[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 33 (Friday, February 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 12420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03323]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY:  Departmental Offices; Department of the Treasury.

SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and 
other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection that is 
due for extension approval by the Office of Management and Budget. The 
Office of International Affairs of the Department of the Treasury is 
soliciting comments concerning extension without change of the 
following form: Treasury International Capital Form SLT, ``Aggregate 
Holdings, Purchases and Sales, and Fair Value Changes of Long-Term 
Securities by U.S. and Foreign Residents.'' The report is mandatory.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before April 16, 2024 
to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Dwight Wolkow, International 
Portfolio Investment Data Systems, Department of the Treasury, Room 
1050, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20220. In view of 
possible delays in mail delivery, please also notify Mr. Dwight Wolkow 
by email ([email protected]), or telephone (202-622-1276).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the proposed forms and 
instructions are available on the Treasury's TIC Forms web page, 
https://home.treasury.gov/data/treasury-international-capital-tic-system-home-page/tic-forms-instructions/tic-slt-form-and-instructions. 
Requests for additional information should be directed to Mr. Dwight 
Wolkow, ([email protected] or 202-622-1276).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Treasury International Capital Form SLT, ``Aggregate 
Holdings, Purchases and Sales, and Fair Value Changes of Long-Term 
Securities by U.S. and Foreign Residents.''
    OMB Control Number: 1505-0235.
    Abstract: Form SLT is part of the Treasury International Capital 
(TIC) reporting system, which is required by law (22 U.S.C. 286f; 22 
U.S.C. 3103; E.O. 10033; 31 CFR 128) and is designed to collect timely 
information on international portfolio capital movements. Form SLT is a 
monthly report on cross-border portfolio investment in long-term 
marketable securities by U.S. and foreign residents. This information 
is used by the U.S. Government in the formulation of international 
financial and monetary policies and for the preparation of the U.S. 
balance of payments accounts and the U.S. international investment 
position.
    Current Actions: No changes will be made in Form SLT or in the 
instructions for the form.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations. Form 
SLT (1505-0235).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 429.
    Estimated Average Time per Respondent: Average 12 hours per 
respondent per filing. The estimated average burden per respondent 
varies widely, from about 21.6 hours per filing for a U.S.-resident 
custodian to about 9.3 hours for a U.S.-resident issuer or U.S.-
resident end-investor.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 61,600 hours, based on 12 
reporting periods per year.
    Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and/or included in the request for Office of 
Management and Budget approval. All comments will become a matter of 
public record. The public is invited to submit written comments 
concerning: (a) Whether Form SLT is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the Office, including whether the 
information will have practical uses; (b) the accuracy of the above 
estimate of the burdens; (c) ways to enhance the quality, usefulness 
and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize 
the reporting and/or record keeping burdens on respondents, including 
the use of information technologies to automate the collection of the 
data; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up costs of operation, 
maintenance and purchase of services to provide information.

Dwight Wolkow,
Administrator, International Portfolio Investment Data Reporting 
Systems.
[FR Doc. 2024-03323 Filed 2-15-24; 8:45 am]
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