[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 158 (Friday, August 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48158-48167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19323]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM


Agency Information Collection Activities: Announcement of Board 
Approval Under Delegated Authority and Submission to OMB

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the final approval of proposed 
information collections by the Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System (Board) under OMB delegated authority, as per 5 CFR 
1320.16 (OMB Regulations on Controlling Paperwork Burdens on the 
Public). 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 
instrument(s) 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Federal Reserve Board Clearance 
Officer, Cynthia Ayouch, Office of the Chief Data Officer, 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.
    Final approval under OMB delegated authority of the implementation 
of the following information collection:
    Report title: Complex Institution Liquidity Monitoring Report and 
Liquidity Monitoring Report.
    Agency form number: FR 2052a and FR 2052b.
    OMB control number: 7100-to be assigned.
    Frequency: FR 2052a: Daily, twice a month, and on occasion. FR 
2052b: Monthly and quarterly.
    Effective dates: FR 2052a: September 11, 2014.
    FR 2052b: November 30, 2014, for monthly reporters and December 31, 
2014, for quarterly reporters.
    Respondents: FR 2052a: U.S. Bank Holding Companies (BHCs) that the 
Financial Stability Board designated as

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Global Systematically Important Banks (G-SIBs) \1\ and foreign banking 
organizations (FBOs) with U.S. broker-dealer assets > $100 billion. FR 
2052b: U.S. BHCs (excluding G-SIBs) with total consolidated assets > 
$50 billion (including FBO subsidiaries) and U.S. BHCs (not controlled 
by FBOs) with total consolidated assets of $10 billion-$50 billion.
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    \1\ A list of G-SIBs is available at http://www.financialstabilityboard.org/publications/r_131111.pdf.
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    Estimated annual reporting hours: FR 2052a: 433,280 hours. FR 
2052b: 62,640 hours.
    Estimated average hours per response: FR 2052a: One-time 
implementation, 160 hours; U.S. BHCs that the Financial Stability Board 
designated as G-SIBs, 200 hours; FBOs with U.S. broker-dealer assets > 
$100 billion complete form, 200 hours; FBOs with U.S. broker-dealer 
assets > $100 billion abbreviated form, 60 hours; Ad-Hoc, 100 hours.
    FR 2052b: One-time implementation, 480 hours; U.S. BHCs (excluding 
G-SIBs) with total consolidated assets > $50 billion (including FBO 
subsidiaries), 60 hours; U.S. BHCs (not controlled by FBOs) with total 
consolidated assets of $10 billion-$50 billion, 60 hours.
    Number of respondents: FR 2052a: U.S. BHCs that the Financial 
Stability Board designated as G-SIBs, 8; FBOs with U.S. broker-dealer 
assets > $100 billion complete form, 8; FBOs with U.S. broker-dealer 
assets > $100 billion abbreviated form, 8; Ad-Hoc, 16.
    FR 2052b: U.S. BHCs (excluding G-SIBs with total consolidated 
assets > $50 billion (including FBO subsidiaries), 24; U.S. BHCs (not 
controlled by FBOs) with total consolidated assets of $10 billion-$50 
billion, 47.
    General description of report: This information collection is 
authorized pursuant to section 5 of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 
U.S.C. 1844), section 8 of the International Banking Act (12 U.S.C. 
3106) and section 165 of the Dodd-Frank Act (12 U.S.C. 5365) and are 
mandatory. Section 5(c) of the Bank Holding Company Act authorizes the 
Board to require BHCs to submit reports to the Board regarding their 
financial condition. Section 8(a) of the International Banking Act 
subjects FBOs to the provisions of the Bank Holding Company Act. 
Section 165 of the Dodd-Frank Act requires the Board to establish 
prudential standards for certain BHCs and FBOs; these standards include 
liquidity requirements. The individual financial institution 
information provided by each respondent would be accorded confidential 
treatment under exemption 8 of the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 
552(b)(8)). In addition, the institution information provided by each 
respondent would not be otherwise available to the public and is 
entitled to confidential treatment under the authority of exemption 4 
of the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4)), which protects 
from disclosure trade secrets and commercial or financial information.
    Abstract: The FR 2052a and FR 2052b reports collect quantitative 
information on selected assets, liabilities, funding activities, and 
contingent liabilities on a consolidated basis and by material entity 
subsidiary. These reports will be used to monitor the overall liquidity 
profile of certain U.S. BHCs and FBOs, with the frequency and form of 
collection determined by the asset size of the organization. These data 
will also provide detailed information on the liquidity risks within 
different business lines (e.g., financing of securities positions and 
prime brokerage activities). In particular, this information will serve 
as part of the Federal Reserve's supervisory surveillance program in 
its liquidity risk management area and will provide timely information 
on firm-specific liquidity risks during periods of stress. Analysis of 
both systemic and idiosyncratic liquidity risk issues will then be used 
to inform the Federal Reserve's supervisory processes, including the 
preparation of analytical reports that detail funding vulnerabilities.
    Current Actions: On September 19, 2013, the Federal Reserve 
published a notice in the Federal Register (78 FR 57634) requesting 
public comment for 60 days on the implementation of the FR 2052a and FR 
2052b. The comment period expired on November 18, 2013. The Federal 
Reserve received eight comment letters addressing the proposed 
implementation of this information collection. The comments are 
summarized and addressed below.

Summary of Public Comments

    The Federal Reserve received eight comment letters on the proposed 
implementation of the FR 2052a and FR 2052b: Two from trade 
organizations, four from commercial banks, and two from FBOs. In 
general, comments focused on scope of application (respondent panel 
threshold), the implementation schedule, frequency of reporting, 
certification requirements, confidentiality, burden, interaction with 
provisions of other existing information collections, proposed ad-hoc 
data collection, and future initiatives. The substantive comments are 
discussed in detail below. In addition, the Federal Reserve has revised 
the reporting forms and instructions, as appropriate, in response to 
technical comments received.

