Rule2026-04373

Rules Regarding Delegation of Authority; Correction

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Published
March 5, 2026
Effective
March 5, 2026

Issuing agencies

Federal Reserve System

Abstract

The Board is revising its Rules Regarding Delegation of Authority to add delegations previously approved by the Board and to make certain technical corrections.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 43 (Thursday, March 5, 2026)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 10745-10746]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04373]



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Federal Register / Vol. 91, No. 43 / Thursday, March 5, 2026 / Rules 
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

12 CFR Part 265

[Docket No. R-1778]
RIN No. 7100-AG37


Rules Regarding Delegation of Authority; Correction

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board).

ACTION: Final rule; correcting amendments.

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SUMMARY: The Board is revising its Rules Regarding Delegation of 
Authority to add delegations previously approved by the Board and to 
make certain technical corrections.

DATES: Effective March 5, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amory Goldberg, Senior Counsel, (202) 
469-1015, Legal Division, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
System, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551. 
For users of TTY-TRS, please call 711 from any telephone, anywhere in 
the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Section 11(k) of the Federal Reserve Act authorizes the Board to 
delegate, by published order or rule and subject to the Administrative 
Procedure Act, any of its functions, other than those related to 
rulemaking or pertaining principally to monetary and credit policies, 
to one or more administrative law judges, members or staff of the 
Board, or the Reserve Banks.\1\ The Board has delegated authority to 
Board members (in their individual capacity and as chairs of committees 
of the Board), Board staff, and the Federal Reserve Banks to take 
certain actions under the various statutes that the Board administers. 
The Board's Rules Regarding Delegation of Authority (delegation rules) 
implement section 11(k) of the Federal Reserve Act and enumerate the 
actions that the Board has determined to delegate. By delegating 
actions that do not raise significant legal, supervisory, or policy 
issues, the Board can respond more efficiently to applications, 
requests, and other matters.
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    \1\ 12 U.S.C. 248(k).
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    The Board published a final rule in 2022 that comprehensively 
revised the delegation rules.\2\ The Board is amending the delegation 
rules to publish two delegations of authority approved by the Board, 
and to make certain technical corrections.
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    \2\ Rules Regarding Delegation of Authority, 87 FR 53988 
(September 1, 2022).
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II. Regulatory Analyses

    These amendments relate solely to the agency's organization, 
procedure, or practice. Accordingly, the provisions of the 
Administrative Procedure Act (APA) regarding notice of proposed 
rulemaking and opportunity for public participation are not 
applicable.\3\
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    \3\ 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A).
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    Because no notice of proposed rulemaking is required to be issued, 
or has been issued, in connection with this rule, it is not a ``rule'' 
for purposes of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, and that act, 
therefore, does not apply.\4\
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    \4\ 5 U.S.C. 601(2).
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    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),\5\ 
the Board may not conduct or sponsor, and a respondent is not required 
to respond to, an information collection unless it displays a currently 
valid Office of Management and Budget control number. The amendments do 
not contain any collections of information as defined in the PRA.
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    \5\ 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
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    Section 722 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act \6\ requires the Federal 
banking agencies to use plain language in all proposed and final rules 
published after January 1, 2000. The Board has sought to present this 
rule in a simple and straightforward manner.
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    \6\ 12 U.S.C. 4809.
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    As a rule of internal agency organization, the final rule is not a 
``substantive rule'' for the purposes of the APA; as such, the act does 
not require the Board to delay the effective date of the rule.\7\ 
Accordingly, the amendments are effective March 5, 2026.
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    \7\ See 5 U.S.C. 553(d).
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List of Subjects in 12 CFR Part 265

    Authority delegations (Government agencies); Banks, banking.

Authority and Issuance

    For the reasons stated in the preamble the Board of Governors of 
the Federal Reserve System corrects 12 CFR part 265 by making the 
following correcting amendments:

PART 265--RULES REGARDING DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY

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1. The authority citation for part 265 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  12 U.S.C. 248(i) and (k).

Subpart B--Delegations of Authority


Sec.  265.4   [Amended]

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2. In Sec.  265.4, remove and reserve paragraph (d)(2).


Sec.  265.5   [Amended]

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3. In Sec.  265.5, in paragraph (a)(2)(i), remove ``Board's approval 
authority,'' and add in its place ``Board's approval, authorization,''

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4. In Sec.  265.6, add paragraph (l) to read as follows:


Sec.  265.6   Functions delegated to the General Counsel.

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    (l) Section 106 of the Bank Holding Company Act Amendments of 1970. 
To grant exceptions to the anti-tying provisions of section 106 of the 
Bank Holding Company Act Amendments of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1972) to allow a 
bank holding company's credit card subsidiary to offer a credit card 
secured by deposits at an affiliate and similar credit card programs.


Sec.  265.7   [Amended]

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5. In Sec.  265.7, in paragraph (d)(7)(ii)(B)(3), remove ``(252.146 and 
252.158);'' and add in its place ``(12 CFR 252.146 and 252.158);''

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6. In Sec.  265.11, add paragraph (c) to read as follows:


Sec.  265.11   Functions delegated to the Director of the Division of 
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems.

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    (c) Regulation HH. After consulting with interested division 
directors, to

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establish the process for receiving notifications described in section 
234.3(a)(17)(vi)(A) of the Board's Regulation HH (12 CFR 
234.3(a)(17)(vi)(A)) and to provide notice of this process to affected 
firms.

    By order of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
System, acting through the Secretary of the Board under delegated 
authority.
Benjamin W. McDonough,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2026-04373 Filed 3-4-26; 8:45 am]
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