[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 181 (Monday, September 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 58085]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-23873]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Proposed Collections; Comment Requests

AGENCY: Departmental Offices; Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and 
other Federal agencies to comment on revisions of two information 
collections that are proposed for approval by the Office of Management 
and Budget. The Office of International Affairs within the Department 
of the Treasury is soliciting comments concerning Treasury 
International Capital (TIC) Form BC, Report of U.S. Dollar Claims of 
Depository Institutions, Brokers, and Dealers on Foreigners; and 
Treasury International Capital (TIC) Form BL-1, Report of U.S. Dollar 
Liabilities of Depository Institutions, Brokers, and Dealers to 
Foreigners.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before November 18, 
2011 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Dwight Wolkow, International 
Portfolio Investment Data Systems, Department of the Treasury, Room 
5422, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220. In view of 
possible delays in mail delivery, please also notify Mr. Wolkow by e-
mail ([email protected]), fax (202-622-2009) or telephone (202-
622-1276).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the proposed forms and 
instructions are available on the Treasury's TIC Forms Web page,  
http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Pages/forms.aspx. Requests for additional information should be directed to 
Mr. Wolkow.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Titles: Treasury International Capital Form BC, Report of U.S. 
Dollar Claims of Depository Institutions, Brokers, and Dealers on 
Foreigners; and Treasury Capital Form BL-1, Report of U.S. Dollar 
Liabilities of Depository Institutions, Brokers, and Dealers to 
Foreigners.
    OMB Control Numbers: 1505-0017 and 1505-0019.
    Abstracts: Forms BC and BL-1 are part of the Treasury International 
Capital (TIC) reporting system, which is required by law (22 U.S.C. 
286f; 22 U.S.C. 3103; E.O. 10033; 31 CFR 128) for the purpose of 
providing timely information on international portfolio capital 
movements. Form BC is a monthly report that covers own U.S. dollar 
claims of banks, other depository institutions, brokers and dealers 
vis-[agrave]-vis foreign residents. Form BL-1 is a monthly report that 
covers own U.S. dollar liabilities of banks, other depository 
institutions, brokers and dealers vis-[agrave]-vis foreign residents. 
This information is necessary for compiling the U.S. balance of 
payments accounts and the U.S. international investment position, and 
for formulating U.S. international financial and monetary policies.
    Current Actions: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.

Form BC (1505-0017)

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 302.
    Estimated Average Time per Respondent: Nine and nine/tenths (9.9) 
hours per respondent per filing. This average time varies from 18 hours 
for the approximately 30 major data reporters to 9 hours for the other 
reporters.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 35,860 hours, based on 12 
reporting periods per year.

Form BL-1 (1505-0019)

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 348.
    Estimated Average Time per Respondent: Seven and one/tenth (7.1) 
hours per respondent per filing. This average time varies from 13 hours 
for the approximately 30 major data reporters to 6.5 hours for the 
other reporters.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 29,485 hours, based on 12 
reporting periods per year.
    Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and/or included in the request for Office of 
Management and Budget approval. All comments will become a matter of 
public record. The public is invited to submit written comments 
concerning: (a) Whether Forms BC and BL-1 are necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the Office, including whether the 
information will have practical uses; (b) the accuracy of the above 
estimate of the burdens; (c) ways to enhance the quality, usefulness 
and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize 
the reporting and/or recordkeeping burdens on respondents, including 
the use of information technologies to automate the collection of the 
data; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up costs of operation, 
maintenance and purchase of services to provide information.

Dwight Wolkow,
Administrator, International Portfolio Investment Data Systems.
[FR Doc. 2011-23873 Filed 9-16-11; 8:45 am]
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