81_FR_25405 81 FR 25323 - Finalization of Interim Final Rules (Subject to Any Intervening Amendments) Under Consumer Financial Protection Laws

81 FR 25323 - Finalization of Interim Final Rules (Subject to Any Intervening Amendments) Under Consumer Financial Protection Laws

BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 82 (April 28, 2016)

Page Range25323-25326
FR Document2016-09431

Title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) transferred rulemaking authority for a number of consumer financial protection laws from seven Federal agencies to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) as of July 21, 2011. In December 2011, the Bureau republished the existing regulations implementing those laws, as previously adopted by the seven predecessor agencies, as interim final rules (December 2011 IFRs) with technical and conforming changes to reflect the transfer of authority and certain other changes made by the Dodd-Frank Act. The December 2011 IFRs did not impose any new substantive obligations on persons subject to the existing regulations. This final rule adopts the December 2011 IFRs as final, subject to any intervening final rules published by the Bureau.

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BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION

12 CFR Parts 1002, 1003, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 
1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1022, 1024, 1026, and 1030

RIN 3170-AA06


Finalization of Interim Final Rules (Subject to Any Intervening 
Amendments) Under Consumer Financial Protection Laws

AGENCY: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.

ACTION: Final rule; official interpretations.

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SUMMARY: Title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer 
Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) transferred rulemaking authority for a 
number of consumer financial protection laws from seven Federal 
agencies to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) as of 
July 21, 2011. In December 2011, the Bureau republished the existing 
regulations implementing those laws, as previously adopted by the seven 
predecessor agencies, as interim final rules (December 2011 IFRs) with 
technical and conforming changes to reflect the transfer of authority 
and certain other changes made by the Dodd-Frank Act. The December 2011 
IFRs did not impose any new substantive obligations on persons subject 
to the existing regulations. This final rule adopts the December 2011 
IFRs as final, subject to any intervening final rules published by the 
Bureau.

DATES: This final rule is effective April 28, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Phinnessee, Counsel, Office of 
Regulations, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 1700 G Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20552, at (202) 435-7700.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background and Summary of the Final Rule

    In response to an unprecedented cycle of expansion and contraction 
in the mortgage market that sparked the most severe U.S. recession 
since the Great Depression, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act, which 
was signed into law on July 21, 2010. In the Dodd-Frank Act, Congress 
established the Bureau and generally consolidated the rulemaking 
authority for Federal consumer financial laws in the Bureau.\1\ Title X 
of the Dodd-Frank Act transferred rulemaking authority for a number of 
consumer financial protection laws from seven Federal agencies to the 
Bureau as of July 21, 2011. These included the Consumer Leasing Act 
(CLA), the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (except with respect to section 
920) (EFTA), the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), the Fair Credit 
Reporting Act (except with respect to sections 615(e) and 628) (FCRA), 
the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), Subsections (b) through 
(f) of section 43 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA), sections 
502 through 509 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (except for section 505 
as it applies to section 501(b)) (GLBA), the Home Mortgage Disclosure 
Act (HMDA), the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (RESPA), 
the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (SAFE), the Truth in 
Lending Act (TILA), the Truth in Savings Act (TISA), section 626 of the 
Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (MAP and MARS), and the Interstate 
Land Sales Full Disclosure Act (ILSA) (together, the 14 Acts).
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    \1\ See, e.g., sections 1011 and 1021 of the Dodd-Frank Act, 12 
U.S.C. 5491 and 5511 (establishing and setting forth the purpose, 
objectives, and functions of the Bureau); section 1061 of the Dodd-
Frank Act, 12 U.S.C. 5581 (consolidating certain rulemaking 
authority for Federal consumer financial laws in the Bureau).
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    From December 16-27, 2011, the Bureau republished in the Federal 
Register the regulations implementing the 14 Acts as new parts of title 
12 of the Code of Federal Regulations, through interim final rules, 
with only certain technical and conforming changes to reflect the 
transfer of authority and certain other changes made by the Dodd-Frank 
Act (the December 2011 IFRs). The December 2011 IFRs did not impose any 
new substantive obligations on persons subject to the existing 
regulations. The final rule adopts the December 2011 IFRs with no 
changes, subject to any intervening final rules published by the 
Bureau.

II. Summary of the Rulemaking Process

    On December 16, 19-22, and 27, 2011, the Bureau published in the 
Federal Register its interim final rules adopting certain regulations 
implementing a number of consumer financial protection laws transferred 
to the Bureau by title X of the Dodd-Frank Act.\2\ The comment periods 
closed on various dates from February 14-27, 2012. In response to the 
December 2011 IFRs, the Bureau received over 100 comments from consumer 
groups, creditors, industry trade associations, and others. As 
discussed in more detail below, the Bureau has considered these 
comments in adopting this final rule.
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    \2\ 76 FR 78121 (Dec. 16, 2011), 76 FR 78126 (Dec. 16, 2011), 76 
FR 78130 (Dec. 16, 2011), 76 FR 78465 (Dec. 19, 2011), 76 FR 78483 
(Dec. 19, 2011), 76 FR 78500 (Dec. 19, 2011), 76 FR 78978 (Dec. 20, 
2011), 76 FR 79025 (Dec. 21, 2011), 76 FR 79276 (Dec. 21, 2011), 76 
FR 79308 (Dec. 21, 2011), 76 FR 79442 (Dec. 21, 2011), 76 FR 79486 
(Dec. 21, 2011), 76 FR 79768 (Dec. 22, 2011), and 76 FR 81020 (Dec. 
27, 2011).
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III. Legal Authority

    The Bureau is issuing this final rule pursuant to its authority 
under the 14 Acts and the Dodd-Frank Act. Effective July 21, 2011, 
section 1061 of the Dodd-Frank Act transferred to the Bureau the 
``consumer financial protection functions'' previously vested in 
certain other Federal agencies. The term ``consumer financial 
protection functions'' is defined to include ``all authority to 
prescribe rules or issue orders or guidelines pursuant to any Federal 
consumer financial law, including performing appropriate functions to 
promulgate and review such rules, orders, and guidelines.'' \3\ The 14 
Acts are all Federal consumer financial laws.\4\ Accordingly, effective 
July 21, 2011, except with respect to persons excluded from the 
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rulemaking authority by section 1029 of the Dodd-Frank Act, the 
authority to issue regulations pursuant to the 14 Acts transferred to 
the Bureau.\5\
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    \3\ Public Law 111-203, section 1061(a)(1). Effective on the 
designated transfer date, July 21, 2011, the Bureau was also granted 
``all powers and duties'' vested in each of the Federal agencies, 
relating to the consumer financial protection functions, on the day 
before the designated transfer date.
    \4\ Public Law 111-203, section 1002(14) (defining ``Federal 
consumer financial law'' to include the ``enumerated consumer 
laws''); id. section 1002(12) (defining ``enumerated consumer laws'' 
to include the 14 Acts).
    \5\ See also 15 U.S.C. 1691b; 12 U.S.C. 2804; 15 U.S.C. 1693b; 
15 U.S.C. 1692l; 12 U.S.C. 5106-5108; 12 U.S.C. 1831t(c), 1831t(d); 
15 U.S.C. 1718; 15 U.S.C. 1667f; Public Law 111-8, section 626, 123 
Stat. 524, as amended by Public Law 111-24, section 511, 123 Stat. 
1734; 15 U.S.C. 6804(a)(1)(A); 15 U.S.C. 1681s(e); 12 U.S.C. 2603-
2605, 2607, 2609, 2617; 12 U.S.C. 2601, 2603-2605, 2607, 2609, 2617, 
3353, 5511, 5512, 5532, 5581; 15 U.S.C. 1604(a); 12 U.S.C. 4308.
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IV. Summary of Comments to the December 2011 Interim Final Rules

