[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 189 (Monday, October 2, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45847-45849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20955]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

ACTION: Notice, request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) 
invites comment on a proposal to extend for three years, with revision, 
the Interagency Notice of Change in Control (FR 2081A; OMB No. 7100-
0134), Interagency Notice of Change in Director or Senior Executive 
Officer (FR 2081B; OMB No. 7100-0134), Interagency Biographical and 
Financial Report (FR 2081C; OMB No. 7100-0134), and the Interagency 
Bank Merger Act Application (FR 2070; OMB No. 7100-0171).
    On June 15, 1984, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
delegated to the Board authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(PRA) to approve of and assign OMB control numbers to collection of 
information requests and requirements conducted or sponsored by the 
Board. In exercising this delegated authority, the Board is directed to 
take every reasonable step to solicit comment. In determining whether 
to approve a collection of information, the Board will consider all 
comments received from the public and other agencies.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 1, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by 7100-0134 or 7100-
0171, by any of the following methods:
     Agency Web site: http://www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments at http://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/foia/proposedregs.aspx .
     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: Ann E. Misback, 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 
http://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/foia/proposedregs.aspx 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 
3515, 1801 K Street (between 18th and 19th Streets NW.,) Washington, DC 
20006 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--Nuha Elmaghrabi--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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Request for Comment on Information Collection Proposals

    The Board invites public comment on the following information 
collection, which is being reviewed under authority delegated by the 
OMB under the PRA. 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 startup costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.
    At the end of the comment period, the comments and recommendations 
received will be analyzed to determine the extent to which the Federal 
Reserve should modify the proposal prior to giving final approval.

Proposal To Approve Under OMB Delegated Authority the Extension for 
Three Years, With Revision, of the Following Reports

    Report title: Interagency Notice of Change in Control.
    Agency form number: FR 2081A.
    OMB control number: 7100-0134.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondents: Individual (or a group of individuals or companies 
that would not be bank holding companies (BHCs) or savings and loan 
holding companies (SLHCs) after consummation of the proposed 
transaction) seeking to acquire shares of an insured depository 
institution, SLHC, or BHC (or group of BHCs or SLHCs).
    Estimated number of respondents: 156.
    Estimated average hours per response: 30.5.
    Estimated annual burden hours: 4,758.

    Report title: Interagency Notice of Change in Director or Senior 
Executive Officer.
    Agency form number: FR 2081B.
    OMB control number: 7100-0134.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondents: An insured depository institution, savings and loan 
holding company, bank holding company, or the affected individual.
    Estimated number of respondents: 287.
    Estimated average hours per response: 2.
    Estimated annual burden hours: 574.

    Report title: Interagency Biographical and Financial Report.
    Agency form number: FR 2081C.
    OMB control number: 7100-0134.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondents: Certain shareholders, directors, and executive 
officers.
    Estimated number of respondents: 1,512.
    Estimated average hours per response: 4.5.

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    Estimated annual burden hours: 6,804.