A. Proposed Scope of Application (Respondent Panel Threshold)

1. Thresholds for U.S. BHCs and FBOs
    The Federal Reserve proposed the following thresholds.
     The following entities would submit the FR 2052a:
    [cir] U.S. BHCs that the Financial Stability Board has designated 
as Global Systemically Important Banks (G-SIBs).
    [cir] FBOs with U.S. broker-dealer assets greater than $100 
billion.
     The following entities would submit the FR 2052b:
    [cir] U.S. BHCs (excluding G-SIBs) with total consolidated assets 
greater than $50 billion.
    [cir] U.S. BHCs with total consolidated assets equal to $10 billion 
or more, but no greater than $50 billion.
    [cir] FBOs with total U.S. assets greater than $50 billion and U.S. 
broker-dealer assets less than $100 billion.
     For research purposes and anticipated future enhancements 
of the FR 2052a, additional ad-hoc reporting of items not included on 
the proposed FR 2052a would have been requested of up to 16 respondents 
with a reporting schedule provided 30 days prior to the first data 
submission.
    A commenter requested further clarification on the calculation of 
total broker-dealer assets for determining whether an FBO would be 
subject to the FR 2052a or the FR 2052b, and also when and how the FBO 
must inform the Federal Reserve about the size of the broker-dealer 
assets as it gets closer to the threshold. Another commenter requested 
that the Federal Reserve confirm that the reporting thresholds 
specified in the proposal refer to a broker-dealer's total consolidated 
assets. The Federal Reserve clarified the FR 2052a instructions to note 
that the asset threshold for FBOs to report on the FR 2052a is based on 
the total consolidated assets of an FBO's U.S. broker-dealer 
subsidiaries. In addition, the Federal Reserve clarified that all asset 
thresholds for the reporting forms would be based on total consolidated 
assets for all U.S. BHCs and total U.S. assets for FBOs. These 
clarifications are consistent with other reporting and regulatory 
requirements and with the intent of the proposed requirements.
    One commenter requested that the Federal Reserve delay the 
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for application of the reporting requirements to the U.S. intermediate 
holding companies (IHCs) that FBOs will be required to form under 
Regulation YY.\2\ This commenter asserted that FBOs would need 
additional time to take the necessary actions to ensure compliance with 
the FR 2052 reporting requirements as applied to IHCs. This commenter 
also requested that the Federal Reserve publish for comment a proposal 
incorporating IHCs into the FR 2052 reporting regime after issuance of 
the final rule requiring IHCs. IHCs are not required to submit FR 2052 
reports at this time. As noted below, the Federal Reserve anticipates 
modifying the liquidity reporting requirements to align, as 
appropriate, with any final liquidity regulatory requirements, public 
disclosure requirements, and with the recently finalized enhanced 
prudential standards in Regulation YY, including potential reporting 
requirements for IHCs. As such, the Federal Reserve will not delay the 
effective date for application of the reporting requirements to FBOs.
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    \2\ 79 FR 17240 (March 27, 2014). FBOs with $50 billion or more 
in global consolidated assets and with $50 billion or more in U.S. 
assets are required to establish an IHC to hold the FBOs entire 
ownership interest in all U.S. subsidiaries, including bank and 
broker-dealer subsidiaries.
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    One commenter asserted that it is not appropriate to include U.S. 
BHCs with total consolidated assets of $10 billion to $50 billion in 
the scope of the reporting requirements, particularly since these BHCs 
were excluded from the scope of the Federal Reserve's proposal to 
establish a minimum liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) requirement for BHCs 
with $50 billion or more in total consolidated assets. The commenter 
requested that the Federal Reserve remove these entities from the scope 
of the information request. The Federal Reserve notes that, while some 
data elements required to construct the LCR metric may appear in the FR 
2052b report, the FR 2052b report is not currently designed for LCR 
implementation, calculation, or reporting, but was designed to enable 
supervisors to monitor liquidity risk. The Federal Reserve believes 
that the FR 2052b would serve as an important part of the Federal 
Reserve's supervisory surveillance program in its liquidity risk 
management area and provide timely information on firm-specific 
liquidity risks during periods of stress for institutions of this size. 
Therefore, the Federal Reserve will not exclude U.S. BHCs (that are not 
controlled by FBOs) with total consolidated assets of $10 billion to 
$50 billion from the requirement to report on the FR 2052b.
    The Federal Reserve anticipates making significant changes to the 
liquidity reporting requirements in the near-to-medium term following 
finalization of the FR 2052a and FR 2052b. For this reason, only FBOs 
with more than $100 billion in U.S. broker-dealer assets will be 
subject to the FR 2052a reporting requirements as their greater 
systemic importance in the U.S. financial system necessitates regular 
liquidity reporting from their U.S. operations. All other FBOs will be 
relieved from the requirement to submit the FR 2052b at this time, but 
would continue to provide supervisors with information regarding their 
liquidity position through the examination process upon request. 
Additionally, the Federal Reserve will not require the FR 2052b report 
from U.S. BHCs with total consolidated assets of $10 to $50 billion 
that are controlled by FBOs at this time, pending further development 
and observation of the liquidity reporting regime.
    In addition, the Federal Reserve may exempt a banking organization 
(or one of its subsidiaries that is required to report) from reporting 
on the FR 2052a or FR 2052b, based on the liquidity risk profile of the 
organization. The Federal Reserve continues to believe that, in 
general, the proposed scope of application for both reports is 
appropriate with respect to the size, complexity, and activities of the 
banking organizations that would be subject to the reporting 
requirements, both for the purpose of monitoring the safety and 
soundness of the individual institutions as well as for monitoring any 
systemic risk associated with their liquidity positions and liquidity 
management. Therefore staff does not anticipate recommending additional 
exemptions in the near future.
    In summary, the Federal Reserve is adopting the following 
thresholds in response to the comments:
     The following entities would submit the FR 2052a:
    [cir] U.S. BHCs designated as G-SIBs.
    [cir] FBOs with U.S. broker-dealer assets over $100 billion.
     The following entities would submit the FR 2052b:
    [cir] U.S. BHCs (excluding G-SIBs) with total consolidated assets 
greater than $50 billion (including FBO subsidiaries).
    [cir] U.S. BHCs (not controlled by FBOs) with total consolidated 
assets of between $10 billion and $50 billion.
     For research purposes and anticipated future enhancements 
of the FR 2052a, additional ad-hoc reporting of items not included on 
the proposed FR 2052a would be requested of up to 16 respondents with a 
reporting schedule provided 30 days prior to the first data submission.
2. Consolidation
    The proposed FR 2052a instructions indicated that FBOs would report 
for their consolidated U.S. operations as well as material entities 
managed from the United States. Some commenters asked that the Federal 
Reserve clarify how the proposed reporting requirements would apply to 
U.S. operations of FBOs. Commenters also requested that the Federal 
Reserve provide more specificity on which operations would be 
``material'' U.S. operations and thus within the scope of the reporting 
requirements. A commenter recommended that the asset size of a U.S. 
broker-dealer subsidiary of an FBO that is required to report on the FR 
2052b be given strong weight in determining whether the subsidiary 
should be treated as a material entity.\3\ One commenter requested that 
the Federal Reserve clarify whether a reporting FBO would be required 
to submit a single FR 2052a or FR 2052b that would include the entirety 
of the FBO's U.S. operations within the scope, or if separate reports 
would be required for each entity, and further whether each reporting 
entity would be considered a material entity. This commenter noted that 
the submission of an all-inclusive report presents greater challenges 