    As noted above, the Bureau received over 100 comments in response 
to the issuance of the December 2011 IFRs. The comments generally fall 
into four broad categories. First, a number of comments discussed 
possible typographical, grammatical, or similar errors in the 
underlying regulations as they were originally adopted by the 
predecessor agencies and then restated by the Bureau. Second, a number 
of comments discussed the fact that, with the change in codification, 
existing internet links across a range of Web pages to the original 
citations in the electronic Code of Federal Regulations would become 
obsolete. Third, a number of comments asked the Bureau to confirm that 
it is bound by existing informal advisory opinions issued by 
predecessor agencies. Fourth, a number of comments urged that the 
Bureau make various substantive changes to the regulations adopted by 
the December 2011 IFRs.
    The Bureau has considered all of the comments received and has 
decided to adopt the December 2011 IFRs as final without change, 
subject to any intervening final rules published by the Bureau. The 
purpose of this notice is strictly to finalize the December 2011 IFRs; 
as any potential typographical errors do not change the meaning of the 
regulations, possible typographical, grammatical, or similar errors in 
the original regulations may be addressed in subsequent rulemakings. 
Similarly, substantive changes to the regulations adopted by the 
December 2011 IFRs have been, and may further be, addressed in 
subsequent rulemakings. Further, although it is regrettable that 
existing internet links may have become obsolete because of the changes 
in codification, the Bureau believes that such issues most likely have 
been overcome over the approximately four years since the Bureau 
adopted the December 2011 IFRs by changes made to the old links. In any 
event, the Bureau was charged by Congress with conducting certain 
rulemakings, and it was necessary for the Bureau to put in place its 
own regulations in order to do so.
    Lastly, with regard to the treatment of informal advisory opinions 
issued by predecessor agencies, the Bureau had addressed the issue 
prior to the December 2011 IFRs. Section 1063(i) of the Dodd-Frank Act 
required the Bureau to identify the rules and orders that would be 
transferred to the Bureau from each transferor agency. On July 21, 
2011, the Bureau published in the Federal Register the identification 
of enforceable rules and orders.\6\ In this notice, the Bureau 
published a list of rules that will be enforceable by the Bureau and 
also noted that it ``will give due consideration to the application of 
other written guidance, interpretations, and policy statements issued 
prior to July 21, 2011, by a transferor agency in light of all relevant 
factors . . .''.\7\
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    \6\ 76 FR 43569 (July 21, 2011).
    \7\ Id., at 43570.
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V. Dodd Frank Act Section 1022(b) Analysis

    In developing the final rule, the Bureau has considered potential 
benefits, costs, and impacts.\8\ In addition, the Bureau has consulted, 
or offered to consult with, the prudential regulators, the Securities 
and Exchange Commission, the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Federal Trade 
Commission, and the Department of the Treasury, including regarding 
consistency with any prudential, market, or systemic objectives 
administered by such agencies.
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    \8\ Section 1022(b)(2)(A) of the Dodd-Frank Act requires the 
Bureau to consider the potential benefits and costs of regulation to 
consumers and covered persons, including the potential reduction of 
access by consumers to consumer financial products or services; the 
impact on depository institutions and credit unions with $10 billion 
or less in total assets as described in section 1026 of the Dodd-
Frank Act; and the impact on consumers in rural areas. Section 
1022(b)(2)(B) requires that the Bureau ``consult with the 
appropriate prudential regulators or other Federal agencies prior to 
proposing a rule and during the comment process regarding 
consistency with prudential, market, or systemic objectives 
administered by such agencies.''
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    This rule adopts the December 2011 IFRs with no changes, subject to 
any intervening final rules published by the Bureau. The rule will not 
impose any new substantive obligations on consumers or covered persons 
and is not expected to have any impact on consumers' access to consumer 
financial products and services. As a general matter, the final rule 
does not impose additional reporting, disclosure, or other requirements 
beyond those previously in existence.
    The Bureau has chosen to evaluate the benefits, costs and impacts 
of the final rule against the current state of the world, which takes 
into account the current regulatory regime. The Bureau is not aware of 
any significant benefits or costs to consumers or covered persons 
associated with the final rule relative to the baseline. Because the 
final rule adopts no changes to any of the subject regulations, which 
are already in place as a consequence of the December 2011 IFRs, there 
is no practical impact on consumers or covered persons.
    The final rules will have no unique impact on depository 
institutions or credit unions with $10 billion or less in assets as 
described in section 1026(a) of the Dodd-Frank Act. Also, the final 
rules will have no unique impact on rural consumers.

VI. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), as amended by the Small 
Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, requires each 
agency to consider the potential impact of its regulations on small 
entities, including small businesses, small governmental units, and 
small not-for-profit organizations.\9\ The RFA generally requires an 
agency to conduct an initial regulatory flexibility analysis (IRFA) and 
a final regulatory flexibility analysis (FRFA) of any rule subject to 
notice-and-comment rulemaking requirements, unless the agency certifies 
that the rule will not have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities.\10\ The Bureau also is subject to 
certain additional procedures under the RFA involving the convening of 
a panel to consult with small business representatives prior to 
proposing a rule for which an IRFA is required.\11\
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    \9\ 5 U.S.C. 601-612.
    \10\ 5 U.S.C. 603, 604.
    \11\ 5 U.S.C. 609.
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    The IRFA and FRFA requirements described above apply only where a 
notice of proposed rulemaking is required,\12\ and the panel 
requirement applies only when a rulemaking requires an IRFA.\13\ The 
Bureau concluded that a notice of proposed rulemaking was not required 
for the December 2011 IFRs. This final rule adopts the December 2011 
IFRs as final, except to the extent they have been amended in 
subsequent rulemakings. Therefore, a FRFA is not required.
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    \12\ 5 U.S.C. 603(a), 604(a); 5 U.S.C. 553(b).
    \13\ 5 U.S.C. 609(b).
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VII. Paperwork Reduction Act

    According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.

