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The Consolidated Appropriations Act 

of 2021 directs the FCC to leverage the 

National Verifier to verify applicants’ 

eligibility for ACP. The purpose of this 

matching program is to verify the 

eligibility of Lifeline and ACP 

applicants and subscribers by 

determining whether they receive 

SNAP, SSI, Medicaid, and Income 

Verification benefits administered by 

the Wisconsin Department of Health 

Services and the Wisconsin Department 

of Revenue. 

Participating Agencies 

Wisconsin Department of Health 

Services; Wisconsin Department of 

Revenue; Federal Communications 

Commission 

Authority for Conducting the Matching 

Program 

The authority for the FCC’s ACP is 

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, 

Public Law 117–58, 135 Stat. 429, 1238– 

44 (2021) (codified at 47 U.S.C. 1751– 

52); 47 CFR part 54. The authority for 

the FCC’s Lifeline program is 47 U.S.C. 

254; 47 CFR 54.400 through 54.423; 

Lifeline and Link Up Reform and 

Modernization, et al., Third Report and 

Order, Further Report and Order, and 

Order on Reconsideration, 31 FCC Rcd 

3962, 4006–21, paras. 126–66 (2016) 

(2016 Lifeline Modernization Order). 

Purpose(s) 

The purpose of this modified 

matching agreement is to verify the 

eligibility of applicants and subscribers 

to Lifeline, as well as to ACP and other 

Federal programs that use qualification 

for Lifeline as an eligibility criterion. 

This new agreement will permit 

eligibility verification for the Lifeline 

program and ACP by checking an 

applicant’s/subscriber’s participation in 

SNAP, SSI, Medicaid, and Income 

Verification in Wisconsin. Under FCC 

rules, consumers receiving these 

benefits qualify for Lifeline discounts 

and also for ACP benefits. 

Categories of Individuals 

The categories of individuals whose 

information is involved in the matching 

program include, but are not limited to, 

those individuals who have applied for 

Lifeline and/or ACP benefits; are 

currently receiving Lifeline and/or ACP 

benefits; are individuals who enable 

another individual in their household to 

qualify for Lifeline and/or ACP benefits; 

are minors whose status qualifies a 

parent or guardian for Lifeline and/or 

ACP benefits; or are individuals who 

have received Lifeline and/or ACP 

benefits. 

Categories of Records 

The categories of records involved in 

the matching program include, but are 

not limited to, the last four digits of the 

applicant’s Social Security Number, and 

first and last name. The National 

Verifier will transfer these data elements 

to the Wisconsin Department of Health 

Services, Wisconsin Department of 

Revenue, which will respond either 

‘‘yes’’ or ‘‘no’’ that the individual is 

enrolled in a qualifying assistance 

program: SNAP, SSI, Medicaid, and 

Income Verification administered by the 

Wisconsin Department of Health 

Services and the Wisconsin Department 

of Revenue. 

System(s) of Records 

The records shared as part of this 

matching program reside in the Lifeline 

system of records, FCC/WCB–1, 

Lifeline, which was published in the 

Federal Register at 86 FR 11526 (Feb. 

25, 2021). 

The records shared as part of this 

matching program reside in the ACP 

system of records, FCC/WCB–3, 

Affordable Connectivity Program, which 

was published in the Federal Register at 

86 FR 71494 (Dec. 16, 2021). 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Katura Jackson, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 

EXAMINATION COUNCIL 

[Docket No. AS23–13] 

Appraisal Subcommittee Notice of 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Appraisal Subcommittee of the 

Federal Financial Institutions 

Examination Council. 

ACTION: Notice of special closed 

meeting. 

Description: In accordance with 

section 1104(b) of title XI of the 

Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, 

and Enforcement Act of 1989, as 

amended, notice is hereby given that the 

Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC) met for 

a Special Closed Meeting on this date. 

Location: Virtual meeting via Webex. 

Date: September 6, 2023. 

Time: 11:15 a.m. ET. 

Action and Discussion Item 

Personnel Matter 

The ASC convened a Special Closed 

Meeting to discuss a personnel matter. 

No action was taken by the ASC. 

James R. Park, 

Executive Director. 

