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PART 1201—PRACTICES AND
PROCEDURES
1. The authority citation for 5 CFR
part 1201 continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1204, 1305, and 7701,
and 38 U.S.C. 4331, unless otherwise noted.
§ 1201.183
[Amended]
2. Amend § 1201.183 by removing
paragraph (c)(3).
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MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION
BOARD
William D. Spencer,
Clerk of the Board.
5 CFR Part 1201
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AGENCY:
Merit Systems Protection
BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL
PROTECTION
Board.
ACTION:
Final rule.
12 CFR Part 1026
The Merit Systems Protection
Board (MSPB or the Board) hereby
amends its rules of practice and
procedure in order to correct a minor
drafting error in the Board’s regulations.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Effective April 17, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William D. Spencer, 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.
On
October 12, 2012, the MSPB published
a final rule that made numerous
amendments to its regulations. 77 FR
62350. In making these amendments,
the MSPB inadvertently repeated the
language of 5 CFR 1201.183(c)(2) in 5
CFR 1201.183(c)(3). Accordingly, the
Board now removes 5 CFR
1201.183(c)(3) as unnecessary and
duplicative.
This amendment removing 5 CFR
1201.183(c)(3) corrects a minor drafting
error and makes no substantive change
to the MSPB’s regulations. As a result,
the Board finds good cause to forego
notice and comment rulemaking and to
make this final rule effective upon
publication.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 1201
Administrative practice and
procedure.
Accordingly, for the reasons set forth
in the preamble, the Board amends 5
CFR part 1201 as follows:
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Submission of Credit Card Agreements
Under the Truth in Lending Act
(Regulation Z)
Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Consumer
Financial Protection (Bureau) is
amending Regulation Z, which
implements the Truth in Lending Act,
and the official interpretation to that
regulation, to temporarily suspend card
issuers’ obligations to submit credit card
agreements to the Bureau for a period of
one year (i.e., four quarterly
submissions), in order to reduce burden
while the Bureau works to develop a
more streamlined and automated
electronic submission system. Other
requirements, including card issuers’
obligations to post currently-offered
agreements on their own Web sites,
remain unaffected.
DATES: This final rule is effective on
April 17, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas L. Devlin, Counsel, or Kristine
M. Andreassen, Senior Counsel, Office
of Regulations, at (202) 435–7700.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Summary of the Rule
The Truth in Lending Act (TILA), in
section 122(d), requires creditors to post
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agreements for open-end consumer
credit card plans on the creditors’ Web
sites and to submit those agreements to
the Bureau. 15 U.S.C. 1632(d). These
provisions are implemented in
§ 1026.58 of Regulation Z.1 12 CFR
1026.58. The Bureau is finalizing
amendments that it proposed in
February 2015 2 to suspend temporarily
the requirement in § 1026.58(c) that card
issuers submit credit card agreements to
the Bureau for a period of one year (i.e.,
four quarterly submissions), in order to
reduce burden while the Bureau works
to develop a more streamlined and
automated electronic submission
system. Specifically, the Bureau is
suspending the submissions that would
otherwise have been due to the Bureau
by the first business day on or after
April 30, 2015; July 31, 2015; October
31, 2015; and January 31, 2016.
Beginning with the submission due on
the first business day on or after April
30, 2016, card issuers shall resume
submitting credit card agreements on a
quarterly basis to the Bureau. The
Bureau expects to consult with
interested stakeholders before that date
regarding resumption of the submission
requirements and technical
specifications for the new system. Other
requirements under § 1026.58, including
card issuers’ obligations to post
currently-offered agreements on their
own Web sites under § 1026.58(d),
remain unaffected.
II. Background
A. The Statute and Regulation
In 2009, Congress enhanced
protections for credit cards in the Credit
Card Accountability Responsibility and
Disclosure Act (CARD Act), which it
enacted to ‘‘establish fair and
transparent practices related to the
extension of credit’’ in the credit card
market.3 The Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System (Board)
generally implemented the CARD Act’s
provisions in subpart G of Regulation Z.
Section 204 of the CARD Act added new
TILA section 122(d) to require creditors
to post agreements for open-end
consumer credit card plans on the
1 Section 1026.58 uses the terms card issuer (or
issuer) and credit card agreement (or agreement) in
lieu of the terms creditor and open-end consumer
credit card plan, respectively, that are used in
section 122(d) of TILA.
2 80 FR 10417 (Feb. 26, 2015).
3 Public Law 111–24, 123 Stat. 1734 (2009).
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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.
Prices of new books are listed in the first FEDERAL REGISTER issue of each
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MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
5 CFR Part 1201
Practices and Procedures
AGENCY: Merit Systems Protection Board.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB or the Board) hereby
amends its rules of practice and procedure in order to correct a minor
drafting error in the Board's regulations.
DATES: Effective April 17, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William D. Spencer, 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 12, 2012, the MSPB published a
final rule that made numerous amendments to its regulations. 77 FR
62350. In making these amendments, the MSPB inadvertently repeated the
language of 5 CFR 1201.183(c)(2) in 5 CFR 1201.183(c)(3). Accordingly,
the Board now removes 5 CFR 1201.183(c)(3) as unnecessary and
duplicative.
This amendment removing 5 CFR 1201.183(c)(3) corrects a minor
drafting error and makes no substantive change to the MSPB's
regulations. As a result, the Board finds good cause to forego notice
and comment rulemaking and to make this final rule effective upon
publication.
List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 1201
Administrative practice and procedure.
Accordingly, for the reasons set forth in the preamble, the Board
amends 5 CFR part 1201 as follows:
PART 1201--PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES
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1. The authority citation for 5 CFR 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.
Sec. 1201.183 [Amended]
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2. Amend Sec. 1201.183 by removing paragraph (c)(3).
William D. Spencer,
Clerk of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2015-08880 Filed 4-16-15; 8:45 am]
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