Regulation A: Extensions of Credit by Federal Reserve Banks

91532 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 224 / Wednesday, November 20, 2024 / Rules and Regulations covered dependent who applies for payment under this subpart. § 1.902 Eligibility for payments by the Department of Agriculture. (a) The Department of Agriculture may provide a payment to covered individuals, as defined in this § 1.901, if the qualifying injury to the brain was assessed and diagnosed in person by a currently board-certified physician from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN), the American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry (AOBNP), the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ABPMR), or the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AOBPMR); and occurred on or after January 1, 2016, and while the individual was a covered employee of the Department of Agriculture. (b) The Department of Agriculture may provide a payment to covered employees, as defined in this section, if the qualifying injury to the brain was assessed and diagnosed in person by a currently board-certified physician from ABPN, AOBNP, ABPMR, or AOBPMR; and occurred on or after January 1, 2016, and while the employee was a covered employee of the Department. (c) The Department of Agriculture may provide a payment to a covered dependent, if the qualifying injury to the brain was assessed and diagnosed in person by a currently board-certified physician from the ABPN, AOBNP, ABPMR, or AOBMR; and occurred on or after January 1, 2016, and while the dependent was a family member of the covered employee of the Department. (d) Payment for a qualifying injury to the brain will be a non-taxable, one-time lump sum payment. (e) The Department will determine the amount paid to each eligible person based on the following factors: (1) The responses on Form CD–350, ‘‘Eligibility Questionnaire for HAVANA Act Payments’’; and (2) Whether the Department of Labor has determined that the requestor has no reemployment potential, or the Social Security Administration has approved the requestor for Social Security Disability Insurance or Supplemental Security Insurance (SSI) benefits; or the requestor’s ABPN, AOBPN, ABPMR, or AOBPMR-certified physician has certified that the individual requires a full-time caregiver for activities of daily living, as defined by the Katz Index of Independence of Daily Living. (3) The award thresholds are based on the Level III of the Executive Schedule: Base payment will be 75 percent of Level III pay, and Base Plus payment will be 100 percent of Level III pay. If the requestor meets any of the criteria listed in paragraph (e)(2) of this section, the requestor will be eligible to receive a Base Plus payment. Requestors who are otherwise eligible for payment for a qualifying injury to the brain (defined in § 3.2(e)) but do not meet any of the criteria listed in paragraph (e)(2) of this section will be eligible to receive a Base payment. If a requestor who received a Base payment later meets any of the criteria listed in paragraph (e)(2) of this section, the requestor may apply for an additional payment that will be the difference between the Base and Base Plus payment. (f) The Director, Office of Human Resources Management may approve payments under this section. The Office of Human Resources Management will notify individuals of the decision in writing. (g) An appeal of a decision made by the Director, Office of Human Resources Management may be directed to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration in writing. The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration is the final appeal authority. The Office of Human Resources Management will notify individuals of the decision in writing. § 3.4 Consultation with other agencies. The Department may consult with the appropriate officials in other Federal agencies to identify their current and former covered employees, and current and former dependents who reported an anomalous health incident. The Department will not process payment for employees, former employees, or dependents of current or former employees of other agencies. Xochitl Torres Small, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture. [FR Doc. 2024–27112 Filed 11–19–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–90–P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 12 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. R–1846] RIN 7100 AG 86 Regulation A: Extensions of Credit by Federal Reserve Banks AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (‘‘Board’’) has adopted final amendments to its Regulation A to reflect the Board’s approval of a decrease in the rate for primary credit at each Federal Reserve Bank. The secondary credit rate at each Reserve Bank automatically decreased by formula as a result of the Board’s primary credit rate action. DATES: Effective date: This rule is effective November 20, 2024. Applicability date: The rate changes for primary and secondary credit were applicable on November 8, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: M. Benjamin Snodgrass, Senior Counsel (202–263–4877), Legal Division, or Nicole Trachman, Financial Institution & Policy Analyst (202–973–5055), Division of Monetary Affairs; for users of telephone systems via text telephone (TTY) or any TTY-based Telecommunications Relay Services, please call 711 from any telephone, anywhere in the United States; Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th and C Streets NW, Washington, DC 20551. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Reserve Banks make primary and secondary credit available to depository institutions as a backup source of funding on a short-term basis, usually overnight. The primary and secondary credit rates are the interest rates that the twelve Federal Reserve Banks charge for extensions of credit under these programs. In accordance with the Federal Reserve Act, the primary and secondary credit rates are established by the boards of directors of the Federal Reserve Banks, subject to review and determination of the Board. On November 7, 2024, the Board voted to approve a 0.25 percentage point decrease in the primary credit rate, thereby decreasing the primary credit rate from 5.00 percent to 4.75 percent. In addition, the Board had previously approved the renewal of the secondary credit rate formula, the primary credit rate plus 50 basis points. Under the formula, the secondary credit rate decreased by 0.25 percentage points as a result of the Board’s primary credit rate action, thereby decreasing the secondary credit rate from 5.50 percent to 5.25 percent. The amendments to Regulation A reflect these rate changes. The 0.25 percentage point decrease in the primary credit rate was associated with a 0.25 percentage point decrease in the target range for the federal funds rate (from a target range of 43⁄4 percent to 5 percent to a target range of 41⁄2 percent to 43⁄4 percent) announced by the Federal Open Market Committee on November 7, 2024, as described in the Board’s amendment of its Regulation D VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:35 Nov 19, 2024 Jkt 265001 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\20NOR1.SGM 20NOR1 khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with RULES

Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 224 / Wednesday, November 20, 2024 / Rules and Regulations 91533 1 5 U.S.C. 551 et seq. 2 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(A). 3 5 U.S.C. 553(d). 4 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2). 5 5 U.S.C. 603, 604. 6 44 U.S.C. 3506; see 5 CFR part 1320, appendix A.1. 3The primary, secondary, and seasonal credit rates described in this section apply to both advances and discounts made under the primary, secondary, and seasonal credit programs, respectively. 1 12 U.S.C. 461(b). In March 2020, the Board set all reserve requirement ratios to zero percent. See Interim Final Rule, 85 FR 16525 (Mar. 24, 2020); Final Rule, 86 FR 8853 (Feb. 10, 2021). published elsewhere in today’s Federal Register. Administrative Procedure Act In general, the Administrative Procedure Act (‘‘APA’’) 1 imposes three principal requirements when an agency promulgates legislative rules (rules made pursuant to Congressionally delegated authority): (1) publication with adequate notice of a proposed rule; (2) followed by a meaningful opportunity for the public to comment on the rule’s content; and (3) publication of the final rule not less than 30 days before its effective date. The APA provides that notice and comment procedures do not apply if the agency for good cause finds them to be ‘‘unnecessary, impracticable, or contrary to the public interest.’’ 2 Section 553(d) of the APA also provides that publication at least 30 days prior to a rule’s effective date is not required for (1) a substantive rule which grants or recognizes an exemption or relieves a restriction; (2) interpretive rules and statements of policy; or (3) a rule for which the agency finds good cause for shortened notice and publishes its reasoning with the rule.3 The APA further provides that the notice, public comment, and delayed effective date requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553 do not apply ‘‘to the extent that there is involved . . . a matter relating to agency management or personnel or to public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts.’’ 4 Regulation A establishes the interest rates that the twelve Reserve Banks charge for extensions of primary credit and secondary credit. The Board has determined that the notice, public comment, and delayed effective date requirements of the APA do not apply to these final amendments to Regulation A. The amendments involve a matter relating to loans and are therefore exempt under the terms of the APA. Furthermore, because delay would undermine the Board’s action in responding to economic data and conditions, the Board has determined that ‘‘good cause’’ exists within the meaning of the APA to dispense with the notice, public comment, and delayed effective date procedures of the APA with respect to the final amendments to Regulation A. Regulatory Flexibility Analysis The Regulatory Flexibility Act (‘‘RFA’’) does not apply to a rulemaking where a general notice of proposed rulemaking is not required.5 As noted previously, a general notice of proposed rulemaking is not required if the final rule involves a matter relating to loans. Furthermore, the Board has determined that it is unnecessary and contrary to the public interest to publish a general notice of proposed rulemaking for this final rule. Accordingly, the RFA’s requirements relating to an initial and final regulatory flexibility analysis do not apply. Paperwork Reduction Act In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (‘‘PRA’’) of 1995,6 the Board reviewed the final rule under the authority delegated to the Board by the Office of Management and Budget. The final rule contains no requirements subject to the PRA. List of Subjects in 12 CFR Part 201 Banks, Banking, Federal Reserve System, Reporting and recordkeeping. Authority and Issuance For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the Board is amending 12 CFR chapter II as follows: PART 201 EXTENSIONS OF CREDIT BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS (REGULATION A) ■ 1. The authority citation for part 201 continues to read as follows: Authority: 12 U.S.C. 248(i)–(j), 343 et seq., 347a, 347b, 347c, 348 et seq., 357, 374, 374a, and 461. ■ 2. In § 201.51, paragraphs (a) and (b) are revised to read as follows: § 201.51 Interest rates applicable to credit extended by a Federal Reserve Bank.3 (a) Primary credit. The interest rate at each Federal Reserve Bank for primary credit provided to depository institutions under § 201.4(a) is 4.75 percent. (b) Secondary credit. The interest rate at each Federal Reserve Bank for secondary credit provided to depository institutions under § 201.4(b) is 5.25 percent.

By order of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Ann E. Misback, Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2024–26990 Filed 11–19–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 12 CFR Part 204 [Docket No. R–1847] RIN 7100 AG 87 Regulation D: Reserve Requirements of Depository Institutions AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (‘‘Board’’) has adopted final amendments to its Regulation D to revise the rate of interest paid on balances (‘‘IORB’’) maintained at Federal Reserve Banks by or on behalf of eligible institutions. The final amendments specify that IORB is 4.65 percent, a 0.25 percentage point decrease from its prior level. The amendment is intended to enhance the role of IORB in maintaining the federal funds rate in the target range established by the Federal Open Market Committee (‘‘FOMC’’ or ‘‘Committee’’). DATES: Effective date: This rule is effective November 20, 2024. Applicability date: The IORB rate change was applicable on November 8, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: M. Benjamin Snodgrass, Senior Counsel (202–263–4877), Legal Division, or Nicole Trachman, Financial Institution & Policy Analyst (202–973–5055); for users of telephone systems via text telephone (TTY) or any TTY-based Telecommunications Relay Services, please call 711 from any telephone, anywhere in the United States; Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th and C Streets NW, Washington, DC 20551. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Statutory and Regulatory Background For monetary policy purposes, section 19 of the Federal Reserve Act (‘‘Act’’) imposes reserve requirements on certain types of deposits and other liabilities of depository institutions.1 Regulation D, VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:35 Nov 19, 2024 Jkt 265001 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\20NOR1.SGM 20NOR1 khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with RULES