[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 145 (Thursday, July 31, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36051-36052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-14466]


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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 Federal Reserve Membership and Bank Stock Applications 
(FR 2083, FR 2083A, FR 2083B, FR 2083C, FR 2030, FR 2030a, FR 2056, FR 
2086, FR 2086a, and FR 2087; OMB No. 7100-0042).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 29, 2025.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by FR 2083, FR 2083A, FR 
2083B, FR 2083C, FR 2030, FR 2030a, FR 2056, FR 2086, FR 2086a, or FR 
2087, by any of the following methods:
     Agency Website: https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/proposals/. Follow the instructions for submitting comments, including 
attachments. Preferred Method.
     Mail: Ann E. Misback, Secretary, Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20551.
     Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as mailing address.
     Other Means: [email protected]. You must include the 
OMB number or the FR number in the subject line of the message.
    Comments received are subject to public disclosure. In general, 
comments received will be made available on the Board's website at 
https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/proposals/ without change and will 
not be modified to remove personal or business information including 
confidential, contact, or other identifying information. Comments 
should not include any information such as confidential information 
that would not be appropriate for public disclosure. Public comments 
may also be viewed electronically or in person in Room M-4365A, 2001 C 
St. NW, Washington, DC 20551, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. during Federal 
business weekdays.
    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

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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/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 2083, FR 
2083A, FR 2083B, FR 2083C, FR 2030, FR 2030a, FR 2056, FR 2086, FR 
2086a, or FR 2087. 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 Proposals

    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: Federal Reserve Membership and Bank Stock 
Applications.
    Collection identifier: FR 2083, FR 2083A, FR 2083B, FR 2083C, FR 
2030, FR 2030a, FR 2056, FR 2086, FR 2086a, and FR 2087.
    OMB control number: 7100-0042.
    General description of collection: The Federal Reserve Membership 
and Bank Stock Applications are comprised of the following application 
reporting forms:
     Application to the Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System for Membership in the Federal Reserve System (FR 2083);
     Application for Federal Reserve Bank Stock (for use by 
state banks converting to a state member bank. National banks which 
already subscribe to Federal Reserve Bank stock should not complete 
this application when converting to a state member bank) (FR 2083A);
     Application for Federal Reserve Bank Stock (for use by 
mutual savings banks) (FR 2083B); and
     Certificate of Organizers or of Directors (FR 2083C), (FR 
2083, FR 2083A, FR 2083B, and FR 2083C, together, the Federal Reserve 
Membership Application).
     Application for Federal Reserve Bank Stock (for use by new 
national banks) (FR 2030);
     Application for Federal Reserve Bank Stock (for use by 
nonmember state banks converting into national banks and federal 
savings associations that have elected to operate as a covered savings 
association (CSA)) (FR 2030a);
     Application for Adjustment in the Holding of Federal 
Reserve Bank Stock (for use by member banks that will survive a merger 
or consolidation with another bank) (FR 2056);
     Application for Cancellation of Federal Reserve Bank Stock 
(for use by member banks in voluntary liquidation) (FR 2086);
     Application for Cancellation of Federal Reserve Bank Stock 
(for use by member banks converting into or merging into member or 
nonmember banks or CSAs terminating an election to operate as a CSA) 
(FR 2086a); and
     Application for Cancellation of Federal Reserve Bank Stock 
(for use by insolvent member banks) (FR 2087), (FR 2030, 2030a, FR 
2056, FR 2086, FR 2086a, and FR 2087, together, the Federal Reserve 
Bank Stock Applications).
    Frequency: Event-generated.
    Respondents: The Federal Reserve Membership Application panel 
comprises state-chartered banks converting to a state member bank, 
national banks converting to a state charter, and mutual savings banks 
applying for membership in the Federal Reserve System. The Federal 
Reserve Bank Stock Applications respondent panel comprises national 
banks seeking to purchase Federal Reserve Bank stock, nonmember state 
banks converting into a national bank, federal savings associations 
that have elected to operate as a CSA, CSAs terminating an election to 
operate as a CSA, and member banks seeking to increase, decrease, or 
cancel their Federal Reserve Bank stock holdings.
    Total estimated number of respondents: FR 2083, FR 2083A, FR 2083B, 
FR 2083C: 32; FR 2030: 11; FR 2030a: 16; FR 2056: 177; FR 2086: 1; FR 
2086a: 90; and FR 2087: 1.
    Estimated average hours per response: FR 2083, FR 2083A, FR 2083B, 
FR 2083C: 6.21; FR 2030: 0.66; FR 2030a: 0.63; FR 2056: 0.78; FR 2086: 
0.56; FR 2086a: 0.55; and FR 2087: 0.53.
    Total estimated annual burden hours: 406.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, July 28, 2025.
Benjamin W. McDonough,
Deputy Secretary and Ombuds of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2025-14466 Filed 7-30-25; 8:45 am]
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