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(2) Control. Control has the same 

meaning given in part 574 of this 

chapter. 

§ 507.4 When will OTS waive the postemployment restrictions? 

The post-employment restriction in 

§ 507.3 of this part will not apply to a 

senior examiner if the Director certifies 

in writing and on a case-by-case basis 

that a waiver of the restriction will not 

affect the integrity of OTS’s supervisory 

program. 

§ 507.5 What are the penalties for violating 

the post-employment restrictions? 

(a) Penalties. A senior examiner who 

violates § 507.3 shall, in accordance 

with 12 U.S.C. 1820(k)(6), be subject to 

one or both of the following penalties: 

(1) An order—

(i) Removing the person from office or 

prohibiting the person from further 

participating in the conduct of the 

affairs of the relevant depository 

institution, savings and loan holding 

company, bank holding company or 

other company for up to five years, and 

(ii) Prohibiting the person from 

participating in the affairs of any 

insured depository institution for up to 

five years. 

(2) A civil money penalty not to 

exceed $250,000. 

(b) Scope of prohibition orders. Any 

senior examiner who is subject to an 

order issued under paragraph (a)(1) of 

this section shall be subject to 12 U.S. 

C. 1818(e)(6) and (7) in the same manner 

and to the same extent as a person 

subject to an order issued under 12 

U.S.C. 1818(e). 

(c) Procedures. 12 U.S.C. 1820(k) 

describes the procedures that are 

applicable to actions under paragraph 

(a) of this section and the appropriate 

Federal banking agency authorized to 

take the action, which may be an agency 

other than OTS. Where OTS is the 

appropriate Federal banking agency, it 

will conduct administrative proceedings 

under 12 CFR part 509. 

(d) Other penalties. The penalties 

under this section are not exclusive. A 

senior examiner who violates the 

restriction in § 507.3 may also be subject 

to other administrative, civil, or 

criminal remedy or penalty as provided 

by law. 

PART 509—RULES OF PRACTICE AND 

PROCEDURES IN ADJUDICATORY 

PROCEEDINGS 

■ 2. The authority citation for part 509 

is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 504, 554–557; 12 

U.S.C. 1464, 1467, 1467a, 1468, 1817(j), 1818, 

1820(k), 3349. 4717; 15 U.S.C. 78(l); 78o–5, 

78u–2; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 31 U.S.C. 5321; 

42 U.S.C. 4012a. 

■ 3. In § 509.1, redesignate paragraph (g) 

as paragraph (h); remove the word 

‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (f); and 

add a new paragraph (g) to read as 

follows: 

§ 509.1 Scope. 

* * * * * 

(g) Proceedings under section 10(k) of 

the FDIA (12 U.S.C. 1820(k)) to impose 

penalties on senior examiners for 

violation of post-employment 

prohibitions; and 

* * * * * 

Dated: November 7, 2005. 

Office of Thrift Supervision. 

John M. Reich, 

Director. 

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BILLING CODE 4810–33–P; 6210–01–P; 6714–01–P; 

6720–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of the Comptroller of the 

Currency 

12 CFR Part 8 

[Docket No. 05–20] 

RIN 1557–AC96 

Assessment of Fees 

AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the 

Currency, Treasury. 

ACTION: Interim final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the Comptroller 

of the Currency (OCC) is issuing this 

interim final rule, with a request for 

comment, to amend its regulation at 12 

CFR Part 8 concerning the timing of 

payments of OCC assessments. The 

interim final rule replaces the current 

process of assessment collection, which 

requires national banks to make the 

initial calculation of the amount due to 

the OCC. Under the revised assessment 

of fees process established by this 

interim rule, the OCC, rather than each 

national bank, will calculate the 

semiannual assessment fee based on the 

most recent Consolidated Reports of 

Condition and Income (Call Report). 

The fee will be due by March 31 and 

September 30 of each year, two months 

later than under the current process. 

Thus, payments that would have been 

due on January 31, 2006, will instead be 

due on March 31, 2006. The OCC will 

notify each national bank of the amount 

of its semiannual assessment and will 

automatically deduct that amount from 

each bank’s designated bank account on 

the payment due date. The interim rule 

changes the assessment collection 

process only; it does not make any 

changes to the method for calculating 

assessments due from national banks. 

