered
                                                loans are generally eligible for consideration          a party to the agreement—                             to be a single agreement, without regard
                                                under the CRA, and which loans are made to                (i) Home-purchase, home-                            to whether the other parties to the
                                                borrowers in the institution’s local                    improvement, small business, small                    contracts are the same or whether each
                                                community. The NGEP and insured                         farm, community development, and                      such contract is in fulfillment of the
                                                depository institution do not discuss the               consumer lending, as described in 12                  CRA, if the contracts were negotiated in
                                                adequacy of the institution’s CRA                       CFR 345.22, including loan purchases,                 a coordinated fashion and a NGEP is a
                                                performance.                                                                                                  party to each contract.
                                                                                                        loan commitments, and letters of credit;
                                                   (d) Multiparty covered agreements. (1)                 (ii) Making investments, deposits, or
                                                A NGEP that is a party to a covered                                                                           § 346.6    Disclosure of covered agreements.
                                                                                                        grants, or acquiring membership shares,
                                                agreement that involves multiple NGEPs                  that have as their primary purpose                       (a) Applicability date. This section
                                                is not required to comply with the                      community development, as described                   applies only to covered agreements
                                                requirements of this part if—                           in 12 CFR 345.23;                                     entered into after November 12, 1999.
                                                   (i) The NGEP has not had a CRA                         (iii) Delivering retail banking services               (b) Disclosure of covered agreements
                                                communication; and                                      as described in 12 CFR 345.24(d);                     to the public—(1) Disclosure required.
                                                   (ii) No representative of the NGEP                     (iv) Providing community                            Each NGEP and each insured depository
                                                identified in paragraph (b)(4) of this                  development services, as described in                 institution or affiliate that enters into a
                                                section has knowledge at the time of the                12 CFR 345.24(e);                                     covered agreement must promptly make
                                                agreement that another NGEP that is a                     (v) In the case of a wholesale or                   a copy of the covered agreement
                                                party to the agreement has had a CRA                    limited-purpose insured depository                    available to any individual or entity
                                                communication.                                          institution, community development                    upon request.
                                                   (2) An insured depository institution                lending, including originating and                       (2) Nondisclosure of confidential and
                                                or affiliate that is a party to a covered               purchasing loans and making loan                      proprietary information permitted. In
                                                agreement that involves multiple                        commitments and letters of credit,                    responding to a request for a covered
                                                insured depository institutions or                      making qualified investments, or                      agreement from any individual or entity
                                                affiliates is not required to comply with               providing community development                       under paragraph (b)(1) of this section, a
                                                the disclosure and annual reporting                     services, as described in 12 CFR                      NGEP, insured depository institution, or
                                                requirements in §§ 346.6 and 346.7 if—                  345.25(c);                                            affiliate may withhold from public
                                                   (i) No NGEP that is a party to the                     (vi) In the case of a small insured                 disclosure confidential or proprietary
                                                agreement has had a CRA                                 depository institution, any lending or                information that the party believes the
                                                communication concerning the insured                    other activity described in 12 CFR                    relevant supervisory agency could
                                                depository institution or any affiliate;                345.26(a); or                                         withhold from disclosure under the
                                                and                                                       (vii) In the case of an insured                     Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.
                                                   (ii) No representative of the insured                depository institution that is evaluated              552 et seq.) (FOIA).
                                                depository institution or any affiliate                 on the basis of a strategic plan, any                    (3) Information that must be
                                                identified in paragraph (b)(3) of this                  element of the strategic plan, as                     disclosed. Notwithstanding paragraph
                                                section has knowledge at the time of the                described in 12 CFR 345.27(f).                        (b)(2) of this section, a party must
                                                agreement that an NGEP that is a party                    (b) Agreements relating to activities of            disclose any of the following
                                                to the agreement has had a CRA                          CRA affiliates. An insured depository                 information that is contained in a
                                                communication concerning any other                      institution or affiliate that is a party to           covered agreement—
                                                insured depository institution or                       a covered agreement that concerns any                    (i) The names and addresses of the
                                                affiliate that is a party to the agreement.             activity described in paragraph (a) of                parties to the agreement;
                                                                                                        this section of a CRA affiliate must,                    (ii) The amount of any payments, fees,
                                                § 346.4   Fulfillment of the CRA.                                                                             loans, or other consideration to be made
                                                                                                        prior to the time the agreement is
                                                  (a) List of factors that are in                       entered into, notify each NGEP that is a              or provided by any party to the
                                                fulfillment of the CRA. Fulfillment of                  party to the agreement that the                       agreement;
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                                                the CRA, for purposes of this part,                     agreement concerns a CRA affiliate.                      (iii) Any description of how the funds
                                                means the following list of factors—                                                                          or other resources provided under the
                                                  (1) Comments to a Federal banking                     § 346.5 Related agreements considered a               agreement are to be used;
                                                agency or included in CRA public file.                  single agreement.                                        (iv) The term of the agreement (if the
                                                Providing or refraining from providing                    The following rules must be applied                 agreement establishes a term); and
                                                written or oral comments or testimony                   in determining whether an agreement is                   (v) Any other information that the
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                                                is not properly exempt from public                      of the end of each calendar quarter, each             § 346.7    Annual reports.
