[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 150 (Friday, August 5, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-19259]
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[Federal Register: August 5, 1994]
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Part X
Department of the Treasury
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
12 CFR Part 34
Federal Reserve System
12 CFR Parts 225 and 226
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
12 CFR Part 323
Department of the Treasury
Office of Thrift Supervision
12 CFR Part 564
National Credit Union Administration
12 CFR Part 722
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Real Estate Appraisal Exceptions in Major Disaster Areas, Joint Order;
and Truth in Lending; FRS Final Rule
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
12 CFR Part 34
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
12 CFR Part 225
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
12 CFR Part 323
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Thrift Supervision
12 CFR Part 564
NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION
12 CFR Part 722
Real Estate Appraisal Exceptions in Major Disaster Areas
AGENCIES: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury; Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation; Office of Thrift Supervision, Treasury; and National
Credit Union Administration.
ACTION: Statement and Order; temporary exceptions.
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SUMMARY: Section 2 of the Depository Institutions Disaster Relief Act
of 1992 (DIDRA), authorizes the Federal financial institutions
regulatory agencies to make exceptions to statutory and regulatory
requirements relating to appraisals for certain transactions. The
exceptions are available for transactions that involve real property in
major disaster areas when the exceptions would facilitate recovery from
the disaster and would be consistent with safety and soundness.
Expiration dates for certain transactions are set out in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
DATES: This order is effective on August 5, 1994 and expires for
specific areas on the dates indicated in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
William C. Kerr, National Bank Examiner or Thomas E. Watson,
National Bank Examiner (202) 874-5170, Office of the Chief National
Bank Examiner; or Horace G. Sneed, (202) 874-4460, Senior Attorney,
Bank Operations and Assets Division, 250 E Street SW., Washington, DC
20219.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board)
Rhoger H. Pugh, Assistant Director, (202) 728-5883, Stanley B.
Rediger, Supervisory Financial Analyst, (202) 452-2629, Virginia M.
Gibbs, Supervisory Financial Analyst, (202) 452-2521, Division of
Banking Supervision and Regulation; or Deneen Donnley-Evans, Staff
Attorney, (202) 736-5567, Legal Division. For the hearing impaired
only, contact Dorothea Thompson, Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
(TDD), (202) 452-3544, 20th and C Streets NW., Washington, DC 20551.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Robert F. Miailovich, Associate Director, (202) 898-6918, James D.
Leitner, Examination Specialist, (202) 898-6790, Division of
Supervision; or Walter P. Doyle, Counsel, (202) 898-3682, Legal
Division, 550 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20429.
Office of Thrift Supervision, Treasury (OTS)
Robert Fishman, Acting Deputy Assistant Director, Policy, (202)
906-5672; Deirdre Kvartunas, Program Analyst, (202) 906-7933; Diana
Garmus, Deputy Assistant Director, Corporate Activities, (202) 906-
5683; Ellen J. Sazzman, Attorney, Regulations and Legislation Division,
Chief Counsel's Office, (202) 907-7133; 1700 G Street NW., Washington,
DC 20552.
National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)
Michael J. McKenna, Office of General Counsel, (703) 518-6540, or
Herb Yolles, Office of Examination and Insurance, (703) 518-6360, 1775
Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Statement
Section 2 of DIDRA, 12 U.S.C. 3352, authorizes the agencies to make
exceptions to statutory and regulatory appraisal requirements for
transactions with respect to real property located in areas that the
President has determined, pursuant to section 5170 of Title 42, that a
major disaster exists, provided that the exception would facilitate
recovery from the major disaster and is consistent with safety and
soundness.\1\ Such exceptions expire not later than three years after
the date of the President's determination that a major disaster exists
in the area.
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\1\The agencies must make the exception no later than 30 months
after the date on which the President determines that a major
disaster exists in the area.
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Since July 7, 1994, and continuing, the President has declared
several areas as Major Disaster Areas in certain Alabama, Florida, and
Georgia counties because of the extensive flooding that occurred and is
continuing. The agencies believe that granting relief from the
appraisal requirements for certain real estate transactions in all such
areas affected by this flooding is consistent with the provisions of
the DIDRA.
