[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 35 (Thursday, February 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 11439]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03493]
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BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION
Establishment of Community Banker Advisory Council
AGENCY: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (``Bureau''), after
consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat of the General
Services Administration, will establish the Community Banker Advisory
Council (``the Advisory Council'') no less than 15 days from the
effective date of this notice. The Advisory Council was established to
consult with the Bureau in the exercise of its functions under the
federal consumer financial laws as they pertain to community banks with
total assets of $10 billion or less.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Delicia Hand, Staff Director, Advisory
Board and Councils Office, External Affairs, Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau, 1275 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20002;
Telephone: (202) 435-9348; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (``FACA'') (5 U.S.C. App.), the Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau (``the Bureau'') hereby gives notice of re-
establishment of the Community Banker Advisory Council. In December of
2015, language included in the 2016 Omnibus spending bill amended the
Consumer Financial Protection Act to clarify the applicability of the
FACA to the Bureau. The Advisory Council is a continuing committee
being re-established for the purposes of compliance with FACA and
applicable statutes.
This committee is being established no less than 15 days after the
publication of this notice by filing a charter with the Director of the
Bureau and with the Committee Management Secretariat of the General
Services Administration, and furnishing the charter to the Library of
Congress and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of
the United States Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the
United States House of Representatives. The charter will also be posted
on the Bureau's Web site at www.consumerfinance.gov. This charter will
expire two years after the filing date unless renewed by appropriate
action.
The Advisory Council shall advise the Bureau in its exercise of its
functions under the Federal consumer financial laws as they pertain to
banks or thrifts with total assets of $10 billion or less. To carry out
the Advisory Council's purpose, the scope of its activities shall
include providing information and analysis in support of
recommendations to the Bureau. The output of Advisory Council meetings
should serve to better inform the CFPB's policy development,
rulemaking, and engagement functions as they relate to community
banking institutions.
The duties of the Advisory Council are solely advisory and shall
extend only to the submission of advice and recommendations to the
Bureau relating to the activities and operations of community banks,
which shall be non-binding on the Bureau. No determination of fact or
policy will be made by the Advisory Council, and the Advisory Council
will have no formal decision-making role and no access to confidential
supervisory or other confidential information.
In appointing members to the Advisory Council, the Director shall
seek to assemble members with diverse points of view, institution asset
sizes, and geographical backgrounds. Only bank or thrift employees
(CEOs, compliance officers, government relations officials, etc.) will
be considered for membership. Membership is limited to employees of
banks and thrifts with total assets of $10 billion or less that are not
affiliates of depository institutions or credit unions with total
assets of more than $10 billion. The Advisory Council will consist of
approximately 15 to 20 members. Equal opportunity practices in
accordance with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (``Bureau'')
policies shall be followed in all appointments to the Advisory Council.
Dated: January 20, 2017.
Leandra English,
Chief of Staff, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
[FR Doc. 2017-03493 Filed 2-22-17; 8:45 am]
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