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BILLING CODE 6700–01–P 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System. 

ACTION: Notice of a modified system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of 

the Privacy Act of 1974, notice is given 

that the Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System (Board) 

proposes to modify an existing system 

of records, entitled BGFRS–24, ‘‘FRB— 

EEO General Files.’’ BGFRS–24 

presently includes self-identification 

reports of current and former employees 

regarding race, national origin, sex, and 

disability and identification by Board 

staff regarding the race, national origin, 

and sex for those current and former 

employees who decline to voluntarily 

provide the information. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 16, 2023. This new 

system of records will become effective 

October 16, 2023, without further 

notice, unless comments dictate 

otherwise. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), which has oversight 

responsibility under the Privacy Act, 

requires a 30-day period prior to 

publication in the Federal Register in 

which to review the system and to 

provide any comments to the agency. 

The public is then given a 30-day period 

in which to comment, in accordance 

with 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4) and (11). 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by BGFRS–24 ‘‘FRB—EEO 

General Files,’’ by any of the following 

methods: 

• Agency Website: https://

www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments at 

https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/ 

foia/proposedregs.aspx. 

• Email: regs.comments@

federalreserve.gov. Include SORN name 

and number in the subject line of the 

message. 

• Fax: (202) 452–3819 or (202) 452– 

3102. 

• Mail: Ann E. Misback, Secretary, 

Board of Governors of the Federal 

Reserve System, 20th Street and 


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Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20551. 

In general, all public comments will 

be made available on the Board’s 

website at https://

www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/ 

foia/ProposedRegs.cfm as submitted, 

and will not be modified to remove 

confidential, contact or any identifiable 

information. Public comments may also 

be viewed electronically or in paper in 

Room M–4365A, 2001 C St. NW, 

Washington, DC 20551, between 9:00 

a.m. and 5:00 p.m. during federal 

business weekdays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David B. Husband, Senior Counsel, 

(202) 530–6270, or david.b.husband@

frb.gov; Legal Division, Board of 

Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, 20th Street and Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551. 

For users of telephone systems via text 

telephone (TTY) or any TTY-based 

Telecommunications Relay Services, 

please call 711 from any telephone 

anywhere in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board 

is in the process of replacing its current 

enterprise resource planning (ERP) 

system which will result in changes to 

the information collected and retained 

for Board employees. Accordingly, the 

Board is making minor modifications to 

the EEO General Files system to reflect 

such changes. Principally, to better 

reflect the many dimensions within its 

workforce, beyond the customary 

demographics of race/ethnicity, 

disability, and gender, the Board is 

broadening its demographic data 

collection to encompass voluntary 

disclosure of gender identity and 

preferred personal pronouns. These new 

fields will help Board employees 

personalize their self-identification. The 

Board is therefore amending the 

category of records to reflect the 

inclusion of this information. The Board 

is removing from the category of records 

the reference to EEO-related training 

records which are no longer retained as 

part of the system of records and the 

reference to identification by Board staff 

of disability status for employees who 

decline to voluntarily provide such 

information, as disability status would 

not be inferred via visual observation. 

The Board will also collect information 

from applicants, such as selfidentification reports, and therefore the 

Board is amending the category of 

individuals to include applicants and 

the category of records to refer to 

applicants in addition to current and 

former employees. 

The Board is also taking the 

opportunity to update the system 

manager, the system location, the 

authority for the system, the record 

source categories, and the practices for 

retention and disposal of records. The 

Board is also taking the opportunity to 

update the ‘‘Routine Uses’’ section to 

incorporate a link to the Board’s general 

routine uses and is amending the 

system-specific routine use to refer to 

‘‘workforce’’ instead of the more archaic 

term ‘‘manpower.’’ The Board otherwise 

is not amending or establishing any new 

routine uses. 

The Board is also making technical 

changes to BGFRS–24 consistent with 

the template laid out in OMB Circular 

No. A–108. Accordingly, the Board has 

made technical corrections and nonsubstantive language revisions to the 

following categories: ‘‘Policies and 

Practices for Storage of Records,’’ 

‘‘Policies and Practices for Retrieval of 

Records,’’ ‘‘Policies and Practices for 

Retention and Disposal of Records,’’ 

‘‘Administrative, Technical and 

Physical Safeguards,’’ ‘‘Record Access 

Procedures,’’ ‘‘Contesting Record 

Procedures,’’ and ‘‘Notification 

Procedures.’’ The Board has also created 

the following new fields: ‘‘Security 

Classification’’ and ‘‘History.’’ 