and burdens to the institution than submission of separate reports for 
each material entity. This commenter further requested that, if the 
Federal Reserve requires a single filing, the FBO be given the option 
of having its material entities each file separately.
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    \3\ One commenter observed that the draft instructions for the 
FR 2052a, which refer to filing requirements for the FR 2052b, did 
not reference the assets of a U.S. broker-dealer subsidiary as part 
of the criteria for identifying FR 2052b reporting FBOs and 
suggested that the omission was inadvertent. The commenter requested 
that the Federal Reserve set forth the scope of the FR 2052a 
reporting requirements in the final FR 2052a instructions rather 
than noting it in FR 2052b instructions. The final FR 2052 
instructions include comprehensive requirements for each set of 
instructions, eliminating reference to other forms, as appropriate.
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    SR letter 10-06 established a general supervisory expectation that 
institutions should actively monitor and control liquidity risks at the 
level of individual legal entities, and the group as a whole, 
incorporating processes that aggregate data across multiple systems in 
order to develop a group-wide view of liquidity risk exposures. 
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capability to cover the entirety of their U.S. operations as well as 
individual entities. However, FBOs will not be required to report the 
entirety of their U.S. operations on a consolidated basis at this time, 
in anticipation that many FBOs may reorganize their U.S. operations to 
form an IHC in connection with the implementation of Regulation YY. In 
addition, the liquidity positions and funding activities of each 
material entity are distinct, and funding is often segregated due to 
legal restrictions, so that supervisors would need the ability to 
monitor the liquidity of these entities separately. Thus the final 
reporting requirements have been clarified to note that FBOs must 
submit separate reports for each material reporting entity. FBOs with 
more than $100 billion in U.S. broker-dealer assets are required to 
submit separate reports for each material entity in their U.S. 
operations and for their consolidated U.S. operations, excluding U.S. 
BHCs.
    In addition, the final reporting requirements have been clarified 
to note that material entities (including material foreign branches) 
are entities that pose liquidity risk, provide liquidity support to, or 
depend on liquidity support from, affiliates. The Federal Reserve does 
not consider the asset size of the entity to be the determining factor 
of whether the subsidiary should be treated as material for purposes of 
liquidity risk monitoring. Institutions will be required to consult 
with supervisors to determine which entities are material for purposes 
of the liquidity reporting requirements.
    The proposed FR 2052b instructions indicated that FBO branch 
network activities managed from the United States (e.g., activities in 
the Cayman Islands and Nassau) should be reported in the ``consolidated 
tab.'' \4\ One commenter requested that the Federal Reserve clarify 
whether these branch network activities are the same as what was 
referred to in the proposed instructions as ``offices fully or 
partially managed by U.S.-based operations.'' As noted above, FBOs that 
would have been within the proposed scope of application for the 
FR2052b are not required to submit reports on the FR 2052b under final 
reporting requirements. However, FBOs that are required to report on 
the FR 2052a should also report on their Cayman and Nassau branches. 
Cayman and Nassau branches will report under the final reporting 
requirements as stand-alone entities due to their role in funding 
transactions for U.S. operations.
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    \4\ Institutions should report total positions of the 
consolidated entity on the FR 2052b, e.g. top tier BHC.
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    One of the commenters asked for clarification on which offices 
outside the United States would be relevant for determining who is an 
``external counterparty.'' This commenter also requested that the 
Federal Reserve confirm that intercompany transactions be eliminated 
regardless of the scope of the U.S. operations included in the reports. 
A commenter also requested confirmation that the assets of offshore 
branches managed or controlled by a U.S. branch or agency should not be 
included in the calculation of the $50 billion threshold.\5\ In 
addition, a commenter also requested clarification as to whether the 
Board intends for covered companies to report FR 2052 data on a 
transactional or aggregate basis.
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    \5\ FBOs with U.S. broker-dealer assets over $100 billion that 
are required to submit the FR 2052a would have more than $50 billion 
in non-branch and agency assets. As a result, the question of 
whether to include U.S. branch and agency assets is no longer 
relevant because no other FBOs would be subject to reporting 
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    The Federal Reserve clarified the FR 2052a and FR 2052b 
instructions to note that, for FBOs, an ``external counterparty'' is a 
third party that does not have any relationship to the firm. For FBOs, 
intercompany transactions should capture transactions between the FBO's 
U.S. entities and all affiliates globally. For FBOs, non-U.S. entities 
and related Cayman and Nassau entities are considered external 
counterparties. In general, non-U.S. entities are not required to 
report on the FR 2052 reports. However, as noted above, related Cayman 
and Nassau entities will report under the final reporting requirements 
as stand-alone entities. All other entities that are affiliated with 
the FBO, but are non-U.S. entities, are also considered external 
counterparties and are not covered by the reporting requirements.
    For purposes of reporting on the U.S. ``Consolidated'' entity, as 
defined in the FR 2052a and FR 2052b instructions, transactions between 
entities within the consolidated framework will not be reported. 
However, transactions with external counterparties will be reported. In 
response to the comment on intercompany transactions, FBOs are not 
required to report transactions between the entities within the 
consolidated framework. As noted above, U.S. BHCs controlled by FBOs 
are considered to be individual reporting entities and, as such, 
transactions between U.S. ``Consolidated'' entities and U.S. BHCs will 
be reported. Outside of the ``Consolidated'' entity report, individual 
reporting entities as defined for the submission will report all 
transactions between other entities as well as external third party 
transactions. In addition, companies should report the FR 2052a and FR 
2052b data on an aggregate, rather than transactional basis. The 
Federal Reserve clarified the FR 2052a and FR 2052b instructions to 
note that eliminating intercompany transactions entirely would not 
present an accurate depiction of a reporting firm's liquidity profile.
3. Transitions Between FR 2052a and FR 2052b
    One commenter requested clarification of the reporting criteria 
threshold and timeframe when an FBO transitions from the FR 2052b 
report to the FR 2052a. The commenter further requests that the Federal 
Reserve clarify whether an FBO that begins filing the abbreviated FR 
2052a would be permitted to transition back to filing the FR 2052b if 
the assets of its U.S. broker-dealer subsidiary falls below the $100 
billion threshold.
    The Federal Reserve clarified the FR 2052a and FR 2052b 
instructions to note that once an FBO or a U.S. BHC reaches or exceeds 
the threshold and begins filing a particular FR 2052 report, it should 
continue to file that FR 2052 report going forward unless the total 
U.S. assets of the FBO or the total consolidated assets of the U.S. BHC 
subsequently fall to and consistently remain below the threshold for 
four consecutive quarters. This is similar to the calculation 
methodology for determining when an institution is subject to the 
enhanced prudential requirements under Regulation YY.\6\
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    \6\ See 79 FR 17240 (March 27, 2014). FBOs or U.S. BHCs that 
reach the relevant threshold as of June 30, 2014 for one of the FR 
2052 reports must begin reporting going forward. Generally, 
supervisors will review the reporting status of a banking 
organization during the examination process.
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B. Implementation Schedule and Frequency of Reporting

