Rules and Regulations. Notice of policy statements and index

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BILLING CODE 6705-01-P FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 12 CFR Chapter VI Farm Credit Administration Board Policy Statements AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration. ACTION: Notice of policy statements and index. SUMMARY: The Farm Credit Administration (FCA), as part of its annual public notification process, is publishing for notice an index of the 18 Board policy statements currently in existence. Most of the policy statements remain unchanged since our last **Federal Register** notice on October 25, 2012 (77 FR 65098), except for one with minor updates on Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity.

DATES: October 24, 2013. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale L. Aultman, Secretary to Board, Farm Credit Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive, McLean, Virginia 22102-5090,

(703)883-4009, TTY

(703)883-4056; or Wendy R. Laguarda, Assistant General Counsel, Office of General Counsel, Farm Credit Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive, McLean, Virginia 22102-5090,

(703)883-4020, TTY

(703)883-4020. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A list of the 18 FCA Board policy statements is set forth below. FCA Board policy statements may be viewed online at *www.fca.gov/handbook.nsf.* On August 13, 2013, the FCA Board reaffirmed, and made minor updates only, to FCA-PS-62 on, “Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity.” The policy was changed to explicitly state that FCA provides reasonable religious accommodations consistent with Title VII and to clarify that opposition to or participation in the equal employment opportunity process may be a basis for reprisal claims. The policy was published in the **Federal Register** on August 20, 2013 (78 FR 51187). The FCA will continue to publish new or revised policy statements in their full text. FCA Board Policy Statements FCA-PS-34 Disclosure of the Issuance and Termination of Enforcement Documents FCA-PS-37 Communications During Rulemaking FCA-PS-41 Alternative Means of Dispute Resolution FCA-PS-44 Travel FCA-PS-53 Examination Philosophy FCA-PS-59 Regulatory Philosophy FCA-PS-62 Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity FCA-PS-64 Rules for the Transaction of Business of the Farm Credit Administration Board FCA-PS-65 Release of Consolidated Reporting System Information FCA-PS-67 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Agency Programs and Activities FCA-PS-68 FCS Building Association Management Operations Policies and Practices FCA-PS-71 Disaster Relief Efforts by Farm Credit Institutions FCA-PS-72 Financial Institution Rating System

(FIRS)FCA-PS-77 Borrower Privacy FCA-PS-78 Official Names of Farm Credit Institutions FCA-PS-79 Consideration and Referral of Supervisory Strategies and Enforcement Actions FCA-PS-80 Cooperative Operating Philosophy—Serving the Members of Farm Credit System Institutions FCA-PS-81 Ethics, Independence, Arm's-Length Role, Ex Parte Communications and Open Government Dated: October 18, 2013. Dale L. Aultman, Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board. [FR Doc. 2013-25065 Filed 10-23-13; 8:45 am]