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3501, et seq.) the Bureau may not conduct or sponsor and, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, a respondent is not 
required to respond to an information collection unless it displays a 
currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. 
This rule contains no new or revised information collection 
requirements. The Bureau's OMB control numbers for the information 
collections in the respective existing regulations are as follows:

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                Regulation                         OMB Control No.
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Regulation B..............................  3170-0013.
Regulation C..............................  3170-0008.
Regulation E..............................  3170-0014.
Regulation F..............................  3170-0056.
Regulations G & H.........................  Regulation G: 3170-0005.
                                            Regulation H: Not
                                             applicable.\14\
Regulation I..............................  3170-0062.
Regulations J, K, & L.....................  3170-0012.
Regulation M..............................  3170-0006.
Regulation N..............................  3170-0009.
Regulation O..............................  3170-0007.
Regulation P..............................  3170-0010.
Regulation V..............................  3170-0002.
Regulation X..............................  3170-0016.
Regulation Z..............................  3170-0015.
Regulation DD.............................  3170-0004.
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    \14\ Regulation H contains no information collections requiring 
approval under the PRA.
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List of Subjects

12 CFR Part 1002

    Aged, Banking, Banks, Civil rights, Consumer protection, Credit, 
Credit unions, Discrimination, Fair lending, Marital status 
discrimination, National banks, National origin discrimination, 
Penalties, Race discrimination, Religious discrimination, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Savings associations, Sex discrimination.

12 CFR Part 1003

    Banking, Banks, Credit unions, Mortgages, National banks, Savings 
associations, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

12 CFR Part 1005

    Automated teller machines, Banking, Banks, Consumer protection, 
Credit unions, Electronic fund transfers, National banks, Remittance 
transfers, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Savings 
associations.

12 CFR Part 1006

    Administrative practice and procedure, Consumer protection, Credit, 
Intergovernmental relations.

12 CFR Parts 1007 and 1008

    Accounting, Administrative practice and procedure, Advertising, 
Agriculture, Bank deposit insurance, Banking, Banks, Confidential 
business information, Conflict of interests, Consumer protection, 
Credit unions, Crime, Currency, Exports, Foreign banking, Grant 
programs--housing and community development, Holding companies, 
Insurance, Investments, Loan programs--housing and community 
development, Licensing, Mortgages, National banks, Penalties, 
Registration, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Rural areas, 
Savings associations, Securities, Surety bonds.

12 CFR Part 1009

    Credit unions, Depository institutions, Federal Deposit Insurance 
Act, Federal Trade Commission Act, Federal deposit insurance.

12 CFR Parts 1010, 1011, and 1012

    Adjudicatory proceedings, Advertising disclaimers, Certification of 
substantially equivalent state law, Filing assistance, Land 
registration, Reporting requirements, Purchasers' revocation rights, 
Unlawful sales practices.

12 CFR Part 1013

    Advertising, Consumer leasing, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Truth in lending.

12 CFR Parts 1014 and 1015

    Advertising, Business practices related to mortgage loans, 
Communications, Consumer protection, Credit, Mortgages, Telemarketing, 
Trade practices.

12 CFR Part 1016

    Banking, Banks, Consumer protection, Credit, Credit unions, Foreign 
banking, Holding companies, National banks, Privacy, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Savings associations, Trade practices.

12 CFR Part 1022

    Banking, Banks, Consumer protection, Credit unions, Fair Credit 
Reporting Act, Holding companies, National banks, Privacy, Reporting 
and recordkeeping requirements, Savings associations, State member 
banks.

12 CFR Part 1024

    Condominiums, Consumer protection, Housing, Insurance, Mortgagees, 
Mortgages, Mortgage servicing, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

12 CFR Part 1026

    Advertising, Appraisal, Appraiser, Banking, Banks, Consumer 
protection, Credit, Credit unions, Mortgages, National banks, Reporting 
and recordkeeping requirements, Savings associations, Truth in lending.

12 CFR Part 1030

    Advertising, Banking, Banks, Consumer protection, National banks, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Savings associations, Truth 
in savings.

Authority and Issuance

    For the foregoing reasons, the Bureau adopts as final the December 
2011 IFRs, excluding the listed related amendments, as follows:
    A. 76 FR 79442 (Dec. 21, 2011), as amended by 78 FR 7216 (Jan. 31, 
2013), and 78 FR 60382 (Oct. 1, 2013);
    B. 76 FR 78465 (Dec. 19, 2011), as amended by 77 FR 8721 (Feb. 15, 
2012), 77 FR 76839 (Dec. 31, 2012), 78 FR 79285 (Dec. 30, 2013), 79 FR 
77854 (Dec. 29, 2014), 80 FR 66128 (Oct. 28, 2015), 80 FR 69567 (Nov. 
10, 2015), and 80 FR 79673 (Dec. 23, 2015);
    C. 76 FR 81020 (Dec. 27, 2011), as amended by 77 FR 6194 (Feb. 7, 
2012), 77 FR 40459 (July 10, 2012), 77 FR 50244 (Aug. 20, 2012), 78 FR 
6025 (Jan. 29, 2013), 78 FR 18221 (Mar. 26, 2013), 78 FR 30662 (May 22, 
2013), 78 FR 49365 (Aug. 14, 2013), and 79 FR 55970 (Sept. 18, 2014);
    D. 76 FR 78121 (Dec. 16, 2011);
    E. 76 FR 78483 (Dec. 19, 2011);
    F. 76 FR 78126 (Dec. 16, 2011);
    G. 76 FR 79486 (Dec. 21, 2011), as amended by 77 FR 26154 (May 3, 
2012);
    H. 76 FR 78500 (Dec. 19, 2011), as amended by 76 FR 81789 (Dec. 29, 
2011), 77 FR 69735 (Nov. 21, 2012), 78 FR 70193 (Nov. 25, 2013), 79 FR 
56482 (Sept. 22, 2014), and 80 FR 73945 (Nov. 27, 2015);
    I. 76 FR 78130 (Dec. 16, 2011);
    J. 76 FR 79025 (Dec. 21, 2011), as amended by 79 FR 64057 (Oct. 28, 
2014);
    K. 76 FR 79308 (Dec. 21, 2011), as amended by 77 FR 67744 (Nov. 14, 
2012);
    L. 76 FR 78978 (Dec. 20, 2011), as amended by 78 FR 6856 (Jan. 31, 
2013), 78 FR 10696 (Feb. 14, 2013), 78 FR 44686 (July 24, 2013), 78 FR 
60382 (Oct. 1, 2013), 78 FR 62993 (Oct. 23, 2013), 78 FR 68343 (Nov. 
14, 2013), 78 FR 79730 (Dec. 31, 2013), 80 FR 8767 (Feb.19, 2015), 80 
FR 22091 (Apr. 21, 2015), 80 FR 43911 (July 24, 2015), 80 FR 80228 
(Dec. 24, 2015), and 81 FR 7032 (Feb. 10, 2016);
    M. 76 FR 79768 (Dec. 22, 2011), as amended by 77 FR 69736 (Nov. 21,

