Renewal of Consumer Advisory Board, 15993-15994 [2023-05179]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 50 / Wednesday, March 15, 2023 / Notices recommendations to the Bureau relating to the activities and operations of credit unions, which shall be non-binding on the Bureau. Statements made by members of the committee shall not constitute official agency policy or guidance. To ensure understanding of compliance and regulatory challenges faced by credit unions, inclusion on the CUAC will be limited to credit union employees. No determination of fact or policy will be made by the committee. The CUAC will have no formal decision-making role and no access to confidential supervisory or other confidential information. In appointing members to the committee, the Director shall seek to assemble members with diverse points of view, institution asset sizes, and geographical backgrounds. Only credit union employees (e.g., CEOs, compliance officers, government relations officials, etc.) will be considered for membership. Membership is limited to employees of credit unions 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 CUAC shall consist of at least eight members. All members appointed by the Director shall serve at the pleasure of the Director. The committee will be composed exclusively of representatives of the credit union industry as described above. The CUAC will be composed of Representative members. Equal opportunity practices in accordance with the Bureau’s policies shall be followed in all appointments to the CUAC. Emily Ross, Acting Deputy Chief of Staff, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. [FR Doc. 2023–05184 Filed 3–14–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–AM–P BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION Renewal of Academic Research Council Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau), after consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat of the General Services Administration, will renew the Academic Research Council (the committee or the ARC) effective on March 15, 2023. The ARC will provide the Bureau with advice about its lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:48 Mar 14, 2023 Jkt 259001 strategic research planning process and research agenda, including views on the research that the Bureau should conduct relating to consumer financial products or services, consumer behavior, costbenefit analysis, or other topics to enable the agency to further its statutory purposes and objectives; provide the Office of Research with technical advice and feedback on research methodologies, data collection strategies, and methods of analysis, including methodologies and strategies for quantifying the costs and benefits of regulatory actions; and serve as peer reviewers of policy-determinative research conducted by the Bureau. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberley Medrano, Acting Staff Director, Advisory Board and Councils Section, Office of Stakeholder Management, Consumer Education and External Affairs Division, at 202–590– 6736, or Kimberley.Medrano@cfpb.gov. If you require this document in an alternative electronic format, please contact CFPB_Accessibility@cfpb.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. 10), the Bureau hereby gives notice of renewal of the Academic Research Council, effective immediately. The ARC is a discretionary committee being renewed for the purposes of compliance with FACA. This committee is being renewed concurrently with the publication of this notice by filing a charter with the Director of the Bureau, the Committee Management Secretariat of the General Services Administration, the Library of Congress, 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 website at www.consumerfinance.gov. This charter will expire two years after the filing date unless renewed by appropriate action. The ARC will (1) provide the Bureau with advice about its strategic research planning process and research agenda, including views on the research that the Bureau should conduct relating to consumer financial products or services, consumer behavior, cost-benefit analysis, or other topics to enable the agency to further its statutory purposes and objectives; (2) provide the Office of Research with technical advice and feedback on research methodologies, data collection strategies, and methods of analysis, including methodologies and strategies for quantifying the costs and benefits of regulatory actions; and, PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 15993 (3) serve as peer reviewers of policydeterminative research conducted by the Bureau. The duties of the ARC are solely advisory and shall extend only to its submission of advice and recommendations to the Bureau. Statements made by members of the committee shall not constitute official agency policy or guidance. No determination of fact or policy will be made by the committee, and the committee will have no formal decisionmaking role. In appointing members to the committee, the Director shall seek to assemble members who are economic experts and academics with diverse points of view such as experienced economists with a strong research and publishing or practitioner background, and a record of involvement in research and public policy, including public or academic service. Additionally, members should be prominent experts who are recognized for their professional achievements and rigorous economic analysis including those specializing in household finance, finance, financial education, labor economics, industrial organization, public economics, and law and economics; and experts from related social sciences related to the Bureau’s mission. In particular, the Director will seek to identify academics with strong methodological and technical expertise in structural or reduced form econometrics; modeling of consumer