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Sunshine Act Meeting
Pursuant to the provisions of the
‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5
U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given that
at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 19,
2013, the Board of Directors of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
met in closed session to consider
matters related to the Corporation’s
supervision, corporate, and resolution
activities.
In calling the meeting, the Board
determined, on motion of Vice
Chairman Thomas M. Hoenig, seconded
by Director Jeremiah O. Norton
(Appointive), concurred in by Director
Thomas J. Curry (Comptroller of the
Currency), Director Richard Cordray
(Director, Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau), and Chairman
Martin J. Gruenberg, that Corporation
business required its consideration of
the matters which were to be the subject
of this meeting on less than seven days’
notice to the public; that no earlier
notice of the meeting was practicable;
that the public interest did not require
consideration of the matters in a
meeting open to public observation; and
that the matters could be considered in
a closed meeting by authority of
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‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), (c)(6), (c)(8),
(c)(9)(A)(ii), (c)(9)(B), and (c)(10)).
The meeting was held in the Board
Room of the FDIC Building located at
550–17th Street NW., Washington, D.C.
Dated: March 19, 2013.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary, Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation.
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No FEAR Act Notice
Federal Housing Finance
Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Federal Housing Finance
Agency (FHFA or agency) is providing
notice to all its employees, former
employees, and applicants for
employment about the rights and
remedies that are available to them
under the Federal antidiscrimination
laws and whistleblower protection laws.
This notice fulfills FHFA’s notification
obligations under the Notification and
Federal Employees Antidiscrimination
Retaliation Act as implemented by
Office of Personnel Management
regulations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancy Burnett, Acting Associate
Director of the Office of Minority and
Women Inclusion,
Nancy.Burnett@fhfa.gov, (202) 649–
3017; Brian Guy, Manager of EEO
Services, Brian.Guy@fhfa.gov, (202)
649–3019; or Janice Kullman, Associate
General Counsel,
Janice.Kullman@fhfa.gov, (202) 649–
3077 (not toll-free numbers), Federal
Housing Finance Agency, 400 Seventh
Street SW., Washington, DC 20024. The
telephone number for the
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
is (800) 877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May
15, 2002, Congress enacted the
Notification and Federal Employee
Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act
of 2002, which is now known as the No
FEAR Act (No FEAR Act), (Pub. L. 107–
174). One purpose of the No FEAR Act
is to require that Federal agencies be
accountable for violations of
antidiscrimination and whistleblower
protection laws. In support of this
purpose, Congress found that agencies
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cannot be run effectively if those
agencies practice or tolerate
discrimination.
The No FEAR Act also requires
Federal agencies to inform Federal
employees, former Federal employees,
and applicants for Federal employment
of the rights and protections available to
them under Federal antidiscrimination
and whistleblower protection laws.
Establishment of a New Independent
Agency
Effective July 30, 2008, the Housing
and Economic Recovery Act of 2008
(HERA), (Pub. L. 110–289), established
FHFA as an independent agency of the
Federal Government. HERA also
combined the staffs of the Office of
Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight
(OFHEO), the Federal Housing Finance
Board (FHFB), and the GovernmentSponsored Enterprise mission office of
the Department of Housing and Urban
Development. Although each
predecessor agency published its own
No FEAR Act notice during 2006 (See
71 FR 63761 (Oct. 31, 2006) and 71 FR
70525 (Dec. 5, 2006)), FHFA is now
publishing its own notice to affirm its
commitment to the requirements of the
No FEAR Act.
Antidiscrimination Laws
A Federal agency cannot discriminate
against an employee or applicant with
respect to the terms, conditions, or
privileges of employment on the basis of
race, color, religion, sex, national origin,
age, disability, marital status, or
political affiliation. Discrimination on
these bases is prohibited by one or more
of the following statutes: 5 U.S.C.
2302(b)(1), 29 U.S.C. 206(d), 29 U.S.C.
