[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 41 (Monday, March 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12295-12296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04196]


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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, without 
revision, the Reporting Requirements Associated with Regulation A (FR 
A; OMB No. 7100-0373).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 1, 2020.

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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by FRA, by any of the 
following methods:
     Agency Website: https://www.federalreserve.gov/. Follow 
the instructions for submitting comments at https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/foia/proposedregs.aspx.
     Email: [email protected]. Include the 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 website at 
https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/foia/proposedregs.aspx as 
submitted, unless modified for technical reasons or to remove 
personally identifiable information at the commenter's request. 
Accordingly, comments will not be edited to remove any identifying or 
contact information. Public comments may also be viewed electronically 
or in paper in Room 146, 1709 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20006, 
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. For security reasons, the 
Board requires that visitors make an appointment to inspect comments. 
You may do so by calling (202) 452-3684. Upon arrival, visitors will be 
required to present valid government-issued photo identification and to 
submit to security screening in order to inspect and photocopy 
comments.
    Additionally, commenters may send a copy of their comments to the 
Office of Management and Budget (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 Paperwork Reduction Act 
(PRA) OMB submission, including any reporting form and instructions, 
the supporting statement, and other documentation will be placed into 
OMB's public docket files, if approved. These documents will also be 
made available on the Board's public website at https://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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 15, 1984, OMB delegated to the Board 
authority under the PRA to approve and assign OMB control numbers to 
collections of information 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.

Request for Comment on Information Collection Proposal

    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 Board's functions, including whether the 
information has practical utility;
    b. The accuracy of the Board'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 Board 
should modify the proposal.

Proposal Under OMB Delegated Authority To Extend for Three Years, 
Without Revision, the Following Information Collection

    Report title: Reporting Requirements Associated with Regulation A.
    Agency form number: FR A.
    OMB control number: 7100-0373.
    Frequency: Event-generated.
    Respondents: Entities or persons borrowing under an emergency 
lending program or facility established pursuant to section 13(3) of 
the Federal Reserve Act.\1\
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    \1\ 12 U.S.C. 343(3).
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    Estimated number of respondents: 5.
    Estimated average hours per response: 8.
    Estimated annual burden hours: 40.
    General description of report: The Board has established, by 
regulation, policies and procedures with respect to emergency lending 
under section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act, as amended by sections 
1101 and 1103 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer 
Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act). With the FR A information 
collection, the Federal Reserve complies with the requirements of the 
Federal Reserve Act, as amended by section 1101(a)(6) of the Dodd-Frank 
Act.
    Section 1101 of the Dodd-Frank Act amended section 13(3) to provide 
that a Federal Reserve Bank may rely on a written certification from 
the person or from the chief executive officer or other authorized 
officer of the entity, at the time the person or entity initially 
borrows under the program or facility, that the person or entity is not 
insolvent. The amendments provide that a borrower is considered 
insolvent if the borrower is in bankruptcy, resolution under Title II 
of Public Law 111-203 (12 U.S.C. 5381 et seq.) or any other Federal or 
State insolvency proceeding.
    Legal authorization and confidentiality: The FR A is authorized 
pursuant to section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act, which allows for 
the written certification. A Federal Reserve Bank may not lend to an 
entity that is insolvent. The obligation to respond, therefore, is 
required to obtain a benefit.
    The information collected under FR A may be kept confidential under 
exemption 4 of the Freedom of Information Act, which protects 
commercial or financial information obtained from a person that is 
privileged or confidential.\2\
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    \2\ 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, February 25, 
2020.
Michele Taylor Fennell,
Assistant Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2020-04196 Filed 2-28-20; 8:45 am]
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