                                                disclosure.                                             insured depository institution and                       (a) Applicability date. This section
                                                   (4) Request for review of withheld                   affiliate must provide each relevant                  applies only to covered agreements
                                                information. Any individual or entity                   supervisory agency with—                              entered into on or after May 12, 2000.
                                                may request that the relevant                              (i)(A) A complete copy of each                        (b) Annual report required. Each
                                                supervisory agency review whether any                   covered agreement entered into by the                 NGEP and each insured depository
                                                information in a covered agreement                      insured depository institution or                     institution or affiliate that is a party to
                                                withheld by a party must be disclosed.                  affiliate during the calendar quarter; and            a covered agreement must file an annual
                                                Any requests for agency review of                                                                             report with each relevant supervisory
                                                withheld information must be filed, and                    (B) In the event the institution or
                                                                                                        affiliate proposes the withholding of any             agency concerning the disbursement,
                                                will be processed in accordance with,                                                                         receipt, and uses of funds or other
                                                the relevant supervisory agency’s rules                 information contained in the agreement
                                                                                                        in accordance with paragraph (b)(2) of                resources under the covered agreement.
                                                concerning the availability of                                                                                   (c) Duration of reporting
                                                information (see the FDIC’s rules                       this section, a public version of the
                                                                                                        agreement that excludes such                          requirement—(1) NGEPs. A NGEP must
                                                regarding Disclosure of Information (12                                                                       file an annual report for a covered
                                                CFR part 309)).                                         information (other than any information
                                                                                                        described in paragraph (b)(3) of this                 agreement for any fiscal year in which
                                                   (5) Duration of obligation. The                                                                            the NGEP receives or uses funds or
                                                obligation to disclose a covered                        section) and an explanation justifying
                                                                                                        the exclusions; or                                    other resources under the agreement.
                                                agreement to the public terminates 12                                                                            (2) Insured depository institutions and
                                                months after the end of the term of the                    (ii) A list of all covered agreements              affiliates. An insured depository
                                                agreement.                                              entered into by the insured depository                institution or affiliate must file an
                                                   (6) Reasonable copy and mailing fees.                institution or affiliate during the                   annual report for a covered agreement
                                                Each NGEP and each insured depository                   calendar quarter that contains—                       for any fiscal year in which the
                                                institution or affiliate may charge an                     (A) The name and address of each                   institution or affiliate—
                                                individual or entity that requests a copy               insured depository institution or                        (i) Provides or receives any payments,
                                                of a covered agreement a reasonable fee                 affiliate that is a party to the agreement;           fees, or loans under the covered
                                                not to exceed the cost of copying and                      (B) The name and address of each                   agreement that must be reported under
                                                mailing the agreement.                                  NGEP that is a party to the agreement;                paragraphs (e)(1)(iii) and (iv) of this
                                                   (7) Use of CRA public file by insured                                                                      section; or
                                                depository institution or affiliate. An                    (C) The date the agreement was
                                                                                                        entered into;                                            (ii) Has data to report on loans,
                                                insured depository institution and any                                                                        investments, and services provided by a
                                                affiliate of an insured depository                         (D) The estimated total value of all               party to the covered agreement under
                                                institution may fulfill its obligation                  payments, fees, loans, and other                      the covered agreement under paragraph
                                                under this paragraph (b) by placing a                   consideration to be provided by the                   (e)(1)(vi) of this section.
