81_FR_4758 81 FR 4741 - Open Meeting of the Financial Research Advisory Committee

81 FR 4741 - Open Meeting of the Financial Research Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 17 (January 27, 2016)

Page Range4741-4741
FR Document2016-01619

The Financial Research Advisory Committee for the Treasury's Office of Financial Research (OFR) is convening for its seventh meeting on Thursday, February 25, 2016, in the Cash Room, Main Treasury Building, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220, beginning at 9:15 a.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be open to the public via live webcast at http://www.financialresearch.gov and limited seating will also be available.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 17 (Wednesday, January 27, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 27, 2016)]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-01619]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Open Meeting of the Financial Research Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of Financial Research, Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Financial Research Advisory Committee for the Treasury's 
Office of Financial Research (OFR) is convening for its seventh meeting 
on Thursday, February 25, 2016, in the Cash Room, Main Treasury 
Building, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220, beginning 
at 9:15 a.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be open to the public via 
live webcast at http://www.financialresearch.gov and limited seating 
will also be available.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, February 25, 2016, 
beginning at 9:15 a.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Cash Room, Main Treasury 
Building, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220. The 
meeting will be open to the public via live webcast at http://www.financialresearch.gov. A limited number of seats will be available 
for those interested in attending the meeting in person, and those 
seats would be on a first-come, first-served basis. Because the meeting 
will be held in a secured facility, members of the public who plan to 
attend the meeting must contact the OFR by email at 
[email protected] by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, February 
11, 2016, to inform the OFR of their desire to attend the meeting and 
to receive further instructions about building clearance.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Stiehm, Designated Federal 
Officer, Office of Financial Research, Department of the Treasury, 1500 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220, (212) 376-9808 (this is 
not a toll-free number), [email protected]. Persons who have 
difficulty hearing or speaking may access this number via TTY by 
calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is provided in 
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, 
10(a)(2), through implementing regulations at 41 CFR 102-3.150, et seq.
    Public Comment: Members of the public wishing to comment on the 
business of the Financial Research Advisory Committee are invited to 
submit written statements by any of the following methods:
     Electronic Statements. Email the Committee's Designated 
Federal Officer at [email protected].
     Paper Statements. Send paper statements in triplicate to 
the Financial Research Advisory Committee, Attn: Susan Stiehm, Office 
of Financial Research, Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220.
    The OFR will post statements on the Committee's Web site, http://www.financialresearch.gov, including any business or personal 
information provided, such as names, addresses, email addresses, or 
telephone numbers. The OFR will also make such statements available for 
public inspection and copying in the Department of the Treasury's 
library, Annex Room 1020, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20220 on official business days between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 
p.m. Eastern Time. You may make an appointment to inspect statements by 
telephoning (202) 622-0990. All statements, including attachments and 
other supporting materials, will be part of the public record and 
subject to public disclosure. You should submit only information that 
you wish to make available publicly.
    Tentative Agenda/Topics for Discussion: The Committee provides an 
opportunity for researchers, industry leaders, and other qualified 
individuals to offer their advice and recommendations to the OFR, 
which, among other things, is responsible for collecting and 
standardizing data on financial institutions and their activities and 
for supporting the work of Financial Stability Oversight Council.
    This is the seventh meeting of the Financial Research Advisory 
Committee. Topics to be discussed among all members will include 
discussion of the OFR's Programmatic Approach, progress on prior 
Committee recommendations, Subcommittee reports to the Committee and 
the OFR's work related to Shadow Banking. For more information on the 
OFR and the Committee, please visit the OFR Web site at http://www.financialresearch.gov.

