Organization and Functions, and Seal Amendments, 45599-45600 [2015-18812]
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FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE
AGENCY
12 CFR Part 1200
RIN 2590–AA75
Organization and Functions, and Seal
Amendments
AGENCY:
Federal Housing Finance
Agency.
Final rule.
ACTION:
The Federal Housing Finance
Agency (FHFA) is adopting a final rule
that makes technical amendments to
descriptions of its organization and
structure and its seal and logo.
DATES: Effective July 31, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alfred M. Pollard, General Counsel,
Office of the General Counsel, (202)
649–3050 (not a toll-free number),
Alfred.Pollard@fhfa.gov, 400 Seventh
Street SW., Eighth Floor, Washington,
DC 20024. The telephone number for
the Telecommunications Device for the
Hearing Impaired is (800) 877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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I. Background
Effective July 30, 2008, Division A of
the Housing and Economic Recovery
Act of 2008 (HERA), Public Law 110–
289, 122 Stat. 2654 (2008), titled the
Federal Housing Finance Regulatory
Reform Act of 2008, amended the
Federal Housing Enterprises Financial
Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (12
U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) (Safety and
Soundness Act) and created FHFA as an
independent agency of the federal
government. HERA provided for the
abolishment of the Office of Federal
Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO)
and the Federal Housing Finance Board
(Finance Board) one year after the date
of enactment. Those agencies, together
with the Housing and Urban
Development Enterprise mission staff,
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were combined to establish FHFA.
FHFA was established to oversee the
prudential operations of the Federal
National Mortgage Association (Fannie
Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation (Freddie Mac), and the
Federal Home Loan Banks; and to
ensure that they operate in a safe and
sound manner, remain adequately
capitalized, foster liquid, efficient,
competitive and resilient national
housing finance markets, comply with
the Safety and Soundness Act and their
respective authorizing statutes, as well
as all rules, regulations, guidelines and
orders under those statutes, and carry
out their missions through activities that
are authorized by their respective
statutes and are consistent with the
public interest. FHFA also has
regulatory authority over the Federal
Home Loan Bank System’s Office of
Finance under section 1311(b)(2) of the
Safety and Soundness Act (12 U.S.C.
4511(b)(2)).
II. Description of the Rule
The final rule makes minor changes to
delete references to offices within FHFA
that no longer exist and to more clearly
express the ability to create positions
and offices within the agency.
Additionally, FHFA has changed its
official logo and seal.
III. Regulatory Impact
Administrative Procedure Act
In promulgating this final rule, FHFA
has determined that notice and public
comment are not necessary. Section
553(b)(A) of title 5, United States Code,
provides that when regulations involve
matters of agency organization,
procedure or practice, the agency may
publish regulations in final form. In
addition, FHFA finds, in accordance
with 5 U.S.C. 553(d), that a delayed
effective date is unnecessary.
Accordingly, this rule is effective upon
publication.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This final rule does not contain any
information collection requirements that
require the approval of the Office of
Management and budget under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.).
Regulatory Flexibility Act
Because no notice of proposed
rulemaking is required for this rule, the
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provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility
(5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) do not apply. See
5 U.S.C. 601(2) and 603(a).
List of Subjects in 12 CFR Part 1200
Organization and functions
(Government agencies), Seals and
insignia.
Authority and Issuance
Accordingly, for the reasons stated in
the Supplementary Information, under
the authority of 12 U.S.C. 4526, 12
U.S.C. 4512, and 5 U.S.C. 552, FHFA is
amending part 1200 of Chapter XII, title
12 of the Code of Federal Regulations as
follows:
PART 1200—ORGANIZATION AND
FUNCTIONS
1. The authority citation for part 1200
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552, 12 U.S.C. 4512, 12
U.S.C 4526.
2. Amend § 1200.2 by revising
paragraph (f) to read as follows:
■
§ 1200.2 Organization of the Federal
Housing Finance Agency.
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*
(f) Other Offices and Departments.
The Director may from time to time
establish or terminate Offices and
Divisions of the agency as the Director
deems necessary or appropriate to carry
out FHFA’s mission. The Director may
establish Offices and positions as the
Director deems necessary and
appropriate to support the operations of
a federal agency, such as a Deputy
Director for one or more specified areas
of responsibility, a Chief Operating
Officer, a Chief Financial Officer, an
Office of Information Technology, and
such other offices, departments, and
positions as are necessary and
appropriate or may be required by
statute.
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■ 3. Amend § 1200.3 by revising
paragraphs (a) and (b) to read as follows:
§ 1200.3
Official logo and seal.
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(a) Description. The logo is a disc
consisting of three polygons each drawn
in a manner resembling a silhouette of
a pitched roof house and with
distinctive eaves under its roof. Each
polygon is placed one in front of the
other, two of which are diminished in
size from the polygon behind it. Placed
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 147 / Friday, July 31, 2015 / Rules and Regulations
Dated: July 27, 2015.
Melvin L. Watt,
Director, Federal Housing Finance Agency.
