[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 199 (Friday, October 14, 2016)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 70925] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2016-24680] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 12 CFR Chapter VI Farm Credit Administration Board Policy Statements AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration. ACTION: Notice of policy statements and index. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Farm Credit Administration (FCA), as part of its annual public notification process, is publishing for notice an index of the 18 Board policy statements currently in existence. Most of the policy statements remain unchanged since our last Federal Register notice on November 2, 2015, except for one as discussed below on Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity. DATES: October 14, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale L. Aultman, Secretary to Board, Farm Credit Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive, McLean, Virginia 22102-5090, (703) 883-4009, TTY (703) 883-4056; or Mary Alice Donner, Senior Counsel, Office of General Counsel, Farm Credit Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive, McLean, Virginia 22102- 5090, (703) 883-4020, TTY (703) 883-4020. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A list of the 18 FCA Board policy statements is set forth below. FCA Board policy statements may be viewed online at www.fca.gov/handbook.nsf. On August 8, 2016, the FCA Board updated FCA-PS-62 on, ``Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity.'' The policy was published in the Federal Register on August 12, 2016 (81 FR 53482). The policy was slightly edited at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's recommendation to indicate that FCA begins prompt, thorough, and impartial investigations within 10 days of receiving notice of harassment allegations. The FCA will continue to publish new or revised policy statements in their full text. FCA Board Policy Statements FCA-PS-34 Disclosure of the Issuance and Termination of Enforcement Documents FCA-PS-37 Communications During Rulemaking FCA-PS-41 Alternative Means of Dispute Resolution FCA-PS-44 Travel FCA-PS-53 Examination Philosophy FCA-PS-59 Regulatory Philosophy FCA-PS-62 Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity FCA-PS-64 Rules for the Transaction of Business of the Farm Credit Administration Board FCA-PS-65 Release of Consolidated Reporting System Information FCA-PS-67 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Agency Programs and Activities FCA-PS-68 FCS Building Association Management Operations Policies and Practices FCA-PS-71 Disaster Relief Efforts by Farm Credit Institutions FCA-PS-72 Financial Institution Rating System (FIRS) FCA-PS-77 Borrower Privacy FCA-PS-78 Official Names of Farm Credit Institutions FCA-PS-79 Consideration and Referral of Supervisory Strategies and Enforcement Actions FCA-PS-80 Cooperative Operating Philosophy--Serving the Members of Farm Credit System Institutions FCA-PS-81 Ethics, Independence, Arm's-Length Role, Ex Parte Communications and Open Government Dated: October 6, 2016. Dale L. Aultman, Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board. [FR Doc. 2016-24680 Filed 10-13-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6705-01-P