[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 109 (Thursday, June 6, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34160-34161]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-13429]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Office of Financial 
Stability

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the Office of Financial Stability within the 
Department of the Treasury is soliciting

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comments concerning the Troubled Asset Relief Program--Capital Purchase 
Program (CPP) Use of Funds Survey.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 5, 2013 to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to the Department of the 
Treasury, Departmental Offices, Office of Financial Stability, ATTN: 
Tracy Rogers, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220, (202) 
927-8868.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the form(s) and instructions should be directed to the 
Department of the Treasury, Departmental Offices, OFS, ATTN: Tracy 
Roger, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220, (202) 927-
8868.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Troubled Asset Relief Program--Capital Purchase Program 
(CPP) Use of Funds Survey.
    OMB Number: 1505-0222.
    Abstract: Authorized under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act 
(EESA) of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-343), the Department of the Treasury has 
implemented several aspects of the Troubled Asset Relief Program 
(TARP). The TARP includes several components including a voluntary 
Capital Purchase Program (CPP) under which the Department has purchased 
qualifying capital in U.S. banking organizations. The CPP is an 
important part of the Department's efforts to restore confidence in our 
financial system and ensure that credit continues to be available to 
consumers and businesses. As an essential part of restoring confidence, 
the Treasury has committed to determining the effectiveness of the CPP. 
Additionally, American taxpayers are particularly interested in knowing 
how banks have used the money that Treasury has invested through the 
CPP. Consequently, the Treasury is seeking responses from banking 
institutions that have received CPP funds regarding: How the CPP 
investment has affected the banks' operations, how these institutions 
have used CPP funds, and how their usage of CPP funds has changed over 
time.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 640.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 1.0.
    Estimated hours per response: 80.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 51,200.
    Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval. All 
comments will become a matter of public record. Comments are invited 
on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of burden of the collection of information; (c) ways 
to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information 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.

    Dated: June 3, 2013.
Dawn D. Wolfgang,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-13429 Filed 6-5-13; 8:45 am]
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