    Dated: January 20, 2016.
Barbara Shycoff,
Chief of External Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2016-01619 Filed 1-26-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                      Dated: January 21, 2016.                              with the Federal Advisory Committee                      Dated: January 20, 2016.
                                                    David R. Pearl,                                         Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, 10(a)(2), through                Barbara Shycoff,
                                                    Executive Secretary, Department of the                  implementing regulations at 41 CFR                     Chief of External Affairs.
                                                    Treasury.                                               102–3.150, et seq.                                     [FR Doc. 2016–01619 Filed 1–26–16; 8:45 am]
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–01616 Filed 1–26–16; 8:45 am]                Public Comment: Members of the                      BILLING CODE P
                                                    BILLING CODE 4810–25–P                                  public wishing to comment on the
                                                                                                            business of the Financial Research
                                                                                                            Advisory Committee are invited to
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY                              submit written statements by any of the                UNITED STATES SENTENCING
                                                                                                            following methods:                                     COMMISSION
                                                    Open Meeting of the Financial
                                                    Research Advisory Committee                                • Electronic Statements. Email the                  Sentencing Guidelines for United
                                                                                                            Committee’s Designated Federal Officer                 States Courts
                                                    AGENCY: Office of Financial Research,                   at OFR_FRAC@ofr.treasury.gov.
                                                    Department of the Treasury.                                                                                    AGENCY:  United States Sentencing
                                                                                                               • Paper Statements. Send paper                      Commission.
                                                    ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
                                                                                                            statements in triplicate to the Financial
                                                                                                                                                                   ACTION: Notice of submission to
                                                    SUMMARY:   The Financial Research                       Research Advisory Committee, Attn:
                                                                                                            Susan Stiehm, Office of Financial                      Congress of amendment to the
                                                    Advisory Committee for the Treasury’s                                                                          sentencing guidelines effective August
                                                    Office of Financial Research (OFR) is                   Research, Department of the Treasury,
                                                                                                            1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,                          1, 2016.
                                                    convening for its seventh meeting on
                                                    Thursday, February 25, 2016, in the                     Washington, DC 20220.                                  SUMMARY:   Pursuant to its authority
                                                    Cash Room, Main Treasury Building,                         The OFR will post statements on the                 under 28 U.S.C. 994(p), the Commission
                                                    1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,                           Committee’s Web site, http://                          has promulgated an amendment to the
                                                    Washington, DC 20220, beginning at                      www.financialresearch.gov, including                   Guidelines Manual. This notice sets
                                                    9:15 a.m. Eastern Time. The meeting                     any business or personal information                   forth the amendment and the reason for
                                                    will be open to the public via live                     provided, such as names, addresses,                    the amendment.
                                                    webcast at http://                                      email addresses, or telephone numbers.                 DATES: The Commission has specified
                                                    www.financialresearch.gov and limited                   The OFR will also make such statements                 an effective date of August 1, 2016, for
                                                    seating will also be available.                         available for public inspection and                    the amendment set forth in this notice.
                                                    DATES: The meeting will be held on                      copying in the Department of the                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt
                                                    Thursday, February 25, 2016, beginning                  Treasury’s library, Annex Room 1020,                   Osterrieder, Legislative Specialist, (202)
                                                    at 9:15 a.m. Eastern Time.                              1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,                          502–4500, pubaffairs@ussc.gov. The
                                                    ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in                  Washington, DC 20220 on official                       amendment set forth in this notice also
                                                    the Cash Room, Main Treasury                            business days between the hours of 8:30                may be accessed through the
                                                    Building, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue                      a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time. You                   Commission’s Web site at
                                                    NW., Washington, DC 20220. The                          may make an appointment to inspect                     www.ussc.gov.
                                                    meeting will be open to the public via                  statements by telephoning (202) 622–
                                                    live webcast at http://                                 0990. All statements, including                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     The
                                                    www.financialresearch.gov. A limited                    attachments and other supporting                       United States Sentencing Commission is
                                                    number of seats will be available for                   materials, will be part of the public                  an independent agency in the judicial
                                                    those interested in attending the                       record and subject to public disclosure.               branch of the United States
                                                    meeting in person, and those seats                      You should submit only information                     Government. The Commission
                                                    would be on a first-come, first-served                  that you wish to make available                        promulgates sentencing guidelines and
                                                    basis. Because the meeting will be held                 publicly.                                              policy statements for federal sentencing
                                                    in a secured facility, members of the                                                                          courts pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 994(a). The
                                                                                                               Tentative Agenda/Topics for                         Commission also periodically reviews
                                                    public who plan to attend the meeting                   Discussion: The Committee provides an
                                                    must contact the OFR by email at OFR_                                                                          and revises previously promulgated
                                                                                                            opportunity for researchers, industry                  guidelines pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 994(o)
                                                    FRAC@ofr.treasury.gov by 5 p.m.                         leaders, and other qualified individuals
                                                    Eastern Time on Thursday, February 11,                                                                         and generally submits guideline
                                                                                                            to offer their advice and                              amendments to Congress pursuant to 28
                                                    2016, to inform the OFR of their desire                 recommendations to the OFR, which,
                                                    to attend the meeting and to receive                                                                           U.S.C. 994(p) not later than the first day
                                                                                                            among other things, is responsible for                 of May each year. Absent action of
                                                    further instructions about building                     collecting and standardizing data on
                                                    clearance.                                                                                                     Congress to the contrary, submitted
                                                                                                            financial institutions and their activities            amendments become effective by
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        and for supporting the work of Financial               operation of law on the date specified
                                                    Susan Stiehm, Designated Federal                        Stability Oversight Council.                           by the Commission (generally November
                                                    Officer, Office of Financial Research,                     This is the seventh meeting of the                  1 of the year in which the amendments
                                                    Department of the Treasury, 1500                        Financial Research Advisory                            are submitted to Congress).
                                                    Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,                    Committee. Topics to be discussed                         Notice of the proposed amendment
                                                    DC 20220, (212) 376–9808 (this is not a                 among all members will include                         was published in the Federal Register
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                                                    toll-free number), OFR_FRAC@                            discussion of the OFR’s Programmatic                   on August 17, 2015 (see 80 FR 49314).
                                                    ofr.treasury.gov. Persons who have                      Approach, progress on prior Committee                  The Commission held a public hearing
                                                    difficulty hearing or speaking may                      recommendations, Subcommittee                          on the proposed amendment in
                                                    access this number via TTY by calling                   reports to the Committee and the OFR’s                 Washington, DC, on November 5, 2015.
                                                    the toll-free Federal Relay Service at                  work related to Shadow Banking. For                    On January 21, 2016, the Commission
                                                    800–877–8339.                                           more information on the OFR and the                    submitted this amendment to Congress
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of                    Committee, please visit the OFR Web                    and specified an effective date of August
                                                    this meeting is provided in accordance                  site at http://www.financialresearch.gov.              1, 2016.


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of open meeting.
DatesThe meeting will be held on Thursday, February 25, 2016, beginning at 9:15 a.m. Eastern Time.
ContactSusan Stiehm, Designated Federal Officer, Office of Financial Research, Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220, (212) 376-9808 (this is not a toll-free number), [email protected] Persons who have difficulty hearing or speaking may access this number via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339.
FR Citation81 FR 4741 

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