Renewal of Credit Union Advisory Council, 15992-15993 [2023-05184]

Download as PDF lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 15992 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 50 / Wednesday, March 15, 2023 / Notices Community Bank Advisory Council (the committee or the CBAC) effective on March 15, 2023. The CBAC was established to consult with the Bureau in the exercise of its functions under the Federal consumer financial laws as they pertain to community banks with total assets of $10 billion or less. 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 Community Bank Advisory Council, effective immediately. The CBAC is a discretionary 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 purpose of the CBAC is to advise the Bureau in the exercise of its functions under the Federal consumer financial laws as they pertain to community banks with total assets of $10 billion or less. The Bureau’s supervisory process provides an opportunity for learning and insight into the operations of financial institutions; having no corollary for small depository financial institutions, the Bureau created this committee to facilitate a similar opportunity for community banks to share insights regarding operational and technical considerations, community banking industry business practices, and the unique needs of their customers and communities. This group also provides timely and pertinent information on how Bureau policies impact community banks. The duties of the CBAC are solely advisory and shall extend only to its VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:48 Mar 14, 2023 Jkt 259001 submission of advice and recommendations to the Bureau relating to the activities and operations of community banks, which shall be nonbinding 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 community banks, inclusion on the CBAC will be limited to community bank employees. No determination of fact or policy will be made by the committee. The CBAC 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 bank or thrift employees (CEOs, compliance officers, government relations officials, etc.) will be considered for membership. Membership is limited to employees of banks and thrifts with total assets of $10 billion or less that are not affiliates of depository institutions or community banks with total assets of more than $10 billion. The CBAC 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 community banking industry as described above. No Special Government Employees and no Regular Government Employees are expected to serve on the committee. The CBAC 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. 2023–05183 Filed 3–14–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–AM–P BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION Renewal of Credit Union Advisory 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 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Credit Union Advisory Council (the committee or the CUAC) effective on March 15, 2023. The CUAC was established to consult with the Bureau in the exercise of its functions under the Federal consumer financial laws as they pertain to credit unions with total assets of $10 billion or less. 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 re-establishment of the Credit Union Advisory Council, effective immediately. The CUAC is a discretionary 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 purpose of the CUAC is to advise the Bureau in the exercise of its functions under the Federal consumer financial laws as they pertain to credit unions with total assets of $10 billion or less. The Bureau’s supervisory process provides an opportunity for learning and insight into the operations of financial institutions; having no corollary for small depository financial institutions, the Bureau created this committee to facilitate a similar opportunity for credit unions to share insights regarding operational and technical considerations, credit union business practices, and the unique needs of their customers and community. This group also provides timely and pertinent information about how Bureau policies impact the credit union industry. The duties of the CUAC are solely advisory and shall extend only to its submission of advice and E:\FR\FM\15MRN1.SGM 15MRN1 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

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15992-15993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05184]


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BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION


Renewal of Credit Union Advisory Council

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 Credit Union Advisory Council 
(the committee or the CUAC) effective on March 15, 2023. The CUAC was 
established to consult with the Bureau in the exercise of its functions 
under the Federal consumer financial laws as they pertain to credit 
unions with total assets of $10 billion or less.

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 re-establishment of the Credit Union Advisory Council, 
effective immediately. The CUAC is a discretionary 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 purpose of the CUAC is to advise the Bureau in the exercise of 
its functions under the Federal consumer financial laws as they pertain 
to credit unions with total assets of $10 billion or less. The Bureau's 
supervisory process provides an opportunity for learning and insight 
into the operations of financial institutions; having no corollary for 
small depository financial institutions, the Bureau created this 
committee to facilitate a similar opportunity for credit unions to 
share insights regarding operational and technical considerations, 
credit union business practices, and the unique needs of their 
customers and community. This group also provides timely and pertinent 
information about how Bureau policies impact the credit union industry.
    The duties of the CUAC are solely advisory and shall extend only to 
its submission of advice and

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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]
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