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1Applicants are required to provide volumes of 

natural gas in Bcf, 10 CFR 590.202(b)(1), and 

therefore DOE/FE will address Waller Point’s 

requested authorization in Bcf/yr below. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[FE Docket No. 13–153–LNG] 

Waller LNG Services, LLC (d/b/a Waller 

Point LNG); Application for Long-Term 

Authorization To Export Liquefied 

Natural Gas Produced From Domestic 

Natural Gas Resources to Non-Free 

Trade Agreement Countries for a 25- 

Year Period 

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy 

(FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) 

gives notice of receipt of an application 

(Application), filed on November 26, 

2013, by Waller LNG Services, LLC (d/ 

b/a Waller Point LNG) (Waller Point), 

requesting long-term, multi-contract 

authorization to export liquefied natural 

gas (LNG) produced from domestic 

sources in a volume up to 1.5 million 

metric tons per year (mtpa), which 

Waller Point states is equivalent to 

approximately 70 billion cubic feet per 

year (Bcf/yr) of natural gas, or 0.19 Bcf 

per day (Bcf/d).1 Waller Point seeks 

authorization to export the LNG from 

the proposed Waller Point LNG 

Terminal (the Terminal), to be located 

in the Calcasieu Ship Channel in 

Cameron Parish, Louisiana, for a 25-year 

term commencing on the earlier of the 

date of first export or five years from the 

date the authorization is granted. Waller 

Point requests authorization to export 

the LNG by vessel to any country with 

which the United States does not have 

a free trade agreement (FTA) requiring 

national treatment for trade in natural 

gas (non-FTA countries), and with 

which trade is not prohibited by U.S. 

law or policy. Waller Point requests this 

authorization on its own behalf and as 

agent for other parties who hold title to 

the LNG at the time of export. The 

Application was filed under section 3 of 

the Natural Gas Act (NGA). Protests, 

motions to intervene, notices of 

intervention, and written comments are 

invited. 

DATES: Protests, motions to intervene or 

notices of intervention, as applicable, 

requests for additional procedures, and 

written comments are to be filed using 

procedures detailed in the Public 

Comment Procedures section no later 

than 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, September 

15, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: 

Electronic Filing by email: fergas@

hq.doe.gov. 

Regular Mail: U.S. Department of 

Energy (FE–34), Office of Oil and Gas 

Global Security and Supply, Office of 

Fossil Energy, P.O. Box 44375, 

Washington, DC 20026–4375. 

Hand Delivery or Private Delivery 

Services (e.g., FedEx, UPS, etc.): U.S. 

Department of Energy (FE–34), Office of 

Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply, 

Office of Fossil Energy, Forrestal 

Building, Room 3E–042, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larine Moore or Marc Talbert, U.S. 

Department of Energy (FE–34), Office 

of Oil and Gas Global Security and 

Supply, Office of Fossil Energy, 

Forrestal Building, Room 3E–042, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586– 

9478; (202) 586–7991; 

Cassandra Bernstein, U.S. Department of 

Energy (GC–76), Office of the 

Assistant General Counsel for 

Electricity and Fossil Energy, 

Forrestal Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586– 

9793. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Applicant. Waller Point is a Texas 

limited liability company authorized to 

transact business in Louisiana. Waller 

Point states that its principal business 

address and registered office is in New 

Orleans, Louisiana, and its principal 

registered address is in Houston, Texas. 

Waller Point is a wholly owned 

subsidiary of Waller Energy Holdings, 

LLC, a Texas limited liability company. 

Waller Energy Holdings, LLC is a 

wholly owned subsidiary of Waller 

Liquefaction, L.P., a Texas limited 

partnership. The General Partner of 

Waller Liquefaction, L.P. is Waller LNG 

GP, LLC, a Texas limited liability 

company wholly owned by Waller 

Marine, Inc. (Waller Marine), a Texas 

corporation. Waller Marine is the 

developer of the Waller Point LNG 

Terminal, and is involved in developing 

LNG terminals and LNG storage and 

transportation vessels. 

