[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38289-38290]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15692]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM


Agency Information Collection Activities: Announcement of Board 
Approval Under Delegated Authority and Submission to OMB With Request 
for Comments, Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

SUMMARY: Background. On June 4, 2012, the Board published in the 
Federal Register, a notice of final approval of a proposed information 
collection by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
(Board) under OMB delegated authority, per 5 CFR 1320.16 (OMB 
Regulations on Controlling Paperwork Burdens on the Public). The notice 
requested public comment for 30 days to revise, without extension, 
Capital Assessments and Stress Testing information collection (FR Y-
14A/Q/M). The comment period for this information collection notice 
expires on July 5, 2012.
    Due to the range and complexity of the issues addressed in the 
information collection notice, the Board has determined that an 
extension of the end of the public comment period for an additional 30 
days is appropriate. This action will allow interested persons 
additional time to analyze the proposed revisions and prepare their 
comments.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 6, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the methods identified in 
the information collection notice.\1\ Please submit your comments using 
only one method.
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    \1\ See Agency Information Collection Activities: Announcement 
of Board Approval Under Delegated Authority and Submission to OMB 
With Request for Comments, 77 FR 32970 (June 4, 2012).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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.
    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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The approved information collection was 
published in the Federal Register on June 4, 2012, to revise, without 
extension, the Capital Assessments and Stress Testing information 
collection (FR Y-14A/Q/M).
    In recognition of the complexities of the issues addressed and the 
variety of considerations involved with implementation of the quarterly 
Operational Risk schedule, the Board requested that commenters respond 
to numerous questions related to the collection of legal reserves data. 
The information collection notice stated that the public comment period 
would close on July 5, 2012.\2\
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    \2\ Id.
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    The Board has received requests from the public for an extension of 
the comment period to allow for additional time for comments relating 
to the proposed collection of legal reserves data from the respondent 
BHCs. Due to the range and complexity of the issues

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addressed in the information collection notice, the Board has 
determined that an extension of the end of the public comment period 
for an additional 30 days is appropriate. Therefore, the Board is 
extending the comment period for the information collection notice from 
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July 5, 2012 to August 6, 2012.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

    Dated: June 22, 2012.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2012-15692 Filed 6-26-12; 8:45 am]
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