                                                copy of the covered agreement in the                    institution or any affiliate of the                      (d) Annual reports filed by NGEP—(1)
                                                insured depository institution’s CRA                    institution under the agreement; and                  Contents of report. The annual report
                                                public file if the institution makes the                   (E) The date the agreement terminates.             filed by a NGEP under this section must
                                                agreement available in accordance with                     (2) Prompt filing of covered                       include the following—
                                                the procedures set forth in 12 CFR                      agreements contained in list required. (i)               (i) The name and mailing address of
                                                345.43.                                                 If an insured depository institution or               the NGEP filing the report;
                                                   (c) Disclosure by NGEPs of covered                   affiliate files a list of the covered                    (ii) Information sufficient to identify
                                                agreements to the relevant supervisory                  agreements entered into by the                        the covered agreement for which the
                                                agency. (1) Each NGEP that is a party to                institution or affiliate pursuant to                  annual report is being filed, such as by
                                                a covered agreement must provide the                    paragraph (d)(1)(ii) of this section, the             providing the names of the parties to the
                                                following within 30 days of receiving a                 institution or affiliate must provide any             agreement and the date the agreement
                                                request from the relevant supervisory                   relevant supervisory agency a complete                was entered into or by providing a copy
                                                agency—                                                 copy and public version of any covered                of the agreement;
                                                   (i) A complete copy of the agreement;                agreement referenced in the list within                  (iii) The amount of funds or resources
                                                and                                                     7 calendar days of receiving a request                received under the covered agreement
                                                   (ii) In the event the NGEP proposes                  from the agency for a copy of the                     during the fiscal year; and
                                                the withholding of any information                      agreement.                                               (iv) A detailed, itemized list of how
                                                contained in the agreement in                                                                                 any funds or resources received by the
                                                accordance with paragraph (b)(2) of this                   (ii) The obligation of an insured
                                                                                                        depository institution or affiliate to                NGEP under the covered agreement
                                                section, a public version of the                                                                              were used during the fiscal year,
                                                agreement that excludes such                            provide a covered agreement to the
                                                                                                        relevant supervisory agency under this                including the total amount used for—
                                                information and an explanation                                                                                   (A) Compensation of officers,
                                                justifying the exclusions. Any public                   paragraph (d)(2) terminates 36 months
                                                                                                                                                              directors, and employees;
                                                version must include the information                    after the end of the term of the
                                                                                                                                                                 (B) Administrative expenses;
                                                described in paragraph (b)(3) of this                   agreement.                                               (C) Travel expenses;
                                                section.                                                   (3) Joint filings. In the event that 2 or             (D) Entertainment expenses;
                                                   (2) The obligation of a NGEP to                      more insured depository institutions or                  (E) Payment of consulting and
                                                provide a covered agreement to the                      affiliates are parties to a covered                   professional fees; and
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                                                relevant supervisory agency terminates                  agreement, the insured depository                        (F) Other expenses and uses (specify
                                                12 months after the end of the term of                  institution(s) and affiliate(s) may jointly           expense or use).
                                                the covered agreement.                                  file the documents required by this                      (2) More detailed reporting of uses of
                                                   (d) Disclosure by insured depository                 paragraph (d). Any joint filing must                  funds or resources permitted—(i) In
                                                institution or affiliate of covered                     identify the insured depository                       general. If a NGEP allocated and used
                                                agreements to the relevant supervisory                  institution(s) and affiliate(s) for whom              funds received under a covered
                                                agency—(1) In general. Within 60 days                   the filings are being made.                           agreement for a specific purpose, the


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                                                NGEP may fulfill the requirements of                       (ii) Examples 2. An organization receives             (iii) The aggregate amount of
                                                paragraph (d)(1)(iv) of this section with               $15,000 from an insured depository                    payments, aggregate amount of fees, and
                                                respect to such funds by providing—                     institution under a covered agreement and             aggregate amount of loans provided by
                                                   (A) A brief description of each                      allocates and uses the $15,000 during the
                                                                                                        fiscal year to purchase computer equipment
                                                                                                                                                              the insured depository institution or
                                                specific purpose for which the funds or                 to support its functions. The organization’s          affiliate under the covered agreement to
                                                other resources were used; and                          annual report must include the name and               any other party to the agreement during
                                                   (B) The amount of funds or resources                 address of the organization, information              the fiscal year;
                                                used during the fiscal year for each                    sufficient to identify the agreement, and a              (iv) The aggregate amount of
                                                specific purpose.                                       statement that the organization received              payments, aggregate amount of fees, and
                                                   (ii) Specific purpose defined. A NGEP                $15,000 during the year. In addition, since           aggregate amount of loans received by
                                                allocates and uses funds for a specific                 the organization allocated and used the funds         the insured depository institution or
                                                purpose if the NGEP receives and uses                   for a specific purpose that is more narrow
                                                                                                        and limited than the categories of expenses
                                                                                                                                                              affiliate under the covered agreement
                                                the funds for a purpose that is more                                                                          from any other party to the agreement
                                                                                                        included in the detailed, itemized list of
                                                specific and limited than the categories                expenses, the organization would have the             during the fiscal year;
                                                listed in paragraph (d)(1)(iv) of this                  option of providing either the total amount              (v) A general description of the terms
                                                section.                                                it used during the year for each category of          and conditions of any payments, fees, or
                                                   (3) Use of other reports. The annual                 expenses included in paragraph (d)(1)(iv) of          loans reported under paragraphs
                                                report filed by a NGEP may consist of                   this section, or a statement that it used the         (e)(1)(iii) and (iv) of this section, or, in
                                                or incorporate a report prepared for any                $15,000 to purchase computer equipment                the event such terms and conditions are
                                                other purpose, such as the Internal                     and a brief description of the equipment
                                                                                                        purchased.