631, 29 U.S.C. 633a, 29 U.S.C. 791, and
42 U.S.C. 2000e–16.
If you believe that you have been the
victim of unlawful discrimination on
the basis of race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, or disability, you must
contact an Equal Employment
Opportunity (EEO) counselor within 45
calendar days of the alleged
discriminatory action, or, in the case of
a personnel action, within 45 calendar
days of the effective date of the action,
before you can file a formal complaint
of discrimination with your agency. See,
e.g., 29 CFR 1614. If you believe that
you have been the victim of unlawful
discrimination on the basis of age, you
must either contact an EEO counselor as
noted above or give notice of intent to
sue to the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission (EEOC) within
180 calendar days of the alleged
discriminatory action. If you are alleging
discrimination based on marital status
or political affiliation, you may file a
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written complaint with the U.S. Office
of Special Counsel (OSC) (see contact
information below). In the alternative
(or in some cases, in addition), you may
pursue a discrimination complaint by
filing a grievance through your agency’s
administrative or negotiated grievance
procedures, if such procedures apply
and are available.
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Whistleblower Protection Laws
A Federal employee with authority to
take, direct others to take, recommend,
or approve any personnel action must
not use that authority to take or fail to
take, or threaten to take or fail to take,
a personnel action against an employee
or applicant because of disclosure of
information by that individual that is
reasonably believed to evidence
violations of law, rule, or regulation;
gross mismanagement, gross waste of
funds, an abuse of authority, or a
substantial and specific danger to public
health or safety, unless disclosure of
such information is specifically
prohibited by law and such information
is specifically required by Executive
Order to be kept secret in the interest of
national defense or the conduct of
foreign affairs.
Retaliation against an employee or
applicant for making a protected
disclosure is prohibited by 5 U.S.C.
2302(b)(8). If you believe that you have
been the victim of whistleblower
retaliation, you may file a written
complaint (Form OSC–11) with the U.S.
Office of Special Counsel at 1730 M
Street NW., Suite 218, Washington, DC
20036–4505 or online through the OSC
Web site at https://www.osc.gov.
Retaliation for Engaging in Protected
Activity
A Federal agency cannot retaliate
against an employee or applicant
because that individual exercises his or
her rights under any of the Federal
antidiscrimination or whistleblower
protection laws listed above. If you
believe that you are the victim of
retaliation for engaging in protected
activity, you must follow, as
appropriate, the procedures described in
the Antidiscrimination Laws and
Whistleblower Protection Laws sections
of this notice or, if applicable, FHFA’s
administrative or negotiated grievance
procedures in order to pursue any legal
remedy.
Disciplinary Actions
Under the existing laws, each agency
retains the right, where appropriate, to
discipline a Federal employee for
conduct that is inconsistent with
Federal antidiscrimination and
whistleblower protection laws up to and
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including removal. If OSC has initiated
an investigation under 5 U.S.C. 1214,
however, according to 5 U.S.C. 1214(f),
agencies must seek approval from the
OSC to discipline employees for, among
other activities, engaging in prohibited
retaliation. Nothing in the No FEAR Act
alters existing laws or permits an agency
to take unfounded disciplinary action
against a Federal employee or to violate
the procedural rights of a Federal
employee who has been accused of
discrimination.
of the Board of Governors. Comments
must be received not later than April 8,
2013.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of San
Francisco (Gerald C. Tsai, Director,
Applications and Enforcement) 101
Market Street, San Francisco, California
94105–1579:
1. Peter John Kovalski, Metuchen,
New Jersey, to acquire up to 24.9
percent of the voting common stock of
Gold Canyon Bank, Gold Canyon,
Arizona.
Additional Information
For further information regarding the
No FEAR Act regulations, refer to 5 CFR
part 724, as well as the appropriate
offices within your agency (e.g., OMWI’s
branch of EEO Services, Office of
Human Resource Management, or Office
of General Counsel). Additional
information regarding Federal
antidiscrimination, whistleblower
protection, and retaliation laws can be
found at the EEOC Web site at https://
www.eeoc.gov and the OSC Web site at
https://www.osc.gov.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, March 18, 2013.