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER: 

BGFRS–24 ‘‘FRB—EEO General 

Files’’. 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Unclassified. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Board of Governors of the Federal 

Reserve System, 20th Street and 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20551. Records are also stored by the 

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, 

located at 90 Hennepin Ave., 

Minneapolis, MN 55401 and by the 

Board’s contractor, Workday, Inc., 

located at 6110 Stoneridge Mall Road, 

Pleasanton, CA 94588. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S): 

Sheila Clark, Chief Diversity Officer— 

Office of Diversity, Equity, and 

Inclusion (ODE&I), Office of the Chief 

Operating Officer, Board of Governors of 

the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street 

and Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20551, (202) 452–2883, 

or sheila.clark@frb.gov. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 

791); Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (42 

U.S.C. 2000e et seq.); Equal Pay Act of 

1963 (29 U.S.C. 206); Age 

Discrimination in Employment Act of 

1967 (29 U.S.C. 621); Genetic 

Information Nondiscrimination Act of 

2008 (Pub. L. 110–233); sections 10 and 

11 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 

244 and 248); and the Notification and 

Federal Employee Antidiscrimination 

and Retaliation Act of 2002 as amended 

(5 U.S.C. 2301, note). 

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM: 

These records are collected and 

maintained to assist the Board in 

carrying out its responsibilities 

consistent with the Rehabilitation Act of 

1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 

and other nondiscrimination statutes. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Applicants for Board employment and 

current and former Board employees. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Self-identification reports of 

applicants and current and former 

employees regarding demographics 

including race, national origin, sex, 

personal pronouns, gender identity, and 

disability; per EEOC guidance 

identification by Board staff regarding 

the race, national origin, and sex for 

those current and former employees 

who decline to voluntarily provide such 

information. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

The information is provided by the 

individual to whom the record pertains 

and employees responsible for 

administering the Board’s EEO program 

or human resource function. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

General routine uses A, B, C, D, F, G, 

I, and J apply to this system. These 

general routine uses are located at 

https://www.federalreserve.gov/files/ 

SORN-page-general-routine-uses-ofboard-systems-of-records.pdf and are 

published in the Federal Register at 83 

FR 43872 at 43873–74 (August 28, 

2018). Records may also be used to 

disclose information to management as 

a data source for production of summary 

descriptive statistics and analytical 

studies in support of the function for 

which the records are collected and 

maintained, or for related personnel 

management functions or workforce 

studies and may also be utilized to 

respond to investigative or legal 

requests for statistical information 

(without personal identification of 

individuals). 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF

RECORDS: 

Paper records in this system are 

stored in locked file cabinets with 

access limited to staff with a need to 

know. Electronic records are stored on 


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a secure server with access limited to 

staff with a need to know. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF

RECORDS: 

Records can be retrieved by the 

individual’s name. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND

DISPOSAL OF RECORDS: 

All records are retained for three 

years. 

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL

SAFEGUARDS: 

Paper records are secured by lock and 

key and electronic files are stored on 

secure servers. The system has the 

ability to track individual user actions 

within the system. The audit and 

accountability controls are based on 

NIST and Board standards which, in 

turn, are based on applicable laws and 

regulations. The controls assist in 

detecting security violations and 

performance or other issues in the 

system. Access to the system is 

restricted to authorized users within the 

Board who require access for official 

business purposes. Users are classified 

into different roles and common access 

and usage rights are established for each 

role. User roles are used to delineate 

between the different types of access 

requirements such that users are 

restricted to data that is required in the 

performance of their duties. Periodic 

assessments and reviews are conducted 

to determine whether users still require 

access, have the appropriate role, and 

whether there have been any 

unauthorized changes. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

The Privacy Act allows individuals 

the right to access records maintained 

about them in a Board system of 

records. Your request for access must: 

(1) contain a statement that the request 

is made pursuant to the Privacy Act of 

1974; (2) provide either the name of the 

Board system of records expected to 

contain the record requested or a 

concise description of the system of 

records; (3) provide the information 

necessary to verify your identity; and (4) 

provide any other information that may 

assist in the rapid identification of the 

record you seek. 