                                                                                                                                                              set forth—
                                                Revenue Service Return of Organization                                                                           (A) In the covered agreement, a
                                                                                                           (iii) Examples 3. A community group
                                                Exempt From Income Tax on Form 990,                     receives $50,000 from an insured depository           statement identifying the covered
                                                or any other Internal Revenue Service                   institution under a covered agreement.                agreement and the date the agreement
                                                form, state tax form, report to members                 During its fiscal year, the community group           (or a list identifying the agreement) was
                                                or shareholders, audited or unaudited                   specifically allocates and uses $5,000 of the         filed with the relevant supervisory
                                                financial statements, audit report, or                  funds to pay for a particular business trip and       agency; or
                                                other report, so long as the annual                     uses the remaining $45,000 for general                   (B) In a previous annual report filed
                                                report filed by the NGEP contains all of                operating expenses. The group’s annual                by the insured depository institution or
                                                                                                        report for the fiscal year must include the
                                                the information required by this                        name and address of the group, information            affiliate, a statement identifying the date
                                                paragraph (d).                                          sufficient to identify the agreement, and a           the report was filed with the relevant
                                                   (4) Consolidated reports permitted. A                statement that the group received $50,000.            supervisory agency; and
                                                NGEP that is a party to 2 or more                       Because the group did not allocate and use               (vi) The aggregate amount and
                                                covered agreements may file with each                   all of the funds for a specific purpose, the          number of loans, aggregate amount and
                                                relevant supervisory agency a single                    group’s annual report must provide the total          number of investments, and aggregate
                                                consolidated annual report covering all                 amount of funds it used during the year for           amount of services provided under the
                                                the covered agreements. Any                             each category of expenses included in                 covered agreement to any individual or
                                                                                                        paragraph (d)(1)(iv) of this section. The
                                                consolidated report must contain all the                group’s annual report also could state that it
                                                                                                                                                              entity not a party to the agreement—
                                                information required by this paragraph                  used $5,000 for a particular business trip and           (A) By the insured depository
                                                (d). The information reported under                     include a brief description of the trip.              institution or affiliate during its fiscal
                                                paragraphs (d)(1)(iv) and (d)(2) of this                   (iv) Example 4. A community development            year; and
                                                section may be reported on an aggregate                 organization is a party to two separate                  (B) By any other party to the
                                                basis for all covered agreements.                       covered agreements with two unaffiliated              agreement, unless such information is
                                                   (5) Examples of annual report                        insured depository institutions. Under each           not known to the insured depository
                                                requirements for NGEPs—                                 agreement, the organization receives $15,000          institution or affiliate filing the report or
                                                                                                        during its fiscal year and uses the funds to          such information is or will be contained
                                                   (i) Example 1. A NGEP receives an                    support its activities during that year. If the
                                                unrestricted grant of $15,000 under a covered                                                                 in the annual report filed by another
                                                                                                        organization elects to file a consolidated
                                                agreement, includes the funds in its general            annual report, the consolidated report must           party under this section.
