# Organization and Operations of Federal Credit Unions
> **US National Credit Union Administration** · Interim final rule with request for comments. · Published 2001-03-20 · Effective 2001-03-20 · 66 FR 15619
## Document
- **Document number:** 01-6804
- **Category:** final-rule
- **Agency:** US National Credit Union Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 66 FR 15619
- **CFR reference:** 12 CFR 701
- **Publication date:** 2001-03-20
- **Effective date:** 2001-03-20
## Abstract

The NCUA Board is amending its chartering and field of membership manual to make two changes to ease the burden on applicants for community charters, expansions or conversions. First, applicants need not submit documentation to establish a community area that is the same as one the NCUA has previously determined to be a well-defined local community, neighborhood or rural district. Second, the Board is deleting the category of common characteristics and background of residents from the examples of acceptable documentation because it has proven to generate documentation of limited relevance.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/03/20/01-6804/organization-and-operations-of-federal-credit-unions)
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