80_FR_44401 80 FR 44258 - Organization; Institution Stockholder Voting Procedures

80 FR 44258 - Organization; Institution Stockholder Voting Procedures

FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 143 (July 27, 2015)

Page Range44258-44259
FR Document2015-18285

The Farm Credit Administration (FCA, we, Agency or our) amended our regulations to clarify and enhance Farm Credit System (Farm Credit or System) bank and association stockholder voting procedures for tabulating votes, the use of tellers committees, and other items as identified. In accordance with the law, the effective date of the rule is no earlier than 30 days from the date of publication in the Federal Register during which either or both Houses of Congress are in session.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 143 (Monday, July 27, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 143 (Monday, July 27, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-18285]


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FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION

12 CFR Part 611

RIN 3052-AC85


Organization; Institution Stockholder Voting Procedures

AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration.

ACTION: Notice of effective date.

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SUMMARY: The Farm Credit Administration (FCA, we, Agency or our) 
amended our regulations to clarify and enhance Farm Credit System (Farm 
Credit or System) bank and association stockholder voting procedures 
for tabulating votes, the use of tellers committees, and other items as 
identified. In accordance with the law, the effective date of the rule 
is no earlier than 30 days from the date of publication in the Federal 
Register during which either or both Houses of Congress are in session.

DATES: Effective Date:
    Under the authority of 12 U.S.C. 2252, the regulation amending 12 
CFR part 611 published on May 28, 2015 (80 FR 30333) is effective July 
27, 2015.
    Compliance Date: All provisions of this regulation require 
compliance on or before January 1, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas R. Risdal, Senior Policy 
Analyst, Office of Regulatory Policy, Farm Credit Administration, 
McLean, VA 22102-5090, (703) 883-4257, TTY (703) 883-4056, or Nancy 
Tunis, Senior Counsel, Office of General Counsel, Farm Credit 
Administration, McLean, VA 22102-5090, (703) 883-4061, TTY (703) 883-
4056.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Farm Credit Administration amended our 
regulations to clarify and enhance

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System bank and association stockholder voting procedures for 
tabulating votes, the use of tellers committees, and other items as 
identified. In accordance with 12 U.S.C. 2252, the effective date of 
the final rule is no earlier than 30 days from the date of publication 
in the Federal Register during which either or both Houses of Congress 
are in session. Based on the records of the sessions of Congress, the 
effective date of the regulations is July 27, 2015.

(12 U.S.C. 2252(a)(9) and (10))

