Agency Information Collection Activities: Announcement of Board Approval Under Delegated Authority and Submission to OMB, 4322-4323 [2012-1696]

Download as PDF 4322 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 18 / Friday, January 27, 2012 / Notices Notice is hereby given that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (Corporation) has been appointed the sole receiver for the following financial institutions effective as of the Date Closed as indicated in the listing. This list (as updated from time to time in the Federal Register) may be relied upon as ‘‘of record’’ notice that SUMMARY: the Corporation has been appointed receiver for purposes of the statement of policy published in the July 2, 1992 issue of the Federal Register (57 FR 29491). For further information concerning the identification of any institutions which have been placed in liquidation, please visit the Corporation Web site at www.fdic.gov/bank/ individual/failed/banklist.html or contact the Manager of Receivership Oversight in the appropriate service center. Dated: January 23, 2012. Pamela Johnson, Regulatory Editing Specialist, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. INSTITUTIONS IN LIQUIDATION [In alphabetical order] FDIC Ref. No. Bank name City State 10417 .................................................. 10418 .................................................. 10419 .................................................. American Eagle Savings Bank ........... Central Florida State Bank ................. The First State Bank .......................... Boothwyn ............................................ Belleview ............................................ Stockbridge ......................................... PA ..... FL ..... GA .... Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. [FR Doc. 2012–1810 Filed 1–26–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6714–01–P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Agency Information Collection Activities: Announcement of Board Approval Under Delegated Authority and Submission to OMB Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the final approval of a proposed information collection by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) under OMB delegated authority, as per 5 CFR 1320.16 (OMB Regulations on Controlling Paperwork Burdens on the Public). Board-approved collections of information are incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. Copies of the Paperwork Reduction Act Submission, supporting statements and approved collection of information instrument(s) 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Federal Reserve Board Clearance Officer—Cynthia Ayouch—Division of Research and Statistics, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551, (202) 452–3829). Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) users may contact (202) 263–4869, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551. OMB Desk Officer—Shagufta Ahmed—Office of Information and tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:14 Jan 26, 2012 Jkt 226001 Final Approval Under OMB Delegated Authority of the Extension for Three Years, Without Revision, of the Following Report Report title: Recordkeeping and Disclosure Requirements in Connection with Regulation E (Electronic Fund Transfer Act). Agency form number: Reg E. OMB control number: 7100–0200. Frequency: Event-generated. Reporters: State member banks, 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 Edge and agreement corporations. Annual reporting hours: 62,725 hours. Estimated average hours per response: Initial terms disclosure, 1.5 minutes; change in terms disclosure, 1 minute; periodic statements, 7 hours; error resolution rules, 30 minutes; Gift Card exclusion policies and procedures, 8 hours; and Gift Card Policy and procedures, 8 hours. Number of respondents: Initial terms disclosure, 1,029; change in terms disclosure, 1,029; periodic statements, 221; error resolution rules, 1,029; Gift Card exclusion policies and procedures, 1,029; and Gift Card Policy and procedures, 1,029. General description of report: This information collection is mandatory (15 U.S.C. 1693 et seq.). The disclosures required by the rule and information about error allegations and their resolution are confidential between the institution and the consumer. Since the Federal Reserve does not collect any PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Date closed 1/20/2012 1/20/2012 1/20/2012 information, no issue of confidentiality arises. However, the information, if made available to the Federal Reserve, may be protected from disclosure under exemptions (b)(4), (6), and (8) of the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552 (b)(4), (6), and (8)). Abstract: The Electronic Funds Transfer Act and Regulation E are designed to ensure adequate disclosure of basic terms, costs, and rights relating to electronic fund transfer (EFT) services provided to consumers. Institutions offering EFT services must disclose to consumers certain information, including: Initial and updated EFT terms, transaction information, periodic statements of activity, the consumer’s potential liability for unauthorized transfers, and error resolution rights and procedures. EFT services include automated teller machines, telephone bill payment, point-of-sale transfers in retail stores, fund transfers initiated through the Internet, and preauthorized transfers to or from a consumer’s account. Current Actions: On May 23, 2011, the Federal Reserve published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register for public comment (76 FR 29902).1 The proposal contained new protections for consumers who send remittance transfers to other consumers or entities in a foreign country by providing consumers with disclosures and error resolution rights. The proposed amendments would implement statutory requirements set forth in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (DFA). The comment period expired July 22, 2011. The Federal Reserve received 69 comment letters that, as stated in the notice, were transferred to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for completion of the 1 Docket E:\FR\FM\27JAN1.SGM No. R–1419. 27JAN1 4323 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 18 / Friday, January 27, 2012 / Notices rulemaking process. Upon publication of the CFPB’s final rulemaking, any final changes would be incorporated into the Federal Reserve’s Regulation E information collection, as appropriate. In addition to the DFA amendments, the Federal Reserve proposed (in the NPRM) to extend for three years, without revision, the current Regulation E information collection. The Federal Reserve did not receive any comments on this part of the proposal and therefore will proceed with extending the information collection as proposed. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, January 23, 2012. Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2012–1696 Filed 1–26–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and § 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank or bank holding company. The factors that are considered in acting on the notices are set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)). The notices are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The notices also will be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing to the Reserve Bank indicated for that notice or to the offices of the Board of Governors. Comments must be received not later than February 13, 2012. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (Jacqueline G. King, Community Affairs Officer) 90 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480–0291: 1. Mark L. Hensley, Daniel J. Hensley, both of Kalispell, Montana, and Joan C. Hensley Brennan, Kirkland, Washington, as proposed general partners of the Hensley Family Limited Partnership, Kalispell, Montana, to acquire additional voting shares of Valley Bancshares, Inc., Kalispell, Montana, and thereby indirectly acquire Valley Bank of Kalispell, Kalispell, Montana. B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Dennis Denney, Assistant Vice President) 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64198–0001: 1. Toby J. Strom and Julie A. Strom, both of Oskaloosa, Iowa; and Shawn P. Lueger, Seneca, Kansas; to retain control of Community Bancshares, Inc., parent of Community National Bank, both in Seneca, Kansas. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, January 24, 2012. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2012–1761 Filed 1–26–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–P FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds for Section 7A of the Clayton Act AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. The Federal Trade Commission announces the revised thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 required by the 2000 amendment of Section 7A of the Clayton Act. SUMMARY: DATES: Effective Date: February 27, 2012. B. Michael Verne, Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Competition, Premerger Notification Office, (202) 326–3100, Room 301, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20580. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Section 7A of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 18a, as added by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, Public Law 94–435, 90 Stat. 1390 (‘‘the Act’’), requires all persons contemplating certain mergers or acquisitions, which meet or exceed the jurisdictional thresholds in the Act, to file notification with the Commission and the Assistant Attorney General and to wait a designated period of time before consummating such transactions. Section 7A(a)(2) requires the Federal Trade Commission to revise those thresholds annually, based on the change in gross national product, in accordance with Section 8(a)(5). Note that while the filing fee thresholds are revised annually, the actual filing fees are not similarly indexed and, as a result, have not been adjusted for inflation in over a decade. The new thresholds, which take effect 30 days after publication in the Federal Register, are as follows: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Original threshold (million) Subsection of 7A tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 7A(a)(2)(A) ....................................................................................................................................................... 7A(a)(2)(B)(i) .................................................................................................................................................... 7A(a)(2)(B)(i) .................................................................................................................................................... 7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(i) ................................................................................................................................................ 7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(i) ................................................................................................................................................ 7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(II) ............................................................................................................................................... 7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(II) ............................................................................................................................................... 7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(III) .............................................................................................................................................. 7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(III) .............................................................................................................................................. Section 7A note: Assessment and Collection of Filing Fees 1 (3)(b)(1) ......................................................... Section 7A note: Assessment and Collection of Filing Fees (3)(b)(2) ............................................................ Section 7A note: Assessment and Collection of Filing Fees (3)(b)(2) ............................................................ Section 7A note: Assessment and Collection of Filing Fees (3)(b)(3) ............................................................ Any reference to these thresholds and related thresholds and limitation values in the HSR rules. 1 Public Law 106–553, Sec. 630(b) amended Sec. 18a note. VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:14 Jan 26, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27JAN1.SGM 27JAN1 $200 50 200 10 100 10 100 100 10 100 100 500 500 Adjusted threshold (million) $272.8 68.2 272.8 13.6 136.4 13.6 136.4 136.4 13.6 136.4 136.4 682.1 682.1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 18 (Friday, January 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4322-4323]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1696]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM


