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§§ 630.402 through 630.406 [Redesignated 

as §§ 630.404 through 630.408]. 

■ 3a. Redesignate §§ 630.402 through 

630.406 as §§ 630.404 through 630.408, 

respectively. 

■ 3b. Add new § 630.402 to read as 

follows: 

§ 630.402 Advanced sick leave. 

(a) At the beginning of a leave year or 

at any time thereafter when required by 

the exigencies of the situation, an 

agency may grant advanced sick leave in 

the amount of: 

(1) Up to 240 hours to a full-time 

employee— 

(i) Who is incapacitated for the 

performance of his or her duties by 

physical or mental illness, injury, 

pregnancy, or childbirth; 

(ii) For a serious health condition of 

the employee or a family member; 

(iii) When the employee would, as 

determined by the health authorities 

having jurisdiction or by a health care 

provider, jeopardize the health of others 

by his or her presence on the job 

because of exposure to a communicable 

disease; 

(iv) For purposes relating to the 

adoption of a child; or 

(v) For the care of a covered 

servicemember with a serious injury or 

illness, provided the employee is 

exercising his or her entitlement under 

5 U.S.C. 6382(a)(3). 

(2) Up to 104 hours to a full-time 

employee— 

(i) When he or she receives medical, 

dental or optical examination or 

treatment; 

(ii) To provide care for a family 

member who is incapacitated by a 

medical or mental condition or to attend 

to a family member receiving medical, 

dental, or optical examination or 

treatment; 

(iii) To provide care for a family 

member who would, as determined by 

the health authorities having 

jurisdiction or by a health care provider, 

jeopardize the health of others by that 

family member’s presence in the 

community because of exposure to a 

communicable disease; or 

(iv) To make arrangements 

necessitated by the death of a family 

member or to attend the funeral of a 

family member. 

(b) Two hundred forty hours is the 

maximum amount of advanced sick 

leave an employee may have to his or 

her credit at any one time. For a parttime employee (or an employee on an 

uncommon tour of duty), the maximum 

amount of sick leave an agency may 

advance must be prorated according to 

the number of hours in the employee’s 

regularly scheduled administrative 

workweek. 

■ 3c. Add new § 630.403 to read as 

follows: 

§ 630.403 Substitution of sick leave for 

unpaid family and medical leave to care for 

a covered servicemember. 

The amount of accumulated and 

accrued sick leave an employee may 

substitute for unpaid family and 

medical leave under 5 U.S.C. 6382(a)(3) 

for leave to care for a covered 

servicemember may not exceed a total of 

26 administrative workweeks in a single 

12-month period (or, for a part-time 

employee or an employee with an 

uncommon tour of duty, an amount of 

sick leave equal to 26 times the average 

number of hours in his or her scheduled 

tour of duty each week). 

■ 4. Revise paragraphs (b) and (c) of 

§ 630.502 to read as follows: 

§ 630.502 Sick leave recredit. 

* * * * * 

(b) Except as provided in § 630.407 

and in paragraph (c) of this section, an 

employee who has had a break in 

service is entitled to a recredit of sick 

leave (without regard to the date of his 

or her separation), if he or she returns 

to Federal employment on or after 

December 2, 1994, unless the sick leave 

was forfeited upon reemployment in the 

Federal Government before December 2, 

1994. 

(c) Except as provided in § 630.407, 

an employee of the government of the 

District of Columbia who was first 

employed by the government of the 

District of Columbia before October 1, 

1987, and who has had a break in 

service is entitled to a recredit of sick 

leave (without regard to the date of his 

or her separation) if he or she returns to 

Federal employment on or after 

December 2, 1994, unless the sick leave 

was forfeited upon reemployment in the 

Federal Government before December 2, 

1994. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 1010 

RIN 1990–AA31 

Conduct of Employees and Former 

Employees; Exemption From PostEmployment Restrictions for 

Communications Furnishing Scientific 

or Technological Information 

AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, 

U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) today publishes a final rule to 

establish procedures under which a 

former employee of the executive 

branch may obtain approval from DOE 

to make communications to DOE solely 

for the purpose of furnishing scientific 

or technological information during the 

period the former employee is subject to 

post-employment restrictions set forth 

in 18 U.S.C. 207(a), (c), and (d). The 

final rule also provides a definition of 

the term ‘‘scientific or technological 

information’’ that is consistent with the 

definition provided by the Office of 

Government Ethics (OGE) in its 

regulations and for which an exemption 

is provided by 18 U.S.C. 207(j)(5). 

