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TABLE 3—NATURAL-PERSON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION OPERATING FEE SCHEDULE—Continued 

0.00001771 .................................................................................................... on assets over ..... 3,858,646,995.

A different assessment rate is applied 

to each tier. FCUs with $1 million or 

less in assets pay no Operating Fee. 

There are two primary steps used to 

determine the adjustments to the 

Operating Fee schedule for the 

upcoming year. They are: (1) Updating 

the prior year asset tiers using the 

projected asset growth rate; and (2) 

updating the prior year assessment rates 

for each asset tier by determining the 

average assessment rate adjustment. 

Updating prior year asset levels. The 

first step in determining the new 

Operating Fee schedule is to increase 

each asset tier from the prior year by the 

projected asset growth rate. Assets are 

indexed annually to preserve the same 

relative relationship of the scale to the 

applicable asset base. 

The projected asset growth rate is a 

forecast of FCU asset growth rates for a 

year. NCUA’s Office of Chief Economist 

(OCE) uses three different methods to 

forecast asset growth and combines 

them to generate an overall asset growth 

rate forecast. 

Forecasting Method #1: Uses Call 

Report data for the first half of the year 

to predict full-year asset growth. This is 

done by first calculating the ratio of 

first-half asset growth to full-year asset 

growth. The percentage of full-year 

growth accounted for by first-half asset 

growth varies from year to year but, on 

average, nearly 80 percent of the asset 

growth for FCUs occurs in the first half 

of the year. Using the growth rate in the 

first half of the year, OCE projects the 

full-year growth rate. 

Forecasting Method #2: Uses Call 

Report data to determine the most 

recent four-quarter growth rate and sets 

this rate to the full-year asset growth 

rate. This approach is based on the idea 

that an FCU is likely to establish and 

maintain a relatively constant growth 

rate over a short period, after accounting 

for variations in the growth rate that is 

attributable to seasonal fluctuations. 

This implies that a good forecast of fullyear asset growth is the most recently 

available four-quarter asset growth. 

Forecasting Method #3: Uses a time 

series statistical model. Using quarterly 

Call Report data, OCE predicts future 

four-quarter asset growth using the fourquarter growth in assets for the period 

ending two quarters earlier (that is, fourquarter asset growth lagged two 

quarters). 

Combined Forecast: In general, 

forecasting literature shows that 

combining forecasts from different 

approaches can improve forecast 

accuracy and decrease the likelihood of 

forecast errors. Using the root mean 

squared error statistic to calculate the 

accuracy of the individual approaches 

and combined forecast approaches, OCE 

has found that the combined forecast 

approach is better at predicting the final 

asset growth rate than any of the 

individual approaches. OCE therefore 

averages the forecasts from the three 

approaches to maximize accuracy. 

Updating the prior year’s assessment 

rates. After updating the prior year asset 

tiers, the next step is to project 

Operating Fees using the updated asset 

tiers and the prior year assessment rates 

charged to each tier. The percentage 

difference between the projected 

Operating Fees (i.e., line 14 above) and 

the required Operating Fees (i.e., line 13 

above) is the average rate adjustment 

(i.e., line 16 above). 

The average rate adjustment (i.e., line 

16 above) is used to amend the prior 

year’s assessment rates for each asset 

tier either upwards or downwards. If the 

projected amount of Operating Fees is 

less than the required amount, then the 

assessment rates for each asset tier are 

adjusted upwards. If the projected 

amount is more than the required 

amount, then the assessment rates for 

each asset tier are adjusted downwards. 

The resulting new Operating Fee 

schedule and due date are 

communicated via a Letter to Federal 

Credit Unions and posted to 

www.NCUA.gov at least 30 days in 

advance of the due date. No later than 

March of each year, natural-person 

FCUs with assets greater than $1 million 

will receive an invoice for their 

Operating Fee. Operating Fees are based 

on actual assets reported as of December 

31 of the previous year. NCUA 

combines the annual Operating Fee and 

capitalization deposit adjustment into a 

single invoice normally due in April. As 

required by the FCU Act, NCUA will 

deposit the collected fees in the United 

States Treasury. 

By the National Credit Union 

Administration Board on January 21, 2016. 

Gerard Poliquin, 

Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. 2016–01623 Filed 1–26–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7535–01–P 

NATIONAL CREDIT UNION 

ADMINISTRATION 

Request for Comment Regarding 

National Credit Union Administration 

Draft 2017–2021 Strategic Plan 

AGENCY: National Credit Union 

Administration (NCUA). 

ACTION: Notice and request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The NCUA Board (Board) is 

requesting comment on its 2017–2021 

Draft Strategic Plan. The NCUA Draft 

Strategic Plan 2017–2021 summarizes 

our analysis of the internal and external 

environment impacting NCUA; 

evaluates NCUA programs and risks; 

and provides goals and objectives for 

the next five years. While the Board 

welcomes all comments from the public 

and stakeholders, it specifically invites 

comments and input on the proposed 

goals and objectives of the strategic 

plan. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 28, 2016 to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods (Please 

send comments by one method only): 

• NCUA Web site: https://

www.ncua.gov/about/pages/boardcomments.aspx. Follow the instructions 

for submitting comments. 

• Email: Address to boardcomments@

ncua.gov. Include ‘‘[Your name]— 

Comments on NCUA 2017–2021 Draft 

Strategic Plan’’ in the email subject line. 

• Fax: (703) 518–6319. Include your 

name and the following subject line: 

‘‘Comments on NCUA 2017–2021 Draft 

Strategic Plan.’’ 

• Mail: Address to Gerard Poliquin, 

Secretary of the Board, National Credit 

Union Administration, 1775 Duke 

Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314– 

3428. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as 

mail address. 

