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conduct defrost tests as described in sections 
3.3.4 and 3.3.5 of this appendix. Calculate average defrost heat load Q ˙DF, expressed in 
Btu/h, as follows: 
[FR Doc. 2020–19565 Filed 9–25–20; 8:45 am] 
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
10 CFR Part 431 
[EERE–2020–BT–TP–0032] 
RIN 1904–AE53 
Energy Conservation Program: Test 
Procedures for Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment; Early Assessment Review; Pumps 
AGENCY : Office of Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. 
ACTION : Request for information. 
SUMMARY : The U.S. Department of 
Energy (‘‘DOE’’) is undertaking an early assessment review to determine whether to proceed with a rulemaking to amend the test procedure for commercial and industrial pumps. This request for information (‘‘RFI’’), DOE seeks data and information that could enable the agency to determine whether to amend its current test procedure as well as comment on the availability of consensus-based test procedures for measuring the energy use of commercial and industrial pumps that could be adopted with or without modification. DOE welcomes written comments from the public on any subject within the scope of this document (including topics not raised in this RFI), as well as the submission of data and other relevant information concerning this early assessment review. 
DATES : Written comments and 
information will be accepted on or before December 14, 2020. 
ADDRESSES : Interested persons are 
encouraged to submit comments using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments. Alternatively, interested persons may submit comments, identified by docket number EERE–2020–BT–TP–0032, by any of the following methods: 
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 
www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments. 
2. Email: to Pumps2020TP0032@
ee.doe.gov. Include docket number 
EERE–2020–BT–TP–0032 in the subject line of the message. 
3. Postal Mail: Appliance and 
Equipment Standards Program, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Office, Mailstop EE–5B, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585–0121. Telephone: (202) 287–1445. If possible, please submit all items on a compact disc (‘‘CD’’), in which case it is not necessary to include printed copies. 
4. Hand Delivery/Courier: Appliance 
and Equipment Standards Program, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Office, 950 L’Enfant Plaza SW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 287–1445. If possible, please submit all items on a CD, in 
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EP28SE20.000</GPH>If Qgross '.S 25,000 Btu/h: 
• • Nnp Qvp=0.195 · Q · -gross 24 
IfQgross > 25,000Btu/h and Qgross :S 70,000 Btu/h: 
Q. _ Q' . [ Q 195 _ 0.049 (Qgross-25,000)]. Nnp 
DF -gross · 45,000 24 
If Qgross > 70,000 Btu/h: 
QDF = 0.146 . Q . Nnp gross 24 
Where: 
Qgross is the measured gross capacity in Btu/h at the Suction A condition; and 
NDF is the number of defrosts per day, equal to 4. 
Calculate average defrost power input D°F, expressed in Watts, as follows: 
v·F == <2vF 
0.95 X3.412 
Where: 
Q0F is the average defrost heat load in Btu/h 60735 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 188 / Monday, September 28, 2020 / Proposed Rules 
1All references to EPCA in this document refer 
to the statute as amended through America’s Water 
Infrastructure Act of 2018, Public Law 115–270 (October 23, 2018). 
2For editorial reasons, upon codification in the 
U.S. Code, Part C was redesignated Part A–1. which case it is not necessary to include 
printed copies. 
No telefacsimiles (‘‘faxes’’) will be 
accepted. For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional information on this process, see section III of this document (Submission of Comments). 
Docket: The docket for this activity, 
which includes Federal Register notices, comments, and other supporting documents/materials, is available for review at http://www.regulations.gov. All documents in 
the docket are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index. However, 
some documents listed in the index, such as those containing information that is exempt from public disclosure, may not be publicly available. 
The docket web page can be found at 
http://www.regulations.gov/ docket?D=EERE-2020-BT-TP-0032. The 
docket web page contains instructions on how to access all documents, including public comments, in the docket. See section III for information on how to submit comments through http://www.regulations.gov. 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : Mr. 
