Vol. 81 Friday, No. 247 December 23, 2016 Book 2 of 2 Books Pages 94495–94908 Part II Regulatory Information Service Center Introduction to the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions—Fall 2016 VerDate Sep<11>2014 00:07 Dec 23, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4717 Sfmt 4717 E:\FR\FM\23DEP2.SGM 23DEP2 sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with PROPOSALS2 94496 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 247 / Friday, December 23, 2016 / Regulatory Plan REGULATORY INFORMATION section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Social Security Administration SERVICE CENTER Act. Federal Acquisition Regulation The complete fall 2016 Unified Independent Regulatory Agencies Introduction to the Unified Agenda of Agenda contains the Regulatory Plans of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory 30 Federal agencies and 60 Federal Consumer Product Safety Commission Actions—Fall 2016 agency regulatory agendas. 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