[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 126 (Monday, July 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54463-54464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14372]


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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, without 
revision, the Recordkeeping and Disclosure Requirements Associated with 
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB's) Regulation B (FR B; OMB 
No. 7100-0201).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 30, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by FR B, 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

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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. On the page displayed at the link above, you can 
find the supporting information by referencing the collection 
identifier, FR B. 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, 
Without Revision, the Following Information Collection

    Collection title: Recordkeeping and Disclosure Requirements 
Associated with CFPB's Regulation B.
    Collection identifier: FR B.
    OMB control number: 7100-0201.
    General description of collection: The Equal Credit Opportunity Act 
(ECOA) was enacted in 1974 and is implemented by the CFPB's Regulation 
B. The ECOA prohibits discrimination in any aspect of a credit 
transaction because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, 
marital status, age, receipt of public assistance, or the fact that the 
applicant has in good faith exercised any right under the Consumer 
Credit Protection Act. To aid in implementation of this prohibition, 
the statute and Regulation B subject creditors to various mandatory 
disclosure requirements, notification provisions informing applicants 
of action taken on credit applications, provision of appraisal reports 
in connection with mortgages, credit history reporting, monitoring 
rules, and recordkeeping requirements. The FR B is the Board's 
information collection associated with the CFPB's Regulation B for 
institutions the Board supervises.
    Frequency: Event generated and annually.
    Respondents: Except those entities supervised by the CFPB, state 
member banks; subsidiaries of state member banks; subsidiaries of bank 
holding companies; U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks (other 
than Federal branches, Federal agencies, and insured state branches of 
foreign banks); commercial lending companies owned or controlled by 
foreign banks; and organizations operating under section 25 or 25A of 
the Federal Reserve Act.
    Total estimated number of respondents: 841.
    Total estimated annual burden hours: 81,346.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, June 25, 2024.
Benjamin W. McDonough,
Deputy Secretary and Ombuds of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2024-14372 Filed 6-28-24; 8:45 am]
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