DATES: This rule is effective January 3, 

2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sue 

E. Wadel, Deputy Assistant General 

Counsel for General Law, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of the 

General Counsel, Mailstop GC–77, 

Room 6A–211, 1000 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585; 

(202) 586–1522 or 

Sue.Wadel@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

II. Summary of Rule and Changes to 

Proposed Rule 

III. Regulatory Review 

I. Background 

On December 1, 2008, the Department 

of Energy published for comment a 

proposed rule revising 10 CFR Part 1010 

to establish in a new subpart B 

procedures under which a former 

employee of the executive branch may 

obtain approval to make 

communications to DOE solely for the 

purpose of furnishing scientific or 

technological information during the 

period the former employee is subject to 

post-employment restrictions set forth 

in 18 U.S.C. 207(a), (c), and (d). The 

proposed rule also defined the term 

‘‘scientific or technological information’’ 

used in 18 U.S.C. 207(j)(5) to provide 

former employees with guidance on the 

types of communications that would 

qualify for the exemption from 

otherwise applicable post-employment 

restrictions. See 73 FR 72748–72751 

(December 1, 2008). 

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 207(j)(5), former 

employees of the executive branch of 

the United States may make 

communications with an executive 

branch agency ‘‘solely for the purpose of 

furnishing scientific or technological 

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207(a), (c), and (d). Section 207(j)(5) 

provides that such communications 

must be made under procedures 

acceptable to the agency to which the 

communication is directed, or the head 

of such agency must consult with the 

Director of the Office of Government 

Ethics (OGE) and certify in the Federal 

Register that the former employee meets 

certain requirements to make such 

communications. 

As explained in the preamble, the 

purpose of the proposed rule was to (1) 

establish the procedures acceptable to 

DOE for former executive branch 

employees making scientific or 

technological communications; and (2) 

provide, in a definition of the term 

‘‘scientific or technological 

information,’’ the criteria for the types of 

communications of scientific or 

technological information that former 

executive branch employees may make 

to DOE pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 207(j)(5). 

The proposed rule further defined 

scientific and technological information 

as that which is of a scientific or 

technological character, such as 

technical or engineering information 

relating to the natural sciences. The 

proposed definition did not extend to 

information associated solely with a 

nontechnical discipline such as law, 

economics, or political science. 

The proposed rule provided a 30-day 

comment period. No comments were 

received during this period. 

II. Summary of Rule and Changes to 

Proposed Rule 

In today’s final rule, section 10 CFR 

1010.202, defines the statutory term 

‘‘scientific or technological information’’ 

and provides criteria for program 

officials and the Designated Agency 

Ethics Official (DAEO) to use when 

evaluating requests from former 

employees for approval to communicate 

such information to DOE offices and 

officials. DOE consulted with OGE in 

developing this rule. As a result of that 

consultation, DOE adopted verbatim the 

definition of ‘‘scientific and 

technological information’’ contained in 

OGE’s regulations (5 CFR 

2641.301(e)(2)), in lieu of the definition 

in the proposed rule. DOE views this as 

a non-substantive change, and one that 

may avoid potential confusion by the 

public regarding the meaning of this 

term. The program office official and 

DAEO shall consider the former 

executive branch employee’s 

qualifications, the information to be 

conveyed, the former executive branch 

employee’s Federal position, the extent 

of the former executive branch 

employee’s participation in the same 

particular matter, and whether DOE’s 

interest would be served by allowing 

such communications. Section 1010.202 

also defines the term ‘‘authorized 

communication’’ as the transmission of 

scientific or technological information 

that has been approved by DOE under 

the procedures that will be established 

by this rulemaking. 

