[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9084-9085]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-3004]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

SUMMARY:

Background

    On June 15, 1984, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
delegated to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
(Board) its approval authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act, as 
per 5 CFR 1320.16, to approve of and assign OMB control numbers to 
collection of information requests and requirements conducted or 
sponsored by the Board under conditions set forth in 5 CFR 1320 
Appendix A.1. Board-approved collections of information are 
incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved 
collections of information. Copies of the OMB 83-Is and supporting 
statements and approved collection of information instruments are 
placed into OMB's public docket files. The Federal Reserve may not 
conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, 
an information collection that has been extended, revised, or 
implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently 
valid OMB control number.

Request for Comment on Information Collection Proposal(s)

    The following information collection(s), which is/are being handled 
under this delegated authority, has/have received initial Board 
approval and is/are hereby published for comment. At the end of the 
comment period, the proposed information collection(s), along with an 
analysis of comments and recommendations received, will be submitted to 
the Board for final approval under OMB delegated authority. Comments 
are invited on the following:
    a. Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the Federal Reserve's functions; including 
whether the information has practical utility;
    b. The accuracy of the Federal Reserve'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; and
    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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 9, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments, which should refer to the OMB control number or 
agency form number, should be addressed to Jennifer J. Johnson, 
Secretary, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th and C 
Streets, NW., Washington, DC 20551, or mailed electronically to 
[email protected]. Comments addressed to Ms. Johnson may 
be delivered to the Board's mail room between 8:45 a.m. and 5:15 p.m., 
and to the security control room outside of those hours. Both the mail 
room and the security control room are accessible from the courtyard 
entrance on 20th Street between Constitution Avenue and C Street, NW. 
Comments received may be inspected in room M-P-500 between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., except as provided in section 261.14 of the Board's Rules 
Regarding Availability of Information, 12 CFR 261.14(a).
    A copy of the comments may also be submitted to the OMB desk 
officer for the Board: Alexander T. Hunt, Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive 
Office Building, Room 3208, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of the proposed form and 
instructions, the Paperwork Reduction Act Submission (OMB 83-I), 
supporting statement, and other documents that will be placed into 
OMB's public docket files once approved may be requested from the 
agency clearance officer, whose name appears below.
    Mary M. West, Federal Reserve Board Clearance Officer (202-452-
3829), Division of Research and Statistics, Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551. Telecommunications Device 
for the Deaf (TDD) users may contact Diane Jenkins (202-452-3544), 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551.

Proposal To Approve Under OMB Delegated Authority the Extension for 
Three Years, Without R revision, of the Following Report

    1. Report title: Transfer Agent Registration and Amendment Form.
    Agency form number: FR TA-1.
    OMB control number: 7100-0099.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Reporters: State member banks and their subsidiaries, bank holding 
companies, and certain nondeposit trust company subsidiaries of bank 
holding companies.

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    Annual reporting hours: 12.
    Estimated average hours per response: 1.25 (registration), 0.17 
(amendment).
    Number of respondents: 7 (registrations), 15 (amendments). Small 
businesses are not affected.
    General description of report: This information collection is 
mandatory (sections 17A(c), 17(a), and 23(a) of the Securities Exchange 
Act of 1934 as amended (15 U.S.C. 78q-1(c)(1) and (2), 78q(a)(3), and 
78w(a)(1)) and is not given confidential treatment.
    Abstract: The Securities Exchange Act requires any person acting as 
a transfer agent to register as such and to amend registration 
information when it changes. State member banks and their subsidiaries, 
bank holding companies, and certain nondeposit trust company 
subsidiaries of bank holding companies register with the Federal 
Reserve System by submitting form TA-1. The information collected 
includes the company name, all business addresses, and several 
questions about the registrant's proposed activity as a transfer agent. 
The Federal Reserve uses the information to act upon applications and 
to aid in performing its supervisory duties.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, January 31, 
2001.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Secretary of the Board.
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