Margaret McCloskey Shanks,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
Existing Rights Unchanged
Pursuant to section 205 of the No
FEAR Act, neither the Act nor this
notice creates, expands, or reduces any
rights otherwise available to any
employee, former employee, or
applicant under the laws of the United
States, including the provisions of law
specified in 5 U.S.C. 2302(d).
Dated: March 12, 2013.
Edward J. DeMarco,
Acting Director, Federal Housing Finance
Agency.
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GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
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Federal Acquisition Regulation;
Submission for OMB Review;
Extraordinary Contractual Action
Requests
Department of Defense (DOD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for comments
regarding an extension to an existing
OMB clearance.
AGENCIES:
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Change in Bank Control Notices;
Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or
Bank Holding Company
The notificants listed below have
applied under the Change in Bank
Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and
§ 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12
CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank
or bank holding company. The factors
that are considered in acting on the
notices are set forth in paragraph 7 of
the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).
The notices are available for
immediate inspection at the Federal
Reserve Bank indicated. The notices
also will be available for inspection at
the offices of the Board of Governors.
Interested persons may express their
views in writing to the Reserve Bank
indicated for that notice or to the offices
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act, the
Regulatory Secretariat will be
submitting to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a request to review
and approve an extension of a
previously approved information
collection requirement concerning
extraordinary contractual action
requests. A notice was published in the
Federal Register on September 12, 2012
(77 FR 56213). One comment was
received.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
April 22, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
identified by Information Collection
9000–0029, Extraordinary Contractual
Action Requests, by any of the following
methods:
• Regulations.gov: https://
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FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
[No. 2013-N-03]
No FEAR Act Notice
AGENCY: Federal Housing Finance Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA or agency) is
providing notice to all its employees, former employees, and applicants
for employment about the rights and remedies that are available to them
under the Federal antidiscrimination laws and whistleblower protection
laws. This notice fulfills FHFA's notification obligations under the
Notification and Federal Employees Antidiscrimination Retaliation Act
as implemented by Office of Personnel Management regulations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Burnett, Acting Associate
Director of the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion,
Nancy.Burnett@fhfa.gov, (202) 649-3017; Brian Guy, Manager of EEO
Services, Brian.Guy@fhfa.gov, (202) 649-3019; or Janice Kullman,
Associate General Counsel, Janice.Kullman@fhfa.gov, (202) 649-3077 (not
toll-free numbers), Federal Housing Finance Agency, 400 Seventh Street
SW., Washington, DC 20024. The telephone number for the
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf is (800) 877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 15, 2002, Congress enacted the
Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation
Act of 2002, which is now known as the No FEAR Act (No FEAR Act), (Pub.
L. 107-174). One purpose of the No FEAR Act is to require that Federal
agencies be accountable for violations of antidiscrimination and
whistleblower protection laws. In support of this purpose, Congress
found that agencies cannot be run effectively if those agencies
practice or tolerate discrimination.
The No FEAR Act also requires Federal agencies to inform Federal
employees, former Federal employees, and applicants for Federal
employment of the rights and protections available to them under
Federal antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws.
Establishment of a New Independent Agency
Effective July 30, 2008, the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of
2008 (HERA), (Pub. L. 110-289), established FHFA as an independent
agency of the Federal Government. HERA also combined the staffs of the
Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO), the Federal
Housing Finance Board (FHFB), and the Government-Sponsored Enterprise
mission office of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Although each predecessor agency published its own No FEAR Act notice
during 2006 (See 71 FR 63761 (Oct. 31, 2006) and 71 FR 70525 (Dec. 5,
2006)), FHFA is now publishing its own notice to affirm its commitment
to the requirements of the No FEAR Act.
Antidiscrimination Laws
A Federal agency cannot discriminate against an employee or
applicant with respect to the terms, conditions, or privileges of
employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin,
age, disability, marital status, or political affiliation.
