The questionnaire requested information on the definitions (either internal or via cross- reference to an external source) of “credit ratings,” “credit rating agencies,” or any related terms as well as any references to specific credit rating agencies in LRSPs. Member authorities were also asked questions regarding the usage of credit ratings and/or references to credit rating agencies (or, in either case, related terms) 3 in their LRSPs, including an explanation of what each LRSP was designed to accomplish and the purpose of using credit ratings in the LRSP. Finally, the questionnaire asked member authorities to describe their assessments, if any, of unintended.
