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TREAS/OCC RIN: 1557-AD46 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: ●Strengthening Tier 1 Capital Other Capital Enhancements, Standardized Approach (Basel III) 
Abstract: The Federal banking agencies plan to amend their current capital rules, including revisions to the definition of Tier 1 capital and the leverage capital ratio. This rule would implement a comprehensive set of revisions issued by the Basel Committee in December 2010 to amend the Basel II Capital Framework. Key components of the rule include: revisions to the definition of Tier 1, the addition of a capital conservation buffer, the addition of a countercyclical buffer, revisions to counterparty credit risk requirements (includes central counterparties), a new international leverage ratio, and new liquidity ratio requirements. 
Agency: Department of the Treasury(TREAS)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined 
CFR Citation: 12 CFR 3   
Legal Authority: 12 USC 93a    12 USC 161    12 USC 1818    12 USC 1828(n)    12 USC 1828 note    12 USC 1831n note    12 USC 1835    12 USC 3907    12 USC 3909   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/00/2011    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Federalism: Undetermined 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Merged with 1557-AD46 
Agency Contact:
Carl Kaminski
Assistant Director
Department of the Treasury
Comptroller of the Currency
Chief Counsel's Office, 400 7th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20219
Phone:202 649-5869
Email: carl.kaminski@occ.treas.gov