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preservation of the property’s historic
significance.
A. Relevant Laws, Executive Orders and
Regulations
The NHPA is the primary historic
preservation law affecting Covered
Applications and outlines the historic
preservation responsibilities of Federal
agencies. Among these responsibilities,
Federal agencies must consider the
effects of their undertakings on historic
properties and afford the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation
(Advisory Council) a reasonable
opportunity to comment on such
undertakings before they occur. The
NHPA and other applicable statutes,
regulations, and guidance are as follows:
• National Historic Preservation Act
of 1966, as amended through 2000.
• National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 (NEPA).
• Archeological and Historic
Preservation Act of 1974 (AHPA).
• Archeological Resources Protection
Act of 1979 (ARPA).
• Native American Graves and
Repatriation Act of 1990 (NAGPRA).
• American Indian Religious Freedom
Act of 1978 (AIRFA).
• Executive Order 12898:
Environmental Justice (1994).
• Executive Order 13007: Indian
Sacred Sites (1996).
• 12 CFR part 303.
• 36 CFR part 68.
• 36 CFR part 800.
This SOP supplements the Advisory
Council regulations found at 36 C.F.R.
part 800.
B. Covered Applications
In connection with a Covered
Application and prior to taking any
action that would affect a proposed site,
Applicants should assess whether or not
their proposal involves an historic
property or district and determine
whether or not the property is included
(or eligible for inclusion) in the National
Register. Applicants should request
information from their SHPO and, in the
case of tribal lands, the THPO to
determine whether or not their proposal
may affect an historic property or
district. If there is a question as to
whether a proposal involves an historic
property or district, the Applicant
should obtain SHPO/THPO clearance
before proceeding with the proposal.
SHPO/THPO consent may not be
necessary in all circumstances.
Examples under which such consent
may be unnecessary are those
applications for messenger services or in
which financial institution offices
would be located in supermarkets,
existing shopping centers, mobile or
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seasonal facilities, or properties that
have been newly constructed and in
which the Applicant had no ownership
interest prior to or during construction.
If there is a question as to the
requirements for prior SHPO/THPO
clearance, Applicants should consult
with the appropriate FDIC Regional
Office.
If the proposal involves a district, site,
building, structure or object that is
included in or eligible for inclusion in
the National Register, the Applicant
should provide the FDIC with
information relevant to the proposed
site. This information will facilitate the
FDIC’s review of the proposal, and
should include:
• Plans for destruction or alteration of
all or any part of the property;
• Plans for isolation from or alteration
of the surrounding environment;
• Plans for the introduction of visual,
audible, or atmospheric elements;
• Details regarding any restrictions or
conditions affecting the long-term
preservation of the property’s historic
significance;
• Information received from the
SHPO/THPO, as applicable; and
• Such other details as appropriate
for the proper evaluation of the
proposal.
In order for the Applicant to
participate fully in consultations, the
FDIC will generally issue a letter to the
appropriate SHPO/THPO specifically
designating the Applicant as a
‘‘consulting party.’’ It is the FDIC’s view
that all applicants should be so
designated in order to facilitate the
assessment and consultation process.
C. FDIC Determinations and Resolution
of Potential Adverse Effects
If, upon review, the FDIC concurs that
no historic properties are present or
affected, it will provide documentation
to the SHPO/THPO and, barring any
objection within 30 days, will proceed
with the Covered Application.
If the FDIC, in consultation with the
appropriate SHPO/THPO, finds that a
proposal involves a district, site,
building, structure or object that is
included in or eligible for inclusion in
the National Register, the FDIC must
consider the potential effect of the
proposal on the property or district, or
any property of historical, architectural,
archeological, or cultural significance
that is located in the area of the
proposed undertaking. After considering
relevant information provided by the
consulting parties or otherwise
available, a determination will be made
as to the effect the proposal may have
on the historic property or district.
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In the event the FDIC determines that
the proposal may have an adverse effect,
the FDIC will consult with the SHPO/
THPO and the Applicant to seek an
agreeable resolution. Such a resolution
may be executed in the form of a
Memorandum of Agreement among the
consulting parties. If the Advisory
Council has not participated in the
consultation, a copy of the proposed or
executed Memorandum of Agreement
and supporting documentation (as
specified in the Advisory Council
regulations) will be provided to the
Advisory Council.