Procedural History. On October 12, 

2012, in FE Docket No. 12–152–LNG, 

Waller Point filed an application 

proposing to export LNG to countries 


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2Waller LNG Services, LLC (d/b/a Waller Point 

LNG), DOE/FE Order No. 3211, FE Docket No. 12– 

152–LNG, Order Granting Long-Term MultiContract Authorization to Export Liquefied Natural 

Gas by Vessel from the Proposed Waller Point LNG 

Terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, to Free 

Trade Agreement Nations (Dec. 20, 2012). 

3Waller Point states that the site continues north 

for approximately 3,900 feet alongside the western 

side of the Ship Cannel, and includes all of 

Irregular Section 29 and part of Irregular Section 30, 

Township 15 South, Range 10 West of the Louisiana 

Meridian. 

with which the United States currently 

has, or in the future enters into, a free 

trade agreement requiring national 

treatment for trade in natural gas (FTA 

countries). On December 20, 2012, in 

Order No. 3211, DOE/FE authorized 

Waller Point to export domestically 

produced LNG by vessel from the 

proposed Waller Point LNG Terminal to 

FTA countries in a volume equivalent to 

58.4 Bcf/yr of natural gas (0.16 Bcf/d) 

for a 25-year term.2

Liquefaction Project. Waller Point 

seeks long-term authorization to export 

domestically produced LNG from the 

proposed Waller Point LNG Terminal. 

Waller Point states that it is taking steps 

to build natural gas processing and 

liquefaction facilities to receive and 

liquefy domestic natural gas at the 

Terminal. Waller Point further states 

that it has secured, via long-term ground 

leases, a site of approximately 180 acres 

of land located at the Gulf of Mexico 

entrance point of the Calcasieu Ship 

Channel in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.3

According to Waller Point, the 

proposed Terminal will consist of 

liquefaction units capable of producing 

LNG up to a total export capacity of 2.75 

mtpa, of which up to 1.5 mpta of LNG 

(the equivalent of approximately 70 Bcf/ 

yr of natural gas) will be exported to 

non-FTA countries if the authorization 

subject to this Notice is granted. The 

Terminal also will consist of: (i) 

Berthing and accommodations for 

multiple LNG vessels, as well as 

unloading facilities and other features; 

(ii) a LNG storage facility having storage 

capacity up to 60,000 cubic meters; and 

(iii) associated utilities, infrastructure, 

and support systems. 

Waller Point states that, once the 

Terminal facilities are constructed and 

operational, the Terminal will receive 

natural gas by pipeline. The Terminal 

will be capable of natural gas treatment, 

liquefaction, and export by direct 

transfer into off-taking LNG barges or by 

transfer from the Terminal’s storage 

tanks into off-taking LNG barges berthed 

along the marine facilities in the 

Calcasieu Ship Channel. 

Current Application 

Waller Point requests long-term, 

multi-contract authorization to export 

LNG in a volume equivalent to 

approximately 70 Bcf/yr of domestic 

natural gas (0.19 Bcf/d) from the 

proposed Waller Point LNG Terminal to 

any non-FTA country which has 

developed or in the future develops the 

capacity to import LNG, and with which 

trade is not prohibited by U.S. law or 

policy. Waller Point requests this 

authorization for a 25-year term 

commencing on the earlier of the date 

of first export or five years from the date 

the requested authorization is granted. 

Waller Point states that it seeks to 

export the requested LNG on its own 

behalf and as agent for others. Waller 

Point states that it will comply with all 

DOE/FE requirements for exporters and 

agents as set forth in recent DOE/FE 

orders, including registering each LNG 

title holder for whom Waller Point seeks 

to export as agent. Waller Point 

proposes that this registration include a 

written statement by the title holder 

acknowledging and agreeing to comply 

with all applicable requirements 

included by DOE/FE in Waller Point’s 

export authorization, and to include 

those requirements in any subsequent 

purchase or sale agreement entered into 

by the title holder. In addition, Waller 

Point states that it will file under seal 

with DOE any relevant long-term 

commercial agreements between Waller 

Point and the LNG title holder, once 

those agreements have been executed. 

