Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
| Citation | 86 FR 9938 |
| Record Number | 2021-03092 |
| Published date | 17 February 2021 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Federal Reserve System |
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GSIBs and sets forth requirements
parallel to those contained in similar
rules recently published by the FRB and
the OCC with regard to entities they
supervise to ensure consistent
regulatory treatment of QFCs among the
various entities within a GSIB group.
There is no change in the methodology
or substance of this information
collection.
Request for Comment
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the FDIC’s functions, including whether
the information has practical utility; (b)
the accuracy of the estimates of the
burden of the information collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology. All comments will become
a matter of public record.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Dated at Washington, DC, on February 11,
2021.
James P. Sheesley,
Assistant Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021–03171 Filed 2–16–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6714–01–P
FEDERAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
EXAMINATION COUNCIL
[Docket No. AS21–01]
Standardized Instructions and Format
To Be Used for Interim and Final
Progress Reporting
AGENCY
: Appraisal Subcommittee of the
Federal Financial Institutions
Examination Council
ACTION
: The Appraisal Subcommittee
(ASC) is issuing this Notice of Request
for public comment on the standardized
Appraisal Subcommittee Progress
Report (ASC–PR) format to be used for
both interim and final progress
reporting for all ASC grants and
submission to Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) of proposed
collection of information.
DATES
: Written comments must be
received on or before March 19, 2021 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES
: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
30-day Review—Open for Public
Comments’’ or by using the search
function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
: For
information on the ASC–PR, contact
Maria Brown, Regulatory Affairs
Specialist, ASC at 202–792–1197 or
Maria@asc.gov.
SUMMARY
: This proposed information
collection was previously published in
the Federal Register on November 20,
2020 and allowed 60 days for public
comment. No comments were received
to that Notice. In conjunction with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
ASC has submitted to the OMB a
request for review and approval of
information collection listed below. The
purpose of this notice is to allow an
additional 30 days for public comment
from all interested individuals and
organizations.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
Title: ASC Progress Report
Standardized Instructions and Format
for Interim and Final Progress
Reporting.
The ASC has established new grant-
making programs and is responsible for
monitoring its grantees on the use of
federal funds. The ASC developed this
progress report for both interim and
final progress reports for grants issued
under ASC authority. The progress
report will be submitted to the ASC
semi-annually as an attachment to the
Standard Form 425, Federal Financial
Report. A draft version of the
instructions and format for the report is
posted on the ASC website at https://
www.asc.gov/Documents/
GrantsFundingCorrespondence/PR-
FFR%20Reporting%20Instructions%20
and%20Form.pdf. The report will
benefit award recipients by making it
easier for them to administer federal
grant and cooperative agreement
programs through standardization of the
types of information required in
progress reports, thereby reducing their
administrative effort and costs.
OMB Number: New Collection.
Burden Estimates:
Type of Review: Regular.
Affected Public: All ASC grantees.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
55.
Estimated burden per Response: 1
hour.
Frequency of Response: Twice per
year (semi-annual and annual report).
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 110
hours.
By the Appraisal Subcommittee.
James R. Park,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2021–03126 Filed 2–16–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6700–01–P
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
AGENCY
: Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.
ACTION
: Notice, request for comment.
SUMMARY
: The Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System (Board) invites
comment on a proposal to extend for
three years, without revision, the
Recordkeeping Requirements
Associated with Changes in Foreign
Investments (Made Pursuant to
Regulation K) (FR 2064; OMB No. 7100–
0109).
DATES
: Comments must be submitted on
or before April 19, 2021.
ADDRESSES
: You may submit comments,
identified by FR 2064, by any of the
following methods:
•Agency website: https://
www.federalreserve.gov/. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments at
https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/
foia/proposedregs.aspx.
•Email: regs.comments@
federalreserve.gov. Include the OMB
number in the subject line of the
message.
•Fax: (202) 452–3819 or (202) 452–
3102.
•Mail: Ann E. Misback, Secretary,
Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, 20th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20551.
All public comments are available
from the Board’s website at https://
www.federalreserve.gov/apps/foia/
proposedregs.aspx as submitted, unless
modified for technical reasons or to
remove personally identifiable
information at the commenter’s request.
Accordingly, comments will not be
edited to remove any identifying or
contact information. Public comments
may also be viewed electronically or in
paper in Room 146, 1709 New York
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20006,
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on
weekdays. For security reasons, the
Board requires that visitors make an
appointment to inspect comments. You
may do so by calling (202) 452–3684.
Upon arrival, visitors will be required to
present valid government-issued photo
identification and to submit to security
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12 U.S.C. 1844(c).
