This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains regulatory documents having general

applicability and legal effect, most of which

are keyed to and codified in the Code of

Federal Regulations, which is published under

50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510.

The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by

the Superintendent of Documents.

Rules and Regulations Federal Register

47083 

Vol. 82, No. 195 

Wednesday, October 11, 2017 

1Public Law 111–203, 124 Stat. 1376 (2010). 

2See, e.g., 76 FR 48950 (August 9, 2011) 

(republishing regulations relating to savings 

associations in chapter I of title 12); 76 FR 47652 

(August 5, 2011) (republishing regulations relating 

to State savings associations in chapter III of title 

12); 76 FR 56508 (September 13, 2011) 

(republishing regulations relating to savings and 

loan holding companies in chapter II of title 12); 76 

FR 44226 (July 22, 2011) (republishing regulations 

relating to the Alternative Mortgage Transaction 

Parity Act and the Truth in Lending Act in chapter 

X of title 12); 76 FR 78487 (December 19, 2011) 

(republishing regulations relating to the S.A.F.E. 

Mortgage Licensing Act in chapter X of title 12); 76 

FR 79025 (December 21, 2011) (republishing 

regulations relating to privacy of consumer 

financial information in chapter X of title 12); and 

76 FR 79308 (December 21, 2011) (republishing 

regulations relating to the Fair Credit Reporting Act 

in chapter X of title 12). 

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

MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION 

BOARD 

5 CFR Part 1201 

Practices and Procedures 

AGENCY: Merit Systems Protection 

Board. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Merit Systems Protection 

Board (MSPB or the Board) is amending 

its rules of practice and procedure in 

this part to reflect the relocation of its 

Western Regional Office. 

DATES: Effective Date: October 16, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Everling, Acting Clerk of the 

Board, Merit Systems Protection Board, 

1615 M Street NW., Washington, DC 

20419; phone: (202) 653–7200; fax: (202) 

653–7130; or email: mspb@mspb.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

October 13, 2017, MSPB will relocate its 

Western Regional Office from 201 

Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, to 

1301 Clay Street, Oakland, CA. 

Appendix II of this part is amended to 

show the new address. The facsimile 

number is changing to (510) 273–7136. 

The geographical areas served by the 

Western Regional Office are unchanged. 

The Board is publishing this as a final 

rule pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1204(h). 

List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 1201 

Administrative practice and 

procedure. 

Accordingly, the Board amends 5 CFR 

part 1201 as follows: 

PART 1201—PRACTICES AND 

PROCEDURES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 1201 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1204, 1305, and 7701, 

and 38 U.S.C. 4331, unless otherwise noted. 

Appendix II to Part 1201—[Amended] 

■ 2. Amend Appendix II to part 1201 in 

item 5 by removing ‘‘201 Mission Street, 

Suite 2310, San Francisco, California 

94105–1831 Facsimile No.: (415) 904– 

0580’’ and adding, in its place, ‘‘1301 

Clay Street, Suite 1380N, Oakland, 

California 94612–5217, Facsimile No.: 

(510) 273–7136.’’ 

Jennifer Everling, 

Acting Clerk of the Board. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21890 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7400–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of the Secretary 

12 CFR Chapter V 

Removal of Office of Thrift Supervision 

Regulations 

AGENCY: Department of the Treasury. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury is removing chapter V of title 

12, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 

which contains regulations of the former 

Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS). The 

OTS, a Bureau of the Department of the 

Treasury, was abolished effective 

October 19, 2011, and its rulemaking 

authority and operative rules were 

transferred to other agencies pursuant to 

the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and 

Consumer Protection Act. Because those 

agencies have issued regulations that 

supersede chapter V, chapter V is no 

longer necessary. 

DATES: Effective October 11, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Heidi Cohen, Senior Counsel for 

Regulatory Affairs, (202) 622–1142, 

Office of the Assistant General Counsel 

for General Law, Ethics & Regulation, 

Department of the Treasury, 1500 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description of Final Rule 

The OTS, a Bureau of the Department 

of the Treasury, was abolished by the 

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and 

Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank 

Act or Act) 1 on October 19, 2011. Titles 

III and X of the Act transferred the 

powers, authorities, rights, and duties of 

the OTS to the Office of the Comptroller 

of the Currency, the Federal Deposit 

Insurance Corporation, the Board of 

Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, and the Consumer Financial 

Protection Bureau (collectively, the 

Agencies), effective July 21, 2011. 

Chapter V of title 12 of the CFR sets 

out the OTS regulations. Several parts of 

chapter V relate to the administrative 

functions of the OTS. Because the OTS 

was abolished, those parts are 

inoperative. The remaining parts of 

chapter V concern the supervision and 

examination of savings associations and 

savings and loan holding companies. 

Since the abolishment of the OTS, the 

Agencies have republished those OTS 

regulations they will enforce in their 

own chapters of title 12.2

In order to eliminate the confusion 

that may arise from having inoperative 

and superseded regulations of an 

abolished agency published in the CFR, 

the Department of the Treasury is 

removing chapter V of title 12 of the 

CFR. 

Notice and Comment 

The Administrative Procedure Act 

(APA) generally requires public notice 

and an opportunity to comment before 

an agency issues a final rule.3 However, 

notice and comment are not required 

before issuing a final rule if the 

rulemaking relates to agency 

organization, procedure, or practice or if 

an agency, for good cause, finds that 

‘‘notice and public procedure thereon 

are impracticable, unnecessary, or 

contrary to the public interest.’’ 

The Department of the Treasury finds 

that notice and comment are not 

required with respect to the removal of 

the parts of chapter V that govern the 

organization and administrative 

functions of the OTS because those 


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