                                                operating budget, and uses the funds during             identify the organization and the two covered            (2) Consolidated reports permitted—
                                                its fiscal year. The NGEP’s annual report for           agreements, state that the organization               (i) Party to multiple agreements. An
                                                the fiscal year must provide the name and               received $15,000 during the fiscal year under         insured depository institution or
                                                mailing address of the NGEP, information                each agreement, and provide the total                 affiliate that is a party to 2 or more
                                                sufficient to identify the covered agreement,           amount that the organization used during the          covered agreements may file a single
                                                and state that the NGEP received $15,000                year for each category of expenses included           consolidated annual report with each
                                                during the fiscal year. The report must also            in paragraph (d)(1)(iv) of this section.
                                                indicate the total expenditures made by the
                                                                                                                                                              relevant supervisory agency concerning
                                                NGEP during the fiscal year for                            (e) Annual report filed by insured                 all the covered agreements.
                                                compensation, administrative expenses,                  depository institution or affiliate—(1)                  (ii) Affiliated entities party to the
                                                travel expenses, entertainment expenses,                General. The annual report filed by an                same agreement. An insured depository
                                                consulting and professional fees, and other             insured depository institution or                     institution and its affiliates that are
                                                expenses and uses. The NGEP’s annual report             affiliate must include the following—                 parties to the same covered agreement
                                                may provide this information by submitting                 (i) The name and principal place of                may file a single consolidated annual
                                                an Internal Revenue Service Form 990 that               business of the insured depository                    report relating to the agreement with
                                                includes the required information. If the               institution or affiliate filing the report;           each relevant supervisory agency for the
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                                                Internal Revenue Service Form does not                     (ii) Information sufficient to identify            covered agreement.
                                                include information for all of the required             the covered agreement for which the                      (iii) Content of report. Any
                                                categories listed in this part, the NGEP must
                                                report the total expenditures in the remaining
                                                                                                        annual report is being filed, such as by              consolidated annual report must contain
                                                categories either by providing that                     providing the names of the parties to the             all the information required by this
                                                information directly or by providing another            agreement and the date the agreement                  paragraph (e). The amounts and data
                                                form or report that includes the required               was entered into or by providing a copy               required to be reported under
                                                information.                                            of the agreement;                                     paragraphs (e)(1)(iv) and (vi) of this


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                                                section may be reported on an aggregate                 unenforceable by a NGEP by operation                  NGEP, insured depository institution or
                                                basis for all covered agreements.                       of section 48 of the Federal Deposit                  affiliate has any information to report
                                                   (f) Time and place of filing—(1)                     Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1831y) in                    under § 346.7 for a fiscal year that ends
                                                General. Each party must file its annual                identifying a successor to assume the                 on or before December 31, 2000, and
                                                report with each relevant supervisory                   NGEP’s responsibilities under the                     that concerns a covered agreement
                                                agency for the covered agreement no                     agreement.                                            entered into between May 12, 2000, and
                                                later than six months following the end                   (b) Diversion of funds. If a court or               December 31, 2000, the annual report
                                                of the fiscal year covered by the report.               other body of competent jurisdiction                  for that fiscal year must be provided no
                                                   (2) Alternative method of fulfilling                 determines that funds or resources                    later than June 30, 2001, to—
                                                annual reporting requirement for a                      received under a covered agreement                       (1) Each relevant supervisory agency;
                                                NGEP. (i) A NGEP may fulfill the filing                 have been diverted contrary to the                    or
                                                requirements of this section by                         purposes of the covered agreement for                    (2) In the case of a NGEP, to an
                                                providing the following materials to an                 an individual’s personal financial gain,              insured depository institution or
                                                insured depository institution or                       the FDIC may take either or both of the               affiliate that is a party to the agreement
                                                affiliate that is a party to the agreement              following actions—                                    in accordance with § 346.7(f)(2).
                                                no later than six months following the                    (1) Order the individual to disgorge
                                                end of the NGEP’s fiscal year—                          the diverted funds or resources received              § 346.11 Other definitions and rules of
                                                                                                                                                              construction used in this part.
                                                   (A) A copy of the NGEP’s annual                      under the agreement.