1. Implementation Schedule and Submission Deadlines
    The Federal Reserve proposed the following implementation schedule:
     U.S. G-SIBs reporting on the FR 2052a would report daily, 
submitting their first report on January 3, 2014, with an initial as-of 
date of December 31, 2013.
     FBOs reporting on the FR 2052a would report the complete 
FR 2052a on occasion and an abbreviated FR 2052a twice a month, 
submitting their first report on January 17, 2014, with an initial as-
of date of January 15, 2014.

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     U.S. BHCs (excluding G-SIBs) with total assets of greater 
than $50 billion reporting on the FR 2052b would report monthly, 
submitting their first report on January 10, 2014, with an initial as-
of date of December 31, 2013.
     U.S. BHCs with total assets of $10 billion to $50 billion 
would report on the FR 2052b quarterly, submitting their first report 
on July 10, 2014, with an initial as-of date of June 30, 2014.
     FBOs with total U.S. assets greater than $50 billion and 
less than $100 billion in U.S. broker-dealer assets would report on the 
FR 2052b on occasion.
    Several commenters raised concerns that there would be insufficient 
time to implement the reporting requirements, observing that much of 
the required data lies outside the systems currently used for 
regulatory reporting. The commenters asserted that enhancing internal 
systems to include additional data elements takes time in order to 
secure internal funding for new systems, develop the systems required, 
and source the data elements and ensure they are in a properly 
controlled environment. They also noted that implementation would not 
be able to begin until the scope of reporting has been clarified and 
specific requirements have been finalized. One commenter also claimed 
that development of new systems are in suspension in connection with 
undertaking regular year-end reporting, which would make it more 
difficult to meet the proposed timeframe. While some commenters 
requested additional time for implementation of the requirements, one 
commenter requested that the Federal Reserve suspend implementation of 
the FR 2052a permanently and focus on anticipated new liquidity 
reporting requirements that will reflect the anticipated final 
liquidity regulations, or in the alternative, delay implementation 
until December 31, 2014, to permit organizations additional time to 
address new reporting and certification requirements. This commenter 
also requested that the Federal Reserve revise the proposed reporting 
time deadlines for daily reports and for the certified month-end 
report. Another commenter requested that to the extent the Federal 
Reserve intends for the FR 2052 reports to be complementary to the 
information required by anticipated liquidity regulations, the Federal 
Reserve consider delaying the effectiveness of the information 
collection until the liquidity regulations (including relevant 
definitions) have been finalized and reporting requirements related to 
the liquidity regulations have been published for comment.
    One commenter noted that the draft FR 2052a instructions do not 
discuss the ``as-of'' date that applies to the FR 2052a report, nor do 
the draft instructions specify the first submission date for either the 
FR 2052a or FR 2052b reports. The commenter requested that the final 
instructions provide this information. One commenter requested that the 
Federal Reserve provide a rationale for requiring submission of the 
first abbreviated FR 2052a two days after the proposed January 15, 
2014, as-of date or for requiring such reporting on a twice-a-month 
basis. This commenter also suggested phasing in the reporting 
requirement by initially requiring submission of the FR 2052a on a 
monthly basis then increasing to twice-a-month reporting. One commenter 
stated that it does not believe the proposed 30-day lead-time for new 
ad-hoc reporting requirements will be sufficient.
    The Federal Reserve notes that these reports will replace liquidity 
data that is currently collected with an expanded and more standardized 
data collection. The Federal Reserve believes that much of the FR 2052a 
and FR 2052b data are already being collected for most of the covered 
institutions with a similar submission date, on a similar frequency. 
However, because the FR 2052b is substantively more expansive than data 
currently collected from large and regional institutions and to reduce 
reporting burden on the institutions, the first monthly submission date 
will be December 15, 2014, for data, with an as-of date of November 30, 
2014 and the first quarterly submission date will be January 15, 2015, 
for data, with an as-of date of December 31, 2014. The proposed 30-day 
lead-time for FR 2052a ad-hoc reporting will be retained as proposed. 
As discussed above, the Federal Reserve believes the requested data 
should be readily available in the systems of reporting institutions 
and therefore the 30-day lead-time should be sufficient for 
institutions to produce the reports. Due to administrative oversight, 
the proposed as-of dates and submission dates were provided only in the 
FR 2052 OMB supporting statement.
    FBOs that do not currently report liquidity data similar to what is 
required on the FR 2052a and FR 2052b would have to build new reporting 
systems to comply with the proposed requirements. As noted above, the 
Federal Reserve modified the scope of FBO reporting to help alleviate 
reporting burden. To the extent individual U.S. BHCs that are 
subsidiaries of FBOs and that meet the threshold for application of the 
final reporting requirements have not been regularly submitting similar 
liquidity information to its supervisors, the Federal Reserve will 
consider individual requests for extensions of time prior to the first 
required submission, in order to allow institutions to submit the 
reports without undue burden.
    One commenter noted that while the firms required to file the 
proposed FR 2052a may have the systems, processes, and capabilities to 
provide relevant data on a daily basis, monthly FR 2052b filers may not 
be similarly situated and may be unable to aggregate and submit the 
required data only 10 days after it is collected, as required by the 
proposal. This commenter noted that companies would likely be in a 
position to populate the monthly FR 2052b using archived data that may 
not be available until the 15th day of each month and requested that 
covered companies be permitted to submit the monthly FR 2052b on the 
20th day of each month. The Federal Reserve notes that institutions 
have been submitting similar liquidity information between 10 and 15 
calendar days after the cut-off date every month. As such, the Federal 
Reserve continues to believe that 15 calendar days is a reasonable 
timeframe for institutions to submit FR 2052b reports.
    Two commenters requested that, in order to reduce operational 
burden, submissions be structured as ``off-cycle'' or on non-quarter-
end months so that it would not coincide with the timing of other 
regulatory reporting and that they be based on data collected and 
submitted during the second quarter of the calendar year. The Federal 
Reserve believes that ``off-cycle'' reporting of liquidity data would 
be inconsistent with the objectives of the data collection. Information 
gathered on the FR 2052 forms will serve as part of the Federal 
Reserve's supervisory surveillance program for liquidity risk 
management and provide timely information on firm-specific liquidity 
risks during periods of stress. The Federal Reserve believes the data 
collection is a critical component of the Federal Reserve supervisory 
process and would not be available through existing regulatory reports. 
Moreover, many of the firms that are subject to the reporting 
requirements have been providing substantively similar information to 
supervisors on a regular basis. Therefore, the Federal Reserve believes 
that the FR 2052 reporting could not be effectively imposed ``off-
cycle''.

