[Federal Register: October 25, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 205)]
[Proposed Rules]               
[Page 57409]
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

12 CFR Parts 202, 205, 213, 226, and 230

[Regulations B, E, M, Z, and DD; Docket Nos. R-1040, R-1041, R-1042, R-
1043, and R-1044]

 
Equal Credit Opportunity; Electronic Fund Transfers; Consumer 
Leasing; Truth in Lending; Truth in Savings

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

ACTION: Request for comments; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On September 14, 1999, the Board published revised proposals 
for public comment that would permit electronic delivery of federally 
mandated disclosures under five consumer protection regulations: B 
(Equal Credit Opportunity), E (Electronic Fund Transfers), M (Consumer 
Leasing), Z (Truth in Lending), and DD (Truth in Savings). The Board is 
extending the comment period to give the public additional time to 
provide comments.

DATES: Comments must be received by November 15, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary, 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20551. Comments should refer to 
Docket No. R-1040 for Regulation B, Docket No. R-1041 for Regulation E, 
Docket No. R-1042 for Regulation M, Docket No. R-1043 for Regulation Z, 
and Docket No. R-1044 for Regulation DD. Comments addressed to Ms. 
Johnson may also be delivered to the Board's mail room between 8:45 
a.m. and 5:15 p.m. weekdays, and to the security control room at all 
other times. The mail room and the security control room, both in the 
Board's Eccles Building, are accessible from the courtyard entrance on 
20th Street between Constitution Avenue and C Street, NW. Comments may 
be inspected in room MP-500 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., pursuant 
to the Board's Rules Regarding the Availability of Information, 12 CFR 
Part 261.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Natalie E. Taylor or Michael L. 
Hentrel, Staff Attorneys, Division of Consumer and Community Affairs, 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, at (202) 452-3667 or 
452-2412. Users of Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) only, 
contact Dorothea Thompson at (202) 452-3544.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 14, 1999, the Board published 
proposed amendments to permit electronic delivery of federally mandated 
disclosures under Regulations B (Equal Credit Opportunity), 64 FR 
49688; E (Electronic Fund Transfers), 64 FR 49699; M (Consumer 
Leasing), 64 FR 49713; Z (Truth in Lending), 64 FR 49722; and DD (Truth 
in Savings), 64 FR 49740. The Board is extending the comment period to 
give the public additional time to comment on the proposals.

    By order of the Secretary of the Board, acting pursuant to 
delegated authority for the Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System, October 18, 1999.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 99-27589 Filed 10-22-99; 8:45 am]
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