83 FR 2154 - Sunshine Act; Notice of Meeting
FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 10 (January 16, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 10 (January 16, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 16, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 2154] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-00706] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD Sunshine Act; Notice of Meeting January 12, 2018, 3:30 p.m. Agenda Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board Member Meeting, Telephonic. STATUS: Closed to the public. MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Information covered under 5 U.S.C. 552b (c)(9)(B). CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Kimberly Weaver, Director, Office of External Affairs, (202) 942-1640. Dated: January 11, 2018. Dharmesh Vashee, Deputy General Counsel, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board. [FR Doc. 2018-00706 Filed 1-11-18; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6760-01-P
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ACTION: Notice. annual adjustment to the CFI asset cap FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
on the percentage increase in the CPI–
SUMMARY: The Federal Housing Finance U from November of the year prior to Agency Information Collection
Agency (FHFA) has adjusted the cap on the preceding calendar year to Activities; Proposed Collection;
average total assets that is used in November of the preceding calendar Comment Request
determining whether a Federal Home year, because the November figures
Loan Bank (Bank) member qualifies as AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission
represent the most recent available data
a ‘‘community financial institution’’ (FTC or Commission).
as of January 1st of the current calendar
(CFI) to $1,173,000,000, based on the year. The new CFI asset cap was ACTION: Notice.
annual percentage increase in the obtained by applying the percentage
Consumer Price Index for all urban SUMMARY: The information collection
increase in the CPI–U to the unrounded requirements described below will be
consumers (CPI–U), as published by the amount for the preceding year and
Department of Labor (DOL). These submitted to the Office of Management
rounding to the nearest million, as has and Budget (OMB) for review, as
changes took effect on January 1, 2018. been FHFA’s practice for all previous
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
required by the Paperwork Reduction
adjustments. Act (PRA). The FTC seeks public
Kaitlin Hildner, Division of Federal In calculating the CFI asset cap, FHFA
Home Loan Bank Regulation, (202) 649– comments on its proposal to extend for
uses CPI–U data that have not been three years the current PRA clearances
3329, Kaitlin.Hildner@fhfa.gov; or Eric seasonally adjusted (i.e., the data have
M. Raudenbush, Associate General for information collection requirements
not been adjusted to remove the contained in the Commission’s rules
Counsel, (202) 649–3084, estimated effect of price changes that
Eric.Raudenbush@fhfa.gov, (not toll-free and regulations under the Wool
normally occur at the same time and in Products Labeling Act of 1939 (Wool
numbers), Federal Housing Finance about the same magnitude every year).
Agency, Constitution Center, 400 Rules). The clearance expires on April
The DOL encourages use of unadjusted 30, 2018.
Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC CPI–U data in applying ‘‘escalation’’
20219. DATES: Comments must be received on
provisions such as that governing the
CFI asset cap, because the factors that or before March 19, 2018.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
are used to seasonally adjust the data ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file a
I. Statutory and Regulatory Background are amended annually, and seasonally comment online or on paper by
The Federal Home Loan Bank Act adjusted data that are published earlier following the instructions in the
(Bank Act) confers upon insured are subject to revision for up to five Request for Comments part of the
depository institutions that meet the years following their original release. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
statutory definition of a CFI certain Unadjusted data are not routinely below. Write ‘‘Wool Rules: FTC File No.
advantages over non-CFI insured subject to revision, and previously P072108’’ on your comment, and file
depository institutions in qualifying for published unadjusted data are only your comment online at https://
Bank membership, and in the purposes corrected when significant calculation ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/
for which they may receive long-term errors are discovered. woolrulespra1 by following the
advances and the collateral they may instructions on the web-based form. If
Dated: January 8, 2018.
pledge to secure advances.1 Section you prefer to file your comment on
Andre D. Galeano, paper, mail or deliver your comment to
2(10)(A) of the Bank Act and § 1263.1 of
Deputy Director, Division of Federal Home the following address: Federal Trade
FHFA’s regulations define a CFI as any
Loan Bank Regulation, Federal Housing Commission, Office of the Secretary,
Bank member the deposits of which are Finance Agency.
insured by the Federal Deposit 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite
[FR Doc. 2018–00618 Filed 1–12–18; 8:45 am] CC–5610 (Annex J), Washington, DC
Insurance Corporation and that has
average total assets below the statutory BILLING CODE 8070–01–P 20580, or deliver your comment to the
cap.2 The Bank Act was amended in following address: Federal Trade
2008 to set the statutory cap at $1 Commission, Office of the Secretary,
billion and to require FHFA to adjust FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT Constitution Center, 400 7th Street SW,
the cap annually to reflect the INVESTMENT BOARD 5th Floor, Suite 5610 (Annex J),
percentage increase in the CPI–U, as Washington, DC 20024.
published by the DOL.3 For 2017, FHFA Sunshine Act; Notice of Meeting
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
set the CFI asset cap at $1,148,000,000, January 12, 2018, 3:30 p.m. Requests for copies of the collection of
which reflected a 1.7 percent increase information and supporting
over 2016, based upon the increase in Agenda
documentation should be addressed to
the CPI–U between 2015 and 2016.4 Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Jock K. Chung, Attorney, Division of
II. The CFI Asset Cap for 2018 Board Member Meeting, Telephonic. Enforcement, Bureau of Consumer
STATUS: Closed to the public. Protection, Federal Trade Commission,
As of January 1, 2018, FHFA has Mail Code CC–9528, 600 Pennsylvania
increased the CFI asset cap to MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Information
covered under 5 U.S.C. 552b (c)(9)(B). Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20580, (202)
$1,173,000,000, which reflects a 2.2 326–2984.
percent increase in the unadjusted CPI– CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Kimberly Weaver, Director, Office of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
U from November 2016 to November
External Affairs, (202) 942–1640.
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
2017. Consistent with the practice of Proposed Information Collection
other Federal agencies, FHFA bases the Dated: January 11, 2018. Activities
Dharmesh Vashee, Under the Paperwork Reduction Act
1 See 12 U.S.C. 1424(a), 1430(a).
2 See
Deputy General Counsel, Federal Retirement (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, federal
12 U.S.C. 1422(10)(A); 12 CFR 1263.1.
3 See 12 U.S.C. 1422(10)(B); 12 CFR 1263.1
Thrift Investment Board. agencies must get OMB approval for
(defining the term CFI asset cap). [FR Doc. 2018–00706 Filed 1–11–18; 4:15 pm] each collection of information they
4 See 82 FR 6551 (Jan. 19, 2017). BILLING CODE 6760–01–P conduct, sponsor, or require.
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