Consultation may be terminated by
the SHPO/THPO or other designated
consulting party if determined to be
unproductive. In this case, the FDIC,
Advisory Council and, as appropriate,
the remaining consulting parties, may
enter into a Memorandum of
Agreement.
D. Information Requests
Public involvement through the
comment period for a Covered
Application (as provided for in 12 CFR
part 303) is an important part of the
consultation process. Inquiries by
interested parties regarding specific
Covered Applications should be
directed to the appropriate Regional
Director of the FDIC’s Division of
Supervision and Consumer Protection.
Dated at Washington, DC, this 6th day of
October 2005.
By order of the Board of Directors.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.
SUMMARY:
AGENCY:
Background
On June 15, 1984, the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
delegated to the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System (Board) its
approval authority under the Paperwork
Reduction Act, as per 5 CFR 1320.16, to
approve of and assign OMB control
numbers to collection of information
requests and requirements conducted or
sponsored by the Board under
conditions set forth in 5 CFR 1320
Appendix A.1. Board-approved
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collections of information are
incorporated into the official OMB
inventory of currently approved
collections of information. Copies of the
OMB 83–Is and supporting statements
and approved collection of information
instruments are placed into OMB’s
public docket files. The Federal Reserve
may not conduct or sponsor, and the
respondent is not required to respond
to, an information collection that has
been extended, revised, or implemented
on or after October 1, 1995, unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Request for Comment on Information
Collection Proposal
The following information
collections, which are being handled
under this delegated authority, have
received initial Board approval and are
hereby published for comment. At the
end of the comment period, the
proposed information collections, along
with an analysis of comments and
recommendations received, will be
submitted to the Board for final
approval under OMB delegated
authority. Comments are invited on the
following:
a. Whether the proposed collections
of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the Federal
Reserve’s functions; including whether
the information has practical utility;
b. The accuracy of the Federal
Reserve’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collections,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
c. Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
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.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before December 16, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Reg H–2 or Reg BB, by any
of the following methods:
• Agency Web Site: https://
www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments at
https://www.federalreserve.gov/
generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• E-mail:
regs.comments@federalreserve.gov.
Include docket number in the subject
line of the message.
• FAX: 202/452–3819 or 202/452–
3102.
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• Mail: Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary,
Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, 20th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20551.
All public comments are available
from the Board’s Web site at https://
www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/
foia/ProposedRegs.cfm as submitted,
unless modified for technical reasons.
Accordingly, your comments will not be
edited to remove any identifying or
contact information. Public comments
may also be viewed electronically or in
paper in Room MP–500 of the Board’s
Martin Building (20th and C Streets,
NW.) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on
weekdays.
A
copy of the proposed form and
instructions, the Paperwork Reduction
Act Submission (OMB 83–I), supporting
statement, and other documents that
will be placed into OMB’s public docket
files once approved may be requested
from the agency clearance officer, whose
name appears below. Michelle Long,
Federal Reserve Board Clearance Officer
(202–452–3829), Division of Research
and Statistics, Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, Washington,
DC 20551. Telecommunications Device
for the Deaf (TDD) users may contact
(202–263–4869), Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System,
Washington, DC 20551.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Proposals To Approve Under OMB
Delegated Authority the Extension for
Three Years, Without Revision, of the
Following Reports
1. Report title: Recordkeeping and
Disclosure Requirements Associated
with Loans Secured by Real Estate
Located in Flood Hazard Areas Pursuant
to Section 208.25 of Regulation H.
Agency form number: Reg H–2.
OMB control number: 7100–0280.
Frequency: Event-generated.
Reporters: State member banks.
Annual reporting hours: 122,413
hours.
Estimated average hours per response:
Notice of special flood hazards to
borrowers and servicers, 0.08 hours;
notice to the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) of
servicer, 0.08 hours; notice to FEMA of
change of servicer, 0.08 hours; and
retention of standard FEMA form, 0.04
hours.
Number of respondents: 910.
