Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 25 / Monday, February 8, 2010 / Proposed Rules 6151 

NATIONAL CREDIT UNION 

ADMINISTRATION 

12 CFR Part 701 

RIN 3133–AD65 

Chartering and Field of Membership 

for Federal Credit Unions 

AGENCY: National Credit Union 

Administration (NCUA). 

ACTION: Notice of extension of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: On December 17, 2009, the 

NCUA Board issued a proposed rule 

amending its chartering and field of 

membership manual to update its 

community chartering policies and 

define the terms ‘‘rural district’’ and ‘‘in 

danger of insolvency’’ for emergency 

merger purposes. 74 FR 68722 

(December 29, 2009). NCUA has 

received several requests to extend the 

comment period set in the proposed 

rule and has determined to extend the 

comment period for an additional 45 

days. 

DATES: Comments must be postmarked 

or received by April 15, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods (Please 

send comments by one method only): 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• NCUA Web Site: http:// 

www.ncua.gov/ 

RegulationsOpinionsLaws/ 

proposedregs/proposedregs.html. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E-mail: Address to 

regcomments@ncua.gov. Include ‘‘[Your 

name] Comments on Proposed Rule 

IRPS 09–1,’’ in the e-mail subject line. 

• Fax: (703) 518–6319. Use the 

subject line described above for e-mail. 

• Mail: Address to Mary F. Rupp, 

Secretary of the Board, National Credit 

Union Administration, 1775 Duke 

Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314– 

3428. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as 

mail address. 

Public Inspection: All public 

comments are available on the agency’s 

website at http://www.ncua.gov/ 

RegulationsOpinionsLaws/comments as 

submitted, except as may not be 

possible for technical reasons. Public 

comments will not be edited to remove 

any identifying or contact information. 

Paper copies of comments may be 

inspected in NCUA’s law library at 1775 

Duke Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, 

by appointment weekdays between 9 

a.m. and 3 p.m. To make an 

appointment, call (703) 518–6546 or 

send an e-mail to OGCMail@ncua.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Frank Kressman, Staff Attorney, Office 

of General Counsel, 1775 Duke Street, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22314 or telephone 

(703) 518–6540. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

December 17, 2009, the NCUA Board 

issued a proposed rule to amend its 

chartering and field of membership 

manual to update its community 

chartering policies. The amendments 

include using objective and quantifiable 

criteria to determine the existence of a 

local community and defining the term 

‘‘rural district.’’ The amendments clarify 

NCUA’s marketing plan requirements 

for credit unions converting to or 

expanding their community charters 

and define the term ‘‘in danger of 

insolvency’’ for emergency merger 

purposes. 74 FR 68722 (December 29, 

2009). 

NCUA requested comments on its 

proposal and set a 60-day comment 

period. NCUA has received several 

requests to extend the comment period. 

The NCUA Board believes a 45-day 

extension will help facilitate the 

submission of comments without 

causing undue delay to the rulemaking 

process. Accordingly, the comment 

period is extended and comments must 

now be postmarked or received by April 

15, 2010. 

By the National Credit Union 

Administration Board on February 1, 2010. 

Mary Rupp, 

Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2605 Filed 2–5–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7535–01–P 

FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE 

AGENCY 

12 CFR Part 1225 

RIN 2590–AA01 

Minimum Capital 

AGENCY: Federal Housing Finance 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Housing Finance 

Agency (FHFA) is issuing and seeking 

comment on a proposed rule to effect a 

provision of the Federal Housing 

Enterprises Financial Safety and 

Soundness Act that provides for a 

temporary increase in the minimum 

capital level for entities regulated by 

FHFA—Federal National Mortgage 

Association, Federal Home Loan 

Mortgage Corporation or the Federal 

Home Loan Banks. The proposed rule 

provides clarity regarding standards for 

imposing a temporary increase, for 

rescinding such an increase and a time 

frame for review of such an increase. 

DATES: Comments on the proposed rule 

must be received on or before April 9, 

2010. For additional information, see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit your 

comments on the proposed rulemaking, 

identified by ‘‘[RIN 2590–AA01],’’ by 

any one of the following methods: 

• E-mail: Comments to Alfred M. 

Pollard, General Counsel, may be sent 

by e-mail to RegComments@fhfa.gov. 

Please include ‘‘[RIN 2590–AA01]’’ in 

the subject line of the message. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. If 

you submit your comment to the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal, please also 

send it by e-mail to FHFA at 

RegComments@fhfa.gov to ensure 

timely receipt by the agency. Include 

the following information in the subject 

line of your submission: ‘‘Minimum 

Capital Proposed Rule, [RIN 2590– 

AA01].’’ 

• U.S. Mail, United Parcel Post, 

Federal Express, or Other Mail Service: 

The mailing address for comments is: 

Alfred M. Pollard, General Counsel, 

Attention: Comments/[RIN 2590–AA01], 

Federal Housing Finance Agency, 

Fourth Floor, 1700 G Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20552. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: The hand 

delivery address is: Alfred M. Pollard, 

General Counsel, Attention: Comments/ 

[RIN 2590–AA01], Federal Housing 

Finance Agency, Fourth Floor, 1700 G 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552. The 

package should be logged at the Guard 

Desk, First Floor, on business days 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher T. Curtis, Senior Deputy 

General Counsel, 

Christopher.Curtis@fhfa.gov, (202) 414– 

8947 or Jamie Schwing, Associate 

General Counsel, 

Jamie.Schwing@fhfa.gov, (202) 414– 

3787, (not toll-free numbers), Federal 

Housing Finance Agency, Fourth Floor, 

1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20552. The telephone number for the 

Telecommunications Device for the Deaf 

is (800) 877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Comments 

The Federal Housing Finance Agency 

(FHFA) invites comment on all aspects 

of the proposed rule, and will take all 

relevant comments into consideration 

before issuing the final regulation. 

Copies of all comments will be posted 

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