The rules contained in this subchapter are promulgated pursuant to the provi- sions of Subchapter II of Chapter 5 of Title 5, United States Code, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1811- 1831), and other applicable laws. In ac- cordance with the provisions of section 552(a)(1) of Title 5, United States Code they state (1) the established places at (a) The formulation and promulga- General notice or proposed rule mak- ing, including amendments thereto or repeal thereof, will be published in the FEDERAL REGISTER, except as specified in § 302.6, or otherwise excepted by law. Such notice will include either the terms or substance of the proposed rule or a § 302.2 Public participation. Interested persons will be afforded an § 302.3 Formulation of rules. After consideration of all relevant [15 F.R. 8628, Dec. 6, 1950, as amended at SUBCHAPTER A-PROCEDURE AND RULES OF PRACTICE PART 300 [RESERVED] PART 301-INTRODUCTORY re- The rules contained in this subchapter are promulgated pursuant to the provi- sions of Subchapter II of Chapter 5 of Title 5, United States Code, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1811- 1831), and other applicable laws. In ac- cordance with the provisions of section 552(a)(1) of Title 5, United States Code they state (1) the established places at (a) The formulation and promulga- General notice or proposed rule mak- ing, including amendments thereto or repeal thereof, will be published in the FEDERAL REGISTER, except as specified in § 302.6, or otherwise excepted by law. Such notice will include either the terms or substance of the proposed rule or a § 302.2 Public participation. Interested persons will be afforded an § 302.3 Formulation of rules. After consideration of all relevant [15 F.R. 8628, Dec. 6, 1950, as amended at Whenever the Corporation finds that notice of, and public participation in, rule making is impracticable, unneces- sary, or contrary to the public interest, or there is good cause why the effective date of any rule should not be deferred for thirty (30) days, the provisions of §§ 302.1, 302.2, and 302.5 shall not apply; and any such rule when published will incorporate the finding and a brief state- The right to alter, amend, or repeal the whole or any part of any rule except Application for deposit insurance by an existing or proposed State nonmem- ber bank should be filed with the Re- gional Director of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Region in which the bank or proposed bank is or will be located. Any such application by an ex- isting bank must be accompanied by the Corporation to the continued opera- tion of each branch which it proposes to continue to operate. Any such applica- tion by a proposed bank must be accom- panied by a separate application for the consent of the Corporation to establish and operate each proposed branch. The appropriate forms of application and in- be obtained upon request from the Re- gional Director of the Region in which the application originates. (See Part 304 of this title for list of forms and instructions.) [32 F.R. 10556, July 19, 1967, as amended at § 303.2 Application by insured State Application by an insured State non- member bank (except a District bank) to establish and operate a new branch should be filed with the Regional Direc- tor of the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor- poration Region in which the bank is located. The appropriate form of ap- plication and instructions for complet- ing the same may be obtained upon re- quest from the Regional Director of the Region in which the application orig- inates. (See Part 304 of this title for list [32 F.R. 10556, July 19, 1967, as amended at 1 A nonmember bank is a bank which is not a member of the Federal Reserve System. "The term 'branch' includes any branch bank, branch office, branch agency, addi- tional office, or any branch place of busi- ness located in any State of the United States or in any Territory of the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, or the Virgin Islands at which deposits are received or checks paid or money lent." (Sec. |