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2012), 77 FR 69738 (Nov. 21, 2012), 77 FR 70105 (Nov. 23, 2012), 78 FR 
4726 (Jan. 22, 2013), 78 FR 6408 (Jan. 30, 2013), 78 FR 6856 (Jan. 31, 
2013), 78 FR 10368 (Feb. 13, 2013), 78 FR 10902 (Feb. 14, 2013), 78 FR 
11280 (Feb. 15, 2013), 78 FR 18795 (Mar. 28, 2013), 78 FR 25818 (May 3, 
2013), 78 FR 30739 (May 23, 2013), 78 FR 32547 (May 31, 2013), 78 FR 
35430 (June 12, 2013), 78 FR 44686 (July 24, 2013), 78 FR 45842 (July 
30, 2013), 78 FR 60382 (Oct. 1, 2013), 78 FR 62993 (Oct. 23, 2013), 78 
FR 70194 (Nov. 25, 2013), 78 FR 76033 (Dec. 16, 2013), 78 FR 78520 
(Dec. 26, 2013), 78 FR 79286 (Dec. 30, 2013), 78 FR 79730 (Dec. 31, 
2013), 79 FR 41631 (July 17, 2014), 79 FR 48015 (Aug. 15, 2014), 79 FR 
56483 (Sept. 22, 2014), 79 FR 65300 (Nov. 3, 2014), 79 FR 77855 (Dec. 
29, 2014), 79 FR 78296 (Dec. 30, 2014), 80 FR 8767 (Feb. 19, 2015), 80 
FR 21153 (Apr. 17, 2015), 80 FR 22091 (Apr. 21, 2015), 80 FR 32658 
(June 9, 2015), 80 FR 43911 (July 24, 2015), 80 FR 56895 (Sept. 21, 
2015), 80 FR 59944 (Oct. 2, 2015), 80 FR 73943 (Nov. 27, 2015), 80 FR 
73947 (Nov. 27, 2015), 80 FR 79674 (Dec. 23, 2015), 80 FR 80228 (Dec. 
24, 2015), 81 FR 7032 (Feb. 10, 2016), and 81 FR 16074 (Mar. 25, 2016); 
and N. 76 FR 79276 (Dec. 21, 2011).

    Dated: April 12, 2016.
Richard Cordray,
Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
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                                                  This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            subject to the existing regulations. The
                                                  contains regulatory documents having general                                                                  final rule adopts the December 2011
                                                  applicability and legal effect, most of which           I. Background and Summary of the
                                                                                                                                                                IFRs with no changes, subject to any
                                                  are keyed to and codified in the Code of                Final Rule
                                                                                                                                                                intervening final rules published by the
                                                  Federal Regulations, which is published under              In response to an unprecedented cycle              Bureau.
                                                  50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510.                   of expansion and contraction in the
                                                                                                          mortgage market that sparked the most                 II. Summary of the Rulemaking Process
                                                  The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by
                                                  the Superintendent of Documents. Prices of              severe U.S. recession since the Great                    On December 16, 19–22, and 27, 2011,
                                                  new books are listed in the first FEDERAL               Depression, Congress passed the Dodd-                 the Bureau published in the Federal
                                                  REGISTER issue of each week.                            Frank Act, which was signed into law                  Register its interim final rules adopting
                                                                                                          on July 21, 2010. In the Dodd-Frank Act,              certain regulations implementing a
                                                                                                          Congress established the Bureau and                   number of consumer financial
                                                  BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL                            generally consolidated the rulemaking                 protection laws transferred to the
                                                  PROTECTION                                              authority for Federal consumer financial              Bureau by title X of the Dodd-Frank
                                                                                                          laws in the Bureau.1 Title X of the                   Act.2 The comment periods closed on
                                                  12 CFR Parts 1002, 1003, 1005, 1006,                    Dodd-Frank Act transferred rulemaking                 various dates from February 14–27,
                                                  1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012,                     authority for a number of consumer                    2012. In response to the December 2011
                                                  1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1022, 1024,                     financial protection laws from seven                  IFRs, the Bureau received over 100
                                                  1026, and 1030                                          Federal agencies to the Bureau as of July             comments from consumer groups,
                                                  RIN 3170–AA06                                           21, 2011. These included the Consumer                 creditors, industry trade associations,
                                                                                                          Leasing Act (CLA), the Electronic Fund                and others. As discussed in more detail
                                                  Finalization of Interim Final Rules                     Transfer Act (except with respect to                  below, the Bureau has considered these
                                                  (Subject to Any Intervening                             section 920) (EFTA), the Equal Credit                 comments in adopting this final rule.
                                                  Amendments) Under Consumer                              Opportunity Act (ECOA), the Fair Credit
                                                                                                                                                                III. Legal Authority
                                                  Financial Protection Laws                               Reporting Act (except with respect to
                                                                                                          sections 615(e) and 628) (FCRA), the                     The Bureau is issuing this final rule
                                                  AGENCY:  Bureau of Consumer Financial                   Fair Debt Collection Practices Act                    pursuant to its authority under the 14
                                                  Protection.                                             (FDCPA), Subsections (b) through (f) of               Acts and the Dodd-Frank Act. Effective
                                                  ACTION: Final rule; official                            section 43 of the Federal Deposit                     July 21, 2011, section 1061 of the Dodd-
                                                  interpretations.                                        Insurance Act (FDIA), sections 502                    Frank Act transferred to the Bureau the
                                                                                                          through 509 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley                 ‘‘consumer financial protection
                                                  SUMMARY:   Title X of the Dodd-Frank                                                                          functions’’ previously vested in certain
                                                                                                          Act (except for section 505 as it applies
                                                  Wall Street Reform and Consumer                                                                               other Federal agencies. The term
                                                                                                          to section 501(b)) (GLBA), the Home
                                                  Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act)                                                                               ‘‘consumer financial protection
                                                                                                          Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA), the
                                                  transferred rulemaking authority for a                                                                        functions’’ is defined to include ‘‘all
                                                                                                          Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of
                                                  number of consumer financial                                                                                  authority to prescribe rules or issue
                                                                                                          1974 (RESPA), the S.A.F.E. Mortgage
                                                  protection laws from seven Federal                                                                            orders or guidelines pursuant to any
                                                                                                          Licensing Act of 2008 (SAFE), the Truth
                                                  agencies to the Bureau of Consumer                                                                            Federal consumer financial law,
                                                                                                          in Lending Act (TILA), the Truth in
                                                  Financial Protection (Bureau) as of July                                                                      including performing appropriate
                                                                                                          Savings Act (TISA), section 626 of the
                                                  21, 2011. In December 2011, the Bureau                                                                        functions to promulgate and review
                                                                                                          Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
                                                  republished the existing regulations                                                                          such rules, orders, and guidelines.’’ 3
                                                                                                          (MAP and MARS), and the Interstate
                                                  implementing those laws, as previously                                                                        The 14 Acts are all Federal consumer
                                                                                                          Land Sales Full Disclosure Act (ILSA)
                                                  adopted by the seven predecessor                                                                              financial laws.4 Accordingly, effective
                                                                                                          (together, the 14 Acts).
                                                  agencies, as interim final rules                                                                              July 21, 2011, except with respect to
                                                                                                             From December 16–27, 2011, the
                                                  (December 2011 IFRs) with technical                                                                           persons excluded from the Bureau’s
                                                                                                          Bureau republished in the Federal
                                                  and conforming changes to reflect the
                                                                                                          Register the regulations implementing
                                                  transfer of authority and certain other
                                                                                                          the 14 Acts as new parts of title 12 of                  2 76 FR 78121 (Dec. 16, 2011), 76 FR 78126 (Dec.
                                                  changes made by the Dodd-Frank Act.                                                                           16, 2011), 76 FR 78130 (Dec. 16, 2011), 76 FR 78465
                                                                                                          the Code of Federal Regulations,
                                                  The December 2011 IFRs did not impose                                                                         (Dec. 19, 2011), 76 FR 78483 (Dec. 19, 2011), 76 FR
                                                                                                          through interim final rules, with only                78500 (Dec. 19, 2011), 76 FR 78978 (Dec. 20, 2011),
                                                  any new substantive obligations on
                                                                                                          certain technical and conforming                      76 FR 79025 (Dec. 21, 2011), 76 FR 79276 (Dec. 21,
                                                  persons subject to the existing                                                                               2011), 76 FR 79308 (Dec. 21, 2011), 76 FR 79442
                                                                                                          changes to reflect the transfer of
                                                  regulations. This final rule adopts the                                                                       (Dec. 21, 2011), 76 FR 79486 (Dec. 21, 2011), 76 FR
                                                                                                          authority and certain other changes                   79768 (Dec. 22, 2011), and 76 FR 81020 (Dec. 27,
                                                  December 2011 IFRs as final, subject to
                                                                                                          made by the Dodd-Frank Act (the                       2011).
                                                  any intervening final rules published by
                                                                                                          December 2011 IFRs). The December                        3 Public Law 111–203, section 1061(a)(1).
                                                  the Bureau.                                                                                                   Effective on the designated transfer date, July 21,
                                                                                                          2011 IFRs did not impose any new
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                                                  DATES: This final rule is effective April               substantive obligations on persons                    2011, the Bureau was also granted ‘‘all powers and
                                                  28, 2016.                                                                                                     duties’’ vested in each of the Federal agencies,
                                                                                                                                                                relating to the consumer financial protection
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                           1 See, e.g., sections 1011 and 1021 of the Dodd-   functions, on the day before the designated transfer
                                                  Kristen Phinnessee, Counsel, Office of                  Frank Act, 12 U.S.C. 5491 and 5511 (establishing      date.
                                                  Regulations, Consumer Financial                         and setting forth the purpose, objectives, and           4 Public Law 111–203, section 1002(14) (defining