                                                report required under paragraph (d) of                    (2) Prohibit the individual from being                 (a) Affiliate. ‘‘Affiliate’’ means—
                                                this section for the fiscal year; and                   a party to any covered agreement for a                   (1) Any company that controls, is
                                                   (B) Written instructions that the                    period not to exceed 10 years.                        controlled by, or is under common
                                                insured depository institution or                         (c) Notice and opportunity to respond.              control with another company; and
                                                affiliate promptly forward the annual                   Before making a determination under                      (2) For the purpose of determining
                                                report to the relevant supervisory                      paragraph (a)(1) of this section, or taking           whether an agreement is a covered
                                                agency or agencies on behalf of the                     any action under paragraph (b) of this                agreement under § 346.2, an ‘‘affiliate’’
                                                NGEP.                                                   section, the FDIC will provide written                includes any company that would be
                                                   (ii) An insured depository institution               notice and an opportunity to present                  under common control or merged with
                                                or affiliate that receives an annual report             information to the FDIC concerning any                another company on consummation of
                                                from a NGEP pursuant to paragraph                       relevant facts or circumstances relating              any transaction pending before a
                                                (f)(2)(i) of this section must file the                 to the matter.                                        Federal banking agency at the time—
                                                report with the relevant supervisory                      (d) Inadvertent or de minimis errors.                  (i) The parties enter into the
                                                agency or agencies on behalf of the                     Inadvertent or de minimis errors in                   agreement; and
                                                NGEP within 30 days.                                    annual reports or other documents filed                  (ii) The NGEP that is a party to the
                                                                                                        with the FDIC under §§ 346.6 or 346.7                 agreement makes a CRA
                                                § 346.8   Release of information under FOIA.            will not subject the reporting party to               communication, as described in § 346.3.
                                                   The FDIC will make covered                           any penalty.                                             (b) Control. ‘‘Control’’ is defined in
                                                agreements and annual reports available                   (e) Enforcement of provisions in                    section 2(a) of the Bank Holding
                                                to the public in accordance with the                    covered agreements. No provision of                   Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1841(a)).
                                                Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.                    this part shall be construed as                          (c) CRA affiliate. A ‘‘CRA affiliate’’ of
                                                552 et seq.) and the FDIC’s rules                       authorizing the FDIC to enforce the                   an insured depository institution is any
                                                regarding Disclosure of Information (12                 provisions of any covered agreement.                  company that is an affiliate of an
                                                CFR part 309). A party to a covered                                                                           insured depository institution to the
                                                agreement may request confidential                      § 346.10    Transition provisions.                    extent, and only to the extent, that the
                                                treatment of proprietary and                               (a) Disclosure of covered agreements               activities of the affiliate were considered
                                                confidential information in a covered                   entered into before the effective date of             by the appropriate Federal banking
                                                agreement or an annual report under                     this part—(1) Disclosure to the public.               agency when evaluating the CRA
                                                those procedures.                                       Each NGEP and each insured depository                 performance of the institution at its
                                                                                                        institution or affiliate that was a party             most recent CRA examination prior to
                                                § 346.9   Compliance provisions.                        to the agreement must make the                        the agreement. An insured depository
                                                   (a) Willful failure to comply with                   agreement available to the public under               institution or affiliate also may
                                                disclosure and reporting obligations. (1)               § 346.6 until at least April 1, 2002.                 designate any company as a CRA
                                                If the FDIC determines that a NGEP has                     (2) Disclosure to the relevant                     affiliate at any time prior to the time a
                                                willfully failed to comply in a material                supervisory agency. (i) Each NGEP that                covered agreement is entered into by
                                                way with §§ 346.6 or 346.7, the FDIC                    was a party to the agreement must make                informing the NGEP that is a party to
                                                will notify the NGEP in writing of that                 the agreement available to the relevant               the agreement of such designation.
                                                determination and provide the NGEP a                    supervisory agency under § 346.6 until                   (d) CRA public file. ‘‘CRA public file’’
                                                period of 90 days (or such longer period                at least April 1, 2002.                               means the public file maintained by an
                                                as the FDIC finds to be reasonable under                   (ii) Each insured depository                       insured depository institution and
                                                the circumstances) to comply.                           institution or affiliate that was a party             described in 12 CFR 345.43.
                                                   (2) If the NGEP does not comply                      to the agreement must, by June 30, 2001,                 (e) Executive officer. The term
                                                within the time period established by                   provide each relevant supervisory                     ‘‘executive officer’’ has the same
                                                the FDIC, the agreement shall thereafter                agency either—                                        meaning as in § 215.2(e)(1) of the Board
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                                                be unenforceable by that NGEP by                           (A) A copy of the agreement under                  of Governors of the Federal Reserve
                                                operation of section 48 of the Federal                  § 346.6(d)(1)(i); or                                  System’s Regulation O (12 CFR
                                                Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.                           (B) The information described in                   215.2(e)(1)).
