[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4410-4411]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01072]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
SUMMARY: Background. 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 March 25, 2013.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by FR 4031, or Reg H-1, 
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: Robert deV. Frierson, 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

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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/apps/reportforms/review.aspx 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 Proposals

    The following information collections, which are being handled 
under this delegated authority, have received initial Board approval 
and are hereby published for comment. At the end of the comment period, 
the proposed information collections, 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, Without Revision, of the Following Reports

    1. Report title: Notice of Branch Closure.
    Agency form number: FR 4031.
    OMB control number: 7100-0264.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Reporters: State member banks.
    Estimated annual reporting hours: 224 hours.
    Estimated average hours per response: Reporting requirements, 2 
hours; Disclosure requirements, customer mailing, 0.75 hours and posted 
notice, 0.25 hours; and Recordkeeping requirements, 8 hours.
    Number of respondents: Reporting requirements, 72; Disclosure 
requirements, customer mailing, 72 and posted notice, 72; and 
Recordkeeping requirements, 1.
    General description of report: This information collection is 
mandatory pursuant to Section 42(a)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
Act (FDI Act) (12 U.S.C. 1831r-l(a)(1)). The Federal Reserve does not 
consider individual respondent data to be confidential. However, a 
state member bank may request confidential treatment pursuant to 
exemption b(4) of the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.552(b)(4)).
    Abstract: The mandatory reporting, recordkeeping, and disclosure 
requirements regarding the closing of any branch of an insured 
depository institution are imposed by section 228 of the FDI Act of 
1991. There is no reporting form associated with the reporting portion 
of this information collection; state member banks notify the Federal 
Reserve by letter prior to closing a branch. The Federal Reserve uses 
the information to fulfill its statutory obligation to supervise state 
member banks
    2. Report title: Reports Related to Securities Issued by State 
Member Banks as Required by Regulation H.
    Agency form number: Reg H-1.
    OMB control number: 7100-0091.
    Frequency: Annually, Quarterly, and on occasion.
    Reporters: State member banks.
    Estimated annual reporting hours: 352 hours.
    Estimated average hours per response: 5.17 hours.
    Number of respondents: 4.
    General description of report: This information collection is 
mandatory pursuant to sections 12(i) and 23(a)(1) of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 781(i) and 78w (a)(1)) and Regulation H 
(12 CFR 208.36). The information collected is not given confidential 
treatment. However, a state member bank make request that a report or 
document not be disclosed to the public and be held confidential by the 
Federal Reserve, (12 CFR 208.36(d). All such requests for confidential 
treatment will be determined on an ad hoc basis.
    Abstract: The Federal Reserve's Regulation H requires certain state 
member banks to submit information relating to their securities to the 
Federal Reserve on the same forms that bank holding companies and 
nonbank entities use to submit similar information to the Securities 
and Exchange Commission. The information is primarily used for public 
disclosure and is available to the public upon request.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, January 15, 
2013.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2013-01072 Filed 1-18-13; 8:45 am]
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