=======================================================================

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

FDIC Section 515 Information Quality Guidelines

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

ACTION: Notice of availability of guidelines and request for comments.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is seeking
comments on its draft Section 515 Information Quality Guidelines, which
are available on the FDIC Web site:
http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/publiccomments/index.html.
The Information Quality Guidelines describe the FDIC's procedures for reviewing
and substantiating the quality of information before it is disseminated to the public,
and the procedures by which an affected person may request correction of
information disseminated by the FDIC that does not comply with the
information quality guidelines. The FDIC will consider comments in
developing its final information quality guidelines.

DATES: Comments are due by June 1, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary, Attention: Comments/OES, Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, 550 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20429. Comments may be
hand delivered to the guard station at the rear of the 550 17th Street
Building (located on F Street) on business days between 7 a.m. and 5
p.m. Send facsimile transmissions to fax number (202) 898-3838.
Comments may be submitted electronically to comments@fdic.gov. Comments
may be inspected and photocopied in the FDIC Public Information Center,
Room 100, 801 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20429, between 9 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m. on business days.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Klear, Special Assistant to
the Director, Division of Information Resources Management, 3501
Fairfax Drive, Room 7083, Arlington, VA 22226 pklear@fdic.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Section 515 of the Treasury and General Government
Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Pub. L. 106-554; 114 Stat.
2763).

Dated: April 23, 2002.