[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 22, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10525-10529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3964]


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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 April 23, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by FR Y-14A/Q/M, 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.
     Email: [email protected]. Include OMB 
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 
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 may 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 
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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 Revision, Without 
Extension of the Following Report

    Report title: Capital Assessments and Stress Testing information 
collection.
    Agency form number: FR Y-14A/ Q/M.
    OMB control number: 7100-0341.
    Frequency: Annually, Quarterly, and Monthly.
    Reporters: Large banking organizations that meet an annual 
threshold of $50 billion or more in total consolidated assets (large 
Bank Holding Companies or large BHCs), as defined by the Capital Plan 
rule (12 CFR 225.8).\1\
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    \1\ The Capital Plan rule applies to every top-tier large BHC. 
This asset threshold is consistent with the threshold established by 
section 165 of the Dodd-Frank Act relating to enhanced supervision 
and prudential standards for certain BHCs.
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    Estimated annual reporting hours: FR Y-14A: Summary, 24,600 hours; 
Macro scenario, 930 hours; Counterparty credit risk (CCR), 2,292 hours; 
Basel III, 600 hours; and Regulatory capital instruments, 600 hours. FR 
Y-14 Q: Securities risk, 1,200 hours; Retail risk, 456,000 hours; Pre-
provision net revenue (PPNR), 75,000 hours; Wholesale corporate loans, 
6,720 hours; Wholesale commercial real estate (CRE) loans, 6,480 hours; 
Trading, private equity, and other fair value assets (Trading risk), 
41,280 hours; Basel III, 1,800 hours; Regulatory capital instruments, 
3,600 hours; and Operational risk, 3,360 hours. FR Y-14M: Retail 1st 
lien mortgage, 129,000 hours; Retail home equity, 123,840 hours; and 
Retail credit card, 77,400 hours.
    Estimated average hours per response: FR Y-14A: Summary, 820 hours; 
Macro scenario, 31 hours; CCR, 382 hours; Basel III, 20 hours; and 
Regulatory capital instruments, 20 hours. FR Y-14Q: Securities risk, 10 
hours; Retail risk, 3,800 hours; PPNR, 625 hours; Wholesale corporate 
loans, 60 hours; Wholesale CRE loans, 60 hours; Trading risk, 1,720 
hours; Basel III, 20 hours; Regulatory capital instruments, 40 hours; 
and Operational risk, 28 hours. FR Y-14M: Retail 1st lien mortgage, 430 
hours; Retail home equity, 430 hours; and Retail credit card, 430 
hours.
    Number of respondents: 30.
    General description of report: The FR Y-14 series of reports are 
authorized by section 165 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and 
Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank Act), which requires the 
Federal Reserve to ensure that certain BHCs and nonbank financial 
companies supervised by the Federal Reserve are subject to enhanced 
risk-based and leverage standards in order to mitigate risks to the 
financial stability of the United States (12 U.S.C. 5365). 
Additionally, section 5 of the BHC Act authorizes the Board to issue 
regulations and conduct information collections with regard to the 
supervision of BHCs (12 U.S.C. 1844).
    As these data are collected as part of the supervisory process, 
such information may be afforded confidential treatment under exemption 
8 of the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(8)). In addition, 
commercial and financial information contained in these information 
collections may be exempt disclosure under exemption 4 (5 U.S.C. 
552(b)(4)). Such exemptions would be made on a case-by-case basis.
    Abstract: The data collected through the current FR Y-14A/Q 
provides the Federal Reserve with the information and perspective 
needed to help ensure that large BHCs have strong, firm[hyphen]wide 
risk measurement and management processes supporting their internal 
assessments of capital adequacy and that their capital resources are 
sufficient given their business focus, activities, and resulting risk 
exposures. The Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review is also 
complemented by other Federal Reserve supervisory efforts aimed at 
enhancing the continued viability of large BHCs, including continuous 
monitoring of BHCs' planning and management of liquidity and funding 
resources, and regular assessments of credit, market and operational 
risks, and associated risk management practices. Information gathered 
in this data collection is also used in the supervision and regulation 
of these financial institutions. In order to fully evaluate the data 
submissions, the Federal Reserve may conduct follow up discussions with 
or request responses to follow up questions from respondents, as 
needed. Currently, respondents are required to complete and submit five 
filings each year: one annual FR Y-14A filing and four quarterly FR Y-
14Q filings. Compliance with these information collections is 
mandatory.
    The FR Y-14A collects annually BHCs' quantitative projections of 
balance sheet, income, losses, and capital across a range of 
macroeconomic scenarios and qualitative information on methodologies 
used to develop internal projections of capital across scenarios. At 
least one of the scenarios may include a market shock that the BHCs 
include in their trading and counterparty loss projections. The FR Y-
14Q collects granular data on BHCs' various asset classes and PPNR for 
the reporting period, which are used to support supervisory stress test 
models and for continuous monitoring efforts, on a quarterly basis. 
These data are used to assess the capital adequacy of large BHCs using 
forward-looking projections of revenue and losses.
    Under section 165 of the Dodd-Frank Act, the Federal Reserve is 
required to issue regulations relating to stress testing (DFAST) for 
certain BHCs and nonbank financial companies supervised by the Board. 
On January 5, 2012, the Board published rulemakings (77 FR 594) which 
would include new reporting requirements found in 12 CFR 252.134(a), 
252.146(a), and 252.146(b) related to stress testing. The Federal 
Reserve anticipates that these new reporting requirements and the PRA 
burden associated with these requirements would be addressed in detail 
in a future FR Y-14 proposal.\2\
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    \2\ The proposed rules would implement the enhanced prudential 
standards required to be established under section 165 of the Dodd-
Frank Act and the early remediation framework established under 
section 166 of the Act. The enhanced standards include risk-based 
capital and leverage requirements, liquidity standards, requirements 
for overall risk management, single-counterparty credit limits, 
DFAST requirements, and debt-to-equity limits for companies that the 
Financial Stability Oversight Council has determined pose a grave 
threat to financial stability. The 2011 proposal implementing the FR 
Y-14A and Q acknowledged the impending publication of the DFAST 
reporting requirements under section 165 of the Dodd-Frank Act. That 
proposal included a statement noting that revisions to the quarterly 
and annual data collections, based on the enhanced standards 
rulemaking, would be incorporated into the FR Y-14A and Q 
information collection.
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    Current Actions: The Federal Reserve proposes revising the 
information collection, effective June 30, 2012, based on the need to 
expand the respondent panel, enhance data items previously collected, 
and implement new reporting schedules. The proposed revisions include 
the following:

