FCA RegulationsFCA develops regulations (rules) to implement the Farm Credit Act and other relevant laws, to help the Farm Credit System fulfill its public mission, and to ensure that the FCS operates safely and soundly. (View FCA Regulations. For a PDF file of the regulations, see the FCA Handbook.) Like all Federal regulations, FCA regulations have the force and effect of law. Ordinarily, regulations are enacted according to the following process:
In a few cases, the Agency may either increase or reduce the steps involved. If FCA seeks to gather input from the public before it makes a specific regulatory proposal, we may hold a public hearing so that members of the public may share their views on a broad issue. Or, as an alternative, we may publish an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) in the Federal Register in which we solicit public input on a broad issue. Then, on the basis of the input provided during the public hearing or in response to the ANPRM, we may develop a proposed regulation. In rare instances, we may publish a rule without first soliciting public comment. The Administrative Procedure Act authorizes a Federal agency to enact final rules without comment if it determines that notice and comment are “impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to public interest.”
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