Waller Point further states that it has 

not yet executed any long-term 

agreements or long-term export 

contracts, but is engaged in commercial 

discussions with foreign off-takers to 

obtain all of the available liquefaction 

capacity at the Waller Point LNG 

Terminal. Citing DOE/FE precedent, 

Walker Point states that applicants are 

not required to submit transactionspecific information with their 

applications, but may submit such 

information when the contracts 

reflecting such information are 

executed. Waller Point states that DOE/ 

FE has previously found that this 

commitment conforms to the 

requirements of 10 CFR 590.202(b), 

which calls upon applicants to supply 

transaction specific information ‘‘to the 

extent practicable.’’ 

Waller Point anticipates that either it, 

Waller Marine (the developer of the 

Terminal), or individual customers who 

hold title to natural gas (via a 

liquefaction tolling agreement) will bear 

the responsibility for sourcing gas 

supplies for delivery to the Terminal. 

Waller Point states that, through Waller 

Marine, it will commence negotiations 

with certain natural gas suppliers for 

transportation capacity and the required 

lateral pipeline to be constructed, once 

commercial discussions between those 

suppliers and Waller Point progress. 

Waller Point proposes to source 

natural gas to be used as feedstock for 

LNG production from the interstate and 

intrastate grid, at points of 

interconnection with other pipelines 

and points of liquidity both upstream 

and downstream of the pipeline. Waller 

Point anticipates that the Terminal will 

be connected to multiple interstate and 

Louisiana intrastate pipelines, which 

will enable it to purchase natural gas 

from conventional and unconventional 

basins across the region, state, and from 

virtually anywhere in the nation. Waller 

Point states that the gas supply can be 

sourced in requisite volumes in the spot 

market or pursued under long-term 

arrangements. 

Public Interest Considerations 

Waller Point contends that the 

proposed exports from the Waller Point 

LNG Terminal to non-FTA countries are 

consistent with the public interest 

under section 3(a) of the NGA, 15 U.S.C. 

717b(a). Waller Point states that it is 

seeking to export relatively small 

volumes of LNG, particularly when 

compared to similar non-FTA export 

applications recently approved and 

pending before DOE/FE. Waller Point 

states that the export of smaller volumes 

of LNG has become economically and 

technically feasible in recent years due 

to: (i) The increasing domestic supply of 

natural gas, and (ii) the development of 

Waller Marine’s patent-pending 

articulated tug and barge LNG 

regasification vessel arrangement. 

Waller Point asserts that the export of 

these smaller volumes of natural gas, 

including its proposed exports, will not 

have a significant impact on domestic 

supply, and will fulfill a need that is not 

otherwise being met in the domestic or 

international marketplace. 

In support of its Application, Waller 

Point addresses: (i) The domestic need 

for the LNG to be exported, (ii) the 

impact on domestic natural gas market 

prices, and (iii) the economic and 

environmental benefits associated with 

its proposed exports. Waller Point 

asserts that the proposed exports will 

not cause a significant increase in 

domestic natural gas prices, will create 

more domestic employment 

opportunities, and will advance the 

development of LNG infrastructure 

needed for the United States to fully 

realize the use of LNG as a domestic 

transportation fuel in striving to achieve 

energy independence. For these reasons, 


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Waller Point asserts that its requested 

export authorization will have a positive 

effect on the U.S. economy and move 

the country closer to energy 

independence without detrimentally 

impacting the domestic natural gas 

supply. 

