[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 112 (Monday, June 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34384-34385]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-14036]


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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 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 August 10, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by FR Y-10, FR Y-10 
verification, FR Y-10E, FR Y-6, or FR Y-7, 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 
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 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 
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 Reports

    Report title: Report of Changes in Organizational Structure, Annual 
Report of Bank Holding Companies, and Annual Report of Foreign Banking 
Organizations.
    Agency form number: FR Y-10, FR Y-10 verification, FR Y-6, and FR 
Y-7.
    OMB control number: 7100-0297.
    Frequency: FR Y-10: Event-generated; FR Y-10 verification: One-
time; FR Y-6 and FR Y-7: Annual.
    Reporters: FR Y-10: Foreign banking organizations (FBOs), top-tier 
bank holding companies (BHCs), state member banks that are not 
controlled by a BHC, Edge and agreement corporations that are not 
controlled by a member bank, a BHC, or a FBO; and nationally chartered 
banks that are not controlled by a BHC (with regard to their foreign 
investments only), savings and loan holding companies (SLHCs), 
securities holding companies (SHCs), nonbank financial companies, and 
designated financial market utilities (DFMUs); FR Y-6: Top-tier BHCs 
and nonqualifying FBOs, SLHCs, SHCs, nonbank financial companies, and 
DFMUs; FR Y-7: all qualifying FBOs that engage in banking in the United 
States, either directly or indirectly.
    Estimated annual reporting hours: FR Y-10: 25,313 hours; FR Y-10 
verification: 956; FR Y-6: 29,253 hours; FR Y-7: 615 hours.
    Estimated average hours per response: FR Y-10: 2.25 hours; FR Y-10 
verification: 1.25 hours; FR Y-6: 5.25 hours; FR Y-7: 3.75 hours.
    Number of respondents: FR Y-10: 3,750; FR Y-10 verification: 765; 
FR Y-6: 5,572; FR Y-7: 164.

