82 FR 22762 - Statement on Regulatory Burden
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 95 (May 18, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 95 (May 18, 2017)
| Page Range | 22762-22762 | |
| FR Document | 2017-10053 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 95 (Thursday, May 18, 2017)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 22762] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-10053] ======================================================================== Proposed Rules Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 95 / Thursday, May 18, 2017 / Proposed Rules [[Page 22762]] FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 12 CFR Chapter VI RIN 3052-AD24 Statement on Regulatory Burden AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration. ACTION: Notice of intent; request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Farm Credit Administration (FCA, our, or we) issues this announcement to consider whether our existing regulations are ineffective or burdensome. We seek public comment on the appropriateness of the requirements we impose on Farm Credit System (System) institutions, including the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac). We ask for comments on our regulations that may duplicate other requirements, are ineffective, are not based on law, or impose burdens that are greater than the benefits received. DATES: Please send your comments to FCA by August 16, 2017. ADDRESSES: We offer a variety of methods for you to submit comments on this notice. For accuracy and efficiency reasons, commenters are encouraged to submit comments by email or through FCA's Web site. As facsimiles (fax) are difficult for us to process and achieve compliance with section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, we are no longer accepting comments submitted by fax. Regardless of the method you use, please do not submit your comment multiple times via different methods. You may submit comments by any of the following methods:Email: Send us an email at [email protected]. FCA Web site: http://www.fca.gov. Select ``Public Commenters,'' then ``Public Comments,'' and follow the directions for ``Submitting a Comment.'' Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Mail: Barry F. Mardock, Deputy Director, Office of Regulatory Policy, Farm Credit Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive, McLean, VA 22102-5090. You may review copies of all comments we receive at our office in McLean, Virginia, or on our Web site at http://www.fca.gov. Once you are in the Web site, select ``Public Commenters,'' then ``Public Comments,'' and follow the directions for ``Reading Submitted Public Comments.'' We will show your comments as submitted, but for technical reasons we may omit items such as logos and special characters. Identifying information that you provide, such as phone numbers and addresses, will be publicly available. However, we will attempt to remove email addresses to help reduce Internet spam. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas R. Risdal, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Regulatory Policy, Farm Credit Administration, McLean, VA 22102-5090, (703) 883-4257, TTY (703) 883-4056, or Mary Alice Donner, Senior Counsel, Office of General Counsel, Farm Credit Administration, McLean, VA 22102-5090, (703) 883-4033, TTY (703) 883- 4056. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Objective The objective of this announcement is to continue our comprehensive review of regulations governing the System and to eliminate, consistent with law and safety and soundness, all regulations that are unnecessary, unduly burdensome or costly, or not based on the law. We request public comment on FCA regulations that were effective prior to December 31, 2016, and are not currently on our Unified Agenda as a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking or Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; and May duplicate other requirements; Are ineffective; Are not based on law; or Impose burdens that are greater than the benefits received. II. Background FCA is an independent Federal agency in the executive branch of the Government responsible for examining and regulating System institutions. System banks and associations primarily provide loans to farmers, ranchers, aquatic producers and harvesters, agricultural cooperatives, and rural utilities. Farmer Mac provides a secondary market for agricultural and rural housing mortgages and eligible rural utility cooperative loans. III. Our Continuing Efforts To Reduce Unnecessary Regulatory Burdens As stated in section 212 of the Farm Credit System Reform Act of 1996, ``The Farm Credit Administration shall continue the comprehensive review of regulations governing the Farm Credit System to identify and eliminate, consistent with law, safety, and soundness, all regulations that are unnecessary, unduly burdensome or costly, or not based on law.'' This review is consistent with Presidential Executive Order (E.O.) 13771, dated January 30, 2017, on Reducing Regulations and Controlling Regulatory Costs, although the E.O. does not apply to independent regulatory agencies including FCA. The regulations of FCA that are subject to regulatory review described in this notice are codified in title 12, chapter VI, of the Code of Federal Regulations. We are requesting your comments on any FCA regulations or policies that may duplicate other governmental requirements, are not effective in achieving stated objectives, are not based on law, or create a burden that is perceived to be greater than the benefits received. Please do not respond to this solicitation with comments concerning proposed regulations that are currently under review, or final regulations that did not become effective until after December 31, 2016. Your comments will assist us in our continuing efforts to identify and reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens on System institutions. We will also continue our efforts to maintain and adopt regulations and policies that are necessary to implement the Farm Credit Act of 1971, as amended, and ensure the safety and soundness of the System. These actions will enable the System institutions to better serve the credit needs of America's farmers, ranchers, aquatic producers and harvesters, cooperatives, and rural residents, in the changing agricultural credit markets. Dated: May 15, 2017. Dale L. Aultman, Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board. [FR Doc. 2017-10053 Filed 5-17-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6705-01-P
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER Farm Credit Administration, 1501 Farm and rural utilities. Farmer Mac provides
contains notices to the public of the proposed Credit Drive, McLean, VA 22102–5090. a secondary market for agricultural and
issuance of rules and regulations. The You may review copies of all rural housing mortgages and eligible
purpose of these notices is to give interested comments we receive at our office in rural utility cooperative loans.
persons an opportunity to participate in the McLean, Virginia, or on our Web site at
rule making prior to the adoption of the final III. Our Continuing Efforts To Reduce
rules.
http://www.fca.gov. Once you are in the
Unnecessary Regulatory Burdens
Web site, select ‘‘Public Commenters,’’
then ‘‘Public Comments,’’ and follow As stated in section 212 of the Farm
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION the directions for ‘‘Reading Submitted Credit System Reform Act of 1996, ‘‘The
Public Comments.’’ We will show your Farm Credit Administration shall
12 CFR Chapter VI comments as submitted, but for continue the comprehensive review of
technical reasons we may omit items regulations governing the Farm Credit
RIN 3052–AD24
such as logos and special characters. System to identify and eliminate,
Statement on Regulatory Burden Identifying information that you consistent with law, safety, and
provide, such as phone numbers and soundness, all regulations that are
Farm Credit Administration.