    Dated: July 21, 2015.
Dale L. Aultman,
Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board.
[FR Doc. 2015-18285 Filed 7-24-15; 8:45 am]
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                                            § 6.31   Debarment and suspension.                       of the email, all licenses issued to that             scanned versions (e.g. PDF, JPEG, TIF,
                                              The provisions in 7 CFR part 3017—                     licensee will be revoked. Where the                   etc.) of hardcopy documents submitted
                                            Government-wide Debarment and                            license at issue is a historical license,             by email are acceptable electronic
                                            Suspension (Nonprocurement) and                          this will result, pursuant to § 6.23(b), in           communications.
                                            Government Requirements for Drug-Free                    the person’s loss of historical eligibility
                                            Workplace (Grants), subparts A through                   for such license.                                     § 6.37    [Removed]
                                            E, apply to this subpart.                                                                                      ■   4. Section 6.37 is removed.
                                                                                                     § 6.34   Adjustment of appendices.
                                            § 6.32   Globalization of licenses.                         (a) Whenever a historical license                  Appendixes 1–3 to Subpart—Dairy
                                               If the Licensing Authority determines                 (Appendix 1) is not issued to an                      Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing
                                            that entries of an article from a country                applicant pursuant to the provisions of               [Removed]
                                            are likely to fall short of that country’s               § 6.23, is permanently surrendered or is              ■ 5. Appendixes 1–3 to Subpart—Dairy
                                            allocated amount as indicated in                         revoked by the Licensing Authority, the               Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing are
                                            Appendices 1, 2, and 3, the Licensing                    amount of such license will be                        removed.
                                            Authority may permit, with the                           transferred to Appendix 2.
                                            approval of the Office of the United                        (b) The cumulative annual transfers to               Dated: June 23, 2015.
                                            States Trade Representative, the                         Appendix 2 made in accordance with                    Philip C. Karsting,
                                            applicable licensees to enter the                        paragraph (a) of this section will be                 Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
                                            remaining balance or a portion thereof                   published by Notice in the Federal                    [FR Doc. 2015–18122 Filed 7–24–15; 8:45 am]
                                            from any country during that quota year.                 Register each year. If a transfer results             BILLING CODE 3410–10–P
                                            Requests for consideration of such                       in the addition of a new article, or an
                                            adjustments must be submitted to the                     article from a country not previously
                                            Licensing Authority no later than                        listed in Appendix 2, the Licensing                   FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION
                                            September 1. The Licensing Authority                     Authority shall afford all eligible
                                            will obtain prior consent for such an                    applicants for that quota year the                    12 CFR Part 611
                                            adjustment of licenses from the                          opportunity to apply for a license for
                                            government of the exporting country for                                                                        RIN 3052–AC85
                                                                                                     such article.
                                            quantities in accordance with the                                                                              Organization; Institution Stockholder
                                            Uruguay Round commitment of the                          § 6.35   Correction of errors.
                                                                                                        (a) If a person demonstrates, to the               Voting Procedures
                                            United States. No globalization requests
                                            will be considered prior to April 1 of                   satisfaction of the Licensing Authority,              AGENCY:    Farm Credit Administration.
                                            each year.                                               that errors were made by officers or                  ACTION:    Notice of effective date.
                                                                                                     employees of the United States
                                            § 6.33   License fee.                                    Government, the Licensing Authority                   SUMMARY:   The Farm Credit
                                               (a) A fee will be assessed each quota                 will review and rectify the errors to the             Administration (FCA, we, Agency or
                                            year for each license to defray the                      extent permitted under this subpart.                  our) amended our regulations to clarify
                                            Department’s costs of administering the                     (b) To be considered, a person must                and enhance Farm Credit System (Farm
                                            licensing system. To the extent                          provide sufficient documentation                      Credit or System) bank and association
                                            practicable, the fee will be announced                   regarding the error to the Licensing                  stockholder voting procedures for
                                            by the Licensing Authority in a notice                   Authority by email, not later than                    tabulating votes, the use of tellers
                                            published in the Federal Register no                     August 31 of the calendar year following              committees, and other items as
                                            later than August 31 of the year                         the calendar year in which the error was              identified. In accordance with the law,
                                            preceding the quota year for which the                   alleged to have been committed.                       the effective date of the rule is no earlier
                                            fee is assessed.                                            (c) If the error resulted in the loss of           than 30 days from the date of
                                               (b) The license fee for each license                  a historical license by a license holder,             publication in the Federal Register
                                            issued is due and payable in full no                     the Licensing Authority will transfer the             during which either or both Houses of
                                            later than March 15 of the year for                      amount of such license from Appendix                  Congress are in session.
                                            which the license is issued. The fee for                 2 to Appendix 1 in order to provide for               DATES: Effective Date:
                                            any license issued after March 15 of any                 the issuance of such license in the                     Under the authority of 12 U.S.C. 2252,
                                            quota year is due and payable in full no                 calendar year following the calendar                  the regulation amending 12 CFR part
                                            later than 10 days from the date of                      year for which the license was revoked.               611 published on May 28, 2015 (80 FR
                                            issuance of the license. Fee payments                    The cumulative annual transfers to                    30333) is effective July 27, 2015.
                                            are payable to the Treasurer of the                      Appendix 1 in accordance with this                      Compliance Date: All provisions of
                                            United States and shall be made solely                   paragraph will be published in the                    this regulation require compliance on or
                                            utilizing the electronic software                        Federal Register.                                     before January 1, 2016.
                                            designated for the purpose by the
                                            Licensing Authority as provided in                       § 6.36   Miscellaneous.                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                            § 6.36(b).                                                  (a) If any deadline date in this subpart           Thomas R. Risdal, Senior Policy
                                               (c) If the license fees for all licenses              falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a Federal             Analyst, Office of Regulatory Policy,
                                            issued to a licensee are not paid by the                 holiday, then the deadline shall be the               Farm Credit Administration, McLean,
                                            final payment date, a hold will be                       next business day.                                    VA 22102–5090, (703) 883–4257, TTY
                                            placed on the use of all licenses issued                    (b) All applications and fee payments              (703) 883–4056, or Nancy Tunis, Senior
                                            to the licensee and no articles will be                  required under this subpart shall be                  Counsel, Office of General Counsel,
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                                            permitted entry under those licenses.                    made utilizing the electronic software                Farm Credit Administration, McLean,
                                            The Licensing Authority shall send a                     designated for this purpose by the                    VA 22102–5090, (703) 883–4061, TTY
                                            warning by email advising the licensee                   Licensing Authority, and official                     (703) 883–4056.
                                            that if payment is not made in                           correspondence with the Licensing                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Farm
                                            accordance with § 6.36(b) and received                   Authority, except as provided under                   Credit Administration amended our
                                            within 10 calendar days from the date                    § 6.28(b), shall be by email. Digital                 regulations to clarify and enhance