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Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 97
[Docket No. 31027; Amdt. No. 3652]
Standard Instrument Approach
Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums
and Obstacle Departure Procedures;
Miscellaneous Amendments
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
This rule amends, suspends,
or removes Standard Instrument
Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and
associated Takeoff Minimums and
Obstacle Departure Procedures for
operations at certain airports. These
regulatory actions are needed because of
the adoption of new or revised criteria,
or because of changes occurring in the
National Airspace System, such as the
commissioning of new navigational
facilities, adding new obstacles, or
changing air traffic requirements. These
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changes are designed to provide for the
safe and efficient use of the navigable
airspace and to promote safe flight
operations under instrument flight rules
at the affected airports.
DATES: This rule is effective July 31,
2015. The compliance date for each
SIAP, associated Takeoff Minimums,
and ODP is specified in the amendatory
provisions.
The incorporation by reference of
certain publications listed in the
regulations is approved by the Director
of the Federal Register as of July 31,
2015.
ADDRESSES: Availability of matter
incorporated by reference in the
amendment is as follows:
For Examination
1. U.S. Department of Transportation,
Docket Ops–M30, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., West Bldg., Ground Floor,
Washington, DC 20590–0001;
2. The FAA Air Traffic Organization
Service Area in which the affected
airport is located;
3. The office of Aeronautical
Navigation Products, 6500 South
MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK
73169 or,
4. The National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA).
For information on the availability of
this material at NARA, call 202–741–
6030, or go to: https://www.archives.gov/
federal_register/
code_of_federal_regulations/
ibr_locations.html.
Availability
All SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and
ODPs are available online free of charge.
Visit the National Flight Data Center
online at nfdc.faa.gov to register.
Additionally, individual SIAP and
Takeoff Minimums and ODP copies may
be obtained from the FAA Air Traffic
Organization Service Area in which the
affected airport is located.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard A. Dunham III, Flight Procedure
Standards Branch (AFS–420) Flight
Technologies and Procedures Division,
Flight Standards Service, Federal
Aviation Administration, Mike
Monroney Aeronautical Center, 6500
South MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City,
OK 73169 (Mail Address: P.O. Box
25082, Oklahoma City, OK 73125)
telephone: (405) 954–4164.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule
amends Title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 97 (14 CFR part 97) by
amending the referenced SIAPs. The
complete regulatory description of each
SIAP is listed on the appropriate FAA
Form 8260, as modified by the National
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Flight Data Center (NFDC)/Permanent
Notice to Airmen (P–NOTAM), and is
incorporated by reference under 5
U.S.C. 552(a), 1 CFR part 51, and 14
CFR 97.20. The large number of SIAPs,
their complex nature, and the need for
a special format make their verbatim
publication in the Federal Register
expensive and impractical. Further,
airmen do not use the regulatory text of
the SIAPs, but refer to their graphic
depiction on charts printed by
publishers of aeronautical materials.
Thus, the advantages of incorporation
by reference are realized and
publication of the complete description
of each SIAP contained on FAA form
documents is unnecessary.
This amendment provides the affected
CFR sections, and specifies the SIAPs
and Takeoff Minimums and ODPs with
their applicable effective dates. This
amendment also identifies the airport
and its location, the procedure and the
amendment number.
Availability and Summary of Material
Incorporated by Reference
The material incorporated by
reference is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section.
The material incorporated by
reference describes SIAPs, Takeoff
Minimums and ODPs as identified in
the amendatory language for part 97 of
this final rule.
The Rule
This amendment to 14 CFR part 97 is
effective upon publication of each
separate SIAP and Takeoff Minimums
and ODP as amended in the transmittal.
For safety and timeliness of change
considerations, this amendment
incorporates only specific changes
contained for each SIAP and Takeoff
Minimums and ODP as modified by
FDC permanent NOTAMs.
The SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums
and ODPs, as modified by FDC
permanent NOTAM, and contained in
this amendment are based on the
criteria contained in the U.S. Standard
for Terminal Instrument Procedures
(TERPS). In developing these changes to
SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and
ODPs, the TERPS criteria were applied
only to specific conditions existing at
the affected airports. All SIAP
amendments in this rule have been
previously issued by the FAA in a FDC
NOTAM as an emergency action of
immediate flight safety relating directly
to published aeronautical charts.
The circumstances that created the
need for these SIAP and Takeoff
Minimums and ODP amendments
require making them effective in less
than 30 days.
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in the center of the smallest polygon is
the acronym for the organization,
‘‘FHFA.’’ The polygons are encircled by
a designation scroll having a solid
background and containing the words
‘‘FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE
AGENCY’’ in capital letters with serifs,
with two mullets on the extreme left
and right of the scroll. Upon approval
by the Director, FHFA may employ
variations of the color or shading of its
logo and seal for specified purposes;
these will be available for reference on
the agency Web site at www.fhfa.gov.
(b) Display. FHFA’s official logo and
seal appears below:
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Federal Register
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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
week.