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    Because the process for finalizing the reporting requirements has 
extended beyond the proposed implementation dates and to respond to 
concerns raised by commenters, the Federal Reserve has adopted the 
implementation schedule set forth below. This modified implementation 
schedule should reduce burden and allow sufficient time for respondents 
to modify or refine their systems in order to meet the reporting 
requirements:
     U.S. G-SIBs must file their first FR 2052a submission by 
September 15, 2014, with an initial as of date of September 11, 2014.
     U.S. BHCs (excluding G-SIBs) with total consolidated 
assets of greater than $50 billion must file their first FR 2052b 
submission by December 15, 2014, with an initial as of date of November 
30, 2014.
     U.S. BHCs (not controlled by FBOs) with total consolidated 
assets of between $10 billion and $50 billion must file their first FR 
2052b submission by January 15, 2015 with an initial as of date of 
December 31, 2014.
     FBOs with U.S. broker-dealer assets greater than $100 
billion must file their first abbreviated FR 2052a by September 15, 
2014, with an initial as of date of September 11, 2014. These FBOs file 
a complete FR 2052a on occasion, with advanced notice from supervisors.
     FR 2052a ad-hoc reports will be provided with a reporting 
schedule 30 days prior to the first data submission.
    SR letter 10-06 established the general expectation that 
institutions may be required to provide the daily computation of 
regular liquidity risk reports and supplemental information to 
supervisors as conditions warrant, through the examination process. 
More frequent and detailed reporting may be necessary for effective 
supervision during times of increasing liquidity stress. As such, the 
Federal Reserve reminds institutions that the Federal Reserve may 
adjust the frequency of liquidity reporting as market conditions and 
supervisory needs in order to carry out effective continuous liquidity 
monitoring. If institutions (domestic or foreign) are asked to report 
additional data due to heightened supervisory needs, the notification 
may be sent to the firm less than 30 days in advance and the data 
collection would be expedited.
2. Frequency of Reporting
    One commenter requested that the Federal Reserve specify the 
required frequency of reporting in the instructions. A commenter 
requested that the Board clarify whether it contemplates requiring 
submission of a complete FR 2052a on a more frequent basis based on the 
circumstances of a particular FBO or market conditions. The commenter 
requested that the Board provide these FBOs with adequate advanced 
notice and that the Board accept these reports on an uncertified basis. 
A commenter stated that it would be appropriate to base annual FR 2052b 
reporting on the same timeframe as the submission of the complete FR 
2052a for FBOs.
    The Federal Reserve clarified the FR 2052a instructions to note 
that FBOs with U.S. broker-dealer assets over $100 billion will submit 
the complete FR 2052a on occasion, after 30 days prior notice from 
supervisors. The Federal Reserve clarified the FR 2052a instructions to 
note that ``on occasion'' reporting would not necessarily result in 
annual reporting. The Federal Reserve may request FBOs to complete the 
FR 2052a more or less often than once a year as part of specific 
supervisory review or changes in liquidity risk positions. A request 
for a complete FR 2052a report would be sent to reporting institutions 
at least 90 days in advance. Appropriate frequency of reporting is 
important to ensure that supervisors receive timely information about 
the liquidity risk and position of banking organizations commensurate 
with their risk profile and activities. Due to the complexity, 
differences in the size of reporting institutions, as well as the 
differences in the supervisory programs, the Federal Reserve believes 
that synchronizing the submissions of the FR 2052a and FR 2052b would 
not be appropriate and is adopting the proposed reporting frequency, as 
described above. Additionally, the Federal Reserve notes that the 
proposed frequency of reporting coincides, in many cases, with 
liquidity information already provided to supervisors, which should 
result in a minimal to modest increase in burden.

C. Certification Requirements and Confidentiality

1. Certification Requirements
    The Federal Reserve proposed that daily data submissions on the FR 
2052a would be provided on a best-efforts basis; however, the month-end 
submission would be required to be certified. FBOs submitting the 
FR2052a abbreviated report twice a month would not have been required 
to certify those submissions, but would have been expected to certify 
the complete FR2052a that is submitted on an occasional basis. The FR 
2052b reports submitted monthly, quarterly, and on an occasional basis 
would have been required to be certified.
    Two commenters expressed concerns about the costs associated with 
certification, which may further increase the burden on institutions. 
One of these commenters noted that these costs are difficult to 
estimate due to an imprecise understanding of the requirements and that 
the estimated costs may be greatly increased if the certification 
process needs to be automated and institutionalized. Lastly, two 
commenters requested that the certification cover only items that are 
historical in nature and that forward-looking information will either 
be exempt from certification or that the instructions note that any 
forward-looking information and estimated data will reflect reasonable 
accuracy. One of these commenters requested that, if certification 
covers the entire report, the Federal Reserve include cautionary 
language regarding forward-looking information similar to that used in 
reports submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
    Several commenters requested that the certification process be 
delayed until institutions fully understand the new reporting 
requirements and are able to build and refine their reporting 
infrastructure to resolve ambiguities and implement control procedures. 
In addition, one commenter requested that the Federal Reserve extend 
the certified report submission time for G-SIBs to accommodate firms on 
the West Coast. Another commenter recommended that the timing for 
submission of certified reports be extended toward the end of the month 
because the comparison point for certification would not yet be 
completed by the 10th calendar day. One commenter suggested that the 
Federal Reserve consider phasing in the certification requirement to 
take into account the different reporting capabilities of different 
covered companies. Another commenter suggested that the introduction of 
new requests not be integrated into, or subject to, certification 
requirements of the FR 2052a until organizations have been given a 
reasonable amount of time to implement new reporting protocols for the 
new data elements.
    With regard to the certification instructions, one commenter 
requested that the certification requirements and the precise language 
of the certification be set forth directly in the relevant reporting 
instructions. The commenter recommended that the standard for 
submission of uncertified reports be set forth directly in the 
instructions to each form and that this standard call for the 
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a ``best efforts'' basis. This commenter also requested that the 
Federal Reserve clarify the identity of the individual required to 
certify the reports.
    The Federal Reserve removed the proposed certification requirements 
for FR 2052a and FR 2052b reports at this time. The reporting 
requirements are new and based on information submitted to supervisors 
through new systems. Furthermore, as discussed above, the Federal 
Reserve anticipates revising the reporting requirements in the near 
future, which would require additional systems changes. Therefore, the 
Federal Reserve believes that the additional operational burden that 
may be imposed as part of a certification requirement would likely be 
of limited benefit at this time. Institutions will be expected to 
submit high quality data without any material errors. The Federal 
Reserve notes that it is a federal violation to enter false information 
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2. Confidentiality
    One commenter requested that the final instructions address the 
confidentiality of the FR 2052 reports. The commenter also requested 
clarification of which items would be considered individual financial 
information, and thus protected as confidential supervisory 
information, and which items would be considered institution 
information and thus protected as trade secrets or commercial or 
financial information. This commenter also requested that the Federal 
Reserve clarify why all items are not protected as confidential 
supervisory information. The Federal Reserve notes that because the 
information collected on the reports is used for supervisory 
monitoring, all information submitted by respondents would be treated 
as confidential supervisory information and has clarified the final 
instructions.