                                                                                                          functions of the Bureau); section 1061 of the Dodd-   ‘‘Federal consumer financial law’’ to include the
                                                  Protection Bureau, 1700 G Street NW.,                   Frank Act, 12 U.S.C. 5581 (consolidating certain      ‘‘enumerated consumer laws’’); id. section 1002(12)
                                                  Washington, DC 20552, at (202) 435–                     rulemaking authority for Federal consumer             (defining ‘‘enumerated consumer laws’’ to include
                                                  7700.                                                   financial laws in the Bureau).                        the 14 Acts).



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                                                  rulemaking authority by section 1029 of                 was necessary for the Bureau to put in                    The Bureau has chosen to evaluate the
                                                  the Dodd-Frank Act, the authority to                    place its own regulations in order to do                benefits, costs and impacts of the final
                                                  issue regulations pursuant to the 14                    so.                                                     rule against the current state of the
                                                  Acts transferred to the Bureau.5                           Lastly, with regard to the treatment of              world, which takes into account the
                                                                                                          informal advisory opinions issued by                    current regulatory regime. The Bureau is
                                                  IV. Summary of Comments to the
                                                  December 2011 Interim Final Rules                       predecessor agencies, the Bureau had                    not aware of any significant benefits or
                                                                                                          addressed the issue prior to the                        costs to consumers or covered persons
                                                     As noted above, the Bureau received                  December 2011 IFRs. Section 1063(i) of                  associated with the final rule relative to
                                                  over 100 comments in response to the                    the Dodd-Frank Act required the Bureau                  the baseline. Because the final rule
                                                  issuance of the December 2011 IFRs.                     to identify the rules and orders that                   adopts no changes to any of the subject
                                                  The comments generally fall into four                   would be transferred to the Bureau from                 regulations, which are already in place
                                                  broad categories. First, a number of                    each transferor agency. On July 21,                     as a consequence of the December 2011
                                                  comments discussed possible                             2011, the Bureau published in the                       IFRs, there is no practical impact on
                                                  typographical, grammatical, or similar                  Federal Register the identification of                  consumers or covered persons.
                                                  errors in the underlying regulations as                 enforceable rules and orders.6 In this                    The final rules will have no unique
                                                  they were originally adopted by the                     notice, the Bureau published a list of                  impact on depository institutions or
                                                  predecessor agencies and then restated                  rules that will be enforceable by the                   credit unions with $10 billion or less in
                                                  by the Bureau. Second, a number of                      Bureau and also noted that it ‘‘will give               assets as described in section 1026(a) of
                                                  comments discussed the fact that, with                  due consideration to the application of                 the Dodd-Frank Act. Also, the final
                                                  the change in codification, existing                    other written guidance, interpretations,                rules will have no unique impact on
                                                  internet links across a range of Web                    and policy statements issued prior to                   rural consumers.
                                                  pages to the original citations in the                  July 21, 2011, by a transferor agency in
                                                  electronic Code of Federal Regulations                                                                          VI. Regulatory Flexibility Act
                                                                                                          light of all relevant factors . . .’’.7
                                                  would become obsolete. Third, a                                                                                    The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA),
                                                  number of comments asked the Bureau                     V. Dodd Frank Act Section 1022(b)                       as amended by the Small Business
                                                  to confirm that it is bound by existing                 Analysis                                                Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of
                                                  informal advisory opinions issued by                                                                            1996, requires each agency to consider
                                                                                                            In developing the final rule, the
                                                  predecessor agencies. Fourth, a number                                                                          the potential impact of its regulations on
                                                                                                          Bureau has considered potential
                                                  of comments urged that the Bureau                                                                               small entities, including small
                                                                                                          benefits, costs, and impacts.8 In
                                                  make various substantive changes to the                                                                         businesses, small governmental units,
                                                                                                          addition, the Bureau has consulted, or
                                                  regulations adopted by the December                                                                             and small not-for-profit organizations.9
                                                                                                          offered to consult with, the prudential
                                                  2011 IFRs.                                                                                                      The RFA generally requires an agency to
                                                     The Bureau has considered all of the                 regulators, the Securities and Exchange
                                                                                                          Commission, the Department of Housing                   conduct an initial regulatory flexibility
                                                  comments received and has decided to                                                                            analysis (IRFA) and a final regulatory
                                                  adopt the December 2011 IFRs as final                   and Urban Development, the Federal
                                                                                                          Housing Finance Agency, the Federal                     flexibility analysis (FRFA) of any rule
                                                  without change, subject to any                                                                                  subject to notice-and-comment
                                                  intervening final rules published by the                Trade Commission, and the Department
                                                                                                          of the Treasury, including regarding                    rulemaking requirements, unless the
                                                  Bureau. The purpose of this notice is                                                                           agency certifies that the rule will not
                                                  strictly to finalize the December 2011                  consistency with any prudential,
                                                                                                          market, or systemic objectives                          have a significant economic impact on
                                                  IFRs; as any potential typographical                                                                            a substantial number of small entities.10
                                                  errors do not change the meaning of the                 administered by such agencies.
                                                                                                            This rule adopts the December 2011                    The Bureau also is subject to certain
                                                  regulations, possible typographical,
                                                                                                          IFRs with no changes, subject to any                    additional procedures under the RFA
                                                  grammatical, or similar errors in the
                                                                                                          intervening final rules published by the                involving the convening of a panel to
                                                  original regulations may be addressed in
                                                                                                          Bureau. The rule will not impose any                    consult with small business
                                                  subsequent rulemakings. Similarly,
                                                                                                          new substantive obligations on                          representatives prior to proposing a rule
                                                  substantive changes to the regulations
                                                                                                          consumers or covered persons and is                     for which an IRFA is required.11
                                                  adopted by the December 2011 IFRs
                                                                                                          not expected to have any impact on                         The IRFA and FRFA requirements
                                                  have been, and may further be,
                                                                                                          consumers’ access to consumer financial                 described above apply only where a
                                                  addressed in subsequent rulemakings.
                                                                                                          products and services. As a general                     notice of proposed rulemaking is
                                                  Further, although it is regrettable that
                                                                                                          matter, the final rule does not impose                  required,12 and the panel requirement
                                                  existing internet links may have become
                                                                                                          additional reporting, disclosure, or other              applies only when a rulemaking
                                                  obsolete because of the changes in
                                                                                                          requirements beyond those previously                    requires an IRFA.13 The Bureau
                                                  codification, the Bureau believes that
                                                                                                          in existence.                                           concluded that a notice of proposed
                                                  such issues most likely have been
                                                  overcome over the approximately four                                                                            rulemaking was not required for the
                                                  years since the Bureau adopted the                        6 76 FR 43569 (July 21, 2011).
                                                                                                                                                                  December 2011 IFRs. This final rule
                                                  December 2011 IFRs by changes made to                     7 Id.,at 43570.                                       adopts the December 2011 IFRs as final,
                                                  the old links. In any event, the Bureau                   8 Section 1022(b)(2)(A) of the Dodd-Frank Act         except to the extent they have been
                                                  was charged by Congress with                            requires the Bureau to consider the potential           amended in subsequent rulemakings.
                                                                                                          benefits and costs of regulation to consumers and       Therefore, a FRFA is not required.
                                                  conducting certain rulemakings, and it                  covered persons, including the potential reduction
                                                                                                          of access by consumers to consumer financial            VII. Paperwork Reduction Act
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                                                    5 See also 15 U.S.C. 1691b; 12 U.S.C. 2804; 15        products or services; the impact on depository
                                                  U.S.C. 1693b; 15 U.S.C. 1692l; 12 U.S.C. 5106–5108;     institutions and credit unions with $10 billion or        According to the Paperwork
                                                  12 U.S.C. 1831t(c), 1831t(d); 15 U.S.C. 1718; 15        less in total assets as described in section 1026 of    Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
                                                  U.S.C. 1667f; Public Law 111–8, section 626, 123        the Dodd-Frank Act; and the impact on consumers
                                                  Stat. 524, as amended by Public Law 111–24,             in rural areas. Section 1022(b)(2)(B) requires that      95  U.S.C. 601–612.
                                                  section 511, 123 Stat. 1734; 15 U.S.C. 6804(a)(1)(A);   the Bureau ‘‘consult with the appropriate                10 5
                                                  15 U.S.C. 1681s(e); 12 U.S.C. 2603–2605, 2607,          prudential regulators or other Federal agencies prior         U.S.C. 603, 604.
                                                                                                                                                                   11 5 U.S.C. 609.
                                                  2609, 2617; 12 U.S.C. 2601, 2603–2605, 2607, 2609,      to proposing a rule and during the comment process
                                                                                                                                                                   12 5 U.S.C. 603(a), 604(a); 5 U.S.C. 553(b).
                                                  2617, 3353, 5511, 5512, 5532, 5581; 15 U.S.C.           regarding consistency with prudential, market, or
                                                  1604(a); 12 U.S.C. 4308.                                systemic objectives administered by such agencies.’’     13 5 U.S.C. 609(b).