General description of report: This
information collection is mandatory (12
U.S.C. 248(a)(1)). Because the Federal
Reserve does not collect any of FEMA
forms this information collection is not
given confidential treatment. However,
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should any of these records come into
the possession of the Federal Reserve,
such information may be protected from
disclosure by exemption 4 and 6 of the
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.
552(b)(4) and (b)(6)).
Abstract: Regulation H requires state
member banks to notify a borrower and
servicer when loans secured by real
estate are determined to be in a special
flood hazard area and notify them
whether flood insurance is available;
notify FEMA of the identity of, and any
change of, the servicer of a loan secured
by real estate in a special flood hazard
area; and retain a completed copy of the
Standard Flood Hazard Determination
Form used to determine whether
property securing a loan is in a special
flood hazard area.
2. Report title: Recordkeeping,
Reporting, and Disclosure Requirements
in Connection with Regulation BB
(Community Reinvestment Act).
Agency form number: Reg BB.
OMB control number: 7100–0197.
Frequency: Annually.
Reporters: State member banks.
Annual reporting hours: 85,234 hours.
Estimated average hours per response:
Recordkeeping Requirement, small
business and small farm loan register,
219 hours. Optional Recordkeeping
Requirements, consumer loan data, 326
hours; other loan data, 25 hours.
Reporting Requirements, assessment
area delineation, 2 hours; small business
and small farm loan data, 8 hours;
community development loan data, 13
hours; and HMDA out of MSA loan
data, 253 hours. Optional Reporting
Requirements, data on lending by a
consortium or third party, 17 hours;
affiliate lending data, 38 hours; strategic
plan, 275 hours; and request for
designation as a wholesale or limited
purpose bank, 4 hours. Disclosure
Requirement, public file, 10 hours.
Number of respondents: 914.
Abstract: This submission covers an
extension of the Federal Reserve’s
currently approved information
collections in their CRA regulations (12
CFR part 228). The submission involves
no change to the regulation or to the
information collection.
The Federal Reserve System needs the
information collected to fulfill their
obligations under the CRA (12 U.S.C.
2901 et seq.) to evaluate and assign
ratings to the performance of
institutions, in connection with helping
to meet the credit needs of their
communities, including low- and
moderate-income neighborhoods,
consistent with safe and sound banking
practices. The Federal Reserve System
uses the information in the examination
process and in evaluating applications
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for mergers, branches, and certain other
corporate activities. Financial
institutions maintain and provide the
information to the Federal Reserve
System.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, October 13, 2005.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Secretary of the Board.
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Federal Open Market Committee;
Domestic Policy Directive of
September 20, 2005
In accordance with § 271.25 of its
rules regarding availability of
information (12 CFR part 271), there is
set forth below the domestic policy
directive issued by the Federal Open
Market Committee at its meeting held
on September 20, 2005.1
The Federal Open Market Committee
seeks monetary and financial conditions
that will foster price stability and
promote sustainable growth in output.
To further its long-run objectives, the
Committee in the immediate future
seeks conditions in reserve markets
consistent with increasing the Federal
funds rate to an average of around 33⁄4
percent.
The vote encompassed approval of the
paragraph below for inclusion in the
statement to be released shortly after the
meeting:
The Committee perceives that, with
appropriate monetary policy action, the
upside and downside risks to the attainment
of both sustainable growth and price stability
should be kept roughly equal. With
underlying inflation expected to be
contained, the Committee believes that
policy accommodation can be removed at a
pace that is likely to be measured.
Nonetheless, the Committee will respond to
changes in economic prospects as needed to
fulfill its obligation to maintain price
stability.
By order of the Federal Open Market
Committee, October 12, 2005.
Vincent R. Reinhart,
Secretary, Federal Open Market Committee.
[FR Doc. 05–20801 Filed 10–17–05; 8:45 am]
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1 Copies of the Minutes of the Federal Open
Market Committee Meeting on August 9, 2005,
which includes the domestic policy directive issued
at the meeting, are available upon request to the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
Washington, DC 20551. The minutes are published
in the Federal Reserve Bulletin and in the Board’s
annual report.