    Report title: Interagency Bank Merger Act Application.
    Agency form number: FR 2070.
    OMB control number: 7100-0171.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondents: State member banks.
    Estimated number of respondents: Non-affiliate, 54; Affiliate, 10.
    Estimated average hours per response: Non-affiliate, 31; Affiliate, 
19.
    Estimated annual burden hours: 1,864.
    General description of reports: The Interagency Notice of Change in 
Control form is used by an individual (or a group of individuals or 
companies that would not be bank holding companies (BHCs) or savings 
and loan holding companies (SLHCs) after consummation of the proposed 
transaction) seeking to acquire shares of an insured depository 
institution, SLHC or a BHC (or group of BHCs or SLHCs). The notice is 
submitted to the appropriate federal regulatory agency of the target 
organization. The notice includes a description of the proposed 
transaction, the related purchase price and funding source, and the 
personal and financial information of the proposed acquirer(s) and any 
proposed new management.
    The Interagency Notice of Change in Director or Senior Executive 
Officer form is used, under certain circumstances, by an insured 
depository institution, a BHC, SLHC, or the affected individual to 
notify one of the agencies of a proposed change in the institution's 
board of directors or senior executive officers. The notice of proposed 
change in director or senior executive officer must be filed with the 
institution's appropriate federal regulatory agency for prior consent 
if the institution is experiencing certain financial or supervisory 
difficulties. An insured depository institution, SLHC, or BHC is 
subject to this prior consent requirement if it is not in compliance 
with all minimum capital requirements, is in troubled condition or, 
otherwise, is required by the Board to provide such notice.
    The Interagency Biographical and Financial Report is used by 
certain shareholders, directors, and executive officers, in connection 
with different types of applications filed with the agencies. 
Information requested on this reporting form is subject to verification 
and must be complete. As with all the notices and reporting forms, 
requests for clarification or supplementation of the original filing 
may be necessary.
    The Interagency Bank Merger Act Application is an event-generated 
application and is completed by an insured depository institution each 
time the insured depository institution requests approval to effect a 
merger, consolidation, assumption of deposit liabilities, other 
combining transaction with a nonaffiliated party, or a corporate 
reorganization with an affiliated party. The form collects information 
on the basic legal and structural aspects of these transactions.
    Proposed revisions: The Board proposes to implement a number of 
revisions to the above information collections. The proposed changes 
are being made in order to: Improve the clarity of the requests; 
reflect new laws, regulations, capital requirements and accounting 
rules; delete information requests that are not typically useful for 
the analysis of the proposal; and add transparency for filers regarding 
the information that is required to consider a proposal. In determining 
which changes to propose, the agencies surveyed their regional offices 
to solicit recommendations for changes to the forms and considered the 
effects of the changes on community bank organizations, which represent 
the vast majority of filers. Although the revisions add items to these 
forms, the Board believes that some of these additions are related to 
information typically requested on a follow-up basis by the respective 
regulators. Requesting the information upfront should increase 
transparency for filers as well as the efficiency of the review 
process.
    The proposed changes for the Interagency Bank Merger Act 
Application form include additional requested items relating to 
information that was previously requested as supplemental information 
subsequent to the filing of the initial application; clarification of 
certain requested items related to biographical and financial 
information for principals and Community Reinvestment Act-related 
information; deletion of the request for cash flow projections for the 
parent company; updated requests to account for changed capital 
requirements and outdated accounting rules; and other minor changes for 
improved grammar, comprehension, accurate citations and mailing 
addresses. The current annual reporting burden for the Interagency Bank 
Merger Act Application form is estimated to be 1,800 hours. The 
proposed revisions are expected to increase the estimated average hours 
per response by one hour for a total burden of 1,864 hours.
    The proposed changes for the Interagency Notice of Change in 
Control form, Interagency Notice of Change in Director or Senior 
Executive Officer form, and the Interagency Biographical and Financial 
Report include additional requested items relating to information that 
generally was previously requested as supplemental information 
subsequent to the filing of the initial application; clarification of 
exact requirements of certain requests; deletion of certain requested 
items that the agencies no longer believe are helpful in evaluating the 
notice; and other minor changes for improved grammar, comprehension, 
and accurate citations and mailing addresses.
    The current annual reporting burden for these forms is estimated to 
be 11,302 hours. The proposed revisions are expected to increase the 
estimated average hours per response for the Interagency Notice of 
Change in Control form and the Interagency Biographical and Financial 
Report by one half hour. No increase in estimated average hours per 
response is anticipated for the Interagency Notice of Change in 
Director or Senior Executive Officer form. The total proposed burden 
for these forms collections is 12,136 hours. The proposed reporting 
would be effective January 1, 2018.
    Legal authorization and confidentiality: Section 7(j) of the 
Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) authorizes the Board 
to require the information under the FR 2081a and FR 2081c. Section 914 
of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act (12 
U.S.C. 1831(i)) authorizes the Board to require the information under 
the FR 2081b and FR 2081c.
    The Federal Reserve treats the notices and reporting form as public 
documents. The organizations and individuals that submit the forms may 
request that all or a portion of the submitted information be kept 
confidential. In such cases, the filer must justify the exemption by 
demonstrating that disclosure would cause substantial competitive harm, 
result in an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, or would 
otherwise qualify for an exemption under the Freedom of Information Act 
(5 U.S.C. 552). The confidentiality status of the information submitted 
will be judged on a case-by-case basis.
    Because information is being collected from individuals, the 
Federal Reserve is required to make certain disclosures to the 
notificant under the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(3)). The disclosures 
made by the Federal Reserve on the current and proposed FR 2081 meet 
the requirements of the Privacy Act.
    The Bank Merger Act requires, in relevant part, that a state member 
bank,

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when it is the acquiring, assuming or resulting bank, obtain prior 
approval from the Board before merging or consolidating with another 
insured depository institution, or before acquiring the assets of or 
assuming liability to deposits made in any other insured depository 
institution. (12 U.S.C. 1828(c)). The Federal Reserve treats the 
Interagency Bank Merger Act Application as a public document. However, 
applicants may request that parts of their applications be kept 
confidential. In such cases, the filer must justify the exemption by 
demonstrating that disclosure would cause ``substantial competitive 
harm,'' would result in ``an unwarranted invasion of personal 
privacy,'' or would otherwise qualify for an exemption under the 
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). The confidentiality status 
of the information submitted will be judged on a case-by-case basis.
    Consultation outside the agency: The interagency working group 
responsible for these reports is comprised of representatives from the 
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Federal Reserve System, who 
collaborated to recommend the proposed revisions.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, September 26, 
2017.
Ann E. Misback,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2017-20955 Filed 9-29-17; 8:45 am]
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