DATES: Effective Date: This rule is 

effective December 19, 2005. 

Comment Date: Comments must be 

received by December 19, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

directed to: 

You should include OCC and Docket 

Number—in your comment. You may 

submit comments by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• OCC Web site: http:// 

www.occ.treas.gov. Click on ‘‘Contact 

the OCC,’’ scroll down and click on 

‘‘Comments on Proposed Regulations.’’

• E-mail address: 

regs.comments@occ.treas.gov. 

• Fax: (202) 874–4448. 

• Mail: Office of the Comptroller of 

the Currency, 250 E Street, SW., Mail 

Stop 1–5, Washington, DC 20219. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: 250 E 

Street, SW., Attn: Public Information 

Room, Mail Stop 1–5, Washington, DC 

20219. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name (OCC) 

and docket number or Regulatory 

Information Number (RIN) for this 

interim final rule. In general, OCC will 

enter all comments received into the 

docket without change, including any 

business or personal information that 

you provide. You may review comments 

and other related materials by any of the 

following methods: 

• Viewing Comments Personally: You 

may personally inspect and photocopy 

comments at the OCC’s Public 

Information Room, 250 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC. You can make an 

appointment to inspect comments by 

calling (202) 874–5043. 

• Viewing Comments Electronically: 

You may request e-mail or CD–ROM 

copies of comments that the OCC has 

received by contacting the OCC’s Public 

Information Room at 

regs.comments@occ.treas.gov. 

• Docket: You may also request 

available background documents and 

project summaries using the methods 

described above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean 

Campbell, Senior Attorney, or Mitchell 

Plave, Counsel, Legislative and 

Regulatory Activities Division, (202) 

874–5090; or Bruce W. Halper, Team 

Leader—Revenue, Financial 

Management, (202) 874–2199, Office of 

the Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219. 

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1Under part 8, the OCC also collects assessments 

from Federal branches and Federal agencies. The 

changes provided for in this interim rule will also 

apply to payment of assessments by Federal 

branches and Federal agencies. 

2Pub. L. 104–208, section 2222, 110 Stat. 3009–

414 to 3009–415 (Sept. 30, 1996). 

3 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The National Bank Act authorizes the 

OCC to collect assessments, fees, or 

other charges as necessary or 

appropriate to carry out the 

responsibilities of the Office. 12 U.S.C. 

482. Under this authority, the OCC 

collects semiannual assessments from 

national banks, as described in 12 CFR 

part 8 and in the Notice of Comptroller 

of the Currency Fees, which is 

published no later than the first 

business day of December each year.1

Part 8 currently requires each national 

bank to compute the amount of its 

semiannual assessment fee and pay that 

amount to the OCC by January 31 and 

July 31 of each year. Banks base their 

assessments on the data each bank 

submits in the most recent Call Report. 

The OCC currently reviews each 

assessment computation after receiving 

Call Report data from the Federal 

Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in 

March and September of each year. The 

OCC finds on average approximately 

150 errors per assessment cycle through 

those reviews. When the OCC finds an 

overpayment or underpayment of a 

semiannual assessment, the OCC 

contacts the national bank, explains the 

error, and refunds (or collects, as the 

case may be) the funds electronically. 

This assessment collection process is 

cumbersome and has become outdated, 

and the procedure for reviewing and 

correcting miscalculations is inefficient. 

For these reasons the interim rule will 

revise the assessment process as 

described below. 

II. Description of the Interim Rule 

Calculation of the Semiannual 

Assessment Fee 

The interim rule provides that the 

OCC will calculate the semiannual 

assessment fee due from each bank 

based on the most recent Call Report 

data. Under the new assessment 

process, the OCC will send each 

national bank an assessment collection 

notification no later than 7 business 

days prior to March 31 and September 

30 of each year. The assessment will 

cover the six month period beginning on 

January 1 and July 1 before each 

payment date. The OCC will 

automatically deduct the assessed 

amount from the bank’s designated bank 

account on March 31 and September 30. 

