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TABLE 3—NATURAL-PERSON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION OPERATING FEE SCHEDULE—Continued
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A different assessment rate is applied
to each tier. FCUs with $1 million or
less in assets pay no Operating Fee.
There are two primary steps used to
determine the adjustments to the
Operating Fee schedule for the
upcoming year. They are: (1) Updating
the prior year asset tiers using the
projected asset growth rate; and (2)
updating the prior year assessment rates
for each asset tier by determining the
average assessment rate adjustment.
Updating prior year asset levels. The
first step in determining the new
Operating Fee schedule is to increase
each asset tier from the prior year by the
projected asset growth rate. Assets are
indexed annually to preserve the same
relative relationship of the scale to the
applicable asset base.
The projected asset growth rate is a
forecast of FCU asset growth rates for a
year. NCUA’s Office of Chief Economist
(OCE) uses three different methods to
forecast asset growth and combines
them to generate an overall asset growth
rate forecast.
Forecasting Method #1: Uses Call
Report data for the first half of the year
to predict full-year asset growth. This is
done by first calculating the ratio of
first-half asset growth to full-year asset
growth. The percentage of full-year
growth accounted for by first-half asset
growth varies from year to year but, on
average, nearly 80 percent of the asset
growth for FCUs occurs in the first half
of the year. Using the growth rate in the
first half of the year, OCE projects the
full-year growth rate.
Forecasting Method #2: Uses Call
Report data to determine the most
recent four-quarter growth rate and sets
this rate to the full-year asset growth
rate. This approach is based on the idea
that an FCU is likely to establish and
maintain a relatively constant growth
rate over a short period, after accounting
for variations in the growth rate that is
attributable to seasonal fluctuations.
This implies that a good forecast of fullyear asset growth is the most recently
available four-quarter asset growth.
Forecasting Method #3: Uses a time
series statistical model. Using quarterly
Call Report data, OCE predicts future
four-quarter asset growth using the fourquarter growth in assets for the period
ending two quarters earlier (that is, fourquarter asset growth lagged two
quarters).
Combined Forecast: In general,
forecasting literature shows that
combining forecasts from different
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approaches can improve forecast
accuracy and decrease the likelihood of
forecast errors. Using the root mean
squared error statistic to calculate the
accuracy of the individual approaches
and combined forecast approaches, OCE
has found that the combined forecast
approach is better at predicting the final
asset growth rate than any of the
individual approaches. OCE therefore
averages the forecasts from the three
approaches to maximize accuracy.
Updating the prior year’s assessment
rates. After updating the prior year asset
tiers, the next step is to project
Operating Fees using the updated asset
tiers and the prior year assessment rates
charged to each tier. The percentage
difference between the projected
Operating Fees (i.e., line 14 above) and
the required Operating Fees (i.e., line 13
above) is the average rate adjustment
(i.e., line 16 above).
The average rate adjustment (i.e., line
16 above) is used to amend the prior
year’s assessment rates for each asset
tier either upwards or downwards. If the
projected amount of Operating Fees is
less than the required amount, then the
assessment rates for each asset tier are
adjusted upwards. If the projected
amount is more than the required
amount, then the assessment rates for
each asset tier are adjusted downwards.
The resulting new Operating Fee
schedule and due date are
communicated via a Letter to Federal
Credit Unions and posted to
www.NCUA.gov at least 30 days in
advance of the due date. No later than
March of each year, natural-person
FCUs with assets greater than $1 million
will receive an invoice for their
Operating Fee. Operating Fees are based
on actual assets reported as of December
31 of the previous year. NCUA
combines the annual Operating Fee and
capitalization deposit adjustment into a
single invoice normally due in April. As
required by the FCU Act, NCUA will
deposit the collected fees in the United
States Treasury.
By the National Credit Union
Administration Board on January 21, 2016.
Gerard Poliquin,
Secretary of the Board.
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NATIONAL CREDIT UNION
ADMINISTRATION
Request for Comment Regarding
National Credit Union Administration
Draft 2017–2021 Strategic Plan
National Credit Union
Administration (NCUA).
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
AGENCY:
The NCUA Board (Board) is
requesting comment on its 2017–2021
Draft Strategic Plan. The NCUA Draft
Strategic Plan 2017–2021 summarizes
our analysis of the internal and external
environment impacting NCUA;
evaluates NCUA programs and risks;
and provides goals and objectives for
the next five years. While the Board
welcomes all comments from the public
and stakeholders, it specifically invites
comments and input on the proposed
goals and objectives of the strategic
plan.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before March 28, 2016 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods (Please
send comments by one method only):
• NCUA Web site: https://
www.ncua.gov/about/pages/boardcomments.aspx. Follow the instructions
for submitting comments.
