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12. What methodologies or 

approaches should FCA consider to 

more explicitly incorporate a derivatives 

counterparty exposure charge into the 

RBCST? 

13. What is the best manner of 

evaluating minimum capital 

requirements on derivative counterparty 

exposures in the RBCST and should a 

pre-processing model be constructed 

(i.e., a sub-model used to derive inputs 

into the RBCST) to represent this risk— 

both in terms of missed individual 

contractual cash flows as well the 

replacement cost on defaulted 

derivatives? If so, how should 

replacement costs be estimated? 

14. Should Farmer Mac be required to 

include strategies in its marketing plans 

that address how its secondary market 

programs and products will be offered 

to all qualified borrowers, including: 

(a) Minorities, the disabled, and 

women; 

(b) Young, beginning, small, and 

family farms and cooperatives; or 

(c) Non-traditional agricultural 

producers, such as local food systems, 

organic or specialty crop farmers and 

the lenders who serve them? Why or 

why not? 

15. Should Farmer Mac’s marketing 

plans set quantitative goals to increase 

purchases of, or commitments to 

purchase, loans to young, beginning, 

small, and family farms, and those 

owned or operated by minorities, the 

disabled, and women? If so, what would 

be the best method to apply such goals 

to rural utility cooperatives (e.g., 

minority-managed cooperatives or 

cooperatives that serve predominantly 

minority residential customers or 

minority-owned commercial 

customers)? 

16. To what extent should FCA 

regulations require Farmer Mac to 

develop a human capital plan as part of 

its strategic and operational business 

plan to foster diversity in its workforce 

and succession planning? 

Dated: June 10, 2011. 

Mary Alice Donner, 

Acting Secretary, Farm Credit Administration 

Board. 

[FR Doc. 2011–14985 Filed 6–15–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6705–01–P 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

17 CFR Parts 22 and 190 

RIN Number 3038–AC99 

Protection of Cleared Swaps Customer 

Contracts and Collateral; Conforming 

Amendments to the Commodity Broker 

Bankruptcy Provisions; Correction 

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; 

Correction. 

SUMMARY: This document corrects the 

formatting of text and charts published 

in the Federal Register of June 09, 2011 

(76 FR 33818), regarding Protection of 

Cleared Swaps Customer Contracts and 

Collateral; Conforming Amendments to 

the Commodity Broker Bankruptcy 

Provisions. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Wasserman, 202–418–5092 or M. 

Laura Astrada, 202–418–7622. 

Correction 

In proposed rule document 2011– 

10737, in the issue of Thursday, June 

09, 2011, on page 33864, in the last 

column, the text which begins ‘‘1. 

Sufficient Funds to Meet Non-XM and 

XM Customer Claims:’’ through to the 

end of the chart on page 33877 should 

be replaced with the following: 

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Issued in Washington, DC, on June 10, 

2011 by the Commission. 

David A. Stawick, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2011–14907 Filed 6–15–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE–C 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

38 CFR Part 17 

RIN 2900–AN51 

Service Dogs 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) proposes to amend its 

regulations concerning veterans in need 

of service dogs. Under current 

regulations, VA provides benefits to 

veterans with guide dogs, and this 

rulemaking would broaden and clarify 

those benefits. This rulemaking would 

also implement new benefits related to 

service dogs. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

VA on or before August 15, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted through http:// 

www.regulations.gov; by mail or handdelivery to the Director, Regulations 

Management (02REG), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave., 

NW., Room 1068, Washington, DC 

20420; or by fax to (202) 273–9026. 

Comments should indicate that they are 

submitted in response to ‘‘RIN 2900– 

AN51—Service Dogs.’’ Copies of 

comments received will be available for 

public inspection in the Office of 

Regulation Policy and Management, 

Room 1063B, between the hours of 

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

Friday (except holidays). Please call 

(202) 461–4902 for an appointment. 

(This is not a toll-free number.) In 

addition, during the comment period, 

comments may be viewed online 

through the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) at http:// 

www.Regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Neal 

Eckrich, Office of Patient Care Services 

(113), Veterans Health Administration, 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 

20420, (202) 461–1804. (This is not a 

toll-free number.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to 38 U.S.C. 1714(b) and (c), VA may 

provide to veterans enrolled under 38 

U.S.C. 1705 guide dogs trained for the 

aid of people who are blind and service 

dogs trained for the aid of the hearing 

impaired or persons with a spinal cord 

injury or dysfunction or other chronic 

impairment that substantially limits 

mobility. Under section 1714(d), VA is 

also authorized to provide certain travel 

expenses related to the provision of 

such dogs. 

In 1961, VA promulgated 38 CFR 

17.118(a) (recodified as current 38 CFR 

17.154(a) in 1996) restating the statutory 

language, which at that time limited 

VA’s authority to the provision of guide 

dogs for blind veterans. Under both the 

statutory and regulatory language VA 

may provide or furnish a guide dog to 

a veteran but is not required to do so. 

VA interpreted ‘‘provide’’ in section 

1714 and ‘‘furnished’’ in § 17.154(a) to 

mean that VA need not actually 

purchase or acquire dogs for eligible 

veterans if there is an appropriate 

alternative. (We also note that nothing 

in 38 U.S.C. 1714 requires VA to 

provide a dog to a disabled veteran—the 

statutory authority is that we ‘‘may’’ do 

so). Accordingly, it has long been VA’s 

policy to apply current § 17.154(a) by 

recognizing guide dogs that are obtained 

by the veteran from private (usually 

non-profit) organizations dedicated to 

training guide dogs. In this manner, we 

can rely on the professional expertise of 

these organizations without having to 

house the animals and hire trainers. 

Currently, VA regulations recognize 

only guide dogs and not service dogs. 

To assist the veteran, VA provides 

financial assistance for veterinary care, 

and provides hardware required by the 

dog at no cost to the veteran. The 

provision of travel benefits is authorized 

by current § 17.154(a), and the provision 

of hardware is authorized by current 

§ 17.154(b). This proposed rule would 

authorize VA to provide benefits for 


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