By delaying the assessment calculation 

date by two months, the OCC can collect 

assessments based on final Call Report 

data, and thus eliminate the 

cumbersome correction process 

currently required. This streamlining of 

our assessment collection process has 

the effect of reducing regulatory burden 

for national banks and is thus consistent 

with the objectives of section 2222 of 

the Economic Growth and Regulatory 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996,2

which calls for the periodic review of 

the OCC’s regulation and the 

elimination of unnecessary burden. 

Under the interim rule, a national 

bank will be able to notify the OCC of 

any errors in the calculation of 

semiannual assessments or errors in the 

electronic transfer process. The 

Comptroller will be obligated to respond 

to such notices within 30 days of 

receipt. 

Technical and Conforming 

Amendments 

The interim rule eliminates an 

erroneous sentence in section 8.7(a) 

regarding delinquent semiannual 

assessment payments. The sentence 

duplicates in part the two sentences that 

follow it, and our research indicates that 

it is likely the result of a clerical or 

typographical error. 

The rule also makes conforming 

changes to section 8.7(b) to describe the 

new streamlined procedure to correct 

errors in the assessment process. The 

interim rule makes non-substantive 

changes to conform part 8 to the new 

assessment collection process and other 

minor technical changes. Finally, in 

§ 8.6(a)(1), (2), and (4), and § 8.7(a), the 

interim rule eliminates references to 

‘‘District of Columbia,’’ ‘‘District of 

Columbia banks’’ and ‘‘each district 

bank’’ to reflect the provisions of the 

2004 District of Columbia Omnibus 

Authorization Act, section 8, Public 

Law 108–386, 118 Stat. 2228 (2004), 

which shifted regulatory responsibility 

of District of Columbia banks from the 

OCC to the FDIC and Board of 

Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System. 

Statement of Good Cause for Issuing an 

Interim Rule; Solicitation of Comments 

Under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), notice and 

comment rulemaking is not required if 

an agency, for good cause, finds that 

‘‘notice and public procedure thereon 

are impracticable, unnecessary, or 

contrary to the public interest.’’ 3 This 

interim final rule makes only minor 

changes to the assessment collection 

process. It does not change the method 

for calculating assessments due from 

national banks or affect the amount of 

assessment due from each national 

bank. Completion of notice and 

comment rulemaking procedures prior 

to the effective date of this rule are 

unnecessary because the changes made 

by the rule are non-substantive and do 

not affect the amount of a national 

bank’s assessment or accelerate the 

assessment date. Making this interim 

final rule effective prior to the 

completion of notice and comment 

procedures is consistent with the public 

interest because the rule reduces 

regulatory burden for all national banks. 

Although notice and comment are not 

required prior to the effective date of the 

rule, we invite comments on all aspects 

of the rule. We will revise the rule if 

necessary or appropriate in light of the 

comments. 

Solicitation of Comments on Use of 

Plain Language 

The OCC also requests comment on 

whether the interim rule is written 

clearly and is easy to understand. On 

June 1, 1998, the President issued a 

memorandum directing each agency in 

the Executive branch to write its rules 

in plain language. This directive applies 

to all new proposed and interim 

rulemaking documents issued on or 

after January 1, 1999. In addition, Public 

Law 106–102 requires each Federal 

agency to use plain language in all 

proposed and interim rules published 

after January 1, 2000. The OCC invites 

comments on how to make this rule 

clearer. For example, you may wish to 

discuss: 

(1) Whether we have organized the 

material to suit your needs; 

(2) Whether the requirements of the 

rule are clear; or 

(3) Whether there is something else 

we could do to make the rule easier to 

understand. 

Effective Date 

This interim final rule takes effect 30 

days after publication in the Federal 

Register. 5 U.S.C. 553(d). Under 12 

U.S.C. 4802(b)(1), Federal banking 

agency regulations or amendments to 

regulations ‘‘which impose additional 

reporting, disclosure, or other 

requirements on insured depository 

institutions’’ must be effective on the 

first day of a calendar quarter which 

begins on or after the date on which the 

regulations are published in final form. 

As described above, this interim rule 

operates to reduce burden on national 

banks. Accordingly, the requirement to 

be effective on the first day of a calendar 

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4 5 U.S.C. 601(2). 

5 2 U.S.C. 1532. 

quarter does not apply to this interim 

rule. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act Analysis 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (Pub. 