Jeremy Dommu, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Office, EE–5B, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585–0121. Telephone: (202) 586– 9870. Email: ApplianceStandardsQuestions@ee.doe.gov. 
Mr. Michael Kido, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Office of the General Counsel, GC–33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585–0121. Telephone: 202–586–8145. Email: Michael.Kido@hq.doe.gov. 
For further information on how to 
submit a comment or review other public comments and the docket, contact the Appliance and Equipment Standards Program staff at (202) 287– 1445 or by email: ApplianceStandardsQuestions@ee.doe.gov. 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : 
Table of Contents 
I. Introduction 
A. Authority 
B. Rulemaking History 
II. Request for Information 
A. Energy Use Measurements B. Representative Average Use Cycle C. Test Burden Reductions D. Consensus-Based Test Procedures 
III. Submission of Comments 
I. Introduction 
DOE established an early assessment 
review process to conduct a more focused analysis of a specific set of facts 
or circumstances that would allow DOE to determine that, based on statutory criteria, an amended test procedure is not warranted. The purpose of this review is to limit the resources, from both DOE and stakeholders, committed to rulemakings that will not satisfy the requirements in EPCA that an amended test procedure more accurately or fully comply with the requirement that the test procedure produces results that measure energy use during a representative average use cycle for equipment, and not be unduly burdensome to conduct. See 85 FR 
8626, 8653–8654 (Feb. 14, 2020). 
As part of the early assessment, DOE 
publishes an RFI in the Federal Register, announcing that DOE is initiating a rulemaking proceeding and soliciting comments, data, and information on whether an amended test procedure would more accurately measure energy use during a representative average use cycle or reduce testing burden. Based on the information received in response to the RFI and DOE’s own analysis, DOE will determine whether to proceed with a rulemaking for an amended test procedure. 
If DOE makes an initial determination 
based upon available evidence that an amended test procedure would not meet the applicable statutory criteria, DOE would engage in notice and comment rulemaking before issuing a final determination that an amended test procedure is not warranted. If DOE reaches such a determination, the rulemaking would be concluded, which would satisfy the Department’s 7-year- lookback test procedure review requirement under the statute (as 
discussed in section I.A of this document). 
Conversely, if DOE makes an initial 
determination that an amended test procedure would satisfy the applicable statutory criteria, including that adoption of a consensus-based test procedure as the DOE test procedure would more accurately or fully comply with statutory requirements, or DOE’s analysis is inconclusive, DOE would undertake the preliminary stages of a rulemaking to issue an amended test procedure. Beginning such a rulemaking, however, would not preclude DOE from later making a determination that an amended test procedure would not satisfy the requirements in EPCA, based upon the full suite of DOE’s analyses. Id. at 85 FR 
8654. A. Authority 
The Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act, as amended (‘‘EPCA’’),
1among 
other things, authorizes DOE to regulate 
the energy efficiency of a number of consumer products and certain industrial equipment. (42 U.S.C. 6291– 6317) Title III, Part C
2of EPCA, added 
by Public Law 95–619, Title IV, § 441(a) (42 U.S.C. 6311–6317 as codified), established the Energy Conservation Program for Certain Industrial Equipment, which sets forth a variety of provisions designed to improve energy efficiency. This equipment includes commercial and industrial pumps (‘‘pumps’’), the subject of this RFI. (42 U.S.C. 6311(1)(A)) 
Under EPCA, DOE’s energy 
conservation program consists essentially of four parts: (1) Testing, (2) labeling, (3) Federal energy conservation standards, and (4) certification and enforcement procedures. Relevant provisions of EPCA include definitions (42 U.S.C. 6311), test procedures (42 U.S.C. 6314), labeling provisions (42 U.S.C. 6315), energy conservation standards (42 U.S.C. 6313), and the authority to require information and reports from manufacturers (42 U.S.C. 6316; 42 U.S.C. 6296). 