Focusing on domestic need for the 

LNG, Waller Point states that 

recoverable reserves of natural gas in the 

United States are economical and 

plentiful enough to meet demand for 

both domestic consumption and longterm export from the Waller Point LNG 

Terminal. According to Waller Point, 

technological advancements in natural 

gas exploration and production have 

allowed for the continued development 

of previously undiscovered domestic 

shale gas reserves. Waller Point asserts 

that there has been a consistent trend of 

upward re-adjustment of U.S. 

recoverable natural gas reserves. Citing 

data from the U.S. Energy Information 

Administration (EIA), Waller Point 

states that the EIA estimates 2,203 

trillion cubic feet of technically 

recoverable gas in the United States—a 

figure that it states far exceeds the 

volume of anticipated exports. For these 

and other reasons, Waller Point asserts 

that its proposed exports will not 

materially impact the availability of 

natural gas supply from a regional and 

national perspective, nor will the 

exports be needed to meet demand in 

the United States. 

Additional details can be found in 

Waller Point’s Application, which is 

posted on the DOE/FE Web site at: 

http://www.fossil.energy.gov/programs/

gasregulation/authorizations/2013_

applications/13_153_LNG.pdf. 

Environmental Impact 

Waller Point states that any 

construction or modifications to the 

Waller Point LNG Terminal resulting 

from or in connection with the 

Application would be subject to 

approval by the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC). 

Following the issuance of this requested 

authorization, Waller Point states that it 

will initiate the pre-filing review 

process at FERC for the proposed 

Terminal, consistent with the 

requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq. Waller Point 

anticipates that FERC will act as the 

lead agency for the environmental 

review, with DOE acting as a 

cooperating agency. Waller Point 

requests that DOE/FE issue an order 

approving this Application, with such 

approval subject to completion by FERC 

of a satisfactory environmental review. 

DOE/FE Evaluation 

The Application will be reviewed 

pursuant to section 3(a) of the NGA, 15 

U.S.C. 717b(a), and DOE will consider 

any issues required by law or policy. To 

the extent determined to be relevant, 

these issues will include the domestic 

need for the natural gas proposed to be 

exported, the adequacy of domestic 

natural gas supply, U.S. energy security, 

and the cumulative impact of the 

requested authorization and any other 

LNG export application(s) previously 

approved on domestic natural gas 

supply and demand fundamentals. DOE 

may also consider other factors bearing 

on the public interest, including the 

impact of the proposed exports on the 

U.S. economy (including GDP, 

consumers, and industry), job creation, 

the U.S. balance of trade, and 

international considerations; and 

whether the authorization is consistent 

with DOE’s policy of promoting 

competition in the marketplace by 

allowing commercial parties to freely 

negotiate their own trade arrangements. 

Parties that may oppose this 

Application should address these issues 

in their comments and/or protests, as 

well as other issues deemed relevant to 

the Application. 

NEPA requires DOE to give 

appropriate consideration to the 

environmental effects of its decisions. 

No final decision will be issued in this 

proceeding until DOE has met its 

environmental responsibilities. 

Due to the complexity of the issues 

raised by the Applicant, interested 

persons will be provided 60 days from 

the date of publication of this Notice in 

which to submit comments, protests, 

motions to intervene, notices of 

intervention, or motions for additional 

procedures. 

Public Comment Procedures 

In response to this Notice, any person 

may file a protest, comments, or a 

motion to intervene or notice of 

intervention, as applicable. Any person 

wishing to become a party to the 

proceeding must file a motion to 

intervene or notice of intervention, as 

applicable. The filing of comments or a 

protest with respect to the Application 

will not serve to make the commenter or 

protestant a party to the proceeding, 

although protests and comments 

received from persons who are not 

parties will be considered in 

determining the appropriate action to be 

taken on the Application. All protests, 

comments, motions to intervene, or 

notices of intervention must meet the 

requirements specified by the 

regulations in 10 CFR part 590. 