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                                                  3501, et seq.) the Bureau may not                        12 CFR Parts 1007 and 1008                            12 CFR Part 1026
                                                  conduct or sponsor and,                                                                                          Advertising, Appraisal, Appraiser,
                                                  notwithstanding any other provision of                     Accounting, Administrative practice
                                                                                                           and procedure, Advertising,                           Banking, Banks, Consumer protection,
                                                  law, a respondent is not required to                                                                           Credit, Credit unions, Mortgages,
                                                  respond to an information collection                     Agriculture, Bank deposit insurance,
                                                                                                           Banking, Banks, Confidential business                 National banks, Reporting and
                                                  unless it displays a currently valid                                                                           recordkeeping requirements, Savings
                                                  Office of Management and Budget                          information, Conflict of interests,
                                                                                                           Consumer protection, Credit unions,                   associations, Truth in lending.
                                                  (OMB) control number. This rule
                                                  contains no new or revised information                   Crime, Currency, Exports, Foreign                     12 CFR Part 1030
                                                  collection requirements. The Bureau’s                    banking, Grant programs—housing and
                                                                                                           community development, Holding                          Advertising, Banking, Banks,
                                                  OMB control numbers for the                                                                                    Consumer protection, National banks,
                                                  information collections in the respective                companies, Insurance, Investments,
                                                                                                           Loan programs—housing and                             Reporting and recordkeeping
                                                  existing regulations are as follows:                                                                           requirements, Savings associations,
                                                                                                           community development, Licensing,
                                                                                                           Mortgages, National banks, Penalties,                 Truth in savings.
                                                      Regulation               OMB Control No.
                                                                                                           Registration, Reporting and                           Authority and Issuance
                                                  Regulation B .......     3170–0013.                      recordkeeping requirements, Rural                        For the foregoing reasons, the Bureau
                                                  Regulation C .......     3170–0008.                      areas, Savings associations, Securities,
                                                  Regulation E .......     3170–0014.                                                                            adopts as final the December 2011 IFRs,
                                                                                                           Surety bonds.                                         excluding the listed related
                                                  Regulation F ........    3170–0056.
                                                  Regulations G &          Regulation G: 3170–             12 CFR Part 1009                                      amendments, as follows:
                                                    H.                       0005.                                                                                  A. 76 FR 79442 (Dec. 21, 2011), as
                                                                           Regulation H: Not appli-          Credit unions, Depository institutions,             amended by 78 FR 7216 (Jan. 31, 2013),
                                                                             cable.14                      Federal Deposit Insurance Act, Federal                and 78 FR 60382 (Oct. 1, 2013);
                                                  Regulation I .........   3170–0062.                      Trade Commission Act, Federal deposit                    B. 76 FR 78465 (Dec. 19, 2011), as
                                                  Regulations J, K,        3170–0012.                      insurance.                                            amended by 77 FR 8721 (Feb. 15, 2012),
                                                    & L.                                                                                                         77 FR 76839 (Dec. 31, 2012), 78 FR
                                                  Regulation M .......     3170–0006.                      12 CFR Parts 1010, 1011, and 1012
                                                                                                                                                                 79285 (Dec. 30, 2013), 79 FR 77854
                                                  Regulation N .......     3170–0009.
                                                                                                              Adjudicatory proceedings,                          (Dec. 29, 2014), 80 FR 66128 (Oct. 28,
                                                  Regulation O .......     3170–0007.
                                                  Regulation P .......     3170–0010.                      Advertising disclaimers, Certification of             2015), 80 FR 69567 (Nov. 10, 2015), and
                                                  Regulation V .......     3170–0002.                      substantially equivalent state law, Filing            80 FR 79673 (Dec. 23, 2015);
                                                  Regulation X .......     3170–0016.                      assistance, Land registration, Reporting                 C. 76 FR 81020 (Dec. 27, 2011), as
                                                  Regulation Z ........    3170–0015.                      requirements, Purchasers’ revocation                  amended by 77 FR 6194 (Feb. 7, 2012),
                                                  Regulation DD .....      3170–0004.                      rights, Unlawful sales practices.                     77 FR 40459 (July 10, 2012), 77 FR
                                                                                                                                                                 50244 (Aug. 20, 2012), 78 FR 6025 (Jan.
                                                                                                           12 CFR Part 1013
                                                                                                                                                                 29, 2013), 78 FR 18221 (Mar. 26, 2013),
                                                  List of Subjects                                           Advertising, Consumer leasing,                      78 FR 30662 (May 22, 2013), 78 FR
                                                                                                           Reporting and recordkeeping                           49365 (Aug. 14, 2013), and 79 FR 55970
                                                  12 CFR Part 1002                                         requirements, Truth in lending.                       (Sept. 18, 2014);
                                                    Aged, Banking, Banks, Civil rights,                                                                             D. 76 FR 78121 (Dec. 16, 2011);
                                                                                                           12 CFR Parts 1014 and 1015                               E. 76 FR 78483 (Dec. 19, 2011);
                                                  Consumer protection, Credit, Credit
                                                  unions, Discrimination, Fair lending,                      Advertising, Business practices                        F. 76 FR 78126 (Dec. 16, 2011);
                                                  Marital status discrimination, National                  related to mortgage loans,                               G. 76 FR 79486 (Dec. 21, 2011), as
                                                  banks, National origin discrimination,                   Communications, Consumer protection,                  amended by 77 FR 26154 (May 3, 2012);
                                                                                                                                                                    H. 76 FR 78500 (Dec. 19, 2011), as
                                                  Penalties, Race discrimination,                          Credit, Mortgages, Telemarketing, Trade
                                                                                                                                                                 amended by 76 FR 81789 (Dec. 29,
                                                  Religious discrimination, Reporting and                  practices.
                                                                                                                                                                 2011), 77 FR 69735 (Nov. 21, 2012), 78
                                                  recordkeeping requirements, Savings
                                                                                                           12 CFR Part 1016                                      FR 70193 (Nov. 25, 2013), 79 FR 56482
                                                  associations, Sex discrimination.
                                                                                                                                                                 (Sept. 22, 2014), and 80 FR 73945 (Nov.
                                                  12 CFR Part 1003                                           Banking, Banks, Consumer protection,
                                                                                                                                                                 27, 2015);
                                                                                                           Credit, Credit unions, Foreign banking,                  I. 76 FR 78130 (Dec. 16, 2011);
                                                    Banking, Banks, Credit unions,                         Holding companies, National banks,
                                                  Mortgages, National banks, Savings                                                                                J. 76 FR 79025 (Dec. 21, 2011), as
                                                                                                           Privacy, Reporting and recordkeeping                  amended by 79 FR 64057 (Oct. 28,
                                                  associations, Reporting and                              requirements, Savings associations,
                                                  recordkeeping requirements.                                                                                    2014);
                                                                                                           Trade practices.                                         K. 76 FR 79308 (Dec. 21, 2011), as
                                                  12 CFR Part 1005                                         12 CFR Part 1022                                      amended by 77 FR 67744 (Nov. 14,
                                                    Automated teller machines, Banking,                                                                          2012);
                                                                                                             Banking, Banks, Consumer protection,                   L. 76 FR 78978 (Dec. 20, 2011), as
                                                  Banks, Consumer protection, Credit
                                                                                                           Credit unions, Fair Credit Reporting                  amended by 78 FR 6856 (Jan. 31, 2013),
                                                  unions, Electronic fund transfers,
                                                                                                           Act, Holding companies, National                      78 FR 10696 (Feb. 14, 2013), 78 FR
                                                  National banks, Remittance transfers,
                                                                                                           banks, Privacy, Reporting and                         44686 (July 24, 2013), 78 FR 60382 (Oct.
                                                  Reporting and recordkeeping
                                                                                                           recordkeeping requirements, Savings                   1, 2013), 78 FR 62993 (Oct. 23, 2013),
                                                  requirements, Savings associations.
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                                                                                                           associations, State member banks.                     78 FR 68343 (Nov. 14, 2013), 78 FR
                                                  12 CFR Part 1006                                                                                               79730 (Dec. 31, 2013), 80 FR 8767
                                                                                                           12 CFR Part 1024
                                                    Administrative practice and                                                                                  (Feb.19, 2015), 80 FR 22091 (Apr. 21,
                                                  procedure, Consumer protection, Credit,                    Condominiums, Consumer protection,                  2015), 80 FR 43911 (July 24, 2015), 80
                                                  Intergovernmental relations.                             Housing, Insurance, Mortgagees,                       FR 80228 (Dec. 24, 2015), and 81 FR
                                                                                                           Mortgages, Mortgage servicing,                        7032 (Feb. 10, 2016);
                                                    14 Regulation H contains no information                Reporting and recordkeeping                              M. 76 FR 79768 (Dec. 22, 2011), as
                                                  collections requiring approval under the PRA.            requirements.                                         amended by 77 FR 69736 (Nov. 21,


