[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54978-54979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21593]


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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 Disclosure Requirements of Subpart H of Regulation H (Consumer 
Protection in Sales of Insurance) (FR H-7; OMB No. 7100-0298).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 6, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by FR H-7, 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: 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.

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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.
    A copy of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) OMB submission, 
including the reporting form and instructions, supporting statement, 
and other documentation will be available at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, 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 above.

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: Disclosure Requirements of Subpart H of Regulation H 
(Consumer Protection in Sales of Insurance).
    Agency form number: FR H-7.
    OMB control number: 7100-0298.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondents: State member banks or any other person at an office of 
a bank or on behalf of a bank (collectively, Covered Persons).
    Estimated number of respondents: Insurance and extension of credit, 
341; advertisements, 341.
    Estimated average hours per response: Insurance and extension of 
credit, 1.5 minutes; advertisements, 25 minutes.
    Estimated annual burden hours: Insurance and extension of credit, 
5,371; advertisements, 142.
    General description of report: The insurance consumer protection 
rules in Regulation H require depository institutions to prepare and 
provide certain disclosures to consumers. The disclosure requirements 
are codified at 12 CFR 208.81 et seq. and require Covered Persons to 
make certain disclosures: Before the completion of the initial purchase 
of an insurance product or annuity by a consumer; at the time a 
consumer applies for an extension of credit in connection with which an 
insurance product or annuity is solicited, offered, or sold; and in 
advertisements and promotional materials for insurance products or 
annuities.
    Proposed revisions: The Board proposes to revise the FR H-7 
information collection to account for the advertisements and 
promotional materials disclosure requirement in Regulation H, Subpart 
H, that has not been previously cleared by the Board under the PRA. The 
Board is not proposing to create any forms associated with the FR H-7 
to address this requirement.
    Legal authorization and confidentiality: The Disclosure 
Requirements of Subpart H of Regulation H are authorized by section 305 
of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 (GLBA), which requires that the 
Board issue regulations, including disclosure requirements, applicable 
to retail sales practices, solicitations, advertising, or offers of 
insurance by depository institutions.\1\ The disclosures required under 
Subpart H of Regulation H are mandatory.
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    \1\ 12 U.S.C. 1831x. The Board also has the authority to require 
reports from state member banks. 12 U.S.C. 248(a) and 324.
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    Because the FR H-7 disclosures are provided by state member banks 
to customers, confidentiality issues should generally not arise. In the 
event the records are obtained by the Board as part of the examination 
or supervision of a financial institution, this information may be 
considered confidential pursuant to exemption 8 of the Freedom of 
Information Act, which protects information contained in ``examination, 
operating, or condition reports'' obtained in the bank supervisory 
process.\2\
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    \2\ 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(8).
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    Consultation outside the agency: The Board consulted with the other 
federal banking agencies with similar regulations pursuant to section 
305 of the GLBA.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, September 29, 
2021.
Michele Taylor Fennell,
Deputy Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2021-21593 Filed 10-4-21; 8:45 am]
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