AGENCY: addresses, will be publicly available. unnecessary, unduly burdensome or
Notice of intent; request for
ACTION: However, we will attempt to remove costly, or not based on law.’’ This
comment. email addresses to help reduce Internet review is consistent with Presidential
spam. Executive Order (E.O.) 13771, dated
SUMMARY: The Farm Credit January 30, 2017, on Reducing
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Administration (FCA, our, or we) issues Regulations and Controlling Regulatory
Thomas R. Risdal, Senior Policy
this announcement to consider whether Costs, although the E.O. does not apply
Analyst, Office of Regulatory Policy,
our existing regulations are ineffective to independent regulatory agencies
Farm Credit Administration, McLean,
or burdensome. We seek public including FCA.
VA 22102–5090, (703) 883–4257, TTY
comment on the appropriateness of the (703) 883–4056, or Mary Alice Donner, The regulations of FCA that are
requirements we impose on Farm Credit Senior Counsel, Office of General subject to regulatory review described in
System (System) institutions, including Counsel, Farm Credit Administration, this notice are codified in title 12,
the Federal Agricultural Mortgage McLean, VA 22102–5090, (703) 883– chapter VI, of the Code of Federal
Corporation (Farmer Mac). We ask for 4033, TTY (703) 883–4056. Regulations. We are requesting your
comments on our regulations that may
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: comments on any FCA regulations or
duplicate other requirements, are
policies that may duplicate other
ineffective, are not based on law, or I. Objective governmental requirements, are not
impose burdens that are greater than the
The objective of this announcement is effective in achieving stated objectives,
benefits received.
to continue our comprehensive review are not based on law, or create a burden
DATES: Please send your comments to of regulations governing the System and that is perceived to be greater than the
FCA by August 16, 2017. to eliminate, consistent with law and benefits received. Please do not respond
ADDRESSES: We offer a variety of safety and soundness, all regulations to this solicitation with comments
methods for you to submit comments on that are unnecessary, unduly concerning proposed regulations that
this notice. For accuracy and efficiency burdensome or costly, or not based on are currently under review, or final
reasons, commenters are encouraged to the law. regulations that did not become
submit comments by email or through We request public comment on FCA effective until after December 31, 2016.
FCA’s Web site. As facsimiles (fax) are regulations that were effective prior to Your comments will assist us in our
difficult for us to process and achieve December 31, 2016, and are not continuing efforts to identify and reduce
compliance with section 508 of the currently on our Unified Agenda as a unnecessary regulatory burdens on
Rehabilitation Act, we are no longer Notice of Proposed Rulemaking or System institutions. We will also
accepting comments submitted by fax. Advance Notice of Proposed continue our efforts to maintain and
Regardless of the method you use, Rulemaking; and adopt regulations and policies that are
please do not submit your comment • May duplicate other requirements; necessary to implement the Farm Credit
multiple times via different methods. • Are ineffective; Act of 1971, as amended, and ensure the
You may submit comments by any of • Are not based on law; or safety and soundness of the System.
the following methods: • Impose burdens that are greater These actions will enable the System
• Email: Send us an email at reg- than the benefits received. institutions to better serve the credit
comm@fca.gov. needs of America’s farmers, ranchers,
• FCA Web site: http://www.fca.gov. II. Background
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aquatic producers and harvesters,
Select ‘‘Public Commenters,’’ then FCA is an independent Federal cooperatives, and rural residents, in the
‘‘Public Comments,’’ and follow the agency in the executive branch of the changing agricultural credit markets.
directions for ‘‘Submitting a Comment.’’ Government responsible for examining
Dated: May 15, 2017.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// and regulating System institutions.
www.regulations.gov. Follow the System banks and associations Dale L. Aultman,
instructions for submitting comments. primarily provide loans to farmers, Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board.
• Mail: Barry F. Mardock, Deputy ranchers, aquatic producers and [FR Doc. 2017–10053 Filed 5–17–17; 8:45 am]
Director, Office of Regulatory Policy, harvesters, agricultural cooperatives, BILLING CODE 6705–01–P
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Proposed Rules | |
| Action | Notice of intent; request for comment. | |
| Dates | Please send your comments to FCA by August 16, 2017. | |
| Contact | Thomas R. Risdal, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Regulatory Policy, Farm Credit Administration, McLean, VA 22102-5090, (703) 883-4257, TTY (703) 883-4056, or Mary Alice Donner, Senior Counsel, Office of General Counsel, Farm Credit Administration, McLean, VA 22102-5090, (703) 883-4033, TTY (703) 883- 4056. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 22762 | |
| RIN Number | 3052-AD24 |
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