[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 11 (Tuesday, January 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2863-2864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-751]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM


Agency Information Collection Activities: Announcement of Board 
Approval Under Delegated Authority and Submission to OMB

SUMMARY:

Background

    Notice is hereby given of the final approval of proposed 
information collections by the Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System (Board) under OMB delegated authority, as per 5 CFR 
1320.16 (OMB Regulations on Controlling Paperwork Burdens on the 
Public). Board-approved collections of information are incorporated 
into the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of 
information. Copies of the Paperwork Reduction Act Submission, 
supporting statements and approved collection of information 
instrument(s) 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Federal Reserve Board Clearance Officer --Michelle Shore--Division of 
Research and Statistics, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
System, Washington, DC 20551 (202-452-3829).
OMB Desk Officer--Shagufta Ahmed --Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office 
Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.

    Final approval under OMB delegated authority of the extension for 
three years, with revision, of the following report:
    Report title: The Government Securities Dealers Reports: Weekly 
Report of Dealer Positions (FR 2004A), Weekly Report of Cumulative 
Dealer Transactions (FR 2004B), Weekly Report of Dealer Financing and 
Fails (FR 2004C), Weekly Report of Specific Issues (FR 2004SI), Daily 
Report of Specific Issues (FR 2004SD), Daily Report of Specific Issues 
ad hoc (FR 2004SD), and Daily Report of Dealer Activity in Treasury 
Financing (FR 2004WI).
    Agency form number: FR 2004.
    OMB control number: 7100-0003.
    Frequency: Weekly, daily.
    Reporters: Dealers in the U.S. government securities market.
    Estimated annual reporting hours: FR 2004A, 1,404 hours; FR 2004B, 
1,872 hours; FR 2004C, 1,170 hours; FR 2004SI, 1,872 hours; FR 2004SD, 
900 hours; FR 2004SD ad hoc, 936 hours; FR 2004WI, 2,880 hours.
    Estimated average hours per response: FR 2004A, 1.5 hours; FR 
2004B, 2.0 hours; FR 2004C, 1.25 hours; FR 2004SI, 2.0 hours; FR 
2004SD, 2.0 hours; FR 2004SD ad hoc, 2.0 hours; FR 2004WI, 1.0 hour.
    Number of respondents: 18.
    General description of report: This information collection is 
authorized by sections 2A, 12A, and 14 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 
U.S.C. 225a, 263, and 353-359) and is required to obtain or retain a 
benefit. Individual respondent data are regarded as confidential under 
the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4) and (b)(8)).
    Abstract: The FR 2004A collects weekly data on dealers' outright 
positions in Treasury and other marketable debt securities. The FR 
2004B collects cumulative weekly data on the volume of transactions 
made by dealers in the same instruments for which positions are 
reported on the FR 2004A. The FR 2004C collects weekly data on the 
amounts of dealer financing and fails. The FR 2004SI collects weekly 
data on position, transaction, financing, and fails for the most 
recently issued on-the-run Treasury securities (the most recently 
issued Treasury securities for each maturity class). When unusual 
trading practices occur for a specific security, this information can 
be collected on a daily basis on the FR 2004SD for either on-the-run 
Treasury securities or off-the-run Treasury securities. The FR 2004WI 
collects daily

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data on positions in to-be-issued Treasury coupon securities, mainly 
the trading on a when-issued delivery basis.
    Current Actions: On November 2, 2009, the Federal Reserve published 
a notice in the Federal Register (74 FR 56633) requesting public 
comment for 60 days on the extension, with revision, of the FR 2004. 
The comment period for this notice expired on January 4, 2010. The 
Federal Reserve did not receive any comments. The revisions will be 
implemented as proposed.

    Final approval under OMB delegated authority of the implementation 
of the following survey:
    Report title: Central Bank Survey of Foreign Exchange and 
Derivatives Market Activity.
    Agency form number: FR 3036.
    OMB control number: 7100-0285.
    Frequency: One-time.
    Reporters: Financial institutions that serve as intermediaries in 
the wholesale foreign exchange and derivatives market and dealers.
    Estimated annual reporting hours: 2,165 hours.
    Estimated average hours per response: Turnover survey, 55 hours; 
outstandings survey, 60 hours.
    Number of respondents: Turnover survey, 35; outstandings survey, 4.
    General description of report: This information collection is 
voluntary (12 U.S.C. 225a and 263) and is given confidential treatment 
(5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4)).
    Abstract: The FR 3036 is the U.S. part of a global data collection 
that is conducted by central banks once every three years. More than 50 
central banks plan to conduct the survey in 2010. The Bank for 
International Settlements compiles national data from each central bank 
to produce global market statistics.
    The Federal Reserve System and other government agencies use the 
survey to monitor activity in the foreign exchange and derivatives 
markets. Respondents use the published data to gauge their market 
share.
    Current Actions: On November 2, 2009, the Federal Reserve published 
a notice in the Federal Register (74 FR 56633) requesting public 
comment for 60 days on the implementation of the FR 3036. The comment 
period for this notice expired on January 4, 2010. The Federal Reserve 
did not receive any comments. The survey will be implemented as 
proposed.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, January 12, 
2010.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2010-751 Filed 1-15-10; 8:45 am]
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