Final section 10 CFR 1010.203, sets 

forth the procedures under which a 

former employee of the executive 

branch may obtain approval for 

communicating scientific or 

technological information to DOE 

offices or officials. A former employee 

of the executive branch must contact the 

program office to which he or she 

wishes to make such communications. 

The agency designee in the program 

office, in consultation with the DAEO, 

shall advise the former executive branch 

employee in writing whether he or she 

may make such communications. The 

agency designee is an individual serving 

in the office with cognizance over the 

matter and in a position requiring 

appointment by the President of the 

United States with the advice and 

consent of the Senate. The final rule 

clarifies that the agency designee cannot 

delegate this authority, unless the 

authority is delegated to another 

individual serving in a position in DOE 

requiring appointment by the President 

of the United States with the advice and 

consent of the Senate. 

The final rule does not apply to 

testimony as an expert in an adversarial 

proceeding in which the United States 

is a party or has an interest. Restrictions 

on testimony, and exceptions thereof, 

are prescribed in 18 U.S.C. 207(j)(6). 

III. Regulatory Review 

A. Executive Order 12866 

This final rule has been determined 

not to be a significant regulatory action 

under Executive Order 12866, 

‘‘Regulatory Planning and Review,’’ 58 

FR 51735 (October 4, 1993). 

Accordingly, this action was not subject 

to review under that Executive Order by 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs (OIRA) of the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). 

B. National Environmental Policy Act 

DOE has determined that this final 

rule is covered under the Categorical 

Exclusion found in DOE’s National 

Environmental Policy Act regulations at 

paragraph A.5 of Appendix A to Subpart 

D, 10 CFR Part 1021, which applies to 

rulemakings interpreting or amending 

an existing rule that do not change the 

environmental effect thereof. 

Accordingly, neither an environmental 

assessment nor an environmental 

impact statement is required. 

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 601, et seq.) requires preparation 

of an initial regulatory flexibility 

analysis for any rule that by law must 

be proposed for public comment, unless 

the agency certifies that the rule, if 

promulgated, will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. As required by 

Executive Order 13272, ‘‘Proper 

Consideration of Small Entities in 

Agency Rulemaking,’’ 67 FR 53461 

(August 16, 2002), DOE published 

procedures and policies on February 19, 

2003, to ensure that the potential 

impacts of its rules on small entities are 

properly considered during the 

rulemaking process (68 FR 7990). DOE 

has made its procedures and policies 

available on the Office of the General 

Counsel’s Web site: http:// 

www.gc.doe.gov. 

DOE has reviewed this final rule 

under the provisions of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act and the procedures and 

policies published on February 19, 

2003. The final rule will only affect 

individuals who were formerly 

employed by the executive branch of the 

Federal government if they want to 

communicate with DOE on scientific or 

technological matters. On the basis of 

the foregoing, DOE certifies that this 

final rule will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. Accordingly, 

DOE has not prepared a regulatory 

flexibility analysis for this rulemaking. 

DOE’s certification and supporting 

statement of factual basis will be 

provided to the Chief Counsel for 

Advocacy of the Small Business 

Administration pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

605(b). 

D. Paperwork Reduction Act 

No new record keeping requirements 

subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act, 

44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq., are imposed by 

this final rule. 

E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 

1995 

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995, Public Law 104–4, generally 

requires Federal agencies to examine 

closely the impacts of regulatory actions 

on State, local, and tribal governments. 

