[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34758-34759]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12260]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Ongoing Data Collection of Centrally Cleared 
Transactions in the U.S. Repurchase Agreement Market

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general 
public and other federal agencies to comment on the proposed 
information collections listed below, in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before August 8, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other 
aspect of the information collection, including suggestions for 
reducing the burden, to Treasury PRA Clearance Officer, 1750 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 8100, Washington, DC 20220, or email at 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the submissions may be 
obtained from John R. Zitko by emailing [email protected], 
calling (202) 550-4381, or viewing the entire information collection 
request at www.reginfo.gov.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Ongoing Data Collection of Centrally Cleared Transactions in 
the U.S. Repurchase Agreement Market.
    OMB Control Number: 1505-0259.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Description: Regulations issued in 2019 established a data 
collection covering centrally cleared transactions in the U.S. 
repurchase agreement (``repo'') market. This collection requires daily 
reporting to the Office of Financial Research (``Office'') by covered 
central counterparties (``CCPs''). The collected data will be used to 
support the work of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (the 
``Council''), its member agencies, and the Office to identify and 
monitor risks to financial stability, and to support the calculation of 
certain reference rates.
    Form: OFR SFT 1-1, 1-2 & 1-3.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 756.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours 40 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,016.
    Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and included in the request for Office of Management 
and Budget approval. All comments will become a matter of public 
record. Comments are invited on: (a) whether the collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including 
through the use of technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up 
costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services 
required to provide information.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

Spencer W. Clark,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-12260 Filed 6-6-22; 8:45 am]
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