                                                1831y).                                                 § 346.6(d)(1)(ii) for each agreement.                    (f) Federal banking agency;
                                                   (3) The FDIC may assist any insured                     (b) Filing of annual reports that relate           appropriate Federal banking agency.
                                                depository institution or affiliate that is             to fiscal years ending on or before                   The terms ‘‘Federal banking agency’’
                                                a party to a covered agreement that is                  December 31, 2000. In the event that a                and ‘‘appropriate Federal banking


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                                                agency’’ have the same meanings as in                   CRA affiliate that makes payments or                  correct the unsafe condition on these
                                                section 3 of the Federal Deposit                        loans or provides services that are                   products.
                                                Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813).                         subject to the covered agreement; and
                                                   (g) Fiscal year. (1) The fiscal year for               (3) Any company (other than an                      DATES:  This AD is effective June 3, 2015.
                                                a NGEP that does not have a fiscal year                 insured depository institution or                        The Director of the Federal Register
                                                shall be the calendar year.                             subsidiary thereof) that is a party to the            approved the incorporation by reference
                                                   (2) Any NGEP, insured depository                     covered agreement.                                    of certain other publications listed in
                                                institution, or affiliate that has a fiscal               (m) State savings association. ‘‘State              this AD as of February 8, 1999 (63 FR
                                                year may elect to have the calendar year                savings association’’ has the same                    72132, December 31, 1998).
                                                be its fiscal year for purposes of this                 meaning as in section 3(b)(3) of the                  ADDRESSES: For service information
                                                part.                                                   Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12                     identified in this AD, contact Piper
                                                   (h) Insured depository institution.                  U.S.C. 1813(b)(3)).                                   Aircraft, Inc., Customer Services, 2926
                                                ‘‘Insured depository institution’’ has the                (n) Term of agreement. An agreement                 Piper Drive, Vero Beach, Florida 32960;
                                                same meaning as in section 3 of the                     that does not have a fixed termination                telephone: (772) 567–4361; Internet:
                                                Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12                       date is considered to terminate on the                www.piper.com. Copies of the
                                                U.S.C. 1813).                                           last date on which any party to the                   instructions to the F. Atlee Dodge
                                                   (i) NGEP. ‘‘NGEP’’ means a                           agreement makes any payment or                        supplemental type certificate (STC) and
                                                nongovernmental entity or person.                       provides any loan or other resources                  information about the Jensen Aircraft
                                                   (j) Nongovernmental entity or                        under the agreement, unless the relevant              STCs may be obtained from F. Atlee
                                                person—(1) General. A                                   supervisory agency for the agreement                  Dodge, Aircraft Services, LLC., 6672
                                                ‘‘nongovernmental entity or person’’ is                 otherwise notifies each party in writing.             Wes Way, Anchorage, Alaska 99518–
                                                any partnership, association, trust, joint                Dated at Washington, DC, this 23rd day of           0409, Internet: www.fadodge.com. You
                                                venture, joint stock company,                           April 2015.                                           may view this referenced service
                                                corporation, limited liability                            By order of the Board of Directors.                 information at the FAA, Small Airplane
                                                corporation, company, firm, society,                    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.                Directorate, 901 Locust, Kansas City,
                                                other organization, or individual.                                                                            Missouri 64106. For information on the
                                                   (2) Exclusions. A nongovernmental                    Robert E. Feldman,
                                                                                                                                                              availability of this material at the FAA,
                                                entity or person does not include—                      Executive Secretary.
                                                                                                                                                              call (816) 329–4148. It is also available
                                                   (i) The United States government, a                  [FR Doc. 2015–09894 Filed 4–28–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                              on the Internet at http://
                                                state government, a unit of local                       BILLING CODE 6741–01–P
                                                                                                                                                              www.regulations.gov by searching for
                                                government (including a county, city,                                                                         and locating Docket No. FAA–2014–
                                                town, township, parish, village, or other                                                                     1083.