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GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
[OMB Control No. 3090–0252]
General Services Administration
Acquisition Regulation; Information
Collection; Preparation, Submission,
and Negotiation of Subcontracting
Plans
Office of the Chief Acquisition
Officer, GSA.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments
regarding a renewal to an existing OMB
clearance.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), the General Services
Administration has submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request to review and approve
a renewal of a currently approved
information collection requirement
regarding preparation, submission, and
negotiation of subcontracting plans. A
request for public comments was
published at 70 FR 24042, May 6, 2005.
No comments were received.
This information collection will
ensure that small and small
disadvantaged business concerns are
afforded the maximum practicable
opportunity to participate as
subcontractors in construction, repair,
and alteration or lease contracts.
Preparation, submission, and
negotiation of subcontracting plans
requires for all negotiated solicitations
having an anticipated award value over
$500,000 ($1,000,000 for construction),
submission of a subcontracting plan
with other than small business concerns
when a negotiated acquisition meets all
four of the following conditions.
1. When the contracting officer
anticipates receiving individual
subcontracting plans (not commercial
plans).
2. When the award is based on tradeoffs among cost or price and technical
and/or management factors under FAR
15.101–1.
3. The acquisition is not a commercial
item acquisition.
4. The acquisition offers more than
minimal subcontracting opportunities.
Public comments are particularly
invited on: Whether this collection of
information is necessary and whether it
will have practical utility; whether our
estimate of the public burden of this
collection of information is accurate,
and based on valid assumptions and
methodology; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected.
DATES: Submit comments on or before:
November 17, 2005.
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Rhonda Cundiff, Procurement Analyst,
Contract Policy Division, at telephone
(202) 501–0044 or via e-mail to
rhonda.cundiff@gsa.gov.
Submit comments regarding
this burden estimate or any other aspect
of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing this
burden to Ms. Jeanette Thornton, GSA
Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10236, NEOB,
Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to
the Regulatory Secretariat (VIR), General
Services Administration, Room 4035,
1800 F Street, NW., Washington, DC
20405. Please cite OMB Control No.
3090–0252, Preparation, Submission,
and Negotiation of Subcontracting
Plans, in all correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
A. Purpose
The GSAR provision at 552.219–72
requires a contractor (except small
business concerns) to submit a
subcontracting plan when a negotiated
acquisition including construction,
repair, and alterations and lease
contracts (except those solicitations
using simplified procedures) meets all
four of the following conditions.
1. When the contracting officer
anticipates receiving individual
subcontracting plans (not commercial
plans).
2. When award is based on trade-offs
among cost or price and technical and/
or management factors under FAR
15.101–1.
3. The acquisition is not a commercial
item acquisition.
4. The acquisition offers more than
minimal subcontracting opportunities.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 1,020.
Responses Per Respondent: 1.
Hours Per Response: 12.
Total Burden Hours: 12,240.
OBTAINING COPIES OF
PROPOSALS: Requesters may obtain a
copy of the information collection
documents from the General Services
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat
(VIR), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4035,
Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202)
208–7312. Please cite OMB Control No.
3090–3090–0252, Preparation,
Submission, and Negotiation of
Subcontracting Plans, in all
correspondence.
Dated: October 11, 2005.
Gerald Zaffos,
Director, Contract Policy Division.
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
SUMMARY:
Background
On June 15, 1984, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
delegated to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
(Board) its approval authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act, as
per 5 CFR 1320.16, to approve of and assign OMB control numbers to
collection of information requests and requirements conducted or
sponsored by the Board under conditions set forth in 5 CFR 1320
Appendix A.1. Board-approved
[[Page 60525]]
collections of information are incorporated into the official OMB
inventory of currently approved collections of information. Copies of
the OMB 83-Is and supporting statements and approved collection of
information instruments are placed into OMB's public docket files. The
Federal Reserve may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not
required to respond to, an information collection that has been
extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless
it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Request for Comment on Information Collection Proposal
The following information collections, which are being handled
under this delegated authority, have received initial Board approval
and are hereby published for comment. At the end of the comment period,
the proposed information collections, along with an analysis of
comments and recommendations received, will be submitted to the Board
for final approval under OMB delegated authority. Comments are invited
on the following:
a. Whether the proposed collections of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the Federal Reserve's functions; including
whether the information has practical utility;
b. The accuracy of the Federal Reserve's estimate of the burden of
the proposed information collections, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
c. Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
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.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 16, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Reg H-2 or Reg BB, by
any of the following methods:
Agency Web Site: https://www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments at https://www.federalreserve.gov/
generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: regs.comments@federalreserve.gov. Include docket
number in the subject line of the message.
