Statutes and regulations

Modifications and Exceptions to Continuous Residence and Physical Presence

USCIS Policy Manual, Vol. 12, Pt. D, Ch. 5 · Federal · Agency guidance

Agency Guidance › USCIS Policy Manual › Volume 12 - Citizenship and Naturalization › Part D - General Naturalization Requirements › USCIS Policy Manual, Vol. 12, Pt. D, Ch. 5

L. 112-57 (PDF) (November 21, 2011), 22 U.S.C. 2509(a)(5), amending Section 10(a)(5) of the Peace Corps Act, Pub. L. 87-293 (PDF) (September 22, 1961), 22 U.S.C. 3901. … [18] See INA 317 .

Staff No-Action Position with respect to FCMs that accept certain non-securities digital assets as margin collateral and (a) take into account the value of such digital assets for purposes of certain regulatory requir...

CFTC Letter No. 25-40 · Federal · Agency guidance

CFTC Staff Letters (2008-present) › Staff No-Action Position with respect to FCMs that accept certain non-securities digital assets as margin collateral and (a) take into account the value of such digital assets for purposes of certain regulatory requir...

MPD is addressing the withdrawal of Staff Advisory 20-34 through a separate staff action. 4 7 U.S.C. 1 et. seq. … Stablecoins Act of 2025, 12 U.S.C. 5901.

Corrections and Other Changes in the International Register

MPEP § 2930 · Federal · Agency guidance

Agency Guidance › USPTO MPEP › Chapter 2900 - International Design Applications › MPEP § 2930

Rules 18 to 19 shall apply mutatis mutandis. … Such provisions are contained, for example, in 35 U.S.C. chapter 25. See, e.g., MPEP §§ 1401 , 1480 et seq. and 1481 et seq. II.

Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Request for No-Action Relief in Connection with the Offer and Sale in the United States of its Mini Futures Contract Based on the TOPIX and its Futures Contracts Based on the TOPIX Core30 Index...

CFTC Letter No. 09-47 · Federal · Agency guidance

CFTC Staff Letters (2008-present) › Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Request for No-Action Relief in Connection with the Offer and Sale in the United States of its Mini Futures Contract Based on the TOPIX and its Futures Contracts Based on the TOPIX Core30 Index...

See CEA Section 1a(32) 13 Id. at 3-5 and Appendix B (Contract Specifications). 14 7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. 15 Appendix E of Pub. L. … See CEA Section 1a(31). 18 See CEA Section 2(a)(1)(D). 19 See CEA Section 2(a)(1)(C)(ii). 20 CEA Section 2(a)(1)(D) governs the offer and sale of security futures products. 4 or index

Subject to specific conditions, the Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight granted the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and the Federal National Mortgage Association no-action relief, such that eithe...

CFTC Letter No. 14-111 · Federal · Agency guidance

CFTC Staff Letters (2008-present) › Subject to specific conditions, the Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight granted the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and the Federal National Mortgage Association no-action relief, such that eithe...

Reg. 26004, 26005 (May 8, 1981). 18 Id. 19 Id. at 26006. … CEA Section 4m(3), 7 U.S.C. 6m(3).

Letter details several aspects of bank's arrangement with third party, including (1) bank's authority to take share of borrower's profits as part of interest on loan, 12 CFR 7.1006; (2) authority of bank and borrower to negotiate percentage of profits bank will take; and (3) nature and form of compensation paid by bank to entity for originating loan opportunities is consistent with OCC precedent.

OCC Interpretive Letter No. 956 · Federal · Agency guidance

OCC Interpretive Letters › Letter details several aspects of bank's arrangement with third party, including (1) bank's authority to take share of borrower's profits as part of interest on loan, 12 CFR 7.1006; (2) authority of bank and borrower to negotiate percentage of profits bank will take; and (3) nature and form of compensation paid by bank to entity for originating loan opportunities is consistent with OCC precedent.

Director, Legal Advisory Services Division (Oct. 18, 1977) (unpublished). l banks to employ participatory financing arrangements. … Director, Legal Advisory Services Division (Oct. 18, 1977) (unpublished).

Recapture of Canceled Subject Matter

MPEP § 1412.02 · Federal · Agency guidance

Agency Guidance › USPTO MPEP › Chapter 1400 - Correction of Patents › MPEP § 1412.02

Becton, Dickinson & Co., 602 F.3d 1306, 1316-18, 94 USPQ2d 1598 (Fed. Cir. 2010). See also In re McDonald, 43 F.4th 1340, 1347, 2022 USPQ2d 745 (Fed. Cir. 2022). … consideration of process claims which qualify for pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 103(b) treatment if a patent is granted on an application entitled to the benefit of pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 103(b) , without an election

Consistent with CFTC Staff Letters 12-37 and 14-143, and its past practice in this area, the Division granted no-action relief from CPO and CTA registration to a family office that provides investment management and a...

CFTC Letter No. 16-46 · Federal · Agency guidance

CFTC Staff Letters (2008-present) › Consistent with CFTC Staff Letters 12-37 and 14-143, and its past practice in this area, the Division granted no-action relief from CPO and CTA registration to a family office that provides investment management and a...