Federal energy efficiency 
requirements for covered equipment established under EPCA generally supersede State laws and regulations concerning energy conservation testing, labeling, and standards. (42 U.S.C. 6316(a) and (b); 42 U.S.C. 6297) DOE may, however, grant waivers of Federal preemption for particular State laws or regulations, in accordance with the procedures and other provisions of EPCA. (42 U.S.C. 6316(a); 42 U.S.C. 6297(d)) 
EPCA also requires that, at least once 
every 7 years, DOE evaluate test procedures for each type of covered equipment, including pumps, to determine whether amended test procedures would more accurately or fully comply with the requirements for the test procedures to not be unduly burdensome to conduct and be reasonably designed to produce test results that reflect energy efficiency, energy use, and estimated operating costs during a representative average use cycle. (42 U.S.C. 6314(a)(1)) DOE is publishing this RFI to collect data and information to inform its decision, in 
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3On March 23, 2016, DOE published a correction 
to the January 2016 Final Rule to correct the 
placement of the product-specific enforcement 
provisions related to pumps under 10 CFR 429.134(h). 81 FR 15426. 
4A ‘‘continuous control’’ is a control that adjusts 
the speed of the pump driver continuously over the driver operating speed range in response to incremental changes in the required pump flow, head, or power output. A ‘‘non-continuous control’’ is a control that adjusts the speed of a driver to one of a discrete number of non-continuous preset operating speeds, and does not respond to incremental reductions in the required pump flow, head, or power output. 10 CFR 431.462. 5See Final Rule ‘‘Technical Support Document: 
Energy Efficiency Program for Consumer Products 
and Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Pumps’’, Section 12.4.9, ‘‘Compliance, Certification and Enforcement Testing Expense’’, December 2015. EERE–2011–BT–STD–0031. 
6In the case of the calculation-based method, 
only the bare pump performance is physically measured—the performance of the motor and any continuous or non-continuous controls would be addressed through a series of calculations. In the case of the testing-based method, the input power to the pump at the motor or at the continuous or non-continuous control, if any, is directly measured and used to calculate PEI
CLor PEI VL. 81 FR 4127– 
4131 (January 25, 2016). order to satisfy the 7-year review 
requirement. 
B. Rulemaking History 
DOE’s test procedure for measuring 
pump energy efficiency was established 
in a final rule published on January 25, 2016. 81 FR 4086 (‘‘January 2016 Final Rule’’).
3The January 2016 Final Rule 
established definitions for the term pump, certain pump components, and several categories and configurations of pumps. The procedure incorporates by reference the Hydraulic Institute (‘‘HI’’) Standard 40.6–2014, ‘‘Methods for Rotodynamic Pump Efficiency Testing’’ (‘‘HI 40.6–2014’’), with several modifications related to measuring the hydraulic power, shaft power, and electric input power of pumps, inclusive of electric motors and any continuous or non-continuous controls.
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II. Request for Information 
DOE is publishing this RFI to collect 
data and information during the early assessment review to inform its decision, consistent with its obligations under EPCA, as to whether the Department should proceed with a test procedure rulemaking. Accordingly, in the following sections, DOE has identified specific issues on which it seeks input to aid its analysis of whether an amended test procedure for pumps would more accurately or fully comply with the requirement that the test procedure produce results that measure energy use during a representative average use cycle for the equipment, and not be unduly burdensome to conduct. In particular, DOE is interested in: (1) Any information indicating that there has not been sufficient technological or other changes since DOE last conducted a test procedure rulemaking analysis for pumps to suggest an amended test procedure could satisfy these criteria; or (2) whether adopting a consensus-based test procedure, without modification, as the DOE test procedure would more accurately or fully comply with the statutory requirement. DOE also welcomes comments on other issues relevant to its early assessment that may not specifically be identified in this document. 