2
12 U.S.C. 602 and 625.
3
5 U.S.C. 552(b)(8).
4
5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
screening in order to inspect and
photocopy comments.
Additionally, commenters may send a
copy of their comments to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Desk
Officer—Shagufta Ahmed—Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
20503, or by fax to (202) 395–6974.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Federal Reserve Board Clearance
Officer—Nuha Elmaghrabi—Office of
the Chief Data Officer, Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, Washington, DC 20551, (202)
452–3829.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: On June
15, 1984, OMB delegated to the Board
authority under the PRA to approve and
assign OMB control numbers to
collections of information conducted or
sponsored by the Board. In exercising
this delegated authority, the Board is
directed to take every reasonable step to
solicit comment. In determining
whether to approve a collection of
information, the Board will consider all
comments received from the public and
other agencies.
A copy of the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) OMB submission, including
the reporting form and instructions,
supporting statement, and other
documentation will be available at
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain, if approved. These
documents will also be made available
on the Board’s public website at https://
www.federalreserve.gov/apps/
reportforms/review.aspx or may be
requested from the agency clearance
officer, whose name appears above.
Request for Comment on Information
Collection Proposal
The Board invites public comment on
the following information collection,
which is being reviewed under
authority delegated by the OMB under
the PRA. Comments are invited on the
following:
a. Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the Board’s functions,
including whether the information has
practical utility;
b. The accuracy of the Board’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
information collection, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
c. Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected;
d. Ways to minimize the burden of
information collection on respondents,
including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; and
e. Estimates of capital or startup costs
and costs of operation, maintenance,
and purchase of services to provide
information.
At the end of the comment period, the
comments and recommendations
received will be analyzed to determine
the extent to which the Board should
modify the proposal.
Proposal Under OMB Delegated
Authority To Extend for Three Years,
Without Revision, the Following
Information Collection
Report title: Recordkeeping
Requirements Associated with Changes
in Foreign Investments (Made Pursuant
to Regulation K).
Agency form number: FR 2064.
OMB control number: 7100–0109.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondents: Internationally active
U.S. banking organizations (member
banks, Edge Act and agreement
corporations, and bank holding
companies).
Estimated number of respondents: 20.
Estimated average hours per response:
2. Estimated annual burden hours: 160.
General description of report: This
collection concerns internal records that
internationally active U.S. banking
organizations (such as internationally
active member banks, Edge Act and
agreement corporations, and bank
holding companies) should maintain to
demonstrate compliance with the
investment provisions contained in
Subpart A of Regulation K—
International Banking Operations.
Legal authorization and
confidentiality: The FR 2064 is
authorized pursuant to section 5(c) of
the Bank Holding Company Act;
1
and
sections 25(7) and 25A(17) of the
Federal Reserve Act.
2
The institutions’
obligation to retain the records is
mandatory.
The records related to the FR 2064 are
retained at banking organizations.
However, in the event the records are
obtained by the Board as part of an
examination or supervision of a
financial institution, this information
may be considered confidential
pursuant to exemption 8 of the Freedom
of Information Act (FOIA), which
protects information contained in
‘‘examination, operating, or condition
reports’’ obtained in the bank
supervisory process.
3
Additionally, to
the extent that such information
obtained by the Board constitutes
nonpublic commercial or financial
information, which is both customarily
and actually treated as private by the
financial institution, the financial
institution may request confidential
treatment pursuant to exemption 4 of
FOIA.
4
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, February 10, 2021.
Michele Taylor Fennell,
Deputy Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2021–03092 Filed 2–16–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210–01–P
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Announcement of Board
Approval Under Delegated Authority
and Submission to OMB
AGENCY
: Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.
SUMMARY
: The Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System (Board) is
adopting a proposal to extend for three
years, without revision, the
Recordkeeping, Disclosure, and
Reporting Requirements Associated
with Securities Transactions Pursuant to
Sections 208.34(c), (d), and (g) of
Regulation H (FR H–3; OMB No. 7100–
0196).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Federal Reserve Board Clearance
Officer—Nuha Elmaghrabi—Office of
the Chief Data Officer, Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, Washington, DC 20551, (202)
452–3829. Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) Desk Officer—Shagufta
Ahmed—Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
20503, or by fax to (202) 395–6974.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: On June
15, 1984, OMB delegated to the Board
authority under the PRA to approve and
assign OMB control numbers to
collections of information conducted or
sponsored by the Board. Board-
approved collections of information are
incorporated into the official OMB
inventory of currently approved
collections of information. The OMB
inventory, as well as copies of the PRA
Submission, supporting statements, and
approved collection of information
instrument(s) are available at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
These documents are also available on
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