                                                general-purpose subdivision of a state)                 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                or an Indian tribe or tribal organization                                                                     Examining the AD Docket
                                                established under Federal, state or                     Federal Aviation Administration                         You may examine the AD docket on
                                                Indian tribal law (including the                                                                              the Internet at http://
                                                Department of Hawaiian Home Lands),                     14 CFR Part 39                                        www.regulations.gov by searching for
                                                or a department, agency, or                             [Docket No. FAA–2014–1083; Directorate                and locating Docket No. FAA–2014–
                                                instrumentality of any such entity;                     Identifier 2014–CE–036–AD; Amendment                  1083; or in person at the Docket
                                                   (ii) A federally-chartered public                    39–18140; AD 2015–08–04]                              Management Facility between 9 a.m.
                                                corporation that receives Federal funds                                                                       and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
                                                                                                        RIN 2120–AA64
                                                appropriated specifically for that                                                                            except Federal holidays. The AD docket
                                                corporation;                                            Airworthiness Directives; Various                     contains this AD, the regulatory
                                                   (iii) An insured depository institution                                                                    evaluation, any comments received, and
                                                                                                        Aircraft Equipped With Wing Lift Struts
                                                or affiliate of an insured depository                                                                         other information. The address for the
                                                institution; or                                         AGENCY:  Federal Aviation                             Docket Office (phone: 800–647–5527) is
                                                   (iv) An officer, director, employee, or              Administration (FAA), DOT.                            Document Management Facility, U.S.
                                                representative (acting in his or her                    ACTION: Final rule.                                   Department of Transportation, Docket
                                                capacity as an officer, director,                                                                             Operations, M–30, West Building
                                                employee, or representative) of an entity               SUMMARY:    We are superseding
                                                                                                        Airworthiness Directive (AD) 99–01–05                 Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200
                                                listed in paragraphs (j)(2)(i) through (iii)                                                                  New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
                                                of this section.                                        R1, which applied to certain aircraft
                                                                                                        equipped with wing lift struts. AD 99–                DC 20590.
                                                   (k) Party. The term ‘‘party’’. The
                                                authority citation for part 405 continues               01–05 R1 required repetitively                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                                to read as follows: with respect to a                   inspecting the wing lift struts for                   Piper Aircraft, Inc. airplanes, contact:
                                                covered agreement means each NGEP                       corrosion; repetitively inspecting the                Gregory ‘‘Keith’’ Noles, Aerospace
                                                and each insured depository institution                 wing lift strut forks for cracks; replacing           Engineer, FAA, Atlanta Aircraft
                                                or affiliate that entered into the                      any corroded wing lift strut; replacing               Certification Office (ACO), 1701
                                                agreement.                                              any cracked wing lift strut fork; and                 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia
                                                   (l) Relevant supervisory agency. The                 repetitively replacing the wing lift strut            30337; phone: (404) 474–5551; fax: (404)
                                                ‘‘relevant supervisory agency’’ for a                   forks at a specified time for certain                 474–5606; email: gregory.noles@faa.gov.
                                                covered agreement means the                             airplanes. This new AD retains all                      For FS 2000 Corp, FS 2001 Corp, FS
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                                                appropriate Federal banking agency                      requirements of AD 99–01–05R1 and                     2002 Corporation, and FS 2003
                                                for—                                                    adds additional airplane models to the                Corporation airplanes, contact: Jeff
                                                   (1) Each insured depository                          Applicability section. This AD was                    Morfitt, Aerospace Engineer, FAA,
                                                institution (or subsidiary thereof) that is             prompted by a report that additional                  Seattle ACO, 1601 Lind Avenue SW.,
                                                a party to the covered agreement;                       Piper Aircraft, Inc. model airplanes                  Renton, Washington 98057; phone:
                                                   (2) Each insured depository                          should be added to the Applicability                  (425) 917–6405; fax: (245) 917–6590;
                                                institution (or subsidiary thereof) or                  section. We are issuing this AD to                    email: jeff.morfitt@faa.gov.


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Document Created: 2015-12-16 08:26:35
Document Modified: 2015-12-16 08:26:35
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionFinal rule; correcting amendment.
DatesThe correction is effective April 29, 2015.
ContactPatience Singleton, Senior Policy Analyst, Division of Depositor and Consumer Protection, (202) 898-6859; Jennifer Maree, Counsel, Legal Division, (202) 898-6543; Richard M. Schwartz, Counsel, Legal Division, (202) 898-7424.
FR Citation80 FR 23692 
RIN Number3064-AE09
CFR AssociatedBanks and Banking; Disclosure and Reporting of Cra-Related Agreements and Savings Associations

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