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    General description of report: These information collections are 
mandatory under the Federal Reserve Act, the Bank Holding Company Act 
(BHC Act), and the International Banking Act (12 U.S.C. 248 (a)(1), 
321, 601, 602, 611a, 615, 625, 1843(k), 1844(c)(1)(A), 3106(a), and 
3108(a)), and Regulations K and Y (12 CFR 211.13(c), 225.5(b) and 
225.87), and Sections 161, 312, 618, and 809 of the Dodd-Frank Act (12 
U.S.C. 5361, 5412, 1850a(c)(1), and 5468(b)(1)). Individual respondent 
data are not considered confidential. However, respondents may request 
confidential treatment for any information that they believe is subject 
to an exemption from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 
(FOIA), (5 U.S.C. 522(b)(4) and (b)(6)).
    Abstract: The FR Y-10 is an event generated information collection 
submitted by FBOs; top-tier BHCs; state member banks unaffiliated with 
a BHC; Edge and agreement corporations that are not controlled by a 
state member bank, a BHC, or an FBO; and nationally chartered banks 
that are not controlled by a BHC (with regard to their foreign 
investments only), to capture changes in their regulated investments 
and activities. The Federal Reserve uses the data to monitor structure 
information on subsidiaries and regulated investments of these entities 
engaged in banking and nonbanking activities. The FR Y-6 is an annual 
information collection submitted by top-tier BHCs and nonqualifying 
FBOs. It collects financial data, an organization chart, verification 
of domestic branch data, and information about shareholders. The 
Federal Reserve uses the data to monitor holding company operations and 
determine holding company compliance with the provisions of the BHC Act 
and Regulation Y (12 CFR 225). The FR Y-7 is an annual information 
collection submitted by qualifying FBOs to update their financial and 
organizational information with the Federal Reserve. The Federal 
Reserve uses information to assess an FBO's ability to be a continuing 
source of strength to its U.S. operations and to determine compliance 
with U.S. laws and regulations.
    Current Actions: The Federal Reserve proposes to revise the FR Y-10 
reporting forms and instructions by (1) expanding the entities that 
must report to include nonbank financial companies supervised by the 
Federal Reserve, SLHCs, SHCs, and DFMUs as authorized under Sections 
161, 312, 618, and 809 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and 
Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the Dodd-Frank Act), 12 U.S.C. 5361, 
5412, 1850a(c)(1), and 5468(b)(1), respectively, (2) adding a Savings 
and Loan Schedule, (3) adding Legal Authority Codes on Appendix A for 
SLHCs, (4) deleting several Nonbanking Company Types on the Nonbanking 
Schedule (since these entities would now be reported on the Savings and 
Loan Schedule), (5) expanding data item 3 on the Large Merchant Banking 
or Insurance Company Investments Section for respondents to report 
changes to information previously reported, and (6) incorporating 
several instructional clarifications. In addition, the Federal Reserve 
proposes to collect a one-time verification of an SLHC's organizational 
structure as a supplement to the FR Y-10, derived from the Federal 
Reserve's National Information Center database. These data would allow 
the Federal Reserve to establish baseline information before SLHCs 
become subject to the FR Y-10 event-generated reporting.
    The Federal Reserve proposes to revise the FR Y-6 reporting form 
and instructions by expanding the entities that must report to include 
nonbank financial companies supervised by the Board, SLHCs, SHCs, and 
DFMUs as authorized under Sections 161, 312, 618, and 809 of the Dodd-
Frank Act, 12 U.S.C. 5361, 5412, 1850a(c)(1), and 5468(b)(1), 
respectively.
    The Federal Reserve proposes to consolidate the FR Y-7 glossary 
definitions into the FR Y-10 glossary with the exception of the 
definition of ``Combined Financial Statements,'' which will become a 
footnote on RI-5. In addition, the Federal Reserve proposes 
incorporating several FR Y-7 instructional clarifications.
    The proposed changes to the FR Y-6 and FR Y-7 reporting form and 
instructions would be effective with fiscal year-ends beginning 
December 31, 2012. The proposed FR Y-10 verification for SLHCs would 
require annotation of data provided by the Federal Reserve. These data 
would reflect information from the Federal Reserve's National 
Information Center database as of October 1, 2012. Institutions would 
have thirty days to annotate the one-time verification. The proposed 
changes to the FR Y-10 reporting form and instructions would be 
effective December 1, 2012.

Proposal To Approve Under OMB Delegated Authority the Extension for 
Three Years, Without Revision, of the Following Report

    Report title: Supplement to the Report of Changes in Organizational 
Structure.
    Agency form number: FR Y-10E.
    OMB control number: 7100-0297.
    Frequency: Event-generated.
    Reporters: FBOs, top-tier bank holding companies BHCs, state member 
banks that are not controlled by a BHC, Edge and agreement corporations 
that are not controlled by a member bank, a BHC, or a FBO; and 
nationally chartered banks that are not controlled by a BHC (with 
regard to their foreign investments only), SLHCs, SHCs, nonbank 
financial companies, and DFMUs.
    Estimated annual reporting hours: 1,875 hours.
    Estimated average hours per response: 0.50 hours.
    Number of respondents: 3,750.
    General description of report: This information collection is 
mandatory under the Federal Reserve Act, the Bank Holding Company Act 
(BHC Act), and the International Banking Act (12 U.S.C. 248(a)(1), 321, 
601, 602, 611a, 615, and 625, 1843(k), 1844(c)(1)(A), 3106(a)) and 
Regulation K and Y (12 CFR 211.13(c), 225.5(b) and 225.87) and Sections 
161, 312, 618, and 809 of the Dodd-Frank Act (12 U.S.C. 5361, 5412, 
1850a(c)(1), and 5468(b)(1)). Individual respondent data are not 
considered confidential. However, respondents may request confidential 
treatment for any information that they believe is subject to an 
exemption from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 
(5 U.S.C. 522(b)(4) and (b)(6)).
    Abstract: The FR Y-10E is a free-form supplement that may be used 
to collect additional structural information deemed to be critical and 
needed in an expedited manner.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
    June 6, 2012.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2012-14036 Filed 6-8-12; 8:45 am]
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