A. Energy Use Measurements 
DOE’s current test procedure for 
pumps can be found at 10 CFR part 431, 
subpart Y, appendix A, ‘‘Uniform Test Method for the Measurement of Energy Consumption of Pumps’’ (‘‘Appendix A’’). It measures energy use by determining the constant load pump energy index (‘‘PEI
CL’’)—used for 
pumps sold without continuous or non- continuous controls—and the variable load pump energy index (‘‘PEI
VL’’)— 
used for pumps sold with continuous or non-continuous controls. 10 CFR 431.464(a)(2). The PEI
CLand PEI VL 
metrics both describe the weighted average performance of the rated pump at specific load points (i.e., pump energy 
rating, or ‘‘PER’’), normalized with respect to the performance of a minimally compliant pump without controls (‘‘PER
STD’’). The PER represents 
an average of driver power input to the motor at three load points (for pumps sold without continuous or non- continuous controls) or an average of driver power input to the continuous or non-continuous controls at four load points (for pumps sold with such controls). 
The test procedure contains methods 
to determine the appropriate index for all equipment to which this test procedure applies either by (a) 
measuring the bare pump shaft input power and calculating efficiency, or losses, of the motor and any continuous control (i.e., calculation-based method) 
or (b) measuring the input power to the driver, or motor, and any continuous or non-continuous controls for a given pump directly (i.e., testing-based 
method). See 10 CFR part 431, subpart Y, appendix A, Table 1. The test procedure also prescribes the specific categories and configurations of pumps to which the calculation-based and testing-based methods apply. Id. DOE 
seeks comment on whether existing test procedure requirements (e.g., measurement equipment, test conditions, data collection, specific testing-based and calculation-based approaches) accurately measure energy use without adding undue burden to the test procedure. DOE is particularly interested in whether changes in equipment testing methodology or new equipment on the market since the test procedure was established may necessitate amending the procedure. 
B. Representative Average Use Cycle 
The current DOE test procedure for 
pumps measures energy use during a 
representative average use cycle. Pumps are used in a variety of situations where 
there is a need to move liquids from one location to another. As currently defined, a pump is a type of equipment designed to move liquids (including entrained gases, free solids, and totally dissolved solids) by physical or mechanical action. It includes both the bare pump itself and the mechanical equipment, driver, and controls that a manufacturer includes with the bare pump at the time of sale. See 10 CFR 431.462. DOE seeks comment on what constitutes a representative average use cycle for pumps. 
C. Test Burden Reductions 
In the January 2016 Final Rule, DOE 
estimated a cost of $2.9 million to the 
industry to test pump basic models in accordance with the test procedure adopted in the Final Rule. 81 FR 4368 (January 26, 2016).
5This estimate 
included setup, testing, and takedown, with the final industry cost calculation assuming two tests per basic model. DOE’s test procedure for pumps allows manufacturers the option of rating pumps sold with single-phase motors as bare pumps (using a calculation-based method) or as pumps with motors using the testing-based methods.
6DOE’s 
calculations of testing costs assumed that the majority of pump basic models would be certified based on the bare pump configuration and subsequent ratings for the same bare pump sold with any number of applicable motors and continuous controls could be generated using the calculation-based approach. DOE seeks comment on whether any modifications to the test procedure could reduce these costs while still allowing for accurate determinations of energy use during a representative average use cycle. 
D. Consensus-Based Test Procedures 
The current DOE test procedure for 
pumps generally incorporates by 
reference HI 40.6–2014, with minor modifications to ensure repeatable and 
reproducible test results and additional provisions related to measuring the hydraulic power, shaft power, and 
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7Electric Motors Systems Annex (EMSA). (March 
2019) Round Robin of Converter Losses, Report of 
Results of Phase 1. Available at: https://
www.motorsystems.org/files/otherfiles/0000/0206/ RR_C_report_ phase_ 1_final_ 1_d_20190322.pdf. electric input power of pumps, 
inclusive of electric motors and any continuous or non-continuous controls, which are not included in HI 40.6–2014. DOE seeks comment on the availability of consensus-based test procedures for measuring the energy use of pumps that could be adopted without modification and more accurately or fully comply with the requirement that the test procedure produce results that measure energy use during a representative average use cycle for the equipment, and not be unduly burdensome to conduct. With respect to consensus- based test procedures, DOE describes recent developments in this area since the publication of the January 2016 Final Rule below. 
