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###### Department of the Treasury

###### Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

          - 12 CFR Parts 3, 6, 32
          - [Docket ID OCC-2023-0008]
          - RIN 1557-AE78

###### Federal Reserve System

          - 12 CFR Parts 208, 217, 225, 238, 252
          - [Docket No. R-1813]
          - RIN 7100-AG64

###### Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

          - 12 CFR Part 324
          - RIN 3064-AF29

# AGENCY:

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury; the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

# ACTION:

Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

# SUMMARY:

                        On September 18, 2023, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) (collectively, the agencies) published in the                         **Federal Register**                         a proposal to substantially revise the capital requirements applicable to large banking organizations and to banking organizations with significant trading activity. The agencies have determined that an extension of the comment period until January 16, 2024, is appropriate.                    

# DATES:

Comments must be received by January 16, 2024.

# ADDRESSES:

Comments should be directed to:

*OCC:*                         Commenters are encouraged to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Please use the title “Regulatory Capital Rule: Large Banking Organizations and Banking Organizations With Significant Trading Activity” to facilitate the organization and distribution of the comments. You may submit comments by any of the following methods:                    
      - Federal eRulemaking Portal—Regulations.gov:

                        Go to                         *https://regulations.gov/​.*                         Enter “Docket ID OCC-2023-0008” in the                               ( print page 73771)                            Search Box and click “Search.” Public comments can be submitted via the “Comment” box below the displayed document information or by clicking on the document title and then clicking the “Comment” box on the top-left side of the screen. For help with submitting effective comments, please click on “Commenter's Checklist.” For assistance with the                         *Regulations.gov*                         site, please call 1-866-498-2945 (toll free) Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. ET, or email                         *regulationshelpdesk@gsa.gov.*
      -  Mail:                          Chief Counsel's Office, Attention: Comment Processing, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218, Washington, DC 20219.                    
      -  Hand Delivery/Courier:                          400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218, Washington, DC 20219.                    

*Instructions:*                         You must include “OCC” as the agency name and “Docket ID OCC-2023-0008” in your comment. In general, the OCC will enter all comments received into the docket and publish the comments on the                         *Regulations.gov*                         website without change, including any business or personal information provided such as name and address information, email addresses, or phone numbers. Comments received, including attachments and other supporting materials, are part of the public record and subject to public disclosure. Do not include any information in your comment or supporting materials that you consider confidential or inappropriate for public disclosure.                    

You may review comments and other related materials that pertain to this action by the following method:
      - Viewing Comments Electronically—Regulations.gov:

                        Go to                         *https://regulations.gov/​.*                         Enter “Docket ID OCC-2023-0008” in the Search Box and click “Search.” Click on the “Dockets” tab and then the document's title. After clicking the document's title, click the “Browse All Comments” tab. Comments can be viewed and filtered by clicking on the “Sort By” drop-down on the right side of the screen or the “Refine Comments Results” options on the left side of the screen. Supporting materials can be viewed by clicking on the “Browse Documents” tab. Click on the “Sort By” drop-down on the right side of the screen or the “Refine Results” options on the left side of the screen checking the “Supporting & Related Material” checkbox. For assistance with the                         *Regulations.gov*                         site, please call 1-866-498-2945 (toll free) Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. ET, or email                         *regulationshelpdesk@gsa.gov.*

The docket may be viewed after the close of the comment period in the same manner as during the comment period.

*Board:*                         You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. R-1813, RIN 7100-AG64 by any of the following methods:                    

*Agency website: https://www.federalreserve.gov.*                         Follow the instructions for submitting comments at                         *https://www.federalreserve.gov/​generalinfo/​foia/​ProposedRegs.cfm.*

*Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.*                         Follow the instructions for submitting comments.                    

*Email: regs.comments@federalreserve.gov.*                         Include the docket number and RIN 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 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551.                    

                        In general, all public comments will be made available on the Board's website at                         *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 a.m. and 5 p.m. during Federal business weekdays.                    

*FDIC:*                         The FDIC encourages interested parties to submit written comments. Please include your name, affiliation, address, email address, and telephone number(s) in your comment. You may submit comments to the FDIC, identified by RIN 3064-AF29 by any of the following methods:                    

*Agency website: https://www.fdic.gov/​resources/​regulations/​federal-register-publications.*                         Follow instructions for submitting comments on the FDIC's website.                    