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     Implementing a new monthly schedule, the FR Y-14M, which 
would collect data previously collected on several quarterly Retail 
Risk portfolio-level worksheets (into two loan-level only collections 
and one loan- and portfolio-level collection), and collecting detailed 
address matching data for the two loan-level collections;
     Revising the quarterly Wholesale Risk schedule (corporate 
loan data collection) by adding data items that would allow the Federal 
Reserve to derive an independent probability of default, expanding the 
scope of loans included in the collection by moving loans from the 
Commercial Real Estate (CRE) data collection to the corporate loan data 
collection, clarifying definitions of existing data items, and 
requesting additional detail about collateral securing a facility; 
Revising the quarterly Wholesale Risk schedule (CRE collection) by 
moving loans to the corporate loan data collection, adding a non-
accrual data item, and modifying the loan status data item to include 
the number of days past due;
     Implementing a new quarterly Operational Risk schedule to 
gather data that would support supervisory stress test models to 
forecast the BHCs' operational loss levels under various macroeconomic 
conditions; and
     Expanding the respondent panel (for the FR Y-14 A/Q/M) to 
include large banking organizations that meet an asset threshold of $50 
billion or more in total consolidated assets (large BHCs), as defined 
by the Capital Plan rule (12 CFR 225.8).
    Draft files illustrating the proposed new schedules and 
instructions, and the proposed revisions to the current reporting 
schedules and instructions are available on the Federal Reserve Board's 
public Web site at: http://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/reportforms/review.cfm.

