Open Meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance

AGENCY:

Departmental Offices, Department of the Treasury.

ACTION:

Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY:

This notice announces that the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance (“FACI”) will meet via videoconference on Thursday, February 18, 2021 from 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting is open to the public. The FACI provides non-binding recommendation and advice to the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) in the U.S. Department of Treasury.

DATES:

The meeting will be held via videoconference on Thursday, February 18, 2021, from 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

Attendance: The meeting will be held via videoconference and is open to the public. The public can attend remotely via live webcast at www.yorkcast.com/treasury/events/2021/02/18/FACI. The webcast will also be available through the FACI's website at https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-markets-financial-institutions-and-fiscal-service/federal-insurance-office/federal-advisory-committee-on- insurance-faci. Requests for reasonable accommodations under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act should be directed to Mariam G. Harvey, Office of Civil Rights and Diversity, Department of the Treasury at (202) 622-0316, or mariam.harvey@do.treas.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lindsey Baldwin, Senior Insurance Regulatory Policy Analyst, Federal Insurance Office, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Room 1410 MT, Washington, DC 20220, at (202) 622-3220 (this is not a toll-free number). Persons who have difficulty hearing or speaking may access this number via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Notice of this meeting is provided in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 10(a)(2), through implementing regulations at 41 CFR 102-3.150.

Public Comment: Members of the public wishing to comment on the business of the Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance are invited to submit written statements by either of the following methods:

Electronic Statements

• Send electronic comments to faci@treasury.gov.

Paper Statements

• Send paper statements in triplicate to the Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Room 1410 MT, Washington, DC 20220.

In general, the Department of the Treasury will make submitted comments available upon request without change, including any business or personal information provided such as names, addresses, email addresses, or telephone numbers. Requests for public comments can be submitted via email to faci@treasury.gov. The Department of the Treasury will also make such statements available for public inspection and copying in the Department of the Treasury's Library, 720 Madison Place NW, Room 1020, Washington, DC 20220, on official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. You can make an appointment to inspect statements by telephoning (202) 622-2000. All statements received, including attachments and other supporting materials, are part of the public record and subject to public disclosure. You should submit only information that you wish to make available publicly.

Tentative Agenda/Topics for Discussion: This will be the first FACI meeting of 2021. In this meeting, the FACI will receive updates from the FACI's four subcommittees: COVID-19, Availability of Insurance Products, FIO's International Work, and Addressing the Protection Gap Through Public-Private Partnerships and Other Mechanisms. At this meeting, the FACI will discuss the 2021 workplan for each subcommittee. The FACI will also receive an update from FIO on its activities and consider any new business.