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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 91750-91751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27005]

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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

[Docket No. OP-1845]

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Study and Report to Congress on the Impact on Consumers and 
Markets in the United States of a Final International Insurance Capital 
Standard

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and Federal 
Insurance Office, Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of completion of report drafting; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) 
and the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) of the Department of the 
Treasury (together, the agencies) are providing notice that the 
agencies have completed drafting

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and submitted a report to Congress as contemplated by section 211(c)(3) 
of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act 
(EGRRCPA), on the impact on consumers and markets in the United States 
before supporting or consenting to the adoption of a final 
international insurance capital standard. In accordance with section 
211(c)(3)(B)(ii) of EGRRCPA, the agencies invite comment on the report.

DATES: Comments must be received by January 12, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be directed to:
    Board: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. OP-1845 by 
any of the following methods:
     Email: [email protected]. Include the 
docket 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 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.
    Treasury: Submit comments electronically through the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, in accordance with 
the instructions on that site, or by mail to the Federal Insurance 
Office, Attn: Krishna Kundu, Room 1410 MT, Department of the Treasury, 
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20220. Because postal mail 
may be subject to processing delays, it is recommended that comments be 
submitted electronically. If submitting comments by mail, please submit 
an original version with two copies. Comments should be captioned 
``FED-FIO ICS Impact Study Report.'' In general, Treasury will post all 
comments to www.regulations.gov without change, including any business 
or personal information provided such as names, addresses, email 
addresses, or telephone numbers. All comments, including attachments 
and other supporting materials, are part of the public record and 
subject to public disclosure. You should submit only information that 
you wish to make available publicly.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    Board: Lara Lylozian, Deputy Associate Director and Chief 
Accountant, (202) 475-6656; or Matt Walker, Manager, Insurance 
Supervision & Regulation, (202) 872-4971, Division of Supervision and 
Regulation; or Dafina Stewart, Deputy Associate General Counsel, (202) 
452-2677; Andrew Hartlage, Special Counsel, (202) 452-6483; Jonah Kind, 
Senior Counsel, (202) 452-2045; or Jasmin Keskinen, Senior Attorney, 
(202) 475-6650, 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.
    Treasury: Krishna Kundu, Senior Insurance Regulatory Policy 
Analyst, FIO, (202) 622-2753; or Mark Schlegel, Senior Counsel, Office 
of the General Counsel, Department of the Treasury, (202) 622-1027, 
Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20220.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under section 211(c)(3)(A) of EGRRCPA,\1\ 
the Secretary of the Treasury (the Secretary), the Chair of the Board 
(the Chair), and the Director of FIO must, in consultation with the 
National Association of Insurance Commissioners, complete a study on, 
and submit to Congress a report on the results of the study, the impact 
on consumers and markets in the United States before supporting or 
consenting to the adoption of any final international insurance capital 
standard. In addition, section 211(c)(3)(B)(ii) of EGRRCPA provides 
that there shall be an opportunity for public comment for a period of 
60 days after the date on which the report is submitted to Congress.\2\ 
Previously, the Secretary, the Chair, and the Director of FIO provided 
public notice before commencing to draft the report, as required by 
section 211(c)(3)(B)(i) of EGRRCPA.\3\ In connection with this request 
for comment, the Secretary, the Chair, and the Director of FIO are also 
providing public notice that the draft of the report is completed, as 
required by section 211(c)(3)(B)(i) of EGRRCPA.
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    \1\ 31 U.S.C. 313 note.
    \2\ Id.
    \3\ 89 FR 57154 (July 12, 2024).
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    As background, the International Association of Insurance 
Supervisors (IAIS) is developing the Insurance Capital Standard (ICS) 
as a consolidated group-wide capital standard for internationally 
active insurance groups, to create a common language for insurance 
supervisors and enhance global convergence on insurance capital 
regulation.\4\ The IAIS also is assessing whether the Aggregation 
Method developed by the United States provides comparable outcomes to 
the ICS. If so, it will be considered an outcome-equivalent approach 
for implementation of the ICS as a prescribed capital requirement.\5\
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    \4\ International Association of Insurance Supervisors, https://www.iaisweb.org/activities-topics/standard-setting/insurance-capital- standard/.
    \5\ IAIS statement, ``The IAIS begins the AM comparability 
assessment,'' October 17, 2023, https://www.iaisweb.org/uploads/2023/10/IAIS-statement-IAIS-begins-the-AM-comparability-assessment.pdf.
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    On November 13, 2024, the Secretary, the Chair, and the Director of 
FIO submitted to Congress the report contemplated in section 
211(c)(3)(A) of EGRRCPA. Pursuant to section 211(c)(3)(C) of EGRRCPA, 
the Secretary, the Chair, and the Director of FIO also submitted the 
report to the Comptroller General of the United States for review. A 
copy of the report is available at https://www.federalreserve.gov/publications/the-impact-of-the-international-insurance-capital-standard-on-consumers-and-markets-in-the-united-states.htm. The 
agencies invite public comment on the report. Interested persons should 
direct their comments as provided above in this notice. Comments must 
be received by January 12, 2025.

Kayla Arslanian,
Executive Secretary, Department of the Treasury.
Steven E. Seitz,
Director, Federal Insurance Office, Department of the Treasury.

    By order of the Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System.

Ann E. Misback,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2024-27005 Filed 11-19-24; 8:45 am]
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