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                                            System bank and association                              DATES: This AD is effective July 27,                  09 also required installing a
                                            stockholder voting procedures for                        2015.                                                 supplemental oxygen system in affected
                                            tabulating votes, the use of tellers                       We must receive any comments on                     lavatories, which terminated the
                                            committees, and other items as                           this AD by September 10, 2015.                        requirements of AD 2011–04–09. AD
                                            identified. In accordance with 12 U.S.C.                 ADDRESSES: You may send comments,                     2012–11–09 was prompted by reports
                                            2252, the effective date of the final rule               using the procedures found in 14 CFR                  that the design of the oxygen generators
                                            is no earlier than 30 days from the date                 11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following              presented a hazard that could jeopardize
                                            of publication in the Federal Register                   methods:                                              flight safety. We issued AD 2012–11–09
                                            during which either or both Houses of                      • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to                 to eliminate a hazard that could
                                            Congress are in session. Based on the                    http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the                jeopardize flight safety, and to ensure
                                            records of the sessions of Congress, the                 instructions for submitting comments.                 that all lavatories have a supplemental
                                            effective date of the regulations is July                  • Fax: 202–493–2251.                                oxygen supply.
                                            27, 2015.                                                  • Mail: U.S. Department of                          Actions Since Issuance of AD 2012–11–
                                            (12 U.S.C. 2252(a)(9) and (10))                          Transportation, Docket Operations, M–                 09, Amendment 39–17072 (77 FR
                                                                                                     30, West Building Ground Floor, Room                  38000, June 26, 2012)
                                              Dated: July 21, 2015.
                                                                                                     W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
                                            Dale L. Aultman,                                         Washington, DC 20590.                                    Since we issued AD 2012–11–09,
                                            Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board.               • Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of                 Amendment 39–17072 (77 FR 38000,
                                            [FR Doc. 2015–18285 Filed 7–24–15; 8:45 am]              Transportation, Docket Operations, M–                 June 26, 2012), we have discovered that
                                            BILLING CODE 6705–01–P                                   30, West Building Ground Floor, Room                  a certain requirement might have
                                                                                                     W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,                  imposed an unnecessary burden on
                                                                                                     Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.                  Boeing and operators. Paragraph (l)(2) of
                                                                                                     and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,                    AD 2012–11–09 required adding ‘‘an
                                            DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                                                                     except Federal holidays.                              airworthiness limitation that prohibits
                                            Federal Aviation Administration                                                                                the installation of chemical oxygen
                                                                                                     Examining the AD Docket                               generators in lavatories’’ to the
                                            14 CFR Part 39                                You may examine the AD docket on                                 operator’s maintenance program, if
                                                                                       the Internet at http://                                             compliance with AD 2012–11–09 was
                                            [Docket No. FAA–2015–2962; Directorate     www.regulations.gov by searching for                                shown without a chemical oxygen
                                            Identifier 2015–NM–071–AD; Amendment       and locating Docket No. FAA–2015–                                   generator. The intent of this provision
                                            39–18221; AD 2012–11–09 R1]                                                                                    was to have a mechanism in place in the
                                                                                       2962; or in person at the Docket
                                            RIN 2120–AA64                              Management Facility between 9 a.m.                                  operators’ maintenance programs that
                                                                                       and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,                                  prevents the inadvertent reinstallation
                                            Airworthiness Directives; Various          except Federal holidays. The AD docket                              of a chemical oxygen generator in a
                                            Transport Category Airplanes               contains this AD, the regulatory                                    lavatory.
                                                                                       evaluation, any comments received, and                                 That use of the term ‘‘airworthiness
                                            AGENCY: Federal Aviation                                                                                       limitation’’ could be interpreted as the
                                                                                       other information. The street address for