D. Burden and Alignment With Existing Information Collections

    One commenter estimated that the man hours per year that would be 
required to produce the required information would be 6,000 man hours 
more than the estimate provided by the Federal Reserve. The commenter 
also estimated that gains from automation would reduce the effort to 
2,000 man hours per year. The commenter estimated that it would incur 
approximately $2.5 million for IT development, $600,000 to run a 
tactical reporting solution for the first year and an ongoing $200,000 
per year for staff to improve systems to comply with the FR 2052 
reports. The commenter noted that these costs are incremental to those 
that will be incurred if the Report of Selected Money Market Rates (FR 
2420; OMB No. 7100-0357) reporting is implemented as proposed. Another 
commenter asserted that the cost involved with the proposed data 
collection would be almost double what was estimated in the proposal. 
In response, the Federal Reserve has increased the ongoing burden and 
cost estimates, adding implementation costs, for both the FR 2052a and 
FR 2052b.
    Several commenters raised concerns about the additional burden 
imposed by the proposed reporting requirements. The commenters asked 
whether the FR 2052 reports would be additional reports, or if they 
would replace the current supervisory liquidity data requests. Another 
commenter observed that there are inconsistencies between the data 
points proposed to be collected by the FR 2052a and noted that 
supervisors have regularly requested and questioned whether these 
differences were intentional. As mentioned above the FR 2052a and FR 
2052b reports would replace current supervisory data requests for 
similar information and any differences between the proposed reporting 
forms and past supervisory requests were intended.
    A commenter requested that the Federal Reserve clarify whether the 
scope of the U.S. operations that should be included in the FR 2052a 
report equates with the scope of the U.S. operations that FBOs will be 
required to report on the recently revised Form FR Y-7Q (OMB No. 7100-
0125). The Federal Reserve reviewed the FR 2052a and the FR Y-7Q and 
concluded that in general, the FR 2052a does not align with the FR Y-7Q 
or other regulatory filings. The Federal Reserve notes that information 
collected on the FR Y-7Q is used to assess an FBO's ability to be a 
continuing source of strength to its U.S. banking operations and to 
determine compliance with U.S. laws and regulations. The FR 2052 
reports require a different combination of financial information to 
assist supervisors in effectively monitoring the liquidity position and 
risk management of significant U.S. operations of FBOs.
    One commenter requested that the Federal Reserve take steps to 
avoid the imposition of duplicative and redundant liquidity reporting 
requirements. Another commenter requested that the Federal Reserve 
consider the cumulative impact of the various data collection 
initiatives and reporting requirements to which FBOs are or potentially 
will be subject, observing that these institutions face substantial 
practical challenges in developing and implementing the systems and 
governance mechanisms needed to comply with the various reporting 
requirements. The commenter observed that many of the FBOs subject to 
this proposal also control U.S. bank holding company subsidiaries that 
are now subject to new requirements to file the Capital Assessments and 
Stress Testing information collection (FR Y-14; OMB No. 7100-0341) and 
the Banking Organization Systemic Risk Report (FR Y-15; OMB No. 7100-
0352), which demand time and resources, and noted that the same 
personnel involved in this reporting would also be involved in the FR 
2052 reporting process.
    Several commenters asked whether the proposed liquidity reports 
would align with recent rulemakings, such as the proposed LCR and 
Regulation YY, and raised concerns about potential burden implications 
if the reports were not aligned with those regulations. Two commenters 
requested that the Federal Reserve clarify the relationship between the 
FR 2052 reports and future reporting requirements related to the LCR 
proposal. Several commenters expressed concern that certain terminology 
and definitions in the FR 2052 reports do not fully align with the LCR 
proposal and that they may incur material initial set-up expenses to 
upgrade their systems while the proposal is still in the rulemaking 
process. Commenters requested that the Federal Reserve ensure that 
definitions and instructions align with current reporting requirements 
as well as the new proposals, and one commenter requested that the 
Federal Reserve clarify the basis for divergence between the 
categorization schemes in the FR 2052 reports and the proposed LCR.
    A commenter requested clarification of the intended relationship 
between the proposed reports and any anticipated liquidity stress 
testing reporting that would be required with respect to Regulation YY, 
including the degree to which it is contemplated that the items 
included in the FR 2052 reports would be included in the determination 
of the liquidity buffer as reported pursuant to that rule. This 
commenter noted that with respect to the proposed IHC requirement in 
Regulation YY, it believes newly created IHC's would be ``material 
entities'' that would be within the scope of the FR 2052 reporting 
requirements. This commenter also anticipates that formation of an IHC 
will require modifications to reporting systems and governance 
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proposal or the development of new systems structures and processes.
    As discussed above, the Federal Reserve has reviewed the regulatory 
burden, including reporting requirements, and subsequently modified the 
scope of application. The Federal Reserve notes that the FR 2052 forms 
are supervisory data collections to monitor the liquidity risk and 
positions of the banking organizations that would be subject to the 
requirements. In addition, the reporting forms as proposed were not 
intended to align directly with regulatory requirements that are, or 
have been, in development and that are not fully implemented. The 
Federal Reserve notes that any future FR 2052 reporting requirements to 
ensure consistency with the final LCR rule and Regulation YY as fully 
implemented would be proposed at a later date. As discussed above, 
material entities would be defined in the FR 2052 as entities that pose 
liquidity risk, provide liquidity support to, or depend on liquidity 
support from affiliates.
    Further, the Federal Reserve believes that other data collections 
mentioned as potentially duplicative by commenters, such as the Federal 
Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) Consolidated Reports 
of Condition and Income (Call Reports) (FFIEC 031 & 041; OMB No. 7100-
0036), or the Consolidated Financial Statements for Holding Companies 
(FR Y-9C; OMB No. 7100-0128), do not provide sufficient granularity or 
classification structures needed to provide an in depth view of a 
firm's liquidity profile. Furthermore, the Federal Reserve notes that 
FR 2052 data will be shared with the Office of the Comptroller of the 
Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to 
prevent potential duplicative data requests from those agencies.
    One commenter noted that the ``Asset Category Table'' in Appendix B 
to the FR 2052a instructions identifies various categories of 
collateral for purposes of classifying and reporting securities finance 
transactions. The commenter asserted that these categories are not used 
in the financial services marketplace, thus making compliance complex 
and confusing. The commenter recommended that the Federal Reserve use a 
more generic categorization scheme that conforms to existing 
regulations and market practice, and aligns the definitions among 
various information collections. The Federal Reserve acknowledges that 
the categories of collateral in Appendix B are not standard terms; 
however, institutions are using those categories in the current data 
submission and any further modification may pose a significant burden 
to those institutions. The Federal Reserve notes that, where 
appropriate, the terminology or categories in future FR 2052 reports 
would be made consistent with other regulatory reports; however, 
difference may still exist due to data definitions. As discussed above, 
other regulatory reports do not provide sufficient granularity or the 
classification structure needed to provide an in depth view of 
liquidity.
    A commenter observed that there appear to be redundancies between 
the FR 2052a and FR 2052b and the FR 2420. A commenter claimed that the 
FR 2420 report poses a significant burden, especially to institutions 
required to submit the daily FR 2052a report, and suggested that the 
Federal Reserve adopt a reporting template that meets its needs across 
its market and supervisory functions and that it use this as baseline 
data during regulatory examinations. The Federal Reserve recognizes the 
potential for overlap or duplicated data between the FR 2420 and FR 
2052 with respect to several line items. However, the FR 2420 and FR 
2052 reports are, or would be, issued under separate, non-overlapping 
authorities where the purpose and use of the reports are also 
completely separate. Therefore, the Federal Reserve will retain the FR 
2052a ``Funding Pricing'' information (section 16) and will endeavor to 
reduce reporting burden wherever possible in the future. As such, the 
Federal Reserve has removed from the FR 2052b the ``Wholesale Funding 
Pricing'' information (section 20) to alleviate reporting burden and 
because the Federal Reserve not believe collecting this information 
from FR 2052b filers is essential for monitoring their liquidity risk.