Through each of these avenues, direct or indirect investment exposure to 1 7 U.S.C. 6m(1). … Flaherty Director Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight 6 See, e.g., CFTC Staff Letters 96-11 (Jan. 18, 1996), and 14-104 (Jun. 20, 2014

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on FDIC Official Signs, Advertisement of Membership, False Advertising, Misrepresentation of Insured Status, and Misuse of the FDIC’s Name or Logo

FDIC FIL-40-2025 · Federal · Agency guidance

FDIC Financial Institution Letters › Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on FDIC Official Signs, Advertisement of Membership, False Advertising, Misrepresentation of Insured Status, and Misuse of the FDIC’s Name or Logo

. 3501 et seq. 35 44 U.S.C. 3507(d). 36 5 CFR 1320. … . 4809. 38 12 U.S.C. 4802(a). 39 12 U.S.C. 4802(b).

Letter approves use of the value-at-risk (VAR) approach to calculate a bank's risk-based capital for securities lending and conduit securities lending transactions. To be an eligible transaction, the bank must be acting as agent or intermediary in a riskless principal transaction; the transaction must be fully collateralized; any securities borrowed, lent or taken as collateral are eligible for inclusion in the trading book and are liquid and readily marketable; any securities borrowed, lent or taken as collateral are marked-to-market daily; and the transactions are subject to daily margin maintenance requirements. Before the bank may use the VAR approach to determine its risk-based capital requirements for these transactions, the OCC Examiner-in-Charge must make a determination that the bank's VAR model and risk management practices comply with certain specified conditions. The bank also will be subject to ongoing supervisory review of its model.

OCC Interpretive Letter No. 1105 · Federal · Agency guidance

OCC Interpretive Letters › Letter approves use of the value-at-risk (VAR) approach to calculate a bank's risk-based capital for securities lending and conduit securities lending transactions. To be an eligible transaction, the bank must be acting as agent or intermediary in a riskless principal transaction; the transaction must be fully collateralized; any securities borrowed, lent or taken as collateral are eligible for inclusion in the trading book and are liquid and readily marketable; any securities borrowed, lent or taken as collateral are marked-to-market daily; and the transactions are subject to daily margin maintenance requirements. Before the bank may use the VAR approach to determine its risk-based capital requirements for these transactions, the OCC Examiner-in-Charge must make a determination that the bank's VAR model and risk management practices comply with certain specified conditions. The bank also will be subject to ongoing supervisory review of its model.

O Comptroller of the Currency Administrator of National Banks Washington, DC 20219 September 18, 2008 Interpretive Letter … . § 1818 and, as such, are enforceable under 12 U.S.C. § 1818

No-action position regarding the timing of filing certain reports under swap dealer financial reporting requirements in Regulation 23.105(d) and (l).

CFTC Letter No. 23-02 · Federal · Agency guidance

CFTC Staff Letters (2008-present) › No-action position regarding the timing of filing certain reports under swap dealer financial reporting requirements in Regulation 23.105(d) and (l).

capital requirements of Commission regulation 23.101(a)(2) may file its audited financial report with the Commission and with the NFA within 90 days of the close of the SD’s fiscal year-end.10 3 7 U.S.C … 17 CFTC Staff Letter No. 22-04, Feb. 14, 2022. 18 See Capital Requirements of Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants, 85 FR 57462 (Sept. 15, 2020).

Guideline Memorandum Concerning Unfair Labor Practice Charges Involving Political Advocacy

NLRB General Counsel Memorandum GC 08-10 · Federal · Agency guidance

NLRB General Counsel Memoranda › Guideline Memorandum Concerning Unfair Labor Practice Charges Involving Political Advocacy

Board has found that employee appeals to legislators or governmental agencies were protected, so long as the substance of those appeals was directly related to employee working conditions. 5 29 U.S.C … See also North Carolina License Plate Agency # 18, 346 NLRB 293, n.4 (2006), enfd. 243 Fed.

Letter concludes that a national bank’s proposal to streamline the filing of suspicious activity reports by automating the process for identifying and reporting potential structuring activity is consistent with 12 CFR 21.11 and 12 CFR21.21 (09/27/2019)

OCC Interpretive Letter No. 1166 · Federal · Agency guidance

OCC Interpretive Letters › Letter concludes that a national bank’s proposal to streamline the filing of suspicious activity reports by automating the process for identifying and reporting potential structuring activity is consistent with 12 CFR 21.11 and 12 CFR21.21 (09/27/2019)

. § 21.11(c). 2 31 U.S.C. § 5318(g) and 31 C.F.R. § 1020.320. 3 12 C.F.R. § 21.21. 2 subject to certain limitations described below. … This safe harbor provision incorporates the statutory safe harbor set forth in 31 U.S.C. 5318(g)(3), which is part of the Bank Secrecy Act.

