[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 198 (Thursday, October 13, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63619-63620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-26459]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

SUMMARY: 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), 
pursuant to 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 part 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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 12, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by FR 2028A, FR 2028B, 
or FR 2028S, 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--Shagufta Ahmed --Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, 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.
    Federal Reserve Board Clearance Officer --Cynthia Ayouch--Division 
of Research and Statistics, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
System, Washington, DC 20551 (202-452-3829) Telecommunications Device 
for the Deaf (TDD) users may contact (202-263-4869), Board of Governors 
of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Request for Comment on Information Collection Proposal

    The following information collection, which is being handled under 
this delegated authority, has received initial Board approval and is 
hereby published for comment. At the end of the comment period, the 
proposed information collection, 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;
    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; and
    e. Estimates of capital or start up costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.

Proposal To Approve Under OMB Delegated Authority the Extension for 
Three Years, With Revision, of the Following Report

    Report title: Survey of Terms of Lending.
    Agency form number: FR 2028A, FR 2028B, and FR 2028S.
    OMB control number: 7100-0061.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Reporters: Commercial banks and U.S. branches and agencies of 
foreign banks (FR 2028A and FR 2028S only).
    Estimated annual reporting hours: 7,438 hours.
    Estimated average hours per response: FR 2028A, 3.65 hours; FR 
2028B, 1.4 hours; and FR 2028S, 0.1 hours.
    Number of respondents: FR 2028A, 398; FR 2028B, 250; and FR 2028S, 
567.
    General description of report: This information collection is 
authorized by section 11(a)(2) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 
248(a)(2)) and is voluntary. Individual responses

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reported on the FR 2028A and FR 2028B are regarded as confidential 
under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4)).
    Abstract: The Survey of Terms of Lending collects unique 
information concerning price and certain nonprice terms of loans made 
to businesses and farmers during the first full business week of the 
mid-month of each quarter (February, May, August, and November). The 
survey comprises three reporting forms: the FR 2028A, Survey of Terms 
of Business Lending; the FR 2028B, Survey of Terms of Bank Lending to 
Farmers; and the FR 2028S, Prime Rate Supplement to the Survey of Terms 
of Lending. The FR 2028A and FR 2028B collect detailed data on 
individual loans made during the survey week, and the FR 2028S collects 
the prime interest rate for each day of the survey from both FR 2028A 
and FR 2028B respondents. From these sample STL data, estimates of the 
terms of business loans and farm loans extended during the reporting 
week are constructed. The aggregate estimates for business loans are 
published in the quarterly E.2 release, Survey of Terms of Business 
Lending, and aggregate estimates for farm loans are published in the 
E.15 release, Agricultural Finance Databook.
    Current Actions: The Federal Reserve proposes to revise the FR 
2028A by adding four columns: a data item to denote if the loan was 
guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA), a data item to 
indicate if the loan was made under either participation or 
syndication, the RSSD ID of the branch that originated each loan, and 
the loan origination fee in dollars. The Federal Reserve further 
proposes to raise the minimum loan size reported from $7,500 to 
$10,000. The minimum loan size on the FR 2028B will remain $3,000, as 
the mean and median loan sizes reported on that survey are 
significantly smaller than those reported on the business loan survey. 
The Federal Reserve proposes to revise the FR 2028B by also adding a 
column to collect the RSSD ID of the branch that originated each loan. 
The proposed revisions would be implemented effective for the February 
2012 survey week. No changes are proposed to the FR 2028S.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, October 7, 
2011.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2011-26459 Filed 10-12-11; 8:45 am]
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