L. 96–354, Sept. 19, 1980) (RFA) applies 

only to rules for which an agency 

publishes a general notice of proposed 

rulemaking pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b).4

Because the OCC has determined for 

good cause that the Administrative 

Procedure Act does not require public 

notice and comment on this final rule, 

we are not publishing a general notice 

of proposed rulemaking. Thus, the RFA 

does not apply to this interim final rule. 

Executive Order 12866 

The OCC has determined that this 

interim final rule is not a significant 

regulatory action under Executive Order 

12866. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 

Determinations 

Section 202 of the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act of 1995 5

(Unfunded Mandates Act) requires that 

an agency prepare a budgetary impact 

statement before promulgating any rule 

likely to result in a Federal mandate that 

may result in the expenditure by state, 

local, and tribal governments, in the 

aggregate, or by the private sector, of 

$100 million or more in any one year. 

If a budgetary impact statement is 

required, section 205 of the Unfunded 

Mandates Act also requires the agency 

to identify and consider a reasonable 

number of regulatory alternatives before 

promulgating the rule. The OCC has 

determined that this interim rule will 

not result in expenditures by state, 

local, and tribal governments, in the 

aggregate, or by the private sector, of 

$100 million or more in any one year. 

Accordingly, the OCC has not prepared 

a budgetary impact statement or 

specifically addressed the regulatory 

alternatives considered. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Ch. 

3506; 5 CFR part 1320 Appendix A.1), 

we have reviewed the interim rule to 

assess any information collections. 

There are no collections of information 

as defined by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act in the interim rule. 

List of Subjects in 12 CFR Part 8 

Assessment of fees. 

Authority and Issuance 

■ For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, part 8 of chapter I of title 12 

of the Code of Federal Regulations is 

amended as follows: 

PART 8—ASSESSMENT OF FEES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 8 is 

revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 93a, 481, 482, 1867, 

3102, and 3108; and 15 U.S.C. 78c and 78l. 

■ 2. Section 8.1 is revised to read as 

follows: 

§ 8.1 Scope and application. 

The assessments contained in this 

part are made pursuant to the authority 

contained in 12 U.S.C. 93a, 481, 482, 

1867, 3102, and 3108; and 15 U.S.C. 78c 

and 78l. 

■ 3. Section 8.2 is revised by: 

■ a. Revising paragraph (a) introductory 

text and paragraphs (a)(2) and (a)(5); and 

■ b. Revising paragraphs (b)(1) and 

(b)(3). 

The revisions read as follows: 

§ 8.2 Semiannual assessment. 

(a) Each national bank shall pay to the 

Comptroller of the Currency a 

semiannual assessment fee, due by 

March 31 and September 30 of each 

year, for the six month period beginning 

on January 1 and July 1 before each 

payment date. The Comptroller of the 

Currency will calculate the amount due 

under this section and provide a notice 

of assessments to each national bank no 

later than 7 business days prior to 

March 31 and September 30 of each 

year. The semiannual assessment will 

be calculated as follows: 

* * * * * 

(2) The second part is the calculation 

of assessments due on the remaining 

assets of the bank in excess of Column 

E. The excess is assessed at the marginal 

rate shown in Column D. 

* * * * * 

(5) The specific marginal rates and 

complete assessment schedule will be 

published in the ‘‘Notice of Comptroller 

of the Currency Fees,’’ provided for at 

§ 8.8 of this part. Each semiannual 

assessment is based upon the total 

assets shown in the national bank’s 

most recent ‘‘Consolidated Reports of 

Condition and Income’’ (Call Report) 

preceding the payment date. Each bank 

subject to the jurisdiction of the 

Comptroller of the Currency on the date 

of the second or fourth quarterly Call 

Report required by the Office under 12 

U.S.C. 161 is subject to the full 

assessment for the next six month 

period. 

* * * * * 

(b)(1) Each Federal branch and each 

Federal agency shall pay to the 

Comptroller of the Currency a 

semiannual assessment fee, due by 

March 31 and September 30 of each 

year, for the six month period beginning 

on January 1 and July 1 before each 

payment date. The Comptroller of the 

Currency will calculate the amount due 

under this section and provide a notice 

of assessments to each national bank no 

later than 7 business days prior to 

March 31 and September 30 of each 

year. 

