[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 19 (Monday, January 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5539-5540]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01631]


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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 Government Securities Dealers Reports (FR 2004; OMB No. 7100-0003).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 29, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by FR 2004, 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 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: Government Securities Dealers Reports.
    Collection identifier: FR 2004.
    OMB control number: 7100-0003.
    General description of collection: This information collection is 
comprised of the:
     Weekly Report of Dealer Positions (FR 2004A),
     Weekly Report of Cumulative Dealer Transactions (FR 
2004B),
     Weekly Report of Dealer Financing and Fails (FR 2004C),
     Weekly Report of Specific Issues (FR 2004SI),
     Daily Report of Specific Issues (FR 2004SD),

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     Supplement to the Daily Report of Specific Issues (FR 
2004SD ad hoc),
     Daily Report of Dealer Activity in Treasury Financing (FR 
2004WI),
     Settlement Cycle Report of Dealer Fails and Transaction 
Volumes: Class A (FR 2004FA),
     Settlement Cycle Report of Dealer Fails and Transaction 
Volumes: Class B (FR 2004FB),
     Settlement Cycle Report of Dealer Fails and Transaction 
Volumes: Class C (FR 2004FC), and
     Settlement Cycle Report of Dealer Fails and Transaction 
Volumes (FR 2004FM).
    The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, on behalf of the Federal 
Reserve System, collects data from primary dealers in the U.S. 
government securities market. Filing of these data is required to 
obtain the benefit of primary dealer status. The Federal Reserve uses 
these data to (1) monitor the condition of the U.S. government 
securities market in its Treasury market surveillance and analysis of 
the market and (2) assist and support the U.S. Department of the 
Treasury (Treasury) in its role as fiscal agent for Treasury financing 
operations. In addition, these data are used in the analysis of broad 
financial conditions and a range of financial stability issues.
    Proposed revisions: Since the last clearance, a new type of repo 
financing called ``sponsored general collateral repo'' has gained 
significant popularity among clients of primary dealers. Such type of 
financing is not separately listed in the current FR 2004C. To improve 
our ability to track the usage of this product by primary dealers, the 
Board proposes to revise the FR 2004C for each asset category by adding 
three columns to separately capture sponsored general collateral 
Triparty Repo financing by maturity tenors. The proposed revisions 
would be effective with the first applicable as of date, June 5, 2024.
    Frequency: Weekly, monthly, and event-generated.
    Respondents: Primary government security dealers.
    Total estimated number of respondents: 24.
    Total estimated change in burden: 1,310.
    Total estimated annual burden hours: 35,189.\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 2004.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, January 23, 
2024.
Michele Taylor Fennell,
Deputy Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2024-01631 Filed 1-26-24; 8:45 am]
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