FR Y-14Q and M (Quarterly and Monthly Collection)

Retail Risk Schedule (First Lien Closed-End 1-4 Family Residential 
Mortgages, Home Equity Residential Mortgage, and Credit Card Data 
Collections)

    The Federal Reserve proposes increasing the frequency of reporting 
for three retail portfolios from quarterly to monthly (the proposed FR 
Y-14M). The current quarterly Retail Risk schedule collects data on 
several portfolio-level worksheets, including: one domestic closed-end 
first lien residential mortgage worksheet, two domestic home equity 
worksheets (domestic closed-end home equity loans and domestic home 
equity lines of credit), and two domestic credit card worksheets 
(domestic charge card and domestic small and medium size enterprise 
(SME) corporate cards). The portfolio-level data collected was highly 
segmented and provided substantial insight into BHCs' home equity, 
first lien residential, and credit card portfolios. However, given the 
micro- and macro-prudential importance of the portfolios and the 
benefit of more granular information to supervisory model development 
and risk assessment, the Federal Reserve proposes replacing these 
quarterly portfolio-level worksheets with the following new monthly 
collections:
     One loan-level collection for Domestic First Lien Closed-
End 1-4 Family Residential Mortgage data,
     One loan-level collection for Domestic Home Equity 
Residential Mortgage data, and
     One account- and portfolio-level collection for Domestic 
Credit Card data.
    For these new retail portfolio collections, the Federal Reserve 
proposes collecting month-end data on a monthly frequency. Currently, 
all of the retail risk worksheets collect monthly data on a quarterly 
frequency, even though the Capital Plan rule allows for the collection 
of data as frequently as needed. The proposed monthly data collection 
would improve the Federal Reserve's ability to perform its continuous 
risk monitoring function by providing more timely data. In a time of 
crisis or market downturn where risk characteristics could change in an 
unpredictable manner, monthly data collection would be especially 
valuable for these retail portfolios with relatively short credit 
cycles. (For example, a credit card account could go from current to 
charged-off within one quarter.) Collecting data on a quarterly 
frequency could hinder the ability of the Federal Reserve to respond to 
issues of immediate supervisory concern or to requests from policy 
makers. Furthermore, BHCs generally produce data and internal risk 
management reports for these portfolios monthly, and often provide 
similar data for supervisory purposes on a monthly basis. The Federal 
Reserve, at this time, does not propose requiring monthly reporting for 
the other retail portfolios with longer credit cycles, as the burden of 
reporting at the increased frequency currently outweighs the value of 
the additional data.
    These collections would gather one record per loan. Due to the 
volume of data that would be collected, these data would not be 
gathered in Excel worksheets as in the previous quarterly data 
collection; rather file specifications would be provided to respondents 
in order to transmit the data, as appropriate.
    The proposed Domestic First Lien Closed-End 1-4 Family Residential 
Mortgage collection would gather monthly detailed loan-level data and 
would capture the following loans:
     All loans in the active inventory as-of the last day of 
the month;
     All loans in the inventory that were transferred to 
another servicer during the month; and
     All loans in the inventory that were liquidated during the 
month.
    The reported data items would include: Loan number, property 
information, loan amount, documentation information, loan-to-value and 
debt-to-income ratios, borrower information, bankruptcy or foreclosure 
status, and other detailed loan information.
    The proposed Domestic Home Equity Residential Mortgage collection 
would gather monthly detailed loan-level data and would capture the 
following loans:
     All loans in the active inventory as-of the last day of 
the month;
     All loans in the inventory that were transferred to 
another servicer during the month; and
     All loans in the inventory that were liquidated during the 
month.
    The reported data items would include: loan number; property 
information; loan, line, and appraisal amounts; loan documentation 
information; loan-to-value and debt-to-income ratios; borrower 
information; bankruptcy or foreclosure status; and other detailed loan 
information.
    In order to match senior and junior lien residential mortgages on 
the same collateral, the Federal Reserve also proposes gathering 
additional information (loan number, property and mailing address 
information, liquidation status, original lien position, and census 
tract) on the residential mortgage loans reported in the Domestic First 
Lien Closed-End 1-4 Family Residential Mortgage and Domestic Home 
Equity Residential Mortgage collections. By matching senior and junior 
lien loans by property ID, the Federal Reserve would glean valuable 
insights into the level of risk of both credits, especially in cases 
where current (or performing) junior lien loans are behind delinquent 
first lien loans.
    The proposed Domestic Credit Card collection would gather monthly 
detailed account-level data and new portfolio-level data. The account-
level collection would capture detailed data regarding domestic credit 
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purpose credit cards \3\, private label credit cards \4\, business 
credit cards \5\, and corporate credit cards.\6\ The new portfolio-
level data would capture key information about portfolio 
characteristics including information that is unlikely to be captured 
at the account-level. (For example, certain collection costs are not 
typically assigned at the account-level.) The portfolio-level data 
would be primarily relevant for pools of credit card loans rather than 
individual accounts. Like the other new retail collections, the 
proposed Domestic Credit Card collection would collect mandatory data. 
However, some data items that are not directly available would be 
permitted to be reported on a best effort basis. For example, if the 
BHCs do not use the data in the course of their risk management 
practices or otherwise generate or store the data, they would not be 
required to generate the data for this collection.
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    \3\ General purpose credit cards can be used at a wide variety 
of merchants, including any who accept MasterCard, Visa, American 
Express or Discover credit cards. Affinity and co-brand cards should 
be included in this category, and student cards if applicable. This 
credit card type includes loans reported on line 6.a of schedule HC-
C of the Consolidated Financial Statements of Bank Holding Companies 
(FR Y-9C; OMB No. 7100-0128).
    \4\ Private label credit cards, also known as proprietary credit 
cards, are tied to the retailer issuing the card and can only be 
used in that retailer's stores. Oil & gas cards should be included 
in this loan type, and student cards if applicable. This credit card 
type includes loans reported on line 6.a of schedule HC-C of the FR 
Y-9C.
    \5\ Business credit cards include small business credit card 
accounts where the loan is underwritten with the sole proprietor or 
primary business owner as the applicant. This credit card type 
includes SME credit card loans that are reported on line 4.a of 
schedule HC-C of the FR Y-9C.
    \6\ Corporate credit cards are employer-sponsored credit cards 
for use by a company's employees. This credit card type includes US 
corporate credit card loans that are reported on line 4.a of 
schedule HC-C of the FR Y-9C.
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FR Y-14Q (Quarterly Collection)