a. HI Standard 40.6 
As stated, DOE’s test procedure for 
pumps generally incorporates HI 40.6– 
2014. Since publication of the January 2016 Final Rule, the Hydraulics Institute updated HI 40.6–2014 with the publication of HI Standard 40.6–2016, ‘‘Methods for Rotodynamic Pump Efficiency Testing’’ (‘‘HI 40.6–2016’’). This update aligned the definitions and procedures specified in HI Standard 40.6 with the DOE test procedure for pumps. 
DOE requests comments on the 
updated standard HI 40.6–2016 and on whether DOE should incorporate HI 40.6–2016 by reference as the DOE test 
procedure for pumps. Specifically, DOE requests information on whether the updates in HI 40.6–2016 impact the measured values, and if so, to what extent. DOE also requests information on the impact of the updates in HI 40.6– 2016 to the test burden and the representativeness of the test results. 
b. IEC 61800–9–2:2017 (Adjustable 
Speed Electrical Power Drive Systems) 
While DOE’s test procedure for 
pumps incorporates by reference HI 40.6–2014, as noted previously, DOE also includes additional provisions related to measuring the hydraulic power, shaft power, and electric input power of pumps, inclusive of electric motors and any continuous or non- continuous controls—these provisions are not included in HI 40.6–2014, and at the time of finalization of DOE’s test procedure, similar provisions were not available in any other industry test standard. Since publication of the January 2016 Final Rule, the International Electrotechnical Commission (‘‘IEC’’) published standard IEC 61800–9–2:2017 ‘‘Adjustable speed electrical power drive systems—Part 9– 2: Ecodesign for power drive systems, motor starters, power electronics and their driven applications—Energy 
efficiency indicators for power drive systems and motor starters’’ (‘‘IEC 61800–9–2:2017’’), which addresses test methods and reference losses for motor and controls combinations (i.e., ‘‘power 
drive systems’’). Specifically, Annex A of IEC 61800–9–2:2017 describes reference losses for complete drive modules (i.e., controls) and power drive 
systems at different operating points, comparable to the approach already presented in section VII.E.1.2 of appendix A to subpart Y of part 431. A second edition of this standard is projected to be published in November 2021 to address further the test method and evaluate the reference losses based on test results.
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DOE requests comments on the 
approach presented in Annex A of IEC 61800–9–2:2017 to represent reference losses for complete drive modules (i.e., controls) and power drive systems (i.e., motor and controls combinations) and on whether DOE should incorporate by reference this approach in lieu of the calculations in section VII of Appendix A, or if any considerations for updates should be postponed until the second edition of IEC 61800–9–2 is published. 
c. Adoption of Other Consensus-Based 
Test Procedures 
DOE requests comment on whether 
another consensus-based test procedure could be adopted, with or without modification, and meet the criteria in EPCA related to representativeness and test burden. If so, DOE requests comment on the benefits and burdens of adopting any such industry/voluntary consensus-based or other appropriate test procedure, with or without 
modification. 
III. Submission of Comments 
DOE invites all interested parties to 
submit in writing by December 14, 2020, 
comments and information on matters addressed in this notice and on other matters relevant to DOE’s early assessment of whether amendments to the test procedure for pumps would more accurately or fully comply with the requirement that the test procedure produces results that measure energy use during a representative average use cycle for the equipment, and not be unduly burdensome to conduct. 