Subsection 101(5) of title I of that law 

defines a Federal intergovernmental 

mandate to include any regulation that 

would impose upon State, local, or 

tribal governments an enforceable duty, 

except a condition of Federal assistance 

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voluntary federal program. Title II of 

that law requires each Federal agency to 

assess the effects of Federal regulatory 

actions on State, local, and tribal 

governments, in the aggregate, or to the 

private sector, other than to the extent 

such actions merely incorporate 

requirements specifically set forth in a 

statute. Section 202 of that title requires 

a Federal agency to perform a detailed 

assessment of the anticipated costs and 

benefits of any rule that includes a 

Federal mandate which may result in 

costs to State, local, or tribal 

governments, or on the private sector, of 

$100 million or more in any one year 

(adjusted annually for inflation). 2 

U.S.C. 1532(a) and (b). Section 204 of 

that title requires each agency that 

proposes a rule containing a significant 

Federal intergovernmental mandate to 

develop an effective process for 

obtaining meaningful and timely input 

from elected officers of State, local, and 

tribal governments. 

This final rule will apply only to 

former executive branch employees who 

want to communicate with DOE on 

scientific or technological matters. The 

rule will not result in the expenditure 

by State, local, and tribal governments 

in the aggregate, or by the private sector, 

of $100 million or more in any one year. 

Accordingly, no assessment or analysis 

is required under the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act of 1995. 

F. Treasury and General Government 

Appropriations Act, 1999 

Section 654 of the Treasury and 

General Government Appropriations 

Act, 1999 (Pub. L. 105–277) requires 

Federal agencies to issue a Family 

Policymaking Assessment for any 

proposed rule that may affect family 

well being. The final rule will not have 

any impact on the autonomy or integrity 

of the family as an institution. 

Accordingly, DOE has concluded that it 

is unnecessary to prepare a Family 

Policymaking Assessment. 

G. Executive Order 13132 

Executive Order 13132, ‘‘Federalism,’’ 

64 FR 43255 (August 4, 1999) imposes 

certain requirements on agencies 

formulating and implementing policies 

or regulations that preempt State law or 

that have federalism implications. 

Agencies are required to examine the 

constitutional and statutory authority 

supporting any action that would limit 

the policymaking discretion of the 

States and carefully assess the necessity 

for such actions. DOE has examined this 

final rule and has determined that it 

will not preempt State law and will not 

have a substantial direct effect on the 

States, on the relationship between the 

national government and the States, or 

on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. No further action 

is required by Executive Order 13132. 

H. Executive Order 12988 

With respect to the review of existing 

regulations and the promulgation of 

new regulations, section 3(a) of 

Executive Order 12988, ‘‘Civil Justice 

Reform,’’ 61 FR 4729 (February 7, 1996), 

imposes on Executive agencies the 

general duty to adhere to the following 

requirements: (1) Eliminate drafting 

errors and ambiguity; (2) write 

regulations to minimize litigation; and 

(3) provide a clear legal standard for 

affected conduct rather than a general 

standard and promote simplification 

and burden reduction. With regard to 

the review required by section 3(a), 

section 3(b) of Executive Order 12988 

specifically requires that Executive 

agencies make every reasonable effort to 

ensure that the regulation: (1) Clearly 

specifies the preemptive effect, if any; 

(2) clearly specifies any effect on 

existing Federal law or regulation; (3) 

provides a clear legal standard for 

affected conduct while promoting 

simplification and burden reduction; (4) 

specifies the retroactive effect, if any; (5) 

adequately defines key terms; and (6) 

addresses other important issues 

affecting clarity and general 

draftsmanship under any guidelines 

issued by the Attorney General. Section 

3(c) of Executive Order 12988 requires 

Executive agencies to review regulations 

in light of applicable standards in 

section 3(a) and section 3(b) to 

determine whether they are met or it is 

unreasonable to meet one or more of 

them. DOE has completed the required 

review and determined that, to the 

extent permitted by law, the final rule 

meets the relevant standards of 

Executive Order 12988. 

I. Treasury and General Government 

Appropriations Act, 2001 

The Treasury and General 

Government Appropriations Act, 2001 

(44 U.S.C. 3516 note) provides for 

agencies to review most disseminations 

of information to the public under 

guidelines established by each agency 

pursuant to general guidelines issued by 

OMB. OMB’s guidelines were published 

at 67 FR 8452 (February 22, 2002), and 

DOE’s guidelines were published at 67 

FR 62446 (October 7, 2002). DOE has 

reviewed this final rule under the OMB 

and DOE guidelines and has concluded 

that it is consistent with applicable 

policies in those guidelines. 

