[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22685-22687]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-10410]


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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: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) 
is adopting a proposal to extend for three years, with revision, the 
Registration Statement for Persons Who Extend Credit Secured by Margin 
Stock (Other Than Banks, Brokers, or Dealers) (FR G-1), the 
Deregistration Statement for Persons Registered Pursuant to

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Regulation U (FR G-2), and the Annual Report (FR G-4), and to extend 
for three years, without revision, the Statement of Purpose for an 
Extension of Credit Secured by Margin Stock by a Person Subject to 
Registration Under Regulation U (FR G-3), the Statement of Purpose for 
an Extension of Credit by a Creditor (FR T-4), and the Statement of 
Purpose for an Extension of Credit Secured by Margin Stock (FR U-1). 
These six data collections are collectively known as the Margin Credit 
Reports. The revisions will be applicable as of July 1, 2018, instead 
of April 1, 2018, as proposed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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. 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. 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.
    Final approval under OMB delegated authority of the extension for 
three years, with revision, of the FR G-1, FR G-2, and FR G-4 reports, 
as well as extension for three years, without revision, of the FR G-3, 
FR T-4, and FR U-1:
    1. Report title: Registration Statement for Persons Who Extend 
Credit Secured by Margin Stock (Other Than Banks, Brokers, or Dealers); 
Deregistration Statement for Persons Registered Pursuant to Regulation 
U; Annual Report.
    Agency form number: FR G-1; FR G-2; FR G-4.
    OMB control number: 7100-0011.
    Effective date: July 1, 2018.
    Frequency: FR G-1 and FR G-2, On occasion; FR G-4, annually.
    Estimated number of respondents: 89.
    Estimated average hours per response: FR G-1, 2.5; FR G-2, 0.25; FR 
G-4, 2.
    Estimated annual burden hours: 160.
    General description of report: The registration statement (FR G-1) 
is required to enable the Federal Reserve to identify nonbank lenders 
subject to the Board's Regulation U, to verify compliance with the 
regulation, and to monitor margin credit. In addition, registered 
nonbank lenders can be subject to periodic review by the Board, the 
National Credit Union Administration, and the Farm Credit 
Administration.
    The deregistration statement (FR G-2) is used by nonbank lenders to 
terminate its registration if their margin credit activities no longer 
exceed the regulatory threshold found in Regulation U. Under section 
221.3(b)(2) of Regulation U, a registered nonbank lender may apply to 
terminate its registration if the lender has not, during the preceding 
six calendar months, had more than $200,000 of such credit outstanding.
    The information submitted on the annual report (FR G-4) is required 
pursuant to Regulation U to enable the Federal Reserve to monitor the 
amount of credit extended by nonbank lenders that is secured by margin 
stock.
    2. Report title: Statement of Purpose for an Extension of Credit 
Secured by Margin Stock by a Person Subject to Registration Under 
Regulation U; Statement of Purpose for an Extension of Credit by a 
Creditor; Statement of Purpose for an Extension of Credit Secured by 
Margin Stock.
    Agency form number: FR G-3; FR T-4; FR U-1.
    OMB control number: 7100-0018; 7100-0019; 7100-0115.
    Effective date: July 1, 2018.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Estimated number of respondents: FR G-3, 6; FR T-4, 4; FR U-1, 4.
    Estimated average hours per response: FR G-3, 0.17; FR T-4, 0.17; 
FR U-1, 0.17.
    Estimated annual burden hours: FR G-3, 20; FR T-4, 14; FR U-1, 51.
    General description of reports: The FR G-3, FR T-4, and FR U-1 
purpose statements, which are completed by the borrower and the lender 
(brokers and dealers, in the case of the FR T-4), consist of three 
parts. The borrower completes Part I of the reporting form and is 
required to do the following: State the amount of the loan and whether 
the purpose of the loan is to purchase, carry, or trade in securities 
(pursuant to the Board's Regulation T) or purchase or carry margin 
stock (pursuant to Regulation U) and, if not, describe the specific 
purpose of the loan. FR T-4 respondents must also answer a question as 
to whether the securities serving as collateral will be delivered 
against payment. The borrower must sign and date the reporting form. 
The lender completes Part II, which may entail listing and valuing any 
collateral. The lender then signs and dates Part III of the reporting 
form, acknowledging that the customer's statement is accepted in good 
faith. The lender is required to hold the reporting forms for at least 
three years after the credit is extinguished. The Federal Reserve 
System does not collect or process this information, but the 
information required on the form may be reviewed by Federal Reserve 
examiners to assess compliance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(the Act) and Regulation T.
    Legal authorization and confidentiality: These reports are 
authorized by section 7 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78g). In addition, the FR 
T-4 is required by section 220.6 of Regulation T (12 CFR 220.6), the FR 
U-1 is required by sections 221.3(c)(1)(i) and (2)(i) of Regulation U 
(12 CFR 221.3(c)(1)(i) and (2)(i)), and the FR G-1, FR G-2, FR G-3, and 
FR G-4 are required by sections 221.3(b)(1), (2), and (3), and 
(c)(1)(ii) and (2)(ii) of Regulation U (12 CFR 221.3(b)(1), (2), and 
(3), and (c)(1)(ii) and (2)(ii)).
    The FR G-1 and FR G-4 collect financial information, including a 
balance sheet, from nonbank lenders subject to Regulation U. Some of 
these lenders may be individuals or nonbank entities that do not make 
this information publicly available; release could therefore cause 
substantial harm to the competitive position of the respondent or 
result in an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. In those cases, 
the information could be withheld under exemption 4 or exemption 6 of 
the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4) and (6)), 
respectively. Confidentiality determinations will be made on a case-by-
case basis. Because the FR G-3, FR T-4, and FR U-1 are not submitted to 
the Federal Reserve System and FR G-2 does not contain any information 
considered to be confidential, no confidentiality determination is 
necessary for these reports.

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    Current actions: On January 23, 2018, the Board published a notice 
in the Federal Register (83 FR 3146) requesting public comment for 60 
days on the extension, with revision, of the FR G-1, FR G-2, and FR G-
4, as well as the extension, without revision, of the FR G-3, FR T-4, 
and FR U-1. The Board proposed to revise the instructions for the FR G-
1, FR G-2, and FR G-4 to require respondents to submit Portable 
Document Format (PDF) versions of the reporting forms and attachments 
to a designated Federal Reserve Board email address. The Board also 
proposed to consolidate all six Margin Credit Reports under one OMB 
control number, 7100-0011, which currently only includes the FR G-1, FR 
G-2, and FR G-4. The comment period expired on March 26, 2018. The 
Board did not receive any comments. Accordingly, the revisions will be 
implemented as proposed; provided that, the effective date of the 
revisions will be July 1, 2018, rather than April 1, 2018, as proposed.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, May 11, 2018.
Michele Taylor Fennell,
Assistant Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2018-10410 Filed 5-15-18; 8:45 am]
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