[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 21, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 16484-16485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6799]
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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
12 CFR Part 325
RIN 3064-AD91
Annual Stress Test
AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On January 23, 2012, the FDIC published in the Federal
Register a notice of proposed rulemaking for public comment to
implement the requirements in Section 165(i)(2) of the Dodd-Frank Wall
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the ``Dodd-Frank Act'') \1\
by requiring state nonmember banks and state savings associations
supervised by the Corporation with total consolidated assets of more
than $10 billion to conduct annual stress tests.
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\1\ Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act,
Public Law 111-203, 124 Stat. 1376 (2010).
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Due to the scope and complexity of the rulemaking, the FDIC has
determined that an extension of the comment period until April 30,
2012, is appropriate. This action will allow interested persons
additional time to analyze the proposed rules and to prepare their
comments.
DATES: Comments on the proposed rule must be received on or before
April 30, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the methods identified in
the
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proposed rule.\2\ Please submit your comments using only one method.
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\2\ See 77 FR 3166 (January 23, 2012).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George French, Deputy Director,
Policy, (202) 898-3929, Robert Burns, Associate Director, Mid-Tier Bank
Branch, (202) 898-3905, or Karl R. Reitz, Senior Capital Markets
Specialist, (202) 898-6775, Division of Risk Management and
Supervision; Mark G. Flanigan, Counsel, (202) 898-7426, or Ryan K.
Clougherty, Senior Attorney, (202) 898-3843, Legal Division, Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street NW., Washington, DC
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20429.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 23, 2012, the proposed rule was
published in the Federal Register.\3\ The proposed rule implements
section 165(i)(2) of the Dodd-Frank Act which requires the Corporation
to issue regulations that require FDIC-insured state nonmember banks
and FDIC-insured state-chartered savings associations with total
consolidated assets of more than $10 billion (``covered banks'') to
conduct annual stress tests (``bank-run stress tests''). The proposed
rule defines the term ``stress test'' for purposes of the regulations;
establishes methodologies for the conduct of the stress tests;
establishes the form and content of a required report on the stress
tests that banks must submit to the Corporation; and requires covered
banks to publish a summary of the results of the required stress tests.
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\3\ See id.
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In recognition of the complexities of the rulemaking and the
variety of considerations involved in its impact and implementation,
the FDIC requested that commenters respond to questions in the proposed
rule. The proposed rule stated that the public comment period would
close on March 23, 2012.\4\
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\4\ See id.
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The FDIC has received requests from the public for an extension of
the comment period. The FDIC believes that it is important to allow
parties more time to consider the impact of the proposed rule, and that
such an extension will facilitate further public comment on the
proposed rule. Therefore, the FDIC is extending the deadline for
submitting comments on the proposed rule from March 23, 2012, to April
30, 2012.
Dated at Washington, DC, this 16th day of March 2012.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-6799 Filed 3-20-12; 8:45 am]
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