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 147 / Friday, July 31, 2015 / Rules
and Regulations
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FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
12 CFR Part 1200
RIN 2590-AA75
Organization and Functions, and Seal Amendments
AGENCY: Federal Housing Finance Agency.
ACTION: Final rule.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is adopting a final
rule that makes technical amendments to descriptions of its
organization and structure and its seal and logo.
DATES: Effective July 31, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alfred M. Pollard, General Counsel,
Office of the General Counsel, (202) 649-3050 (not a toll-free number),
Alfred.Pollard@fhfa.gov, 400 Seventh Street SW., Eighth Floor,
Washington, DC 20024. The telephone number for the Telecommunications
Device for the Hearing Impaired is (800) 877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Effective July 30, 2008, Division A of the Housing and Economic
Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA), Public Law 110-289, 122 Stat. 2654 (2008),
titled the Federal Housing Finance Regulatory Reform Act of 2008,
amended the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness
Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) (Safety and Soundness Act) and
created FHFA as an independent agency of the federal government. HERA
provided for the abolishment of the Office of Federal Housing
Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) and the Federal Housing Finance Board
(Finance Board) one year after the date of enactment. Those agencies,
together with the Housing and Urban Development Enterprise mission
staff, were combined to establish FHFA. FHFA was established to oversee
the prudential operations of the Federal National Mortgage Association
(Fannie Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac),
and the Federal Home Loan Banks; and to ensure that they operate in a
safe and sound manner, remain adequately capitalized, foster liquid,
efficient, competitive and resilient national housing finance markets,
comply with the Safety and Soundness Act and their respective
authorizing statutes, as well as all rules, regulations, guidelines and
orders under those statutes, and carry out their missions through
activities that are authorized by their respective statutes and are
consistent with the public interest. FHFA also has regulatory authority
over the Federal Home Loan Bank System's Office of Finance under
section 1311(b)(2) of the Safety and Soundness Act (12 U.S.C.
4511(b)(2)).
II. Description of the Rule
The final rule makes minor changes to delete references to offices
within FHFA that no longer exist and to more clearly express the
ability to create positions and offices within the agency.
Additionally, FHFA has changed its official logo and seal.
III. Regulatory Impact
Administrative Procedure Act
In promulgating this final rule, FHFA has determined that notice
and public comment are not necessary. Section 553(b)(A) of title 5,
United States Code, provides that when regulations involve matters of
agency organization, procedure or practice, the agency may publish
regulations in final form. In addition, FHFA finds, in accordance with
5 U.S.C. 553(d), that a delayed effective date is unnecessary.
Accordingly, this rule is effective upon publication.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This final rule does not contain any information collection
requirements that require the approval of the Office of Management and
budget under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Regulatory Flexibility Act
Because no notice of proposed rulemaking is required for this rule,
the provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) do
not apply. See 5 U.S.C. 601(2) and 603(a).
List of Subjects in 12 CFR Part 1200
Organization and functions (Government agencies), Seals and
insignia.
Authority and Issuance
Accordingly, for the reasons stated in the Supplementary
Information, under the authority of 12 U.S.C. 4526, 12 U.S.C. 4512, and
5 U.S.C. 552, FHFA is amending part 1200 of Chapter XII, title 12 of
the Code of Federal Regulations as follows:
PART 1200--ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS
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1. The authority citation for part 1200 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552, 12 U.S.C. 4512, 12 U.S.C 4526.
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2. Amend Sec. 1200.2 by revising paragraph (f) to read as follows:
Sec. 1200.2 Organization of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
* * * * *
(f) Other Offices and Departments. The Director may from time to
time establish or terminate Offices and Divisions of the agency as the
Director deems necessary or appropriate to carry out FHFA's mission.
The Director may establish Offices and positions as the Director deems
necessary and appropriate to support the operations of a federal
agency, such as a Deputy Director for one or more specified areas of
responsibility, a Chief Operating Officer, a Chief Financial Officer,
an Office of Information Technology, and such other offices,
departments, and positions as are necessary and appropriate or may be
required by statute.
* * * * *
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3. Amend Sec. 1200.3 by revising paragraphs (a) and (b) to read as
follows:
Sec. 1200.3 Official logo and seal.
* * * * *
(a) Description. The logo is a disc consisting of three polygons
each drawn in a manner resembling a silhouette of a pitched roof house
and with distinctive eaves under its roof. Each polygon is placed one
in front of the other, two of which are diminished in size from the
polygon behind it. Placed
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in the center of the smallest polygon is the acronym for the
organization, ``FHFA.'' The polygons are encircled by a designation
scroll having a solid background and containing the words ``FEDERAL
HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY'' in capital letters with serifs, with two
mullets on the extreme left and right of the scroll. Upon approval by
the Director, FHFA may employ variations of the color or shading of its
logo and seal for specified purposes; these will be available for
reference on the agency Web site at www.fhfa.gov.
(b) Display. FHFA's official logo and seal appears below:
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Dated: July 27, 2015.
Melvin L. Watt,
Director, Federal Housing Finance Agency.
[FR Doc. 2015-18812 Filed 7-30-15; 8:45 am]
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