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                                                  2012), 77 FR 69738 (Nov. 21, 2012), 77                  Register approves this incorporation by                  ‘‘That airspace extending upward from
                                                  FR 70105 (Nov. 23, 2012), 78 FR 4726                    reference action under Title 1, Code of               1,200 feet above the surface bounded by a
                                                  (Jan. 22, 2013), 78 FR 6408 (Jan. 30,                   Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to              line beginning at lat. 46°41′00″ N., long.
                                                  2013), 78 FR 6856 (Jan. 31, 2013), 78 FR                the annual revision of FAA Order                      114°08′00″ W.; to lat. 47°03′00″ N., long.
                                                                                                                                                                113°33′00″ W.; to lat. 46°28′00″ N., long.
                                                  10368 (Feb. 13, 2013), 78 FR 10902 (Feb.                7400.9 and publication of conforming                  112°15′00″ W.; to lat. 45°41′00″ N., long.
                                                  14, 2013), 78 FR 11280 (Feb. 15, 2013),                 amendments.                                           112°13′00″ W.; to lat. 45°44′00″ N., long.
                                                  78 FR 18795 (Mar. 28, 2013), 78 FR                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      113°03′00″ W.; thence to the point of origin.’’
                                                  25818 (May 3, 2013), 78 FR 30739 (May                   Richard Roberts, Operations Support                     Issued in Seattle, Washington, on_April 18,
                                                  23, 2013), 78 FR 32547 (May 31, 2013),                  Group, Western Service Center, Federal                2016.
                                                  78 FR 35430 (June 12, 2013), 78 FR                      Aviation Administration, P.O. Box                     Tracey Johnson,
                                                  44686 (July 24, 2013), 78 FR 45842 (July                20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320;
                                                  30, 2013), 78 FR 60382 (Oct. 1, 2013),                                                                        Manager, Operations Support Group, Western
                                                                                                          telephone (425) 203–4517.                             Service Center.
                                                  78 FR 62993 (Oct. 23, 2013), 78 FR                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            [FR Doc. 2016–09699 Filed 4–27–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  70194 (Nov. 25, 2013), 78 FR 76033
                                                  (Dec. 16, 2013), 78 FR 78520 (Dec. 26,                  History                                               BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

