[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 125 (Monday, June 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38896-38897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13855]


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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 Annual Daylight Overdraft Capital Report for U.S. Branches and 
Agencies of Foreign Banks (FR 2225; OMB No. 7100-0216).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 28, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by FR 2225, 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 the reporting form and instructions, 
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, With 
Revision, the Following Information Collection:

    Report title: Annual Daylight Overdraft Capital Report for U.S. 
Branches and Agencies of Foreign Banks.
    Agency form number: FR 2225.
    OMB control number: 7100-0216.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondents: Foreign banking organizations (FBOs).
    Estimated number of respondents: 51.
    Estimated average hours per response: 1.
    Estimated annual burden hours: 51.
    General description of report: The FR 2225 is required for FBOs 
that wish to and are eligible to establish a non-zero net debit cap for 
their U.S. branches and agencies under the Federal Reserve Policy on 
Payment System Risk (PSR policy). The FR 2225 reporting form collects 
information needed to identify the respondent and its fiscal year-end, 
and collects four items to determine its year-end capital and assets 
for purposes of daylight overdraft monitoring. The four items, 
converted into U.S. dollars collected for the capital and assets 
determination are: Worldwide capital for the reporting FBO (item 1); an 
adjustment to avoid double counting of capital used by any direct or 
indirect subsidiary of the FBO that also has access to Fedwire and has 
its own net debit cap (item 2); the FBO's total

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daylight overdraft capital base for the U.S. branch and agency family 
(item 3), which is used to calculate the net debit cap; and the 
reporting FBO's total worldwide assets (item 4). The Reserve Banks use 
items 1 and 2 as supplemental information to clarify the data reported 
in item 3. Federal Reserve staff use the assets data reported in item 4 
for analytical purposes.
    Proposed revisions: The Board proposes to revise the instructions 
to remove references to an FBO's strength of support assessment (SOSA) 
ranking and its status as a financial holding company (FHC). These 
changes are related to the revisions to the PSR policy, which the Board 
implemented on April 1, 2019, and which will take effect on October 1, 
2020. The SOSA ranking and FHC status are no longer used for 
determining an FBO's eligibility for a positive net debit cap, the size 
of its net debit cap, and its eligibility to request a streamlined 
procedure to obtain maximum daylight overdraft capacity. In addition, 
the Board proposes to revise the confidentiality section of the 
instructions to clarify how an FBO may request its information be 
treated as confidential, if the FBO believes the information submitted 
on its FR 2225 report is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of 
Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552(b). The Board also is changing language 
in the FR 2225 to clarify where the confidentiality instructions can be 
found, and updating the legal statutes listed on the face of the FR 
2225.
    Legal authorization and confidentiality: This information 
collection is authorized pursuant to section 7(a) of the International 
Banking Act, 12 U.S.C. 3105(a), which establishes reserve requirements 
for U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks, and pursuant to 
section 13(14) of the Federal Reserve Act (FRA), 12 U.S.C. 347d, which 
provides that ``each Federal Reserve bank may receive deposits from, 
discount paper endorsed by, and make advances to any branch or agency 
of a foreign bank in the same manner and to the same extent that it may 
exercise such powers with respect to a member bank if such branch or 
agency is maintaining reserves with such Reserve bank pursuant to 
section 7 of the International Banking Act of 1978.'' In addition, 
sections 11(i), 16, and 19(f) of the FRA, 12 U.S.C. 248(i), 248-1, and 
464, continue to provide authority for the collection of the FR 2225. 
The obligation to respond is required to obtain a benefit (i.e., this 
information is required in order for an FBO to establish a non-zero net 
debit cap so that its U.S. branches or agencies may be eligible for 
intraday credit).
    Consultation outside the agency: There has been no consultation 
outside the Federal Reserve System.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, June 23, 2020.
Michele Taylor Fennell,
Assistant Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2020-13855 Filed 6-26-20; 8:45 am]
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