[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 121 (Thursday, June 25, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30358-30360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-15001]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment 
Request

AGENCIES: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury; 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board); and Federal 
Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

ACTION: Joint notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the OCC, the Board, and the FDIC 
(collectively, the agencies) may not conduct or sponsor, and the 
respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection 
unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) control number. The Federal Financial Institutions Examination 
Council (FFIEC), of which the agencies are members, has approved the 
agencies' publication for public comment of a proposal to extend, 
without revision, the Foreign Branch Report of Condition (FFIEC 030 and 
FFIEC 030S), which is a currently approved information collection for 
each agency. At the end of the comment period, the comments and 
recommendations received will be analyzed to determine the extent to 
which the FFIEC should modify the report. The agencies will then submit 
the report to OMB for review and approval.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 24, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to 
any or all of the agencies. All comments, which should refer to the OMB 
control number, will be shared among the agencies.
    OCC: Communications Division, Office of the Comptroller of the 
Currency, Public Information Room, Mailstop 2-3, Attention: 1557-0099, 
250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219. In addition, comments may be 
sent by fax to 202-874-5274, or by electronic mail to 
[email protected]. You may personally inspect and photocopy 
the comments at the OCC, 250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219. For

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security reasons, the OCC requires that visitors make an appointment to 
inspect comments. You may do so by calling (202) 874-4700. Upon 
arrival, visitors will be required to present valid government-issued 
photo identification and submit to security screening in order to 
inspect and photocopy comments.
    Board: You may submit comments, identified by FFIEC 030 or FFIEC 
030S, by any of the following methods:
     Agency Web Site: http://www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments on http://www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: [email protected]. Include the OMB 
control number in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: 202-452-3819 or 202-452-3102.
     Mail: Jennifer J. Johnson, 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 Web site at 
http://www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm as 
submitted, unless modified for technical reasons. Accordingly, your 
comments will not be edited to remove any identifying or contact 
information. Public comments may also be viewed electronically or in 
paper in Room MP-500 of the Board's Martin Building (20th and C 
Streets, NW.) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays.
    FDIC: You may submit comments, which should refer to ``Foreign 
Branch Report of Condition, 3064-0011,'' by any of the following 
methods:
     Agency Web Site: http://www.FDIC.gov/regulations/laws/federal/notices.html.
     E-mail: [email protected]. Include ``Foreign Branch Report 
of Condition, 3064-0011'' in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: Herbert J. Messite (202-898-6834), Counsel, Attn: 
Comments, Room F-1052, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20429.
     Hand Delivery: Comments may be hand delivered to the guard 
station at the rear of the 550 17th Street Building (located on F 
Street) on business days between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.
    Public Inspection: All comments received will be posted without 
change to http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/federal/notices/html 
including any personal information provided. Comments may be inspected 
at the FDIC Public Information Center, Room E-1002, 3502 North Fairfax 
Drive, Arlington, VA 22226, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on business days.
    Additionally, commenters may send a copy of their comments to the 
OMB desk officer for the agencies by mail to the Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, U.S. 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: For further information or a copy of 
the collection, please contact any of the agency clearance officers 
whose names appear below.
    OCC: Mary H. Gottlieb, OCC Clearance Officer, 202-874-5090, 
Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division, Office of the 
Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219.
    Board: Cynthia Ayouch, Federal Reserve Board Acting Clearance 
Officer, 202-452-3829, Division of Research and Statistics, Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th and C Streets, NW., 
Washington, DC 20551. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) 
users may call 202-263-4869.
    FDIC: Herbert J. Messite, Counsel, 202-898-6834, Legal Division, 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20429.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Proposal to Extend for Three Years, Without Revision, the Following 
Currently Approved Collection of Information

    Report Title: Foreign Branch Report of Condition.
    Form Numbers: FFIEC 030 and FFIEC 030S.
    Frequency of Response: Annually, and quarterly for significant 
branches.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
    OCC:
    OMB Number: 1557-0099.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 101 annual branch respondents 
(FFIEC 030). 289 quarterly branch respondents (FFIEC 030). 30 annual 
branch respondents (FFIEC 030S).
    Estimated Average Time per Response: 3.4 burden hours (FFIEC 030). 
0.5 burden hours (FFIEC 030S).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 4,288 burden hours.
    Board:
    OMB Number: 7100-0071.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 23 annual branch respondents 
(FFIEC 030). 20 quarterly branch respondents (FFIEC 030). 14 annual 
branch respondents (FFIEC 030S).
    Estimated Average Time per Response: 3.4 burden hours (FFIEC 030). 
0.5 burden hours (FFIEC 030S).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 357 burden hours.
    FDIC:
    OMB Number: 3064-0011.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 7 annual respondents (FFIEC 030). 
3 quarterly respondents (FFIEC 030). 9 annual respondents (FFIEC 030S).
    Estimated Average Time per Response: 3.4 burden hours (FFIEC 030). 
0.5 burden hours (FFIEC 030S).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 70 burden hours.

General Description of Reports

    This information collection is mandatory: 12 U.S.C. 321, 324, and 
602 (Board); 12 U.S.C. 602 (OCC); and 12 U.S.C. 1828 (FDIC). This 
information collection is given confidential treatment (5 U.S.C. 
552(b)(8)).

Abstract

    The FFIEC 030 contains asset and liability information for foreign 
branches of insured U.S. commercial banks and state-chartered savings 
banks and is required for regulatory and supervisory purposes. The 
information is used to analyze the foreign operations of U.S. banks. 
All foreign branches of U.S. banks regardless of charter type file this 
report with the appropriate Federal Reserve District Bank. The Federal 
Reserve collects this information on behalf of the U.S. bank's primary 
federal bank regulatory agency. The FFIEC 030S contains five data items 
that branches with total assets between $50 million and $250 million 
file on an annual basis in lieu of the FFIEC 030 reporting form. No 
changes are proposed to the FFIEC 030 or FFIEC 030S reporting forms or 
instructions.

Request for Comment

    Comments are invited on:
    a. Whether the information collection is necessary for the proper 
performance of the agencies' functions, including whether the 
information has practical utility;
    b. The accuracy of the agencies' estimate 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;
    d. Ways to minimize the burden of the information collections on 
respondents, including through the use of automated

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collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and
    e. Estimates of capital or start up costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide the requested 
information.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be shared among 
the agencies. All comments will become a matter of public record. 
Written comments should address the accuracy of the burden estimates 
and ways to minimize burden including the use of automated collection 
techniques or the use of other forms of information technology as well 
as other relevant aspects of the information collection request.

    Dated: June 18, 2009.
Michele Meyer,
Assistant Director, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division, 
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, June 19, 2009.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Secretary of the Board.
    Dated at Washington, DC, this 16th day of June 2009.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-15001 Filed 6-24-09; 8:45 am]
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