E. Ad-Hoc Reporting and Future Anticipated Initiatives

    Three commenters requested clarification on the implementation and 
advanced notification of the ad-hoc requests. Commenters also requested 
that the Federal Reserve clarify its expectations as to the standard to 
which reporters will be held when providing responses, and also 
inquired as to certification requirements of ad-hoc requests. One 
commenter also noted that it was unclear whether there was a 
relationship between the FR 2052a report, the ad-hoc reporting, the 
quantitative impact study (QIS) \8\ process, and supervisory requests 
for liquidity information. One commenter requested that the Federal 
Reserve clarify the scope of operations that must be included in 
response to each ad-hoc request. This commenter stated that 
introduction of any new data requests should be determined after 
consultation with the industry and consideration of the volume and 
complexity of the new requests. One commenter requested that any ad-hoc 
requests be subject to a notice and comment process.
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    The Federal Reserve notes that the initial Federal Register notice 
requested comment on the Federal Reserve's intention to make ad-hoc 
requests, included the approximate number of burden hours that would be 
involved, and indicated that institutions would be given notice prior 
to the collection with an opportunity to respond. As proposed, the 
Federal Reserve will make requests for additional liquidity risk 
information on an ad-hoc basis, used to develop modifications to the FR 
2052a for future proposals. The Federal Reserve believes these 
potential modifications could allow for more comprehensive and 
effective liquidity risk monitoring going forward and assist with 
aligning the reports with any final LCR regulations, as appropriate. 
The Federal Reserve notes that the construct of the Basel QIS template 
is different than the FR 2052a. Although there are some similar data 
elements utilized in the Basel QIS and the FR 2052a, the methodology 
and definitions for the Basel QIS has changed to reflect the Basel III 
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    Furthermore, the scope of the ad-hoc requests would be tailored to 
individual institutions. For domestic BHCs, it would include global 
operations with a separate report for material legal entities. For FBOs 
it would include U.S. operations of the FBO with separate reports for 
the material legal entities. Material entities in both cases would be 
defined as entities that pose liquidity risk, provide liquidity 
support, or depend on liquidity support from affiliates. In response to 
any new data requests and ad-hoc requests, the Federal Reserve 
anticipates revising the FR2052a to incorporate additional liquidity 
reporting requirements as they are developed with observations gained 
from the ad-hoc reporting. Thus, the ad-hoc reporting process will be 
implemented as proposed.

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Specific Data Item Comments

Definitions

    There were various questions from commenters regarding definitions 
or requests for expanded instructions. Most of the questions related to 
line item definitions in the FR 2052 reports and a few questions 
related to sizing of material entities for liquidity reporting. In 
response, the Federal Reserve reviewed data definitions and have 
adjusted or clarified data items and associated instructions, as 
appropriate. As discussed above, definitions used on the reports would 
align with other U.S. rules as they are finalized to minimize any 
potential overlap. Also, the Federal Reserve notes that some data items 
in the proposed FR 2052b form are not reported through the current 
collection of the Large and Regional Institutions Liquidity Monitoring 
Report, such as ``Deposit Balances'' and ``Undrawn Commitments and 
Contingent Liquidity Needs.'' Therefore, the Federal Reserve is 
temporarily exempting FR 2052b filers from reporting most of the 
``Deposit Balances'' and entire ``Undrawn Commitments and Contingent 
Liquidity Needs'' sections \10\ until the proposed LCR is finalized, at 
which time the Federal Reserve anticipates proposing that the FR 2052b 
instructions for these data items be modified to closely align with a 
final LCR rule.
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    One commenter requested clarification on whether data item FHLB 
Borrowing (item 2.20 in the FR 2052a, and 5.1 in the FR 2052b) should 
be reported at book value or par value. The Federal Reserve clarified 
the instructions to note that FHLB Borrowing should be reported as the 
amount of borrowing outstanding based on remaining contractual 
maturity. This definition is similar to the definition of Federal Home 
Loan Bank Advances in item RC-M 5.a of the FFIEC 031 and 041 (Call 
Reports).
    One commenter requested clarification on whether Long Term Debt 
Structured, Not Structured, and Govt. Supported (items 8.4-8.6 in the 
FR 2052a, and 7.3 in the FR 2052b) should include any fair value hedges 
associated with long-term debt, in order that the debt would be 
reported at fair value, not face value. The Federal Reserve clarified 
the instructions to note that institutions should not include fair 
value hedges in the reporting of long-term debt so that the debt is 
reported at fair value. Values reported as Long Term Debt Structured, 
Not Structured and Govt. Supported (items 8.4 through 8.6 in the FR 
2052a, and 7.3 in the FR 2052b) should represent the undiscounted cash 
repayment obligation due, and should be reported in the maturity column 
that corresponds with the timing of the contractual repayment 
obligation. In addition, if specific derivative transactions, excluding 
those related to fair value hedging, have cash flow characteristics 
equivalent to long term debt (e.g., a bullet cash repayment obligation 
at maturity) and are classified as debt under U.S. Generally accepted 
accounting principles, institutions should report the cash repayment 
obligation associated with the derivative in the appropriate maturity 
column.