The Democratic Party (14-CA-270610)

NLRB Division of Advice Memorandum, Case No. 14-CA-270610 (The Democratic Party) · Federal · Agency guidance

NLRB Division of Advice Memoranda (rolling 10-year window) › The Democratic Party (14-CA-270610)

341 NLRB at 1017–18. 19 Cf. … the 2019 cases Bernie 2020, Inc., Case 25-CA-245250, Advice Closing Email dated Oct. 25, 2019, and Warren for President, Inc., Case 01-CA-2465231, Advice Closing Email dated Oct. 25, 2019. 21 29 U.S.C

House Bill 785, 2011 Regular Session, Mississippi Nonadmitted Insurance Statutes

MS Insurance Bulletin 2011-1 · Mississippi · Agency guidance

Mississippi Insurance Department Bulletins › House Bill 785, 2011 Regular Session, Mississippi Nonadmitted Insurance Statutes

WEST STREET, SUITE 1001 WOOLFOLK BUILDING JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI 39201 www.mid.state.ms.us MAILING ADDRESS Post Office Box 79 Jackson, Mississippi 39205-0079 TELEPHONE: (601) 359-3569 FAX: (601) … The following shall be codified as Section 83-21-18, Mississippi Code of 1972: ner.

Interstate bank may use branch state rates with respect to credit card loans where credit card operations, prior to reorganization and following reorganization, were conducted in that state. (05/21/97)

OCC Interpretive Letter No. 782 · Federal · Agency guidance

OCC Interpretive Letters › Interstate bank may use branch state rates with respect to credit card loans where credit card operations, prior to reorganization and following reorganization, were conducted in that state. (05/21/97)

Thus, the Bank seeks to continue to use the interest rates, as that term is used within the meaning of 12 U.S.C. § 85 and OCC regulations, permitted by the state where the bank has 1 branches, State A, … See OCC Interpretive Letter No. 776 (March 18, 1997) at fns. 5, 8. See also, e.g., Cades v. H.&R. Block, 43 F.3d 869, 874 (4th Cir. 1994), cert. denied, 115 S. Ct. 2247 (1995).

Letter states that when a national bank makes loans to two entities related through common control ("A" & "B") and A and B each pays more than 50% of its gross annual expenditures to a third related entity ("X"), substantial financial interdependence exists and the loans to A & B will be attributed to X under 12 C.F.R. 32.5(c)(2) and thus combined for purposes of the legal lending limit, even where X does not borrow directly from the national bank.

OCC Interpretive Letter No. 938 · Federal · Agency guidance

OCC Interpretive Letters › Letter states that when a national bank makes loans to two entities related through common control ("A" & "B") and A and B each pays more than 50% of its gross annual expenditures to a third related entity ("X"), substantial financial interdependence exists and the loans to A & B will be attributed to X under 12 C.F.R. 32.5(c)(2) and thus combined for purposes of the legal lending limit, even where X does not borrow directly from the national bank.

This limit is independent of the general 15% limit on loans to one borrower set forth at 12 U.S.C. § 84 and 12 C.F.R. § 32.3. … This limit is independent of the general 15% limit on loans to one borrower set forth at 12 U.S.C. § 84 and 12 C.F.R. § 32.3.

2024 DOI Legislative Bulletin

KY Insurance Bulletin 2024-06 · Kentucky · Agency guidance

Kentucky Department of Insurance Bulletins and Advisory Opinions › 2024 DOI Legislative Bulletin

If cost defrayal is triggered then the Department must apply for a federal innovation waiver, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. … Managed Care Division (502) 564-6088 Senate Bill 194- An Act Relating to Electronic Delivery of Health Plan Communications (Acts Ch. 20) This Act creates new sections of KRS Chapter 304 Subtitle 18

Eligibility Requirements

USCIS Policy Manual, Vol. 10, Pt. A, Ch. 2 · Federal · Agency guidance

Agency Guidance › USCIS Policy Manual › Volume 10 - Employment Authorization › Part A - Employment Authorization Policies and Procedures › USCIS Policy Manual, Vol. 10, Pt. A, Ch. 2

[17] See 48 U.S.C. 1806(e)(6)(A)(iv)(V)-(VI) . he President’s discretion to authorize as part of the President's constitutional power to conduct foreign relations. … [17] See 48 U.S.C. 1806(e)(6)(A)(iv)(V)-(VI) . [18] See 8 CFR 274a.13 . For more information, see the Application for Employment Authorization ( Form I-765 ) webpage. [19] See 8 CFR 274a.12(a) .

Final Rule on Revisions to the Community Bank Leverage Ratio (CBLR) Framework

FDIC FIL-19-2026 · Federal · Agency guidance

FDIC Financial Institution Letters › Final Rule on Revisions to the Community Bank Leverage Ratio (CBLR) Framework

. 801 et seq. 82 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(3); 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 83 5 U.S.C. 804(2). te reports to Congress and the Government Accountability Office for review. … . 801 et seq. 82 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(3); 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 83 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 57 of 63 Administrative practice and procedures, Banks, banking, Capital, Federal Reserve System, Holding companies