                                                  2013), 78 FR 79286 (Dec. 30, 2013), 78                     The FAA published a final rule in the
                                                  FR 79730 (Dec. 31, 2013), 79 FR 41631                   Federal Register amending Class E
                                                  (July 17, 2014), 79 FR 48015 (Aug. 15,                                                                        DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                                                                                          Airspace extending upward from 700
                                                  2014), 79 FR 56483 (Sept. 22, 2014), 79                                                                       HUMAN SERVICES
                                                                                                          feet above the surface at Deer Lodge-
                                                  FR 65300 (Nov. 3, 2014), 79 FR 77855                    City-County Airport, Deer Lodge, MT.
                                                  (Dec. 29, 2014), 79 FR 78296 (Dec. 30,                                                                        Food and Drug Administration
                                                                                                          (81 FR 17377, March 29, 2016) Docket
                                                  2014), 80 FR 8767 (Feb. 19, 2015), 80 FR                No. FAA–2015–3773. Subsequent to
                                                  21153 (Apr. 17, 2015), 80 FR 22091                                                                            21 CFR Part 1
                                                                                                          publication, the Aeronautical
                                                  (Apr. 21, 2015), 80 FR 32658 (June 9,                   Information Services branch identified                [Docket No. FDA–2011–N–0143]
                                                  2015), 80 FR 43911 (July 24, 2015), 80                  that the Class E airspace extending                   RIN 0910–AG64
                                                  FR 56895 (Sept. 21, 2015), 80 FR 59944                  upward from 1,200 feet above the
                                                  (Oct. 2, 2015), 80 FR 73943 (Nov. 27,                   surface was inadvertently left out of the             Foreign Supplier Verification Programs
                                                  2015), 80 FR 73947 (Nov. 27, 2015), 80                  regulatory text describing the boundary               for Importers of Food for Humans and
                                                  FR 79674 (Dec. 23, 2015), 80 FR 80228                   for the airport. This action reestablishes            Animals; Technical Amendment
                                                  (Dec. 24, 2015), 81 FR 7032 (Feb. 10,                   the airspace extending upward from
                                                  2016), and 81 FR 16074 (Mar. 25, 2016);                 1,200 feet above the surface as part of               AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,
                                                  and N. 76 FR 79276 (Dec. 21, 2011).                     that description.                                     HHS.
                                                    Dated: April 12, 2016.                                   Class E airspace designations are                        Final rule; technical
                                                                                                                                                                ACTION:
                                                  Richard Cordray,                                        published in paragraph 6005, of FAA                   amendment.
                                                  Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial                  Order 7400.9Z, dated August 6, 2015,
                                                                                                                                                                SUMMARY:   The Food and Drug
                                                  Protection.                                             and effective September 15, 2015, which
                                                                                                                                                                Administration (FDA) is amending a
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–09431 Filed 4–27–16; 8:45 am]             is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR
                                                                                                                                                                final rule published in the Federal
                                                                                                          71.1. The Class E airspace designations
                                                  BILLING CODE 4810–AM–P                                                                                        Register of November 27, 2015. That
                                                                                                          listed in this document will be
                                                                                                                                                                final rule established requirements for
                                                                                                          published subsequently in the Order.
                                                                                                                                                                importers to verify that food they import
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                            Availability and Summary of                           into the United States is produced
                                                                                                          Documents for Incorporation by                        consistent with the hazard analysis and
                                                  Federal Aviation Administration                         Reference                                             risk-based preventive controls and
                                                                                                             This document amends FAA Order                     standards for produce safety provisions
                                                  14 CFR Part 71                                                                                                of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
                                                                                                          7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and
                                                  [Docket No. FAA–2015–3773; Airspace                     Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015,               Act (the FD&C Act), is not adulterated,
                                                  Docket No. 15–ANM–22]                                   and effective September 15, 2015.                     and is not misbranded with respect to
                                                                                                          Availability information for FAA Order                food allergen labeling. The final rule
                                                  Amendment of Class E Airspace; Deer                     7400.9Z can be found in the original                  published with some editorial and
                                                  Lodge MT                                                final rule (81 FR 17377, March 29,                    inadvertent errors. This document
                                                                                                          2016). FAA Order 7400.9Z lists Class A,               corrects those errors.
                                                  AGENCY:  Federal Aviation
                                                  Administration (FAA), DOT.                              B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic            DATES: Effective April 28, 2016.

                                                  ACTION: Final rule, correction.
                                                                                                          service routes, and reporting points.                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                          Correction to Final Rule                              Brian Pendleton, Office of Policy, Food
                                                  SUMMARY:   This action corrects a final                                                                       and Drug Administration, 10903 New
                                                  rule published in the Federal Register                    Accordingly, pursuant to the                        Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD
                                                  of March 29, 2016, amending Class E                     authority delegated to me, in the                     20993–0002, 301–796–4614, email:
                                                  airspace extending upward from 700                      Federal Register of March 29, 2016 (81                brian.pendleton@fda.hhs.gov.
                                                  feet above the surface at Deer Lodge-                   FR 17377) FR Doc. 2016–06934,                         SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the
                                                                                                          Amendment of Class E Airspace; Deer
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                                                  City-County Airport, Deer Lodge, MT.                                                                          Federal Register of November 27, 2015
                                                  The FAA identified that the Class E                     Lodge, MT, is corrected as follows:                   (80 FR 74226), FDA published the final
                                                  airspace area extending upward from                     § 71.1   [Amended]                                    rule ‘‘Foreign Supplier Verification
                                                  1,200 feet above the surface was omitted                                                                      Programs for Importers of Food for
                                                  from the Class E airspace description for               ANM MT E5 Deer Lodge, MT                              Humans and Animals’’ with some
                                                  the airport.                                            [Corrected]                                           editorial and inadvertent errors. We are
                                                  DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, May 26,                        On page 17378, column 3, after line                 taking this action to correct inadvertent
                                                  2016. The Director of the Federal                       48, add the following text:                           errors in the preamble to the final rule


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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
ActionFinal rule; official interpretations.
DatesThis final rule is effective April 28, 2016.
ContactKristen Phinnessee, Counsel, Office of Regulations, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 1700 G Street NW., Washington, DC 20552, at (202) 435-7700.
FR Citation81 FR 25323 
RIN Number3170-AA06
CFR Citation12 CFR 1002
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