FR 2052b Items

    One commenter requested that the Federal Reserve confirm that an 
FBO would limit its responses to the information requested in the 
consolidated reporting tab and not provide any of the information 
requested in either the parent company only or contingency-pricing 
reporting tabs. As noted above, FBOs that do not meet the FR 2052b 
criteria are not required submit the FR 2052b report.
    A commenter requested clarification on the specific types of 
transactions included in section 6 \11\ of the FR 2052b, and whether 
customer and counterparty repurchase transactions, which may have 
different behavioral characteristics, should be reported in separate 
line items. One commenter suggested that section 6 segregate repurchase 
transactions that are a part of a customer relationship where deposit 
balances in excess of customer needs are swept into a repurchase 
transaction. The commenter stated that this would distinguish between 
wholesale repurchase agreements initiated by a bank with a large 
counterparty to meet overall funding needs and repurchase transactions 
that arise during the ordinary course of business through customer 
needs. Another commenter noted that many firms that would be required 
to file the FR 2052b engage in relatively low volumes of repurchase and 
reverse repurchase transactions and do not have the system capabilities 
to report those transactions with the granularity required by the 
information request. The commenter requested that the Federal Reserve 
consider exempting firms that would be required to file the FR 2052b 
that engage in de minimis amounts of these transactions or consider a 
more tailored approach that would not impose significant cost for lower 
benefit. The Federal Reserve recognizes the difference in profile of 
such transactions, but does not believe the difference is significant 
enough to justify creating two categories. Furthermore, the Federal 
Reserve recognizes not all firms that would be required to file the FR 
2052b engage in significant amounts of repurchase and reverse 
repurchase transactions and that the monitoring of the activity is 
relevant to the liquidity monitoring of the firms. Having considered 
the comments carefully, the Federal Reserve believes that the 
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    One commenter requested clarification on whether to report Secured 
Deposits (item 5.3) in FR 2052b net of deposits covered by FDIC 
insurance. The Federal Reserve clarified the FR 2052b instructions to 
note that an institution should report only the portion of public 
deposits that are secured by collateral. For example, if a portion of a 
deposit account is covered by FDIC insurance, and thus not secured by 
collateral, institutions should not include that portion of the deposit 
in Secured Deposits.
    Several commenters requested clarification on the reporting of 
loans and leases (items 4.1 through 4.9) in the FR 2052b that could be 
monetized within a reasonable period. First, commenters requested that 
the Federal Reserve clarify where to report loan amounts that may be 
eligible to be pledged to the FHLB or Federal Reserve, but have not 
been pledged, and thus no actual borrowing capacity yet been created. 
The Federal Reserve notes, as specified in the instructions, that 
reported amounts would be limited to collateral-based borrowing 
capacity actually created (assets already pledged), and companies would 
not include assets based only on the fact that they could create 
borrowing capacity at the FHLB or Federal Reserve in the FHLB and 
Central Bank Borrowing columns. Firms required to file the FR 2052b are 
welcome to report the potential secured borrowing capacity of such 
assets in the ``notes'' section or in the ``Available for Sale, 
Securitization and/or Repo'' section if the loans could reasonably be 
expected to create such capacity within a reasonable amount of time, 
generally in 3 months or less.
    One commenter suggested it could be overly burdensome to establish 
an accurate market value for loan and lease assets that should be 
valued for inclusion in the ``Available for Sale'' or ``Other Secured 
Financing'' columns.

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The proposed instructions for the FR 2052b definition state that ``the 
market value can be interpreted as the book value less a haircut for 
the sale.'' The Federal Reserve modified the FR 2052b definition to 
note that the haircut applied to loans and leases can be a based on 
readily available market-based metrics for the general asset type. For 
example, publicly available loan and lease haircuts provided by the 
FHLB or Discount Window could be used as a benchmark as a reasonable 
estimate. The expectation is not that a bank's entire loan book be 
valued and included in section 4, rather, that reporting be limited to 
those assets targeted for potential monetization within a 90-day 
period, under normal market conditions.
    One commenter requested clarification regarding the method required 
to calculate the lendable value of unencumbered securities (items 3.1 
through 3.9) in the FR 2052b. The commenter has noted that determining 
the ``Lendable value'' would be dependent upon the source providing 
liquidity for the security. The Federal Reserve believes that some 
judgment is involved as assets can be utilized in multiple different 
markets. Lendable value should be a combination of the market value 
less applicable `haircuts.' Haircuts should consider factors such as 
liquidity, credit and market risks of the securities, firm specific 
sources available for securitized borrowing, current market haircuts 
and firm specific factors which may decrease or increase current market 
haircuts.
    Two commenters noted that it is impractical for mid-sized banks to 
report pricing on unsecured funding issued and outstanding such that 
banks would report pricing on that debt over its life through maturity 
(section 21 of the FR 2052b). One of these commenters recommended that 
the requirement for banks with total consolidated assets less than $50 
billion to provide a funding curve be eliminated. Another commenter 
recommended that this section ask for indications for unsecured 
wholesale term debt transactions only. The Federal Reserve recognizes 
the challenges of calculating weighted average funding in a wide time 
horizon (section 20 of the FR 2052b) and has modified the maturity 
bucket in the unsecured funding pricing section to 5 years.

Other Items

    Two commenters noted that it is not easy for institutions with 
assets between $10 billion and $50 billion to segregate the categories 
of retail, Small and Medium Enterprises (SME), financial institution, 
and non-financial institution, and requested confirmation that 
reasonable segmentation approaches would be sufficient for these 
institutions (section 10 of the FR 2052b). One of these commenters also 
noted that the requirement to identify stable versus less stable 
deposits may require data not widely available at institutions of this 
size. A commenter requested that this flexibility be included in the 
instructions for mid-sized institutions as it could reduce 
implementation expense. The commenter recommended that these mid-sized 
banks be allowed to satisfy the requirements on a best efforts basis 
through reasonable use of their existing deposit product and existing 
line of business or segment reporting definitions without the penalty 
of defaulting to the worst category. The commenter also requested 
clarification of the meaning of interest in the category of ``term 
deposits with a withdrawal penalty greater than loss of interest'' and 
recommended that a more comprehensive definition of the withdrawal 
penalty criteria be provided. The Federal Reserve notes that some 
sections and data items in the proposed FR 2052b are not collected 
through the current version of the Large and Regional Institutions 
Liquidity Monitoring Report, such as ``Deposit Balances'' and ``Undrawn 
Commitments and Contingent Liquidity Needs.'' Therefore, as mentioned 
above, the Federal Reserve is temporarily exempting FR 2052b filers 
from reporting most of the ``Deposit Balances'' and the entire 
``Undrawn Commitments and Contingent Liquidity Needs'' sections \12\ 
until the proposed LCR is finalized, at which time the Federal Reserve 
anticipates the FR 2052b instructions for these data items would be 
proposed for modification to closely align with a final LCR rule.
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    One commenter noted that banks with less than $50 billion in total 
consolidated assets may not have an existing reporting infrastructure 
to measure the segregations of unfunded commitments precisely as 
defined (section 12 of the FR 2052b). The Federal Reserve observes that 
the proposed definitions in the FR 2052b did not explicitly address the 
case of comingled facility types. The commenter recommended that the FR 
2052 reporting forms, proposed LCR and other liquidity-related 
regulations share an equivalent and more detailed definition of 
liquidity facility. The commenter recommended that the Federal Reserve 
avoid encouraging a blending of liquidity and credit facilities into a 
single facility categorization. The commenter also recommended that the 
Federal Reserve allow flexibility for mid-sized organizations in 
reporting SME versus commercial. This commenter requested that mid-
sized organizations be permitted to use a manual tracking process or be 
provided upfront investment in training and infrastructure to track the 
exposures by category. Another commenter noted that undrawn credit 
facilities and undrawn liquidity facilities are not mutually exclusive 
product categories provided to clients and that it may be impossible to 
distinguish between them (section 12 of the FR 2052b). The commenter 
requested that the Federal Reserve provide further guidance on undrawn 
commitment segmentation and also allow permit the institutions the 
flexibility to categorize commitments based on either existing line of 
business segmentation or existing data at that institution. The Federal 
Reserve agrees with the comments and, as mentioned above, is 
temporarily exempting FR 2052b filers from reporting the entire 
``Undrawn Commitments and Contingent Liquidity Needs'' section until 
the proposed LCR is finalized, at which time the Federal Reserve 
anticipates that modification of the FR 2052b instructions for these 
data items would be proposed to closely align with a final LCR rule.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, August 11, 
2014.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2014-19323 Filed 8-14-14; 8:45 am]
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