[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46161-46162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15242]


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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 Consolidated Holding Company Report of Equity Investments in 
Nonfinancial Companies and the Annual Report of Merchant Banking 
Investments Held for an Extended Period (FR Y-12, FR Y-12A; OMB No. 
7100-0300).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 18, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by FR Y-12 or FR Y-12A 
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 or FR number in the subject line of the message.
     FAX: (202) 452-3819 or (202) 452-3102.
     Mail: Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Attn: Ann E. 
Misback, Secretary of the Board, Mailstop M-4775, 2001 C St 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 confidential 
business information, identifying information, or contact information. 
Public comments may also be viewed electronically or in paper in Room 
M-4365A, 2001 C St NW, Washington, DC 20551, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 
p.m. on weekdays, except for Federal holidays. 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 for the Federal 
Reserve Board, 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, [email protected], (202) 
452-3884.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 15, 1984, OMB delegated to the Board 
authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) to approve and assign 
OMB control numbers to collections of information conducted or 
sponsored by the Board. In exercising

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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.
    During the comment period for this proposal, a copy of the proposed 
PRA OMB submission, including the draft reporting form and 
instructions, supporting statement (which contains more detail about 
the information collection and burden estimates than this notice), and 
other documentation, will be made available on the Board's public 
website at https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/reportingforms/home/review or may be requested from the agency clearance officer, whose 
name appears above. Final versions of these documents will be made 
available at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, if approved.

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

    Collection title: Consolidated Holding Company Report of Equity 
Investments in Nonfinancial Companies and the Annual Report of Merchant 
Banking Investments Held for an Extended Period.
    Collection identifier: FR Y-12; FR Y-12A.
    OMB control number: 7100-0300.
    General description of collection: The FR Y-12 report collects 
information from certain holding companies on their equity investments 
in nonfinancial companies. The FR Y-12A report is filed by financial 
holding companies (FHCs) with merchant banking investments that are 
approaching the end of the holding periods permissible under the 
Board's Regulation Y--Bank Holding Companies and Change in Bank Control 
(12 CFR part 225).
    Proposed revisions: The Board proposes to revise the FR Y-12 and FR 
Y-12A instructions by (1) specifying when respondents should submit 
their reports if the submission deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, 
(2) modifying and clarifying the recordkeeping requirements of the 
submitted form, (3) clarifying what must be included in the reported 
amount of a firm's aggregate nonfinancial equity investment, (4) 
clarifying in the FR Y-12 instructions which columns are applicable to 
Schedules A and C, and (5) aligning the submission deadline of the FR 
Y-12A to be consistent with the FR Y-12 submission deadline.
    Frequency: Quarterly, semiannually, annually.
    Respondents: Bank holding companies, savings and loan holding 
companies, U.S. intermediate holding companies, and FHCs that hold 
merchant banking investments that are approaching the end of the 
holding periods permissible under Regulation Y.
    Total estimated number of respondents: 31.
    Total estimated change in burden: 66.
    Total estimated annual burden hours: 2,021.\1\
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    \1\ More detailed information regarding this collection, 
including more detailed burden estimates, can be found in the OMB 
Supporting Statement posted at https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/reportingforms/home/review. On the page displayed at the link, you 
can find the OMB Supporting Statement by referencing the collection 
identifier, FR Y-12; FR Y-12A.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, July 13, 2023.
Erin Cayce,
Assistant Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2023-15242 Filed 7-18-23; 8:45 am]
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