Public Inspection: You can view all 

public comments on NCUA’s Web site 

at https://www.ncua.gov/about/pages/

board-comments.aspx as submitted, 

except for those we cannot post for 

technical reasons. NCUA will not edit or 

remove any identifying or contact 

information from the public comments 

submitted. You may inspect paper 

copies of comments at NCUA’s 

headquarters at 1775 Duke Street, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22314, by 

appointment weekdays between 9 a.m. 

and 3 p.m. To make an appointment, 


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call (703) 518–6570 or send an email to 

boardcomments@ncua.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melissa Lowden, Performance Analyst, 

National Credit Union Administration, 

1775 Duke Street, Alexandria, Virginia 

22314–3428 or telephone: (703) 518– 

1182. 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 306. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Government Performance and Results 

Act of 1993 (GPRA) requires agencies to 

prepare strategic plans, annual 

performance plans and annual 

performance reports with measurable 

performance indicators to address the 

policy, budgeting and oversight needs of 

both Congress and agency leaders, 

partners/stakeholders, and program 

managers. In 2010, Congress passed the 

GPRA Modernization Act of 2010, 

which further requires a leadershipdriven governance model with emphasis 

on quarterly reviews and transparency. 

The GPRA Modernization Act requires 

agencies to set priority goals linked to 

longer-term Agency strategic goals. Part 

6 of Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) Circular A–11 provides 

additional guidance and requirements 

for federal agencies to implement these 

laws. 

The NCUA Draft Strategic Plan 2017– 

2021 is issued pursuant to the GPRA, 

the GPRA Modernization Act, and OMB 

Circular A–11. 

It highlights the agency’s three 

strategic goals and supporting strategic 

objectives, which reflect the outcome or 

greater impact of the broader strategic 

goals. The three strategic goals for 2017– 

2021 are to: 

• Ensure a Safe and Sound Credit 

Union System. 

• Promote Consumer Protection and 

Financial Literacy. 

• Cultivate an Inclusive, 

Collaborative Workplace at NCUA that 

Maximizes Productivity and Enhances 

Impact. 

The draft NCUA Draft Strategic Plan 

2017–2021 is available at the following 

Web address: https://www.ncua.gov/

regulation-supervision/Pages/boardcomments.aspx. 

By the National Credit Union 

Administration Board on January 21, 2016. 

Gerard Poliquin, 

Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. 2016–01625 Filed 1–26–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[NRC–2015–0234] 

Draft NUREG/CR–7209, A Compendium 

of Spent Fuel Transportation Package 

Response Analyses to Severe Fire 

Accident Scenarios 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Draft NUREG/CR; request for 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is issuing for public 

comment draft NUREG/CR–7209, ‘‘A 

Compendium of Spent Fuel 

Transportation Package Response 

Analyses to Severe Fire Accident 

Scenarios.’’ This report summarizes 

studies of rail and truck transport 

accidents involving fires, relative to 

regulatory requirements for shipment of 

commercial spent nuclear fuel (SNF). 

DATES: Submit comments by March 28, 

2016. Comments received after this date 

will be considered if it is practical to do 

so, but the Commission is able to ensure 

consideration only for comments 

received before this date. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods (unless 

this document describes a different 

method for submitting comments on a 

specific subject): 

• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and search 

for Docket ID NRC–2015–0234. Address 

questions about NRC dockets to Carol 

Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; 

email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For 

technical questions, contact the 

individual listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

document. 

• Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, 

Office of Administration, Mail Stop: 

OWFN–12–H08, U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission, Washington, 

DC 20555–0001. 

For additional direction on obtaining 

information and submitting comments, 

see ‘‘Obtaining Information and 

Submitting Comments’’ in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jimmy Chang, Office of Nuclear Material 

Safety and Safeguards; U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission, Washington, 

DC 20005–000; telephone: 301- 415– 

7427; email: jimmy.chang@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Obtaining Information and 

Submitting Comments 

A. Obtaining Information 

Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2015– 

0234 when contacting the NRC about 

the availability of information for this 

action. You may obtain publiclyavailable information related to this 

action by any of the following methods: 

• Federal rulemaking Web site: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and search 

for Docket ID NRC–2015–0234. 

• NRC’s Agencywide Documents 

Access and Management System 

(ADAMS): You may obtain publiclyavailable documents online in the 

ADAMS Public Documents collection at 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/

adams.html. To begin the search, select 

‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then 

select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS 

Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, 

please contact the NRC’s Public 

Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 

1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by 

email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. Draft 

NUREG/CR–7209, ‘‘A Compendium of 

Spent Fuel Transportation Package 

Response Analyses to Severe Fire 

Accident Scenarios,’’ is available in 

ADAMS under Accession No. 

ML16015A016. 

• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and 

purchase copies of public documents at 

the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One 

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville 

Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

B. Submitting Comments 

Please include Docket ID NRC–2015– 

0234 in your comment submission. 

The NRC cautions you not to include 

identifying or contact information that 

you do not want to be publicly 

disclosed in your comment submission. 

The NRC posts all comment 

submissions at http://

www.regulations.gov as well as entering 

the comment submissions into ADAMS. 

The NRC does not routinely edit 

comment submissions to remove 

identifying or contact information. 

If you are requesting or aggregating 

comments from other persons for 

submission to the NRC, then you should 

inform those persons not to include 

identifying or contact information that 

they do not want to be publicly 

disclosed in their comment submission. 

Your request should state that the NRC 

does not routinely edit comment 

submissions to remove such information 

before making the comment 

submissions available to the public or 

entering the comment submissions into 

ADAMS. 


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