Regulatory Publication and Review Under the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996

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The NCUA Board is beginning a review of its regulations to reduce burden imposed on federally-insured credit unions, as required by section 2222 of the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996. As required by section 2222, NCUA has categorized its regulations for the purpose of the review and proposes to publish categories of regulations for review between now and 2006. The categories, and the regulations that NCUA considers to be part of those categories, are detailed below. This review presents a significant opportunity to consider the possibilities for burden reduction among groups of similar regulations. NCUA welcomes comment on the categories, the order of review and all other aspects of the project in order to maximize its effectiveness. Today, NCUA is publishing its first in a series of public notices, comprising two of the categories--"Applications and Reporting," and "Powers and Activities"--for public comment to identify outdated, unnecessary, or burdensome regulatory requirements imposed on federally-insured credit unions. Since NCUA will publish a series of requests for comment on the remaining categories, it is not recommended that burden reductio