• Email: Address to boardcomments@
ncua.gov. Include ‘‘[Your name]—
Comments on NCUA 2017–2021 Draft
Strategic Plan’’ in the email subject line.
• Fax: (703) 518–6319. Include your
name and the following subject line:
‘‘Comments on NCUA 2017–2021 Draft
Strategic Plan.’’
• Mail: Address to Gerard Poliquin,
Secretary of the Board, National Credit
Union Administration, 1775 Duke
Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314–
3428.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as
mail address.
Public Inspection: You can view all
public comments on NCUA’s Web site
at https://www.ncua.gov/about/pages/
board-comments.aspx as submitted,
except for those we cannot post for
technical reasons. NCUA will not edit or
remove any identifying or contact
information from the public comments
submitted. You may inspect paper
copies of comments at NCUA’s
headquarters at 1775 Duke Street,
Alexandria, Virginia 22314, by
appointment weekdays between 9 a.m.
and 3 p.m. To make an appointment,
SUMMARY:
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call (703) 518–6570 or send an email to
boardcomments@ncua.gov.
I. Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
A. Obtaining Information
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melissa Lowden, Performance Analyst,
National Credit Union Administration,
1775 Duke Street, Alexandria, Virginia
22314–3428 or telephone: (703) 518–
1182.
[NRC–2015–0234]
Draft NUREG/CR–7209, A Compendium
of Spent Fuel Transportation Package
Response Analyses to Severe Fire
Accident Scenarios
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 306.
The
Government Performance and Results
Act of 1993 (GPRA) requires agencies to
prepare strategic plans, annual
performance plans and annual
performance reports with measurable
performance indicators to address the
policy, budgeting and oversight needs of
both Congress and agency leaders,
partners/stakeholders, and program
managers. In 2010, Congress passed the
GPRA Modernization Act of 2010,
which further requires a leadershipdriven governance model with emphasis
on quarterly reviews and transparency.
The GPRA Modernization Act requires
agencies to set priority goals linked to
longer-term Agency strategic goals. Part
6 of Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Circular A–11 provides
additional guidance and requirements
for federal agencies to implement these
laws.
The NCUA Draft Strategic Plan 2017–
2021 is issued pursuant to the GPRA,
the GPRA Modernization Act, and OMB
Circular A–11.
It highlights the agency’s three
strategic goals and supporting strategic
objectives, which reflect the outcome or
greater impact of the broader strategic
goals. The three strategic goals for 2017–
2021 are to:
• Ensure a Safe and Sound Credit
Union System.
• Promote Consumer Protection and
Financial Literacy.
• Cultivate an Inclusive,
Collaborative Workplace at NCUA that
Maximizes Productivity and Enhances
Impact.
The draft NCUA Draft Strategic Plan
2017–2021 is available at the following
Web address: https://www.ncua.gov/
regulation-supervision/Pages/boardcomments.aspx.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
By the National Credit Union
Administration Board on January 21, 2016.
Gerard Poliquin,
Secretary of the Board.
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Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
AGENCY:
Draft NUREG/CR; request for
comment.
ACTION:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is issuing for public
comment draft NUREG/CR–7209, ‘‘A
Compendium of Spent Fuel
Transportation Package Response
Analyses to Severe Fire Accident
Scenarios.’’ This report summarizes
studies of rail and truck transport
accidents involving fires, relative to
regulatory requirements for shipment of
commercial spent nuclear fuel (SNF).
SUMMARY:
Submit comments by March 28,
2016. Comments received after this date
will be considered if it is practical to do
so, but the Commission is able to ensure
consideration only for comments
received before this date.
DATES:
You may submit comments
by any of the following methods (unless
this document describes a different
method for submitting comments on a
specific subject):
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2015–0234. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol
Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
technical questions, contact the
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
document.
• Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey,
Office of Administration, Mail Stop:
OWFN–12–H08, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555–0001.
For additional direction on obtaining
information and submitting comments,
see ‘‘Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments’’ in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jimmy Chang, Office of Nuclear Material
Safety and Safeguards; U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20005–000; telephone: 301- 415–
7427; email: jimmy.chang@nrc.gov.
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Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2015–
0234 when contacting the NRC about
the availability of information for this
action. You may obtain publiclyavailable information related to this
action by any of the following methods:
• Federal rulemaking Web site: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2015–0234.