decision-making; survey and random controlled trial methods; cost-benefit analysis; welfare economics and program evaluation; or marketing. The ARC shall consist of at least seven members. All members appointed by the Director shall serve at the pleasure of the Director. Committee members will be designated as Special Government Employees. Equal opportunity practices in accordance with the Bureau’s policies shall be followed in all appointments to the committee. Emily Ross, Acting Deputy Chief of Staff, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. [FR Doc. 2023–05178 Filed 3–14–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–AM–P BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION Renewal of Consumer Advisory Board Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\15MRN1.SGM 15MRN1 15994 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 50 / Wednesday, March 15, 2023 / Notices The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau), after consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat of the General Services Administration, will renew the Consumer Advisory Board (the committee or the CAB) effective on March 15, 2023. The CAB will ‘‘advise and consult with the Bureau in the exercise of its functions under the Federal consumer financial laws’’ and ‘‘provide information on emerging practices in the consumer financial products or services industry, including regional trends, concerns, and other relevant information’’ as outlined in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberley Medrano, Acting Staff Director, Advisory Board and Councils Section, Office of Stakeholder Management, Consumer Education and External Affairs Division, at 202–590– 6736, or Kimberley.Medrano@cfpb.gov. If you require this document in an alternative electronic format, please contact CFPB_Accessibility@cfpb.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. 10), the Bureau hereby gives notice of renewal of the Consumer Advisory Board, effective immediately. The CAB is a continuing committee being renewed for the purposes of compliance with FACA and applicable statutes. This committee is being renewed concurrently with the publication of this notice by filing a charter with the Director of the Bureau, the Committee Management Secretariat of the General Services Administration, the Library of Congress, 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 website at www.consumerfinance.gov. This charter will expire two years after the filing date unless renewed by appropriate action. The CAB’s purpose is outlined in section 1014(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act), which states that the committee shall ‘‘advise and consult with the Bureau in the exercise of its functions under the Federal consumer financial laws’’ and ‘‘provide information on emerging practices in the consumer financial products or services industry, including regional trends, concerns, and other relevant information.’’ To carry out the CAB’s purpose, the scope of its activities shall include lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:48 Mar 14, 2023 Jkt 259001 providing information, analysis, and recommendations to the Bureau. The CAB will generally serve as a vehicle for trends and themes in the consumer finance marketplace for the Bureau. Its objectives will include identifying and assessing the impact on consumers and other market participants of new, emerging, and changing products, practices, or services. The duties of the CAB are solely advisory and shall extend only to its submission of advice and recommendations to the Bureau. Statements made by members of the committee shall not constitute official agency policy or guidance. The committee members will advise and consult with the Director and the Bureau on matters related to the committee’s functions under the DoddFrank Act through committee and subcommittee meeting attendance and participation, fact and information exchange, submission of individual advice, and other preparatory and administrative work. The CAB will have no formal decision-making role and no access to nonpublic Bureau information, to include confidential supervisory or other confidential information. The committee shall consist of at least ten members. To ensure regional diversity and to meet the requirements set forth in the Dodd-Frank Act, membership in the CAB will be drawn from a pool of candidates recommended by Presidents of the Federal Reserve Banks. The Director may also appoint additional members, as appropriate. Selection of CAB members shall not constitute an endorsement by the Bureau of the member’s organization or other affiliation. All members appointed by the Director shall serve at the pleasure of the Director. The CAB will be composed of Representative members. Equal opportunity practices in accordance with the Bureau’s policies shall be followed in all appointments to the committee. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Emily Ross, Acting Deputy Chief of Staff, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. U.S. Application Serial No. 17/ 390,277, filed July 30, 2021 and PCT Application No. PCTUS2021–043986 by Jason D. Azoulay et al. and entitled Infrared Detection with Intrinsically Conductive Conjugated Polymers. The Department of the Air Force may grant the prospective license unless a timely objection is received that sufficiently shows the grant of the license would be inconsistent with the Bayh-Dole Act or implementing regulations. A competing application for a patent license agreement, completed [FR Doc. 2023–05179 Filed 3–14–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–AM–P PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Department of the Air Force [ARY–220824A–JA] Notice of Intent To Grant Joint Ownership With Exclusive License Agreement Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense. ACTION: Notice of intent. AGENCY: Pursuant to the Bayh-Dole Act and implementing regulations, the Department of the Air Force hereby gives notice of its intent to enter into a joint ownership with exclusive license agreement in the field of infrared electromagnetic radiation detection and/ or novel photoconductive infrared detectors made with novel donoracceptor conjugated polymers, where the polymer is attached/coated and applied to electrical circuits to The University of Southern Mississippi, a nonprofit having a place of business at 118 College Drive, Hattiesburg, MS 39406–0001. DATES: Written objections must be filed no later than fifteen (15) calendar days after the date of publication of this Notice. SUMMARY: Submit written objections to Robert Barnes, AFRL/RYO, 2241 Avionics Cir., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433; or Email: afrl.ry.orta@ us.af.mil. Include Docket No. ARY– 220824A–JA in the subject line of the message. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Barnes, AFRL/RYO, 2241 Avionics Cir., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433; 937–713–8511 or Email: afrl.ry.orta@us.af.mil. Abstract of Patent Application A photoconductive infrared detector comprising a substrate, an electrode geometry, and a layer of intrinsically conductive or photoconductive donoracceptor conjugated polymer. Intellectual Property E:\FR\FM\15MRN1.SGM 15MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15993-15994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05179]


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BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION


Renewal of Consumer Advisory Board

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 renew the Consumer Advisory Board (the 
committee or the CAB) effective on March 15, 2023. The CAB will 
``advise and consult with the Bureau in the exercise of its functions 
under the Federal consumer financial laws'' and ``provide information 
on emerging practices in the consumer financial products or services 
industry, including regional trends, concerns, and other relevant 
information'' as outlined in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and 
Consumer Protection Act.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberley Medrano, Acting Staff 
Director, Advisory Board and Councils Section, Office of Stakeholder 
Management, Consumer Education and External Affairs Division, at 202-
590-6736, or [email protected]. If you require this document 
in an alternative electronic format, please contact 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the provisions of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. 10), the Bureau hereby 
gives notice of renewal of the Consumer Advisory Board, effective 
immediately. The CAB is a continuing committee being renewed for the 
purposes of compliance with FACA and applicable statutes. This 
committee is being renewed concurrently with the publication of this 
notice by filing a charter with the Director of the Bureau, the 
Committee Management Secretariat of the General Services 
Administration, the Library of Congress, 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 
website at www.consumerfinance.gov. This charter will expire two years 
after the filing date unless renewed by appropriate action.
    The CAB's purpose is outlined in section 1014(a) of the Dodd-Frank 
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act), which 
states that the committee shall ``advise and consult with the Bureau in 
the exercise of its functions under the Federal consumer financial 
laws'' and ``provide information on emerging practices in the consumer 
financial products or services industry, including regional trends, 
concerns, and other relevant information.''
    To carry out the CAB's purpose, the scope of its activities shall 
include providing information, analysis, and recommendations to the 
Bureau. The CAB will generally serve as a vehicle for trends and themes 
in the consumer finance marketplace for the Bureau. Its objectives will 
include identifying and assessing the impact on consumers and other 
market participants of new, emerging, and changing products, practices, 
or services.
    The duties of the CAB are solely advisory and shall extend only to 
its submission of advice and recommendations to the Bureau. Statements 
made by members of the committee shall not constitute official agency 
policy or guidance. The committee members will advise and consult with 
the Director and the Bureau on matters related to the committee's 
functions under the Dodd-Frank Act through committee and subcommittee 
meeting attendance and participation, fact and information exchange, 
submission of individual advice, and other preparatory and 
administrative work. The CAB will have no formal decision-making role 
and no access to nonpublic Bureau information, to include confidential 
supervisory or other confidential information.
    The committee shall consist of at least ten members. To ensure 
regional diversity and to meet the requirements set forth in the Dodd-
Frank Act, membership in the CAB will be drawn from a pool of 
candidates recommended by Presidents of the Federal Reserve Banks. The 
Director may also appoint additional members, as appropriate. Selection 
of CAB members shall not constitute an endorsement by the Bureau of the 
member's organization or other affiliation. All members appointed by 
the Director shall serve at the pleasure of the Director. The CAB will 
be composed of Representative members. Equal opportunity practices in 
accordance with the Bureau's policies shall be followed in all 
appointments to the committee.

Emily Ross,
Acting Deputy Chief of Staff, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2023-05179 Filed 3-14-23; 8:45 am]
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