Wholesale Risk Schedule (CRE and Corporate Loan Data Collections)

    The current corporate loan collection gathers loan-level data that 
focuses on data stored in BHCs' systems of records, particularly their 
loan accounting systems. While the granular loan-level data provides 
additional insights into certain credit risk characteristics, the data 
items in the initial FR Y-14Q collection were not sufficient to 
evaluate all aspects of credit risk or produce an independent 
probability of default (PD). In order to better understand the credit 
risk associated with BHCs' corporate loan exposures, the Federal 
Reserve proposes adding approximately 35 data items to the collection. 
These data items would allow the Federal Reserve to derive an 
independent PD for both public and private firms and better track 
underwriting standards and emerging risks in BHCs' loan portfolios. To 
reduce the burden of reporting the additional data items, the Federal 
Reserve also proposes allowing BHCs to exclude from reporting (or make 
optional the reporting of) obligor financial data (data items 51-79) 
for loans extended to an obligor (1) Domiciled outside of the U.S.; (2) 
that is a natural person, a non-profit Federal, state or local 
governmental agency; or (3) that has a NAICS industry code \7\ 
beginning with 52 (Finance and Insurance) or 5312 (Real Estate Agents 
and Brokers).
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    \7\ The North American Industry Classification System is used by 
business and government to classify business establishments 
according to type of economic activity (process of production) in 
Canada, Mexico, and the U.S.
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    In addition, the Federal Reserve proposes amending the scope of 
loans in the corporate loan collection to include owner-occupied non-
farm, non-residential (NFNR) CRE loans (reported on the FR Y-9C, 
Schedule HC-C 1.e(1)). These loans, currently reported in the CRE 
collection, would be moved to the corporate loan collection so overall 
this does not represent an expansion of the wholesale collection. The 
data items gathered in the corporate loan collection better capture the 
elements indicative of risk in owner-occupied NFNR CRE loans than those 
in the CRE collection. The Federal Reserve proposes revisions to the 
corporate loan data collection to clarify definitions of existing data 
items and request additional detail about collateral securing a 
facility.
    The Federal Reserve also proposes revising the CRE data collection 
to add a non-accrual data item and to modify the loan status data item 
to include the number of days past due. These revisions to the CRE data 
collection would allow the Federal Reserve to better model the credit 
risk of CRE loans and these data would be readily available in BHCs' 
loan servicing systems.
    Although no changes are being proposed to the reference in the 
instructions for the wholesale data collections regarding the use of 
the International Organization for Standardization country code list, 
the Federal Reserve solicits feedback regarding whether this reference 
should be changed to direct respondents to use U.S. Department of 
Treasury (Treasury) country code list instead. At present, the Treasury 
list is referenced in the instructions for the Quarterly Report of 
Assets and Liabilities of Large Foreign Offices of U.S. Banks (FR 
2502q; OMB No. 7100-0079) and is used by institutions that submit data 
on the Treasury International Capital reporting forms and data on 
certain Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) 
reporting forms.

