[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52680-52682]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20505]


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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

[OMB No. 3064-0025; -0134]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection 
Renewal; Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The FDIC, as part of its obligations under the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the renewal of 
the existing information collections described below (OMB Control No. 
3064-0025 and -0134).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 22, 2021.

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ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to 
the FDIC by any of the following methods:
     https://www.FDIC.gov/regulations/laws/federal.
     Email: [email protected]. Include the name and number of 
the collection in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: Manny Cabeza (202-898-3767), Regulatory Counsel, MB-
3128, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20429.
     Hand Delivery: Comments may be hand-delivered to the guard 
station at the rear of the 17th Street building (located on F Street), 
on business days between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
    All comments should refer to the relevant OMB control number. A 
copy of the comments may also be submitted to the OMB desk officer for 
the FDIC: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Manny Cabeza, Regulatory Counsel, 
202-898-3767, [email protected], MB-3128, Federal Deposit Insurance 
Corporation, 550 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20429.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Proposal to renew the following currently approved collections of 
information:
    1. Title: Application for Consent to Exercise Trust Powers.
    OMB Number: 3064-0025.
    Form Number: 6200-09.
    Affected Public: Insured state nonmember banks wishing to exercise 
trust powers.
    Burden Estimate:

                                            Table 1--Summary of Estimated Annual Burdens (OMB No. 3064-0025)
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                                                                                                             Number of
            IC description                  Type of burden        Frequency of  response     Number of     responses per     Hours per     Annual burden
                                        (obligation to respond)                             respondents     respondent       response         (hours)
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Eligible depository institutions.....  Reporting (Required to    On occasion............               6               1               8              48
                                        obtain or retain a
                                        benefit).
Not-eligible depository institutions.  Reporting (Required to    On occasion............               1               1              24              24
                                        obtain or retain a
                                        benefit).
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    Total Annual Burden Hours........  ........................  .......................  ..............  ..............  ..............              72
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Source: FDIC.

    General Description of Collection: FDIC regulations (12 CFR 333.2) 
prohibit any insured State nonmember bank from changing the general 
character of its business without the prior written consent of the 
FDIC. The exercise of trust powers by a bank is usually considered a 
change in the general character of a bank's business if the bank did 
not exercise those powers previously. Therefore, unless a bank is 
currently exercising trust powers, it must file a formal application to 
obtain the FDIC's written consent to exercise trust powers. State 
banking authorities, not the FDIC, grant trust powers to their banks. 
The FDIC merely consents to the exercise of such powers. Applicants use 
form FDIC 6200/09 to obtain FDIC's consent. There is no change in the 
methodology or substance of this information collection. The decrease 
in total estimated annual burden from 168 hours in 2018 to 72 hours 
currently is due to economic factors as reflected in the decrease in 
estimated number of respondents.
    2. Title: Customer Assistance Forms.
    OMB Number: 3064-0134.
    Form Numbers: 6422-04; -6422/11; 6422/15.
    Affected Public: Individuals, Households, Business or Financial 
Institutions.
    Burden Estimate:

                                                                Summary of Annual Burden
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                                                                                                  Estimated
      Information collection                                 Obligation to        Estimated        average      Estimated time per     Estimated annual
           description                Type of burden            respond           number of     frequency of         response               burden
                                                                                 respondents      response
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Customer Assistance Form (6422/    Reporting...........  Voluntary...........           4,737               1  0.25 hours..........  1,184 hours.
 04).
Business Assistance Form (6422/    Reporting...........  Voluntary...........             225               1  0.25 hours..........  56 hours.
 11).
FDIC Deposit Insurance Form (6422/ Reporting...........  Voluntary...........             911               1  0.25 hours..........  228 hours.
 15).
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    Total Estimated Annual Burden: 1,468 hours.
    General Description of Collection: This collection facilitates the 
collection of information from customers of financial institutions that 
have inquiries or complaints about service. Customers or businesses may 
document their complaints or inquiries to the FDIC using a letter or 
optional forms (Form 6422/04; Form 6422/11; Form 6422/15). The Forms 
are used to facilitate online completion and submission of the 
complaints or inquiries and to shorten FDIC response times by making it 
easier to identify the nature of the complaint and to route the 
customer or business inquiry to the appropriate FDIC contact. There is 
no change in the method or substance of the collection. The overall 
reduction in burden hours is the result of economic fluctuation.

Request for Comment

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of the FDIC's functions, 
including whether the information has practical utility; (b) the 
accuracy of the estimates of the burden of the 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; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology. All 
comments will become a matter of public record.

    Dated at Washington, DC, on September 17, 2021.


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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
James Sheesley,
Assistant Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-20505 Filed 9-21-21; 8:45 am]
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