The agencies have determined that the disruption of real estate
markets in all such affected areas interferes with the ability of
depository institutions to obtain appraisals that comply with statutory
and regulatory requirements and, therefore, may impede institutions in
making loans and engaging in other transactions that would aid in the
reconstruction and rehabilitation of the affected area. Accordingly,
the agencies have determined that recovery from this major disaster
would be facilitated by excepting transactions involving real estate
located in the area directly affected by the flooding from the real
estate appraisal requirements of Title XI of the Financial Institutions
Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA) as amended, 12
U.S.C. 3331 et seq., and regulations promulgated thereto. This has the
effect of excepting certain transactions from the definition of
``federally related transactions.''
The agencies have also determined that safety and soundness would
not be adversely affected by such exceptions so long as the depository
institution's records relating to any such excepted transaction clearly
indicate either that the property involved was directly affected by the
major disaster or that the transaction would facilitate recovery from
the disaster and there is a binding commitment to fund the transaction
within three years after the date the major disaster was declared. In
addition, the transaction must continue to be subject to review by
management and by the agencies in the course of examination of the
institution under normal supervisory standards relating to safety and
soundness, though the transactions need not comply with the specific
requirements of Title XI of FIRREA and the agencies' appraisal
regulations.
Expiration Dates
Any exceptions provided under the order shall expire not later than
three years after the date on which the President determines, pursuant
to section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5170, that a major disaster exists in the
area. Accordingly, exceptions for the major disasters declared due to
the flooding expire on: July 8, 1997 for Alabama counties; July 10,
1997 for Florida counties; and July 7, 1997 for Georgia counties.
Exceptions for any other counties in this area that have been declared
major disasters by the President as a result of the flooding that began
on or about July 7, 1994 expire 3 years after the date of such
declaration.
Order
In accordance with section 2 of DIDRA, relief is hereby granted
from the provisions of Title XI of FIRREA and the agencies appraisal
regulations for any real estate-related financial transaction that
requires the services of an appraiser under those provisions,
provided that:
(1) The transaction involves real estate located in an area that
the President has determined, pursuant to section 401 of the Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C.
5170, is a major disaster area as a result of the July 1994 flooding
in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, and has been designated eligible
for Federal assistance by the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA);\1\
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\1\The Alabama, Florida, and Georgia counties affected are
listed in the appendix to this order. The exception would also
include any other such areas that the President subsequently
declares are major disaster areas as a result of the flooding.
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(2)(a) The real property involved was directly affected by the
major disaster, or
(b) The real property involved was not directly affected by the
major disaster but the institution's records explain how the
transaction would facilitate recovery from the disaster;
(3) There is a binding commitment to fund a transaction that is
made within three years after the date the major disaster was
declared by the President; and
(4) The institution retains in its files, for examiner review,
appropriate documentation supporting the property's valuation.
Appendix to Order
Alabama: Barbour, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Dale, Geneva, Henry,
Houston, Randolph, Russell
Florida: Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson,
Liberty, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, Washington
Georgia: Baker, Bibb, Butts, Calhoun, Clay, Clayton, Coweta,
Crawford, Crisp, Decatur, Dooly, Dougherty, Early, Fayette, Fulton,
Henry, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Lee, Macon, Meriwether,
Miller, Mitchell, Monroe, Montgomery, Newton, Peach, Pike, Pulaski,
Quitman, Randolph, Rockdale, Seminole, Spalding, Stewart, Sumter,
Talbot, Taylor, Terrell, Toombs, Troup, Twiggs, Upson, Webster,
Wheeler, Wilcox, Worth
Dated: August 2, 1994.
Eugene A. Ludwig,
Comptroller of the Currency.
By order of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System.
Dated: July 28, 1994.
William W. Wiles,
Secretary of the Board.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Dated: July 28, 1994.
Robert E. Feldman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
Dated: July 26, 1994.
By the Office of Thrift Supervision.
John F. Downey,
Acting Director.
Dated: July 26, 1994.
Becky Baker,
Secretary of the Board, National Credit Union Administration.
[FR Doc. 94-19259 Filed 8-4-94; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE OCC 4810-33-P (20%); BOARD 6210-01-P (20%); FDIC 6714-01-P
(20%); OTS 6720-01-P (20%); NCUA 7535-01-P (20%)