* * * * * 

(3) Each semiannual assessment of 

each Federal branch or Federal agency 

is based upon the total assets shown in 

the Federal branch’s Call Report most 

recently preceding the payment date. 

Each Federal branch or Federal agency 

subject to the jurisdiction of the OCC on 

the date of the second and fourth Call 

Reports is subject to the full assessment 

for the next six-month period. 

* * * * * 

§ 8.6 [Amended] 

■ 4. Revise § 8.6 by: 

■ a. Removing in paragraph (a)(1), the 

phrase ‘‘and District of Columbia’’; 

■ b. Removing in paragraph (a)(2), the 

phrase ‘‘, District of Columbia banks,’’; 

■ c. Removing in paragraph (a)(4), the 

phrase ‘‘, District of Columbia banks,’’; 

and 

■ d. Removing in paragraph (c)(1)(i), the 

word ‘‘currency’’ and adding in lieu 

thereof the word ‘‘Currency’’. 

■ 5. Revise § 8.7 by: 

■ a. Removing in the first sentence of 

paragraph (a) the phrase ‘‘each district 

bank,’’; 

■ b. Removing in the first sentence of 

paragraph (a) the word ‘‘currency’’ and 

by adding in lieu thereof the word 

‘‘Currency’’; 

■ c. Removing the third sentence of 

paragraph (a); 

■ d. Revising the first two sentences of 

paragraph (b) introductory text; and 

■ e. Revising the first sentence of 

paragraph (b)(2). 

The revisions read as follows: 

§ 8.7 Payment of interest on delinquent 

assessments and examination and 

investigation fees. 

* * * * * 

(b) In the event that an entity that is 

required to make semiannual 

assessment payments or trust 

examination fee payments believes that 

the notice of assessments prepared by 

the Comptroller of the Currency 

contains an error of miscalculation, the 

entity may provide the Comptroller of 

the Currency with a written request for 

a revised assessment notice and a 

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refund of any overpayments. Any such 

request for a revised notice and refund 

must be made after timely payment of 

the semiannual assessment under the 

dates specified in § 8.2. * * * 

* * * * * 

(2) Provide notice of its unwillingness 

to accept the request for a revised notice 

of assessments. * * * 

* * * * * 

§ 8.8 [Amended] 

■ 6. Revise § 8.8 by: 

■ a. Removing in the heading of 

paragraph (b) the word ‘‘comptroller’’

and by adding in lieu thereof the word 

‘‘Comptroller’’; and 

■ b. Removing in the first sentence of 

paragraph (b) the word ‘‘Office’’ and by 

adding in lieu thereof the word ‘‘OCC’’. 

Dated: November 10, 2005. 

John C. Dugan, 

Comptroller of the Currency. 

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BILLING CODE 4810–33–U 

FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 

12 CFR Parts 600, 602, 603, 604, and 

606 

RIN 3052–AB82 

Organization and Functions; Releasing 

Information; Privacy Act Regulations; 

Farm Credit Administration Board 

Meetings; and Enforcement of 

Nondiscrimination on the Basis of 

Handicap in Programs or Activities 

Conducted by the Farm Credit 

Administration 

AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Farm Credit 

Administration (FCA or Agency) issues 

a final rule amending its regulations on 

the FCA’s organization and functions to 

reflect the Agency’s organization, 

update the statutory citation for the 

Farm Credit Act, and identify those FCA 

employees responsible for various 

functions named in parts 602, 603, 604, 

and 606 to conform to organizational 

changes. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: This regulation will 

become effective 30 days after 

publication in the Federal Register 

during which either one or both houses 

of Congress are in session. We will 

publish a notice of the effective date in 

the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark L. Johansen, Senior Policy 

Analyst, Office of Regulatory Policy, 

Farm Credit Administration, McLean, 

VA 22102–5090, (703) 883–4479, TTY 

(703) 883–4434; or 

Jane Virga, Senior Counsel, Legal 

Counsel Division, Office of General 

Counsel, Farm Credit Administration, 

McLean, Virginia 22102–5090, (703) 

883–4020, TTY (703) 883–4020. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are 

amending our regulations to reflect 

changes to the FCA’s organization and 

identification of those FCA employees 

responsible for various functions. 