                                            Administration (FAA), DOT.                                                                                     Airworthiness Limitations section of the
                                                                                       the Docket Office (phone: 800–647–
                                            ACTION: Final rule; request for            5527) is in the ADDRESSES section.                                  Instructions for Continued
                                            comments.                                  Comments will be available in the AD                                Airworthiness (ICA), as required by
                                                                                       docket shortly after receipt.                                       section 25.1529 of the Federal Aviation
                                            SUMMARY: We are revising Airworthiness
                                                                                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff
                                                                                                                                                           Regulations (14 CFR 25.1529). While
                                            Directive (AD) 2012–11–09 for certain                                                                          that is an acceptable method of
                                            transport category airplanes. AD 2012–     Gardlin, Aerospace Engineer, Airframe
                                                                                       and Cabin Safety Branch, ANM–115,                                   compliance, the FAA did not intend to
                                            11–09 required either activating all                                                                           compel that specific method of
                                            chemical oxygen generators in the          FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate,
                                                                                       1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA                                    compliance. We have therefore revised
                                            lavatories until the generator oxygen                                                                          paragraph (l)(2) of this AD to remove the
                                            supply is expended, or removing the        98057–3356; phone: 425–227–2136; fax:
                                                                                       425–227–1149; email: jeff.gardlin@                                  ‘‘airworthiness limitation’’ restriction
                                            oxygen generator(s); and, for each                                                                             and to instead prohibit installation of a
                                            chemical oxygen generator, after the       faa.gov.
                                                                                                                                                           chemical oxygen generator in a lavatory.
                                            generator is expended (or removed),        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                          We are issuing this AD to correct the
                                            removing or restowing the oxygen                                                                               unsafe condition on certain transport
                                            masks and closing the mask dispenser       Discussion
                                                                                                                                                           category airplanes.
                                            door. AD 2012–11–09 also required             On May 23, 2012, we issued AD
                                            installing a supplemental oxygen system 2012–11–09, Amendment 39–17072 (77                                     FAA’s Determination
                                            in affected lavatories, which terminated FR 38000, June 26, 2012), for certain                                   We are issuing this AD because we
                                            the requirements of AD 2012–11–09.         transport category airplanes. AD 2012–                              evaluated all the relevant information
                                            This AD clarifies a certain restriction by 11–09 superseded AD 2011–04–09,                                     and determined the unsafe condition
                                            providing a broader method of              Amendment 39–16630 (76 FR 12556,                                    described previously is likely to exist or
                                            compliance. This AD was prompted by        March 8, 2011). AD 2012–11–09                                       develop in other products of these same
                                            the discovery that the requirement to      required either activating all chemical                             type designs.
                                            change the instructions for continued      oxygen generators in the lavatories until
                                            airworthiness under certain conditions     the generator oxygen supply is                                      AD Requirements
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                                            may impose an unnecessary burden on        expended, or removing the oxygen                                      This AD continues to require the
                                            operators. We are issuing this AD to       generator(s); and, for each chemical                                actions specified in AD 2012–11–09,
                                            eliminate a hazard that could jeopardize oxygen generator, after the generator is                              Amendment 39–17072 (77 FR 38000,
                                            flight safety, and to ensure that all      expended (or removed), removing or                                  June 26, 2012). This AD clarifies a
                                            lavatories have a supplemental oxygen      restowing the oxygen masks and closing                              certain restriction by providing a
                                            supply.                                    the mask dispenser door. AD 2012–11–                                broader method of compliance.


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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
ActionNotice of effective date.
DatesEffective Date:
ContactThomas R. Risdal, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Regulatory Policy, Farm Credit Administration, McLean, VA 22102-5090, (703) 883-4257, TTY (703) 883-4056, or Nancy Tunis, Senior Counsel, Office of General Counsel, Farm Credit Administration, McLean, VA 22102-5090, (703) 883-4061, TTY (703) 883- 4056.
FR Citation80 FR 44258 
RIN Number3052-AC85

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