J. Executive Order 13211 

Executive Order 13211, ‘‘Actions 

Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use,’’ 66 FR 28355 (May 

22, 2001) requires Federal agencies to 

prepare and submit to the OMB, a 

Statement of Energy Effects for any 

proposed significant energy action. A 

‘‘significant energy action’’ is defined as 

any action by an agency that 

promulgated or is expected to lead to 

promulgation of a final rule, and that: 

(1) Is a significant regulatory action 

under Executive Order 12866, or any 

successor order; and (2) is likely to have 

a significant adverse effect on the 

supply, distribution, or use of energy, or 

(3) is designated by the Administrator of 

OIRA as a significant energy action. For 

any proposed significant energy action, 

the agency must give a detailed 

statement of any adverse effects on 

energy supply, distribution, or use 

should the proposal be implemented, 

and of reasonable alternatives to the 

action and their expected benefits on 

energy supply, distribution, and use. 

Today’s regulatory action will not have 

a significant adverse effect on the 

supply, distribution, or use of energy 

and is therefore not a significant energy 

action. Accordingly, DOE has not 

prepared a Statement of Energy Effects. 

K. Congressional Notification 

As required by 5 U.S.C. 801, DOE will 

submit to Congress a report regarding 

the issuance of today’s final rule prior 

to the effective date set forth at the 

outset of this notice. The report will 

state that it has been determined that 

the rule is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as defined 

by 5 U.S.C. 801(2). 

IV. Approval of the Office of the 

Secretary 

The Secretary of Energy has approved 

the issuance of this final rule. 

List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 1010 

Conduct standards, Conflicts of 

interest, Ethical conduct, Government 

employees. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 

29, 2010. 

Scott Blake Harris, 

General Counsel. 

■ For the reasons stated in the preamble, 

DOE is amending chapter X of Title 10 

of the Code of Federal Regulations as set 

forth below: 

PART 1010—CONDUCT OF 

EMPLOYEES AND FORMER 

EMPLOYEES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 1010 

is revised to read as follows: 


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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 303, 7301; 5 

U.S.C. App. (Ethics in Government Act); 5 

U.S.C. App. (Inspector General Act of 1978); 

E.O. 12674, 54 FR 15159, 3 CFR, 1989 Comp., 

p. 215, as modified by E.O. 12731, 55 FR 

42547, 3 CFR, 1990 Comp., p. 306; 5 CFR 

2635.105; 18 U.S.C. 207, 208. 

■ 2. The heading to Part 1010 is revised 

as set forth above. 

■ 3. Sections 1010.101 through 

1010.104 are designated as Subpart A 

and the heading is added to read as set 

forth below: 

Subpart A—Conduct of Employees 

* * * * * 

§ 1010.101 [Amended] 

■ 4. Section 1010.101 is amended by 

removing the word ‘‘part,’’ and adding 

the word ‘‘subpart’’ in its place. 

■ 5. A new Subpart B is added to Part 

1010 to read as follows: 

Subpart B—Procedures for Exemption 

of Scientific and Technological 

Information Communications From 

Post-Employment Restrictions 

Sec. 

1010.201 Purpose and scope. 

1010.202 Definitions. 

1010.203 Procedures for review and 

approval of requests. 

§ 1010.201 Purpose and scope. 

(a) This subpart sets forth criteria for 

the types of communications on 

scientific or technological matters 

permitted under 18 U.S.C. 207(j)(5) by 

defining the term ‘‘scientific or 

technological information.’’ This subpart 

also establishes the procedures for 

receiving and approving requests from 

former employees of the executive 

branch to make such communications to 

DOE. 

(b) This subpart applies to any former 

employee of the executive branch 

subject to the post-employment conflict 

of interest restrictions in 18 U.S.C. 

207(a), (c), and (d), who wishes to 

communicate with DOE under the 

exemption in 18 U.S.C. 207(j)(5) for the 

purpose of furnishing scientific or 

technological information to DOE 

offices or officials. 