Agency Information Collection Activities: Announcement of Board 
Approval Under Delegated Authority and Submission to OMB

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the final approval of a proposed 
information collection by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
System (Board) under OMB delegated authority, as per 5 CFR 1320.16 (OMB 
Regulations on Controlling Paperwork Burdens on the Public). Board-
approved collections of information are incorporated into the official 
OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. Copies 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act Submission, supporting statements and 
approved collection of information instrument(s) 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Federal Reserve Board Clearance 
Officer--Cynthia Ayouch--Division of Research and Statistics, Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551, (202) 
452-3829). Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) users may 
contact (202) 263-4869, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
System, Washington, DC 20551.
    OMB Desk Officer--Shagufta Ahmed--Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive 
Office Building, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.

Final Approval Under OMB Delegated Authority of the Extension for Three 
Years, Without Revision, of the Following Report

    Report title: Recordkeeping and Disclosure Requirements in 
Connection with Regulation E (Electronic Fund Transfer Act).
    Agency form number: Reg E.
    OMB control number: 7100-0200.
    Frequency: Event-generated.
    Reporters: State member banks, 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 Edge and agreement corporations.
    Annual reporting hours: 62,725 hours.
    Estimated average hours per response: Initial terms disclosure, 1.5 
minutes; change in terms disclosure, 1 minute; periodic statements, 7 
hours; error resolution rules, 30 minutes; Gift Card exclusion policies 
and procedures, 8 hours; and Gift Card Policy and procedures, 8 hours.
    Number of respondents: Initial terms disclosure, 1,029; change in 
terms disclosure, 1,029; periodic statements, 221; error resolution 
rules, 1,029; Gift Card exclusion policies and procedures, 1,029; and 
Gift Card Policy and procedures, 1,029.
    General description of report: This information collection is 
mandatory (15 U.S.C. 1693 et seq.). The disclosures required by the 
rule and information about error allegations and their resolution are 
confidential between the institution and the consumer. Since the 
Federal Reserve does not collect any information, no issue of 
confidentiality arises. However, the information, if made available to 
the Federal Reserve, may be protected from disclosure under exemptions 
(b)(4), (6), and (8) of the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552 
(b)(4), (6), and (8)).
    Abstract: The Electronic Funds Transfer Act and Regulation E are 
designed to ensure adequate disclosure of basic terms, costs, and 
rights relating to electronic fund transfer (EFT) services provided to 
consumers. Institutions offering EFT services must disclose to 
consumers certain information, including: Initial and updated EFT 
terms, transaction information, periodic statements of activity, the 
consumer's potential liability for unauthorized transfers, and error 
resolution rights and procedures. EFT services include automated teller 
machines, telephone bill payment, point-of-sale transfers in retail 
stores, fund transfers initiated through the Internet, and 
preauthorized transfers to or from a consumer's account.
    Current Actions: On May 23, 2011, the Federal Reserve published a 
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register for public 
comment (76 FR 29902).\1\ The proposal contained new protections for 
consumers who send remittance transfers to other consumers or entities 
in a foreign country by providing consumers with disclosures and error 
resolution rights. The proposed amendments would implement statutory 
requirements set forth in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and 
Consumer Protection Act (DFA). The comment period expired July 22, 
2011. The Federal Reserve received 69 comment letters that, as stated 
in the notice, were transferred to the Consumer Financial Protection 
Bureau (CFPB) for completion of the

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rulemaking process. Upon publication of the CFPB's final rulemaking, 
any final changes would be incorporated into the Federal Reserve's 
Regulation E information collection, as appropriate. In addition to the 
DFA amendments, the Federal Reserve proposed (in the NPRM) to extend 
for three years, without revision, the current Regulation E information 
collection. The Federal Reserve did not receive any comments on this 
part of the proposal and therefore will proceed with extending the 
information collection as proposed.
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    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, January 23, 
2012.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2012-1696 Filed 1-26-12; 8:45 am]
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