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publiclyavailable documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html. To begin the search, select
‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
please contact the NRC’s Public
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. Draft
NUREG/CR–7209, ‘‘A Compendium of
Spent Fuel Transportation Package
Response Analyses to Severe Fire
Accident Scenarios,’’ is available in
ADAMS under Accession No.
ML16015A016.
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
purchase copies of public documents at
the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
B. Submitting Comments
Please include Docket ID NRC–2015–
0234 in your comment submission.
The NRC cautions you not to include
identifying or contact information that
you do not want to be publicly
disclosed in your comment submission.
The NRC posts all comment
submissions at https://
www.regulations.gov as well as entering
the comment submissions into ADAMS.
The NRC does not routinely edit
comment submissions to remove
identifying or contact information.
If you are requesting or aggregating
comments from other persons for
submission to the NRC, then you should
inform those persons not to include
identifying or contact information that
they do not want to be publicly
disclosed in their comment submission.
Your request should state that the NRC
does not routinely edit comment
submissions to remove such information
before making the comment
submissions available to the public or
entering the comment submissions into
ADAMS.
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NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION
Request for Comment Regarding National Credit Union
Administration Draft 2017-2021 Strategic Plan
AGENCY: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA).
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The NCUA Board (Board) is requesting comment on its 2017-2021
Draft Strategic Plan. The NCUA Draft Strategic Plan 2017-2021
summarizes our analysis of the internal and external environment
impacting NCUA; evaluates NCUA programs and risks; and provides goals
and objectives for the next five years. While the Board welcomes all
comments from the public and stakeholders, it specifically invites
comments and input on the proposed goals and objectives of the
strategic plan.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 28, 2016 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods
(Please send comments by one method only):
NCUA Web site: https://www.ncua.gov/about/pages/board-comments.aspx. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Email: Address to boardcomments@ncua.gov. Include ``[Your
name]--Comments on NCUA 2017-2021 Draft Strategic Plan'' in the email
subject line.
Fax: (703) 518-6319. Include your name and the following
subject line: ``Comments on NCUA 2017-2021 Draft Strategic Plan.''
Mail: Address to Gerard Poliquin, Secretary of the Board,
National Credit Union Administration, 1775 Duke Street, Alexandria,
Virginia 22314-3428.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as mail address.
Public Inspection: You can view all public comments on NCUA's Web
site at https://www.ncua.gov/about/pages/board-comments.aspx as
submitted, except for those we cannot post for technical reasons. NCUA
will not edit or remove any identifying or contact information from the
public comments submitted. You may inspect paper copies of comments at
NCUA's headquarters at 1775 Duke Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, by
appointment weekdays between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. To make an appointment,
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call (703) 518-6570 or send an email to boardcomments@ncua.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Lowden, Performance Analyst,
National Credit Union Administration, 1775 Duke Street, Alexandria,
Virginia 22314-3428 or telephone: (703) 518-1182.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 306.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Government Performance and Results Act
of 1993 (GPRA) requires agencies to prepare strategic plans, annual
performance plans and annual performance reports with measurable
performance indicators to address the policy, budgeting and oversight
needs of both Congress and agency leaders, partners/stakeholders, and
program managers. In 2010, Congress passed the GPRA Modernization Act
of 2010, which further requires a leadership-driven governance model
with emphasis on quarterly reviews and transparency. The GPRA
Modernization Act requires agencies to set priority goals linked to
longer-term Agency strategic goals. Part 6 of Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) Circular A-11 provides additional guidance and
requirements for federal agencies to implement these laws.
The NCUA Draft Strategic Plan 2017-2021 is issued pursuant to the
GPRA, the GPRA Modernization Act, and OMB Circular A-11.
It highlights the agency's three strategic goals and supporting
strategic objectives, which reflect the outcome or greater impact of
the broader strategic goals. The three strategic goals for 2017-2021
are to:
Ensure a Safe and Sound Credit Union System.
Promote Consumer Protection and Financial Literacy.
Cultivate an Inclusive, Collaborative Workplace at NCUA
that Maximizes Productivity and Enhances Impact.
The draft NCUA Draft Strategic Plan 2017-2021 is available at the
following Web address: https://www.ncua.gov/regulation-supervision/Pages/board-comments.aspx.
By the National Credit Union Administration Board on January 21,
2016.
Gerard Poliquin,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2016-01625 Filed 1-26-16; 8:45 am]
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