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Regulatory projects plan Print table  The agency posts its regulatory projects plan twice a year, coinciding with its semiannual update of the Unified Regulatory Agenda, which is published on the web at RegInfo.gov in the spring and fall of each year. The plan describes the regulatory projects scheduled for the next 12 to 24 months. The goal in providing the plan is to make upcoming regulatory actions transparent. **Fall 2023 Regulatory Projects Plan**
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			AbstractConservators and Receivers
			3052-AD48
			Final Rule
			11/00/2023
			This rulemaking updates certain FCA regulations in part 627 to reflect changes made in the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill). This rulemaking would also make conforming amendments to other regulations to clarify that they do not apply to bridge System banks, which are governed under new section 5.61C(h)(2) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971, as amended.Cyber Risk Management
			3052-AD53
			Final Rule
			11/00/2023
			This rulemaking would revise information technology regulations to address information security, multifactor authentication, and cybersecurity.Veterans Initiative
			3052-AD61
			ANPRM
			11/00/2023
			This rulemaking would emphasize the importance of America’s veterans by reviewing lending and non-lending services that benefit those who have served in America’s armed forces to foster increased activity by direct lending associations.Annual Independent Audits and Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR) Requirements
			3052-AD56
			NPRM
			11/00/2023
			This rulemaking would consider whether FCA should amend its regulations concerning annual independent audits to include audits of internal controls over financial reporting for System institutions.Loan Policies and Operations: Young, Beginning, and Small Farmers and Ranchers
			3052-AD54
			Final Rule
			11/00/2023
			This rulemaking would foster an increased activity by direct lender associations in the Young, Beginning and Small farmer and Rancher (YBS) program and reinforce the responsibilities of the funding banks to support the YBS program (pursuant to section 4.19 of the Farm Credit Act). The proposed rule would require strategic plans for the YBS program, which would be evaluated against a rating system to measure year-over-year internal progress.Risk Weighting of High Volatility Commercial Real Estate (HVCRE) Exposures
			

			3052-AD42
			Final Rule
			01/00/2024
			This rulemaking would amend the Tier 1/Tier 2 Capital Rule to address a risk weight for high volatility commercial real estate (HVCRE) exposures. This rulemaking is like recent changes to the capital rules of the Federal banking regulatory agencies, but it considers unique features of the Farm Credit System.Permanent Capital Revisions
			3052-AD52
			NPRM
			04/00/2024
			This rulemaking would replace certain references to permanent capital with references to tier 1/tier 2 capital and make other revisions as appropriate. These revisions seek to reduce computational, call reporting, shareholder reporting, and capital planning requirements.Loans to Similar Enties
			3052-AD58
			ANPRM
			04/00/2024
			This rulemaking would further explain what constitutes functional similarity in the conduct of activities that are performed by eligible borrowers and what constitutes a loan as it relates to similar entity lending.Farmer Mac Capital Framework
			3052-AD51
			NPRM
			05/00/2024
			This rulemaking is to consider updating Farmer Mac’s regulatory capital framework in furtherance of Farmer Mac’s safe and sound operations and its role in promoting affordable and sustainable access to credit in agricultural and rural communities. The rulemaking is intended to ensure that Farmer Mac operates under a transparent, comprehensive, and robust capital framework and will consider whether and how to incorporate elements of other established and emerging regulatory frameworks governing capital as appropriate for Farmer Mac’s non-bank, rural-focused, secondary market business model and status as a Government-sponsored enterprise.Cooperative Principles
			3052-AD40
			End Review
			06/00/2024
			This review would consider cooperative principles and practices at System institutions including, but not limited to, whether revisions to parts 611 and 615 are needed regarding association stock issuance policies and the impact of those policies on district bank governance.Collateral Evaluation Regulations
			3052-AC94
			Repropose
			07/00/2024
			This rulemaking would revise collateral evaluation regulations in light of changing credit and economic conditions.Regulatory Burden Initiative
			

			3052-AD55
			Final Notice
			07/00/2024
			In support of section 212(b) of the Farm Credit System Reform Act of 1996 and FCA’s Policy Statement on Regulatory Philosophy, this action would address comments received concerning the removal or revision of outdated, unnecessary, or burdensome regulations.Limitations on Bank Director Compensation

			

			3052-AD39
			NPRM
			08/00/2024
			This rulemaking would revise FCA regulations on compensation of bank directors by removing the cap on director compensation. This rulemaking would also incorporate FCA’s obligation to regulate and supervise System banks by reviewing bank director compensation to ensure director compensation does not adversely affect the safety and soundness of System banks.Loan Participations and Territorial Concurrence
			

			3052-AD57
			ANPRM
			09/00/2024
			This rulemaking would consider revising loan participation requirements as it relates to participating in loans outside of chartered territories.Voluntary Liquidations
			3052-AD50
			NPRM
			09/00/2024
			This rulemaking would revise FCA regulations on voluntary liquidations of System institutions under section 4.12(a) of the Act.Bank Liquidity Reserve
			

			3052-AD44
			NPRM
			11/00/2024
			This rulemaking would consider whether the FCA should amend its existing liquidity regulation and more closely align it with the Basel III Liquidity framework and the approach of the Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies.Borrower Rights – Distressed Loan Servicing
			3052-AD20
			NPRM
			01/00/2025
			This rulemaking would consider revisions on borrower rights regulations to clarify disclosure and servicing requirements for distressed loans. The rulemaking would update content requirements for distressed loan notices and clarify application review procedures, including how to identify inputs for use in conducting the least cost analysis. Note: NPRM = Notice of proposed rulemaking; ANPRM = Advance notice of proposed rulemaking





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