FAX: 202/452-3819 or 202/452-3102.
Mail: Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary, Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20551.
All public comments are available from the Board's Web site at
https://www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm as
submitted, unless modified for technical reasons. Accordingly, your
comments will not be edited to remove any identifying or contact
information. Public comments may also be viewed electronically or in
paper in Room MP-500 of the Board's Martin Building (20th and C
Streets, NW.) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of the proposed form and
instructions, the Paperwork Reduction Act Submission (OMB 83-I),
supporting statement, and other documents that will be placed into
OMB's public docket files once approved may be requested from the
agency clearance officer, whose name appears below. Michelle Long,
Federal Reserve Board Clearance Officer (202-452-3829), Division of
Research and Statistics, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, Washington, DC 20551. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
(TDD) users may contact (202-263-4869), Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551.
Proposals To Approve Under OMB Delegated Authority the Extension for
Three Years, Without Revision, of the Following Reports
1. Report title: Recordkeeping and Disclosure Requirements
Associated with Loans Secured by Real Estate Located in Flood Hazard
Areas Pursuant to Section 208.25 of Regulation H.
Agency form number: Reg H-2.
OMB control number: 7100-0280.
Frequency: Event-generated.
Reporters: State member banks.
Annual reporting hours: 122,413 hours.
Estimated average hours per response: Notice of special flood
hazards to borrowers and servicers, 0.08 hours; notice to the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) of servicer, 0.08 hours; notice to
FEMA of change of servicer, 0.08 hours; and retention of standard FEMA
form, 0.04 hours.
Number of respondents: 910.
General description of report: This information collection is
mandatory (12 U.S.C. 248(a)(1)). Because the Federal Reserve does not
collect any of FEMA forms this information collection is not given
confidential treatment. However, should any of these records come into
the possession of the Federal Reserve, such information may be
protected from disclosure by exemption 4 and 6 of the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4) and (b)(6)).
Abstract: Regulation H requires state member banks to notify a
borrower and servicer when loans secured by real estate are determined
to be in a special flood hazard area and notify them whether flood
insurance is available; notify FEMA of the identity of, and any change
of, the servicer of a loan secured by real estate in a special flood
hazard area; and retain a completed copy of the Standard Flood Hazard
Determination Form used to determine whether property securing a loan
is in a special flood hazard area.
2. Report title: Recordkeeping, Reporting, and Disclosure
Requirements in Connection with Regulation BB (Community Reinvestment
Act).
Agency form number: Reg BB.
OMB control number: 7100-0197.
Frequency: Annually.
Reporters: State member banks.
Annual reporting hours: 85,234 hours.
Estimated average hours per response: Recordkeeping Requirement,
small business and small farm loan register, 219 hours. Optional
Recordkeeping Requirements, consumer loan data, 326 hours; other loan
data, 25 hours. Reporting Requirements, assessment area delineation, 2
hours; small business and small farm loan data, 8 hours; community
development loan data, 13 hours; and HMDA out of MSA loan data, 253
hours. Optional Reporting Requirements, data on lending by a consortium
or third party, 17 hours; affiliate lending data, 38 hours; strategic
plan, 275 hours; and request for designation as a wholesale or limited
purpose bank, 4 hours. Disclosure Requirement, public file, 10 hours.
Number of respondents: 914.
Abstract: This submission covers an extension of the Federal
Reserve's currently approved information collections in their CRA
regulations (12 CFR part 228). The submission involves no change to the
regulation or to the information collection.
The Federal Reserve System needs the information collected to
fulfill their obligations under the CRA (12 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.) to
evaluate and assign ratings to the performance of institutions, in
connection with helping to meet the credit needs of their communities,
including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods, consistent with safe
and sound banking practices. The Federal Reserve System uses the
information in the examination process and in evaluating applications
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for mergers, branches, and certain other corporate activities.
Financial institutions maintain and provide the information to the
Federal Reserve System.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, October 13,
2005.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Secretary of the Board.
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