Submitting comments via http://
www.regulations.gov. The http://
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require you to provide your name and contact information. Your contact 
information will be viewable to DOE Building Technologies staff only. Your contact information will not be publicly viewable except for your first and last names, organization name (if any), and submitter representative name (if any). If your comment is not processed properly because of technical difficulties, DOE will use this information to contact you. If DOE cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, DOE may not be able to consider your comment. 
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Include contact information each time 
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It is DOE’s policy that all comments 
may be included in the public docket, without change and as received, including any personal information provided in the comments (except information deemed to be exempt from public disclosure). 
DOE considers public participation to 
be a very important part of the process for developing test procedures and energy conservation standards. DOE actively encourages the participation and interaction of the public during the comment period in each stage of this process. Interactions with and between members of the public provide a balanced discussion of the issues and assist DOE in the process. Anyone who wishes to be added to the DOE mailing list to receive future notices and information about this process should contact Appliance and Equipment Standards Program staff at (202) 287– 1445 or via email at ApplianceStandardsQuestions@ee.doe.gov. 
Signing Authority 
This document of the Department of 
Energy was signed on September 22, 
2020, by Alexander N. Fitzsimmons, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency Energy, Efficiency and Renewable Energy, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document with the original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the Federal Register. 
Signed in Washington, DC, on September 
22, 2020. 
Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 
Department of Energy. 
[FR Doc. 2020–21276 Filed 9–25–20; 8:45 am] 
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE 
CORPORATION 
12 CFR Parts 308 and 390 
RIN 3064–AF38 
Removal of Transferred OTS 
Regulations Regarding Prompt Corrective Action Directives and Conforming Amendments to Other Regulations 
AGENCY : Federal Deposit Insurance 
Corporation. 
ACTION : Notice of proposed rulemaking. 
SUMMARY : In order to streamline FDIC 
regulations, the FDIC proposes to rescind and remove from the Code of Federal Regulations rules entitled ‘‘Prompt Corrective Action’’ that were transferred to the FDIC from the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) on July 21, 2011, in connection with the implementation of Title III of the Dodd- Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act), and amend certain sections of existing FDIC regulations governing the issuance and review of orders pursuant to the prompt corrective action provisions of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to make it clear that such rules apply to all insured depository institutions for which the FDIC is the appropriate Federal banking agency. 
DATES : Comments must be received on 
or before October 28, 2020. 
ADDRESSES : You may submit comments, 
identified by RIN 3064–AF38, by any of the following methods: 
•FDIC Website: https://
www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/federal/. Follow instructions for submitting comments on the agency website. 
•Email: Comments@fdic.gov. Include 
RIN 3064–AF38 on the subject line of the message. 
•Mail: Robert E. Feldman, Executive 
Secretary, Attention: Comments, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20429. 
•Hand Delivery to FDIC: Comments 
may be hand-delivered to the guard station at the rear of the 550 17th Street NW building (located on F Street) on business days between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. 
•Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 
www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments. 
Please include your name, affiliation, 
address, email address, and telephone number(s) in your comment. All statements received, including attachments and other supporting materials, are part of the public record and are subject to public disclosure. You should submit only information that you wish to make publicly available. 
Please note: all comments received 
will be posted generally without change to https://www.fdic.gov/regulations/ 
laws/federal/, including any personal information provided. 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : 
Robert Watkins, Review Examiner, Division of Risk Management Supervision, (202) 898–3865; Andrea Winkler, Acting Assistant General Counsel, Legal Division, (202) 898– 3727; or Kristine Schmidt, Counsel, Legal Division, (202) 898–6686, krschmidt@fdic.gov. 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : 
I. Policy Objectives 
The policy objective of the rule is to 
remove unnecessary and duplicative regulations in order to simplify them and improve the public’s understanding of them. Part 390, subpart Y outlines administrative procedures related to prompt corrective action that are equivalent to procedures outlined in part 308, subpart Q of the FDIC’s existing regulations. Thus, the FDIC is 
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