We revise the regulations by: 

(1) Deleting a Chief Operating Officer 

from the description of the organization; 

(2) Changing the name of the Office of 

Policy Development and Risk Control to 

the Office of Regulatory Policy; 

(3) Changing the name of the Office of 

Resources Management to the Office of 

Management Services; 

(4) Including the Secretary to the 

Board in FCA’s organizational structure; 

and 

(5) Providing the addresses of FCA 

field offices. We also updated the 

statutory citation for the Farm Credit 

Act. 

These amendments involve matters of 

Agency organization and other minor 

technical changes. Therefore, pursuant 

to the Administrative Procedures Act, 5 

U.S.C. 553(b), notice and public 

comment are not required and/or are 

unnecessary and contrary to the public 

interest. 

List of Subjects 

12 CFR Part 600 

Organization and functions 

(Government agencies). 

12 CFR Part 602 

Courts, Freedom of information, 

Government employees. 

12 CFR Part 603 

Privacy. 

12 CFR Part 604 

Sunshine Act. 

12 CFR Part 606 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Civil rights, Equal 

employment opportunity, Federal 

buildings and facilities, Individuals 

with disabilities. 

■ As stated in the preamble, parts 600, 

602, 603, 604, and 606 of chapter VI, 

title 12 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations are amended as follows: 

PART 600—ORGANIZATION AND 

FUNCTIONS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 600 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Secs. 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, 5.10, 5.11, 

5.17, 8.11 of the Farm Credit Act (12 U.S.C. 

2241, 2242, 2243, 2244, 2245, 2252, 2279aa–

11). 

■ 2. Revise subpart A, consisting of 

§§ 600.1 to 600.4 to read as follows: 

Subpart A—Farm Credit 

Administration 

Sec. 

600.1 The Farm Credit Act. 

600.2 Farm Credit Administration. 

600.3 Farm Credit Administration Board. 

600.4 Organization of the Farm Credit 

Administration. 

§ 600.1 The Farm Credit Act. 

The Farm Credit Act of 1971, Public 

Law 92–181 recodified and replaced the 

prior laws under which the Farm Credit 

Administration (FCA) and the 

institutions of the Farm Credit System 

(System or FCS) were organized and 

operated. The prior laws, which were 

repealed and superseded by the Act, are 

identified in section 5.40(a) of the Act. 

Subsequent amendments to the Act and 

enactment dates are as follows: Public 

Law 94–184, December 31, 1975; Public 

Law 95–443, October 10, 1978; Public 

Law 96–592, December 24, 1980; Public 

Law 99–190, December 19, 1985; Public 

Law 99–198, December 23, 1985; Public 

Law 99–205, December 23, 1985; Public 

Law 99–509, October 21, 1986; Public 

Law 100–233, January 6, 1988; Public 

Law 100–399, August 17, 1988; Public 

Law 100–460, October 1, 1988; Public 

Law 101–73, August 9, 1989; Public 

Law 101–220, December 12, 1989; 

Public Law 101–624, November 28, 

1990; Public Law 102–237, December 

13, 1991; Public Law 102–552, October 

28, 1992; Public Law 103–376, October 

19, 1994; Public Law 104–105, February 

10, 1996; Public Law 104–316, October 

19, 1996; Public Law 107–171, May 13, 

2002. The law is codified at 12 U.S.C. 

2000, et seq. 

§ 600.2 Farm Credit Administration. 

(a) Background. The Farm Credit 

Administration is an independent, nonappropriated fund agency in the 

executive branch of the Federal 

Government. The FCA Board and 

employees carry out the FCA’s 

functions, powers, and duties. 

(b) Locations. FCA’s headquarters 

address is 1501 Farm Credit Drive, 

McLean, Virginia 22102–5090. The FCA 

has the following field offices: 

1501 Farm Credit Drive, McLean, VA 

22102–5090. 

2051 Killebrew Drive, Suite 610, 

Bloomington, Minnesota 55425–1899. 

511 East Carpenter Freeway, Suite 650, 

Irving, TX 75062–3930. 

3131 South Vaughn Way, Suite 250, 

Aurora, CO 80014–3507.