Filings may be submitted using one of 

the following methods: (1) Emailing the 

filing to fergas@hq.doe.gov with FE 

Docket No. 13–153–LNG in the title 

line; (2) mailing an original and three 

paper copies of the filing to the Office 

of Oil and Gas Global Security and 

Supply at the address listed in 

ADDRESSES; or (3) hand delivering an 

original and three paper copies of the 

filing to the Office of Oil and Gas Global 

Security and Supply at the address 

listed in ADDRESSES. All filings must 

include a reference to FE Docket No. 

13–153–LNG. Please Note: If submitting 

a filing via email, please include all 

related documents and attachments 

(e.g., exhibits) in the original email 

correspondence. Please do not include 

any active hyperlinks or password 

protection in any of the documents or 

attachments related to the filing. All 

electronic filings submitted to DOE 

must follow these guidelines to ensure 

that all documents are filed in a timely 

manner. Any hardcopy filing submitted 

greater in length than 50 pages must 

also include, at the time of the filing, a 

digital copy on disk of the entire 

submission. 

A decisional record on the 

Application will be developed through 

responses to this notice by parties, 

including the parties’ written comments 

and replies thereto. Additional 

procedures will be used as necessary to 

achieve a complete understanding of the 

facts and issues. A party seeking 

intervention may request that additional 

procedures be provided, such as 

additional written comments, an oral 

presentation, a conference, or trial-type 

hearing. Any request to file additional 

written comments should explain why 

they are necessary. Any request for an 

oral presentation should identify the 

substantial question of fact, law, or 

policy at issue, show that it is material 

and relevant to a decision in the 

proceeding, and demonstrate why an 

oral presentation is needed. Any request 

for a conference should demonstrate 

why the conference would materially 

advance the proceeding. Any request for 

a trial-type hearing must show that there 

are factual issues genuinely in dispute 

that are relevant and material to a 

decision, and that a trial-type hearing is 

necessary for a full and true disclosure 

of the facts. 

If an additional procedure is 

scheduled, notice will be provided to all 

parties. If no party requests additional 

procedures, a final Opinion and Order 

may be issued based on the official 

record, including the Application and 

responses filed by parties pursuant to 

this notice, in accordance with 10 CFR 

590.316. 


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The Application is available for 

inspection and copying in the Division 

of Natural Gas Regulatory Activities 

docket room, Room 3E–042, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. The docket 

room is open between the hours of 8:00 

a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The 

Application and any filed protests, 

motions to intervene or notice of 

interventions, and comments will also 

be available electronically by going to 

the following DOE/FE Web address: 

http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/

gasregulation/index.html. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 11, 

2014. 

A. Anderson, 

Director, Division of Natural Gas Regulatory 

Activities, Office of Oil and Gas Global 

Security and Supply, Office of Oil and 

Natural Gas. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9913–86–Region–1] 

Notice of Availability of Draft NPDES 

General Permits MAG07000 and 

NHG07000 for Discharges From 

Dewatering Activities in the 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts and 

the State of New Hampshire: The 

Dewatering General Permit (DGP) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Draft 

NPDES General Permits MAG07000 and 

NHG07000. 

SUMMARY: The Director of the Office of 

Ecosystem Protection, EPA-New 

England, is providing a notice of 

availability of draft National Pollutant 

Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) 

general permits for dewatering activity 

discharges to certain waters of the 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts and 

the State of New Hampshire. These 

General Permits replace the Dewatering 

General Permits, which expired on 

September 30, 2013. 

DATES: Comment on the draft general 

permits must be received on or before 

August 18, 2014. 

Public Hearing Information: EPA will 

hold a public hearing, if necessary, in 

accordance with 40 CFR 124.12 and will 

provide interested parties with the 

opportunity to provide written and/or 

oral comments for the official 

administrative record. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on the draft 

general permits shall be submitted by 

one of the following methods: 

(1) Email: alvarez.victor@epa.gov or 

(2) Mail: Victor Alvarez, U.S. EPA— 

Region 1, 5 Post Office Square—Suite 

100, Mail Code OEP06–4, Boston, MA 

02109–3912. No facsimiles (faxes) will 

be accepted. 

