[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27054-27056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11323]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; 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 
(PRA), 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 Paperwork Reduction Act 
Submission, 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 Proposals

    The following information collections, which are being handled 
under this delegated authority, have received initial Board approval 
and are hereby published for comment. At the end of the comment period, 
the proposed information collections, 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,

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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 July 11, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by FR H-6; FR 2030, FR 
2030a, FR 2056, FR 2086, FR 2086a, FR 2087, and FR 2083, by any of the 
following methods:
     Agency Web Site: http://www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments at 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 docket 
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 form 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.
    Additionally, commenters should send a copy of their comments to 
the OMB Desk Officer 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: A copy of the PRA OMB submission, 
including the proposed reporting form and instructions, supporting 
statement, and other documentation will be placed into OMB's public 
docket files, once approved. These documents will also be made 
available on the Federal Reserve Board's public Web site at: http://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/reportforms/review.cfm or may be 
requested from the agency clearance officer, whose name appears below.
    Cynthia Ayouch, Acting 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 (202-263-4869), Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551.
    Proposals to approve under OMB delegated authority the extension 
for three years, without revision, of the following report(s):
    1. Report title: Notifications Related to Community Development and 
Public Welfare Investments of State Member Banks.
    Agency form number: FR H-6.
    OMB control number: 7100-0278.
    Frequency: Event-generated.
    Reporters: State member banks.
    Estimated annual reporting hours: 11.
    Estimated average hours per response: Post Notification, 2 hours; 
Application (Prior Approval) 2 hours; and Extension of divestiture 
period, 5 hours.
    Number of respondents: Post Notification, 2; Application (Prior 
Approval), 1; and Extension of divestiture period, 1.
    General description of report: This information collection is 
required to obtain a benefit (12 U.S.C. 338a, and 12 CFR 208.22). 
Individual respondent data generally are not regarded as confidential, 
but information that is proprietary or concerns examination ratings 
would be considered confidential pursuant to Freedom of Information Act 
(FOIA) Exemption 8. In addition, if the respondent can establish the 
potential for substantial competitive harm, such information would be 
protected from disclosure pursuant to FOIA Exemption 4. The 
confidentiality status would be determined on a case-by-case basis.
    Abstract: Regulation H requires state member banks that want to 
make community development or public welfare investments to comply with 
the Regulation H notification requirements: (1) If the investment does 
not require prior Board approval, a written notice must be sent to the 
appropriate Federal Reserve Bank; (2) if certain criteria are not met, 
a request for approval must be sent to the appropriate Federal Reserve 
Bank; and, (3) if the Board orders divestiture but the bank cannot 
divest within the established time limit, a request or requests for 
extension of the divestiture period must be submitted to the 
appropriate Federal Reserve Bank.
    2. Report title: Application for Membership in the Federal Reserve 
System.
    Agency form number: FR 2083, 2083A, 2083B, and 2083C.
    OMB control number: 7100-0046.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Reporters: Newly organized banks that seek to become state member 
banks, or existing banks or savings institutions that seek to convert 
to state member bank status.
    Estimated annual reporting hours: 168 hours.
    Estimated average hours per response: 4 hours.
    Number of respondents: 42.
    General description of report: This information collection is 
authorized by Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 321, 322, 
and 333) and is required to obtain or retain a benefit. Most individual 
respondent data are not considered confidential. Applicants may, 
however, request that parts of their membership applications be kept 
confidential, but in such cases the Applicant must justify its request 
by demonstrating how an exemption under the Freedom of Information Act 
(FOIA) is satisfied. The confidentiality status of the information 
submitted will be judged on a case-by-case basis.
    Abstract: The application for membership is a required one-time 
submission that collects the information necessary for the Federal 
Reserve to evaluate the statutory criteria for admission of a new or 
existing state bank into membership in the Federal Reserve System. The 
application collects managerial, financial, and structural data.

    3. Report title: Applications for Subscription to, Adjustment in 
the Holding of, and Cancellation of Federal Reserve Bank Stock.
    Agency form number: FR 2030, FR 2030a, FR 2056, FR 2086, FR 2086a, 
FR 2087.
    OMB control number: 7100-0042.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Reporters: National, State Member, and Nonmember banks.
    Estimated annual reporting hours: FR 2030: 10 hours; FR 2030a: 16 
hours; FR 2056: 517 hours; FR 2086: 1 hour; FR 2086a: 11 hours FR 2087: 
1 hour.
    Estimated average hours per response: .5 hours.
    Number of respondents: FR 2030: 20; FR 2030a: 31; FR 2056: 1,034; 
FR 2086: 1; FR 2086a: 22; FR 2087: 2.
    General description of report: These information collections are 
mandatory.
     FR 2030 and FR 2030a: (12 U.S.C. 222, 282, 248(a) and 321)
     FR 2056: (12 U.S.C. 287, 248(a) and (i))

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     FR 2086: (12 U.S.C. 287, 248(a) and (i))
     FR 2086a: (12 U.S.C. 321, 287, 248(a))
     FR 2087: (12 U.S.C. 288, 248 (a) and (i))
    Most individual respondent data are not considered confidential. 
Applicants may request that parts of their membership applications be 
kept confidential. Any request for confidentiality must be accompanied 
by a detailed justification for confidentiality. The confidentiality 
status of the information submitted will be judged on a case-by-case 
basis.
    Abstract: These application forms are required by the Federal 
Reserve Act and Regulation I. These forms must be used by a new or 
existing member bank (including a national bank) to request the 
issuance, and adjustment in, or cancellation of Federal Reserve Bank 
stock. The forms must contain certain certifications by the applicants, 
as well as certain other financial and shareholder data that is needed 
by the Federal Reserve to process the request.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, May 4, 2011.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2011-11323 Filed 5-9-11; 8:45 am]
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