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or change the application guidelines, 

when it is in the best interests of the 

Council. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: July 22, 2021. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–16012 Filed 7–27–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL 

PROTECTION 

Community Bank Advisory Council 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Bureau of Consumer Financial 

Protection. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), this notice sets 

forth the announcement of a public 

meeting of the Community Bank 

Advisory Council (CBAC or Council) of 

the Bureau of Consumer Financial 

Protection (Bureau). The notice also 

describes the functions of the Council. 

DATES: The meeting date is Thursday, 

August 12, 2021, from approximately 

1:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. eastern daylight 

time. This meeting will be held virtually 

and is open to the general public. 

Members of the public will receive the 

agenda and dial-in information when 

they RSVP. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

George, Outreach and Engagement 

Associate, Consumer Advisory Board 

and Councils Office, External Affairs, at 

202–450–8617, or email: CFPB_

CABandCouncilsEvents@cfpb.gov. If 

you require this document in an 

alternative electronic format, please 

contact CFPB_Accessibility@cfpb.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Section 2 of the CBAC Charter 

provides that pursuant to the executive 

and administrative powers conferred on 

the Bureau by section 1012 of the DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer 

Protection Act, the Director established 

the Community Bank Advisory Council 

under agency authority. 

Section 3 of the CBAC Charter states: 

‘‘The purpose of the Advisory Council 

is to advise the Bureau in the exercise 

of its functions under the Federal 

consumer financial laws as they pertain 

to community banks with total assets of 

$10 billion or less.’’ 

II. Agenda 

The CBAC will discuss broad policy 

matters related to the Bureau’s Unified 

Regulatory Agenda and general scope of 

authority. Discussions will include 

recent Bureau initiatives related to the 

COVID–19 recovery and trends and 

themes in the mortgage, and student 

lending marketplace. 

Persons who need a reasonable 

accommodation to participate should 

contact CFPB_504Request@cfpb.gov, 

202–435–9EEO, 1–855–233–0362, or 

202–435–9742 (TTY) at least ten (10) 

business days prior to the meeting or 

event to request assistance. The request 

must identify the date, time, location, 

and title of the meeting or event, the 

nature of the assistance requested, and 

contact information for the requester. 

The Bureau will strive to provide but 

cannot guarantee that accommodation 

will be provided for late requests. 

Written comments will be accepted 

from interested members of the public 

and should be sent to CFPB_

CABandCouncilsEvents@cfpb.gov, a 

minimum of seven (7) days in advance 

of the meeting. The comments will be 

provided to the CBAC members for 

consideration. Individuals who wish to 

join the Council must RSVP via this link 

https://surveys.consumerfinance.gov/ 

jfe/form/SV_b4unKaNdE2OQBvM by 

noon, August 11, 2021. Members of the 

public must RSVP by the due date. 

III. Availability 

The Council’s agenda will be made 

available to the public on Wednesday, 

August 11, 2021, via 

consumerfinance.gov. Individuals 

should express in their RSVP if they 

require a paper copy of the agenda. 

A recording and summary of this 

meeting will be available after the 

meeting on the Bureau’s website 

consumerfinance.gov. 

Dated: July 20, 2021. 

Jocelyn Sutton, 

Deputy Chief of Staff, Bureau of Consumer 

Financial Protection. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15751 Filed 7–27–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–AM–P 

BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL 

PROTECTION 

Academic Research Council Meeting 

AGENCY: Bureau of Consumer Financial 

Protection. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), this notice sets 

forth the announcement of a public 

meeting of the Academic Research 

Council (ARC or Council) of the Bureau 

of Consumer Financial Protection 

(Bureau). The notice also describes the 

functions of the Council. 

DATES: The meeting date is Friday, 

August 13, 2021, from approximately 

1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. eastern daylight 

time. This meeting will be held virtually 

and is open to the general public. 

Members of the public will receive the 

agenda and dial-in information when 

they RSVP. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

George, Outreach and Engagement 

Associate, at 202–450–8617, or email: 

CFPB_CABandCouncilsEvents@

cfpb.gov. If you require this document 

in an alternative electronic format, 

please contact CFPB_Accessibility@

cfpb.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Section 2 of the of the ARC Charter 

provides that pursuant to the executive 

and administrative powers conferred on 

the Bureau by section 1012 of the DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer 

Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act), the 

Director established the Academic 

Research Council under agency 

authority. Section 3 of the ARC Charter 

states: The committee will (1) provide 

the Bureau with advice about its 

strategic research planning process and 

research agenda, including views on the 

research that the Bureau should conduct 

relating to consumer financial products 

or services, consumer behavior, costbenefit analysis, or other topics to 

enable the agency to further its statutory 

purposes and objectives; and (2) provide 

the Office of Research with technical 

advice and feedback on research 

methodologies, data collection 

strategies, and methods of analysis, 

including methodologies and strategies 

for quantifying the costs and benefits of 

regulatory actions. 

II. Agenda 

The ARC will discuss broad policy 

matters related to the Bureau’s Unified 

Regulatory Agenda and general scope of 

authority. The ARC will also discuss 

research methodologies and assist with 

providing direction for consumer 

finance research at the Bureau. 

Persons who need a reasonable 

accommodation to participate should 

contact CFPB_504Request@cfpb.gov, 

202–435–9EEO, l–855–233–0362, or 

202–435–9742 (TTY) at least ten (10) 

business days prior to the meeting or 

event to request assistance. The request 

must identify the date, time, location, 

and title of the meeting or event, the 

nature of the assistance requested, and 

contact information for the requester. 

The Bureau will strive to provide but 


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