10446 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 44 / Monday, March 8, 2010 / Proposed Rules 

FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE BOARD 

12 CFR Part 906 

FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE 

AGENCY 

12 CFR Part 1207 

RIN 2590–AA28 

Minority and Women Inclusion 

AGENCIES: Federal Housing Finance 

Board; Federal Housing Finance 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; 

extension of comment period. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Housing Finance 

Agency (FHFA) is issuing notice and 

opportunity for the public to comment 

on this proposed rule on minority and 

women inclusion. Section 1116 of the 

Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 

2008 amended section 1319A of the 

Federal Housing Enterprises Financial 

Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, 

requiring FHFA, the Federal National 

Mortgage Association, the Federal Home 

Loan Mortgage Corporation, and the 

Federal Home Loan Banks to promote 

diversity and the inclusion of women 

and minorities in all activities. 

Consequently, FHFA published a 

proposed rule for comment on January 

11, 2010, which was intended to 

achieve that end. The proposal had a 

comment period of 60 days, but FHFA 

has decided to extend the comment 

period an additional 45 days. 

DATES: Written comments on the 

proposed rule must be received on or 

before April 26, 2010. For additional 

information, see SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to FHFA 

by any one of the following methods: 

• E-mail: RegComments@fhfa.gov. 

Please include in the subject line of 

your submission: ‘‘Federal Housing 

Finance Agency—Proposed Rule: RIN 

2590–AA28’’. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

To ensure timely receipt by the agency 

include the following information in the 

subject line of your submission: 

‘‘Federal Housing Finance Agency— 

Proposed Rule: RIN 2590–AA28’’. If you 

submit your comment to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal, please also send it 

by e-mail to FHFA at 

RegComments@fhfa.gov to ensure 

timely receipt by the agency. 

• Mail/Hand Delivery: Alfred M. 

Pollard, General Counsel, Federal 

Housing Finance Agency, Fourth Floor, 

1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20552, Attention: Public Comments/RIN 

2590–AA28. The package should be 

logged at the Guard Desk, First Floor, on 

business days between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric 

Howard, Equal Employment 

Opportunity and Diversity Director, 

Eric.Howard@fhfa.gov, (202) 408–2502, 

1625 Eye Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20006; or Mark Laponsky, Deputy 

General Counsel, 

Mark.Laponsky@fhfa.gov, (202) 414– 

3832 (not toll-free numbers), Federal 

Housing Finance Agency, Fourth Floor, 

1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20552. The telephone number for the 

Telecommunications Device for the Deaf 

is (800) 877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 11, 2010, FHFA published for 

comment in the Federal Register a 

proposed rule, in accordance with 

statutory amendments, to require FHFA, 

the Federal National Mortgage 

Association, the Federal Home Loan 

Mortgage Corporation, and the Federal 

Home Loan Banks to promote diversity 

and the inclusion of women and 

minorities in all activities. The 

proposed rule will implement this 

statutory provision. See 75 FR 1289 

(January 11, 2010). The comment period 

for the proposed rule was originally 

scheduled to close on March 12, 2010; 

but, FHFA wants to ensure that 

interested parties have sufficient 

opportunity to submit thoughtful and 

considered comments on the important 

policy and operational issues addressed 

in the proposed rule. As a result, FHFA 

is extending the comment period an 

additional 45 days, until April 26, 2010. 

FHFA invites comments on all aspects 

of the proposed rule and will take all 

comments into consideration before 

issuing the final regulation. We will 

post all public comments we receive 

without change, including any personal 

information you provide, such as your 

name and address, on the FHFA Web 

site at http://www.fhfa.gov. In addition, 

copies of all comments received will be 

available for examination by the public 

on business days between the hours of 

10 a.m. and 3 p.m., at the Federal 

Housing Finance Agency, Fourth Floor, 

1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20552. To make an appointment to 

inspect comments, please call the Office 

of General Counsel at (202) 414–6924. 

Dated: February 28, 2010. 

Edward J. DeMarco, 

Acting Director, Federal Housing Finance 

Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2010–4768 Filed 3–5–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8070–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket No. USCG–2010–0050] 

RIN 1625–AA87 

Security Zone; Potomac River, 

Washington Channel, Washington, DC 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to 

establish a temporary security zone in 

certain waters of Washington Channel 

on the Potomac River. The security zone 

is necessary to provide for the security 

and safety of life and property of event 

participants, spectators and mariners 

during the U.S. Coast Guard 

Commandant’s Change of Command 

ceremony from 6 a.m. through 5 p.m. on 

May 25, 2010. Entry into this zone is 

prohibited unless authorized by the 

Captain of the Port, Baltimore, 

Maryland, or his designated 

representative. 

DATES: Comments and related material 

must be received by the Coast Guard on 

or before April 7, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number USCG– 

2010–0050 using any one of the 

following methods: 

(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

(2) Fax: 202–493–2251. 

(3) Mail: Docket Management Facility 

(M–30), U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. 

(4) Hand Delivery: Same as mail 

address above, between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The telephone number 

is 202–366–9329. 

To avoid duplication, please use only 

one of these four methods. See the 

‘‘Public Participation and Request for 

Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below for instructions on submitting 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this proposed 

rule, call or e-mail Mr. Ronald Houck, 

Sector Baltimore Waterways 

Management Division, Coast Guard; 

telephone 410–576–2674, e-mail 

Ronald.L.Houck@uscg.mil. If you have 

questions on viewing or submitting 

material to the docket, call Renee V. 


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