The draft permit is based on an 

administrative record available for 

public review at EPA—Region 1, Office 

of Ecosystem Protection, 5 Post Office 

Square—Suite 100, Boston, 

Massachusetts 02109–3912. A 

reasonable fee may be charged for 

copying requests. The facts sheet for the 

draft general permit sets forth principal 

facts and the significant factual, legal, 

methodological and policy questions 

considered in the development of the 

draft permit and is available upon 

request. A brief summary is provided as 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Additional information concerning the 

draft General Permits may be obtained 

between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. 

Monday through Friday, excluding 

holidays, from Victor Alvarez, Office of 

Ecosystem Protection, 5 Post Office 

Square—Suite 100, Boston, MA 02109– 

3912; telephone: 617–918–1572; email: 

alvarez.victor@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA is 

proposing to reissue two draft general 

permits for the discharge of 

uncontaminated water from 

construction dewatering intrusion and/ 

or stormwater accumulation from sites 

that disturb less than one acre of land 

and short and long term dewatering of 

foundation sumps. While the draft 

general permits are two distinct permits, 

for convenience, EPA has grouped them 

together in a single document and has 

provided a single fact sheet for the two 

draft general permits. This document 

refers to the draft general ‘‘permit’’ in 

the singular. The draft general permit, 

appendices and fact sheet are available 

at: http://www.epa.gov/region1/npdes/

dewatering.html. 

The draft General Permit establishes 

Notice of Intent (NOI) requirements, 

effluent limitations, standards, 

prohibitions, and management practices 

for facilities with construction 

dewatering of groundwater intrusion 

and/or storm water accumulation from 

sites less than one acre and short-term 

and long-term dewatering of foundation 

sumps. The draft permit includes 

effluent limitations based on best 

professional judgment (BPJ) and water 

quality considerations. When EPA has 

not promulgated effluent limitations for 

a category of discharges, or if an 

operator discharges a pollutant not 

covered by an effluent limitation 

guideline, effluent limitations may be 

based on the BPJ of the agency or permit 

writer. The BPJ limits in the general 

permit are in the form of non-numeric 

control measures, commonly referred to 

as best management practices (BMPs). 

The effluent limits established in the 

draft permit assures that the surface 

water quality standards of the receiving 

water are protected, maintained and/or 

attained. Discharges that contain 

pollutants in quantities which represent 

reasonable potential to cause or 

contribute to violations of water quality 

standards will not be granted coverage 

under this general permit. Those 

dischargers must either apply for an 

individual permit or seek coverage 

under EPA’s Remediation General 

Permit. 

Other Legal Requirements 

Endangered Species Act (ESA) 

The provisions related to the ESA 

have be updated from the 2008 general 

permit and new species of concern have 

been added. EPA has requested 

concurrence from the appropriate 

federal services (U.S Fish and Wildlife 

Service and National Marine Fisheries 

Service) in connection with this draft 

permit. 

Authority: This action is being taken under 

the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. 

Dated: June 19, 2014. 

H. Curtis Spalding, 

Regional Administrator. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE 

CORPORATION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

Pursuant to the provisions of the 

‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5 

U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given that 

at 10:17 a.m. on Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 

the Board of Directors of the Federal 

Deposit Insurance Corporation met in 

closed session to consider matters 

related to the Corporation’s supervision, 

corporate, and resolution activities. 

In calling the meeting, the Board 

determined, on motion of Vice 

Chairman Thomas M. Hoenig, seconded 

by Director Jeremiah O. Norton 

(Appointive), concurred in by Director 

Thomas J. Curry (Comptroller of the 

Currency), Director Richard Cordray 

(Director, Consumer Financial 

Protection Bureau), and Chairman 

Martin J. Gruenberg, that Corporation 

business required its consideration of 


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