(c) This subpart does not apply to a 

former DOE employee’s testimony as an 

expert in an adversarial proceeding in 

which the United States is a party or has 

a direct and substantial interest. 

§ 1010.202 Definitions. 

For purposes of this subpart: 

(a) Agency designee means an 

individual serving in a position in DOE 

requiring appointment by the President 

of the United States with the advice and 

consent of the Senate. 

(b) Authorized communication means 

any transmission of scientific or 

technological information to any DOE 

office or official that is approved by 

DOE under § 1010.203 of this subpart. 

(c) DOE means the U.S. Department of 

Energy. 

(d) Scientific or technological 

information means: Information of a 

scientific or technological character, 

such as technical or engineering 

information relating to the natural 

sciences. The exception does not extend 

to information associated with a 

nontechnical discipline such as law, 

economics, or political science. 

(e) Incidental references or remarks. 

Provided the former employee’s 

communication primarily conveys 

information of a scientific or 

technological character, the entirety of 

the communication will be deemed 

made solely for the purpose of 

furnishing such information 

notwithstanding an incidental reference 

or remark: 

(1) Unrelated to the matter to which 

the post-employment restriction applies; 

(2) Concerning feasibility, risk, cost, 

speed of implementation, or other 

considerations when necessary to 

appreciate the practical significance of 

the basic scientific or technological 

information provided; or 

(3) Intended to facilitate the 

furnishing of scientific or technological 

information, such as those references or 

remarks necessary to determine the kind 

and form of information required or the 

adequacy of information already 

supplied. 

§ 1010.203 Procedures for review and 

approval of requests. 

(a) Any former employee of the 

executive branch subject to the 

constraints of the post-employment 

restrictions of 18 U.S.C. 207(a), (c), and 

(d) who wishes to communicate 

scientific or technological information 

to DOE must contact the DOE office 

with which the former employee wishes 

to communicate and request 

authorization to make such 

communication. This request must be in 

writing and address, in detail, 

information regarding each of the factors 

set forth in paragraphs (c)(1) through 

(c)(6) and (c)(8) of this section. 

(b) In consultation with the 

Designated Agency Ethics Official 

(DAEO), the agency designee in the 

office with cognizance over the matter 

must advise the former employee in 

writing whether the proposed 

communication is an authorized 

communication. This authority cannot 

be delegated, except to another 

individual serving in a position in DOE 

requiring appointment by the President 

of the United States with the advice and 

consent of the Senate. 

(c) In deciding whether a proposed 

communication is an authorized 

communication, the agency designee 

receiving the request and the DAEO 

must consider the following factors: 

(1) Whether the former employee has 

relevant scientific or technical 

qualifications; 

(2) Whether the former employee has 

qualifications that are otherwise 

unavailable to both the former 

employee’s current employer and DOE; 

(3) The nature of the scientific or 

technological information to be 

conveyed; 

(4) The former employee’s position 

prior to termination; 

(5) The extent of the former 

employee’s involvement in the matter at 

issue during his or her employment, 

including: 

(i) The former employee’s 

involvement in the same particular 

matter involving specific parties; 

(ii) The time elapsed since the former 

employee’s participation in such matter; 

and 

(iii) The offices within the Federal 

department or agency involved in the 

matter both during the former 

employee’s period of employment in the 

executive branch and at the time the 

request is being made; 

(6) The existence of pending or 

anticipated matters before the Federal 

government from which the former 

employee or his or her current employer 

may financially benefit, including 

contract modifications, grant 

applications, and proposals; and 

(7) Whether DOE’s interests would be 

served by allowing the proposed 

communication; and 

(8) Any other relevant information. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Community Development Financial 

Institutions Fund 

12 CFR Part 1807 

RIN 1559–AA00 

Capital Magnet Fund 

AGENCY: Community Development 

Financial Institutions Fund, Department 

of the Treasury. 

ACTION: Interim rule with request for 

public comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury is issuing this interim rule 


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