*Mail:*                         James P. Sheesley, Assistant Executive Secretary, Attention: Comments/Legal OES (RIN 3064-AF29), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20429.                    

*Hand Delivered/Courier:*                         Comments may be hand-delivered to the guard station at the rear of the 550 17th Street NW, building (located on F Street NW) on business days between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.                    

*Email: comments@FDIC.gov.*                         Include the RIN 3064-AF29 on the subject line of the message.                    

*Public Inspection:*                         Comments received, including any personal information provided, may be posted without change to                         *https://www.fdic.gov/​resources/​regulations/​federal-register-publications.*                         Commenters should submit only information that the commenter wishes to make available publicly. The FDIC may review, redact, or refrain from posting all or any portion of any comment that it may deem to be inappropriate for publication, such as irrelevant or obscene material. The FDIC may post only a single representative example of identical or substantially identical comments, and in such cases will generally identify the number of identical or substantially identical comments represented by the posted example. All comments that have been redacted, as well as those that have not been posted, that contain comments on the merits of this document will be retained in the public comment file and will be considered as required under all applicable laws. All comments may be accessible under the Freedom of Information Act.                    

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

*OCC:*                         Venus Fan, Risk Expert, Benjamin Pegg, Analyst, Andrew Tschirhart, Risk Expert, or Diana Wei, Risk Expert, Capital Policy, (202) 649-6370; Carl Kaminski, Assistant Director, Kevin Korzeniewski, Counsel, Rima Kundnani, Counsel, or Daniel Perez, Counsel, Chief Counsel's Office, (202) 649-5490, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 400 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20219. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.                    

*Board:*                         Anna Lee Hewko, Associate Director, (202) 530-6260; Brian Chernoff, Manager, (202) 452-2952; Andrew Willis, Manager, (202) 912-4323; Cecily Boggs, Lead Financial Institution Policy Analyst, (202) 530-6209; Marco Migueis, Principal Economist, (202) 452-6447; Diana Iercosan, Principal Economist, (202) 912-4648; Nadya Zeltser, Senior Financial Institution Policy Analyst, (202) 452-3164; Division of Supervision and Regulation; or Jay Schwarz, Assistant General Counsel, (202) 452-2970; Mark Buresh, Special Counsel, (202) 452-5270; Andrew Hartlage, Special Counsel, (202) 452-6483; Gillian Burgess, Senior Counsel, (202) 736-5564; Jonah Kind, Senior Counsel, (202) 452-2045, Legal Division, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551. For users of TTY-TRS, please call 711 from any telephone, anywhere in the United States.                    

*FDIC:*                         Benedetto Bosco, Chief Capital Policy Section; Bob Charurat, Corporate                               ( print page 73772)                            Expert; Irina Leonova, Corporate Expert; Andrew Carayiannis, Chief, Policy and Risk Analytics Section; Brian Cox, Chief, Capital Markets Strategies Section; David Riley, Senior Policy Analyst; Michael Maloney, Senior Policy Analyst; Richard Smith, Capital Markets Policy Analyst; Olga Lionakis, Capital Markets Policy Analyst; Kyle McCormick, Senior Policy Analyst; Keith Bergstresser, Senior Policy Analyst, Capital Markets and Accounting Policy Branch, Division of Risk Management Supervision; Catherine Wood, Counsel; Benjamin Klein, Supervisory Counsel; Anjoly David, Attorney, Legal Division;                         *regulatorycapital@fdic.gov,*                         (202) 898-6888; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20429.                    

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

                    On September 18, 2023, the agencies published in the                     **Federal Register**                     a proposal to substantially revise the capital requirements applicable to large banking organizations and to banking organizations with significant trading activity.[1]                                          The notice of proposed rulemaking stated that the comment period would close on November 30, 2023. The agencies have received requests to extend the comment period. An extension of the comment period will provide additional opportunity for the public to consider the proposal and prepare comments, including to address the questions posed by the agencies. Therefore, the agencies are extending the end of the comment period for the proposal from November 30, 2023, to January 16, 2024.                

Michael J. Hsu,

Acting Comptroller of the Currency.

By order of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, acting through the Secretary of the Board under delegated authority.

Ann E. Misback,

Secretary of the Board.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Dated at Washington, DC, on October 19, 2023.

Debra A. Decker,

Executive Secretary.

# Footnotes

1.                             88 FR 64028 (September 18, 2023).                    
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[FR Doc. 2023-23671 Filed 10-26-23; 8:45 am]

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