Current or former Board employees 

may make a request for access by 

contacting the Board office that 

maintains the record. The Board 

handles all Privacy Act requests as both 

a Privacy Act request and as a Freedom 

of Information Act request. The Board 

does not charge fees to a requestor 

seeking to access or amend his/her 

Privacy Act records. 

You may submit your Privacy Act 

request to the—Secretary of the Board, 

Board of Governors of the Federal 

Reserve System, 20th Street and 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20551. 

You may also submit your Privacy Act 

request electronically by filling out the 

required information at: https://

foia.federalreserve.gov/. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

The Privacy Act allows individuals to 

seek amendment of information that is 

erroneous, irrelevant, untimely, or 

incomplete and is maintained in a 

system of records that pertains to them. 

To request an amendment to your 

record, you should clearly mark the 

request as a ‘‘Privacy Act Amendment 

Request.’’ You have the burden of proof 

for demonstrating the appropriateness of 

the requested amendment and you must 

provide relevant and convincing 

evidence in support of your request. 

Your request for amendment must: (1) 

provide the name of the specific Board 

system of records containing the record 

you seek to amend; (2) identify the 

specific portion of the record you seek 

to amend; (3) describe the nature of and 

reasons for each requested amendment; 

(4) explain why you believe the record 

is not accurate, relevant, timely, or 

complete; and (5) unless you have 

already done so in a related Privacy Act 

request for access or amendment, 

provide the necessary information to 

verify your identity. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

Same as ‘‘Access procedures’’ above. 

You may also follow this procedure in 

order to request an accounting of 

previous disclosures of records 

pertaining to you as provided for by 5 

U.S.C. 552a(c). 

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

HISTORY: 

This SORN was previously published 

in the Federal Register at 73 FR 24984 

at 25003 (May 6, 2008). The SORN was 

also amended to incorporate two new 

routine uses required by OMB at 83 FR 

43872 (August 28, 2018). 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System. 

Ann E. Misback, 

Secretary of the Board. 

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BILLING CODE 6210–01–P 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Formations of, Acquisitions by, and 

Mergers of Bank Holding Companies 

The companies listed in this notice 

have applied to the Board for approval, 

pursuant to the Bank Holding Company 

Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) 

(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part 

225), and all other applicable statutes 

and regulations to become a bank 

holding company and/or to acquire the 

assets or the ownership of, control of, or 

the power to vote shares of a bank or 

bank holding company and all of the 

banks and nonbanking companies 

owned by the bank holding company, 

including the companies listed below. 

The public portions of the 

applications listed below, as well as 

other related filings required by the 

Board, if any, are available for 

immediate inspection at the Federal 

Reserve Bank(s) indicated below and at 

the offices of the Board of Governors. 

This information may also be obtained 

on an expedited basis, upon request, by 

contacting the appropriate Federal 

Reserve Bank and from the Board’s 

Freedom of Information Office at 

https://www.federalreserve.gov/foia/ 

request.htm. Interested persons may 

express their views in writing on the 

standards enumerated in the BHC Act 

(12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). 

Comments regarding each of these 

applications must be received at the 

Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of 

the Board of Governors, Ann E. 

Misback, Secretary of the Board, 20th 

Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, 

Washington DC 20551–0001, not later 

than October 16, 2023. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of 

Minneapolis (Stephanie Weber, 

Assistant Vice President) 90 Hennepin 

Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 

55480–0291. Comments can also be sent 

electronically to MA@mpls.frb.org: 

1. Bank Forward Employee Stock 

Ownership Plan and Trust, Fargo, North 

Dakota; to acquire up to 41.02 percent 

of the voting shares of Security State 

Bank Holding Company, and thereby 

indirectly acquire voting shares of Bank 

Forward, both of Fargo, North Dakota. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System. 

Michele Taylor Fennell, 

Deputy Associate Secretary of the Board. 

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