Discrimination on these bases is prohibited by one or more of the
following statutes: 5 U.S.C. 2302(b)(1), 29 U.S.C. 206(d), 29 U.S.C.
631, 29 U.S.C. 633a, 29 U.S.C. 791, and 42 U.S.C. 2000e-16.
If you believe that you have been the victim of unlawful
discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national
origin, or disability, you must contact an Equal Employment Opportunity
(EEO) counselor within 45 calendar days of the alleged discriminatory
action, or, in the case of a personnel action, within 45 calendar days
of the effective date of the action, before you can file a formal
complaint of discrimination with your agency. See, e.g., 29 CFR 1614.
If you believe that you have been the victim of unlawful discrimination
on the basis of age, you must either contact an EEO counselor as noted
above or give notice of intent to sue to the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission (EEOC) within 180 calendar days of the alleged
discriminatory action. If you are alleging discrimination based on
marital status or political affiliation, you may file a
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written complaint with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) (see
contact information below). In the alternative (or in some cases, in
addition), you may pursue a discrimination complaint by filing a
grievance through your agency's administrative or negotiated grievance
procedures, if such procedures apply and are available.
Whistleblower Protection Laws
A Federal employee with authority to take, direct others to take,
recommend, or approve any personnel action must not use that authority
to take or fail to take, or threaten to take or fail to take, a
personnel action against an employee or applicant because of disclosure
of information by that individual that is reasonably believed to
evidence violations of law, rule, or regulation; gross mismanagement,
gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and
specific danger to public health or safety, unless disclosure of such
information is specifically prohibited by law and such information is
specifically required by Executive Order to be kept secret in the
interest of national defense or the conduct of foreign affairs.
Retaliation against an employee or applicant for making a protected
disclosure is prohibited by 5 U.S.C. 2302(b)(8). If you believe that
you have been the victim of whistleblower retaliation, you may file a
written complaint (Form OSC-11) with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel
at 1730 M Street NW., Suite 218, Washington, DC 20036-4505 or online
through the OSC Web site at https://www.osc.gov.
Retaliation for Engaging in Protected Activity
A Federal agency cannot retaliate against an employee or applicant
because that individual exercises his or her rights under any of the
Federal antidiscrimination or whistleblower protection laws listed
above. If you believe that you are the victim of retaliation for
engaging in protected activity, you must follow, as appropriate, the
procedures described in the Antidiscrimination Laws and Whistleblower
Protection Laws sections of this notice or, if applicable, FHFA's
administrative or negotiated grievance procedures in order to pursue
any legal remedy.
Disciplinary Actions
Under the existing laws, each agency retains the right, where
appropriate, to discipline a Federal employee for conduct that is
inconsistent with Federal antidiscrimination and whistleblower
protection laws up to and including removal. If OSC has initiated an
investigation under 5 U.S.C. 1214, however, according to 5 U.S.C.
1214(f), agencies must seek approval from the OSC to discipline
employees for, among other activities, engaging in prohibited
retaliation. Nothing in the No FEAR Act alters existing laws or permits
an agency to take unfounded disciplinary action against a Federal
employee or to violate the procedural rights of a Federal employee who
has been accused of discrimination.
Additional Information
For further information regarding the No FEAR Act regulations,
refer to 5 CFR part 724, as well as the appropriate offices within your
agency (e.g., OMWI's branch of EEO Services, Office of Human Resource
Management, or Office of General Counsel). Additional information
regarding Federal antidiscrimination, whistleblower protection, and
retaliation laws can be found at the EEOC Web site at https://www.eeoc.gov and the OSC Web site at https://www.osc.gov.
Existing Rights Unchanged
Pursuant to section 205 of the No FEAR Act, neither the Act nor
this notice creates, expands, or reduces any rights otherwise available
to any employee, former employee, or applicant under the laws of the
United States, including the provisions of law specified in 5 U.S.C.
2302(d).
Dated: March 12, 2013.
Edward J. DeMarco,
Acting Director, Federal Housing Finance Agency.
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