Operational Risk Schedule

    The current FR Y-14A Operational Risk worksheets (contained within 
the annual Summary schedule) collect BHCs' projections for operational 
losses. Additional detail is also collected on translating historical 
loss experience into operational loss projections and on budgeting 
processes used to project operational losses.
    During the drafting of the September 2011 proposal implementing the 
FR Y-14A/Q, the Federal Reserve was aware of the need to also collect 
actual operational loss data on a quarterly basis; however, more time 
was needed in order to conduct a comprehensive analysis before 
determining the appropriate data items that would be collected. As part 
of that analysis, the Federal Reserve reviewed the reporting 
requirements in Schedule S (Operational Risk) of the interagency 
Advanced Capital Adequacy Framework Regulatory Reporting Requirements 
(FFIEC 101; OMB No. 7100-0319) to determine the data items collected 
and the level of granularity to which they are collected. The data 
collected on Schedule S is summary or aggregate-level information, 
while the proposed FR Y-14Q schedule requests data on an individual 
loss event level. Based on the analysis conducted, the Federal Reserve 
proposes a new quarterly operational loss data collection. The data 
collected would include the type of loss event, when it occurred, the 
loss amount, the business line in which it occurred, and other relevant 
information. Obtaining these data on an individual loss event level 
would help achieve key objectives that could otherwise not be 
effectively realized with summary level data only and would enhance the 
Federal Reserve's ability to (1) assess the BHCs' operational loss 
exposures in relation to the risks faced by the BHCs and (2) ensure 
safety and soundness. These data would also be used to develop and 
calibrate supervisory stress test models, evaluate the projections that 
BHCs submit as part of the FR Y-14A, and support continuous monitoring 
and analysis of BHCs operational loss activity and trends. These data 
are not currently available on a standardized basis.

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Additional Request for Comment

    Although no changes are being proposed to the submission due dates 
for the FR Y-14Q data, the Federal Reserve is soliciting feedback as to 
whether the quarterly submission schedule, which mirrors the FR Y-9 
submission schedule, is problematic for institutions. The Federal 
Reserve specifically requests feedback as to whether additional time 
would be helpful, and if so, how many days.

FR Y-14 A, Q, and M (Annually, Quarterly, and Monthly Collections)

Respondent Panel Revisions

    As mentioned above, the Capital Plan rule, which contains the 
authority for these reporting requirements, applies to large BHCs. As 
of September 30, 2011, there were approximately 34 large BHCs; however, 
at this time, only 30 are required to report. The asset threshold of 
$50 billion is consistent with the threshold established by section 165 
of the Dodd-Frank Act relating to enhanced supervision and prudential 
standards for certain BHCs. Therefore, the Federal Reserve proposes to 
expand the scope of the respondent panel required to complete the 
reporting schedules and worksheets to include all BHCs subject to the 
Capital Plan rule, except for SR 01-01 firms.\8\
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    \8\ SR 01-01 (Application of the Board's Capital Adequacy 
Guidelines to BHCs owned by Foreign Banking Organizations) states, 
``as a general matter, a U.S. BHC that is owned and controlled by a 
foreign bank that is a Financial Holding Company that the Board has 
determined to be well-capitalized and well-managed will not be 
required to comply with the Board's capital adequacy guidelines.''

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, February 15, 
2012.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Secretary of the Board.
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