Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Suspicious Activity Report, 62513 [2012-25151]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 199 / Monday, October 15, 2012 / Notices Washington, DC 20554, telephone 1– 800–378–3160 or www.BCPIWEB.com. Federal Communications Commission. James D. Bradshaw, Deputy Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau. [FR Doc. 2012–25193 Filed 10–12–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Suspicious Activity Report Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: In accordance with requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (‘‘PRA’’), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., the FDIC may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. The FDIC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the renewal of an existing information collection, as required by the PRA. On August 10, 2012 (77 FR 47840), the FDIC solicited public comment for a 60-day period on renewal of the following information collections: Suspicious Activity Report (OMB No. 3064–0077). No comments were received. Therefore, the FDIC hereby gives notice of submission of its request for renewal to OMB for review. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 14, 2012. ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to the FDIC by any of the following methods: • https://www.FDIC.gov/regulations/ laws/federal/notices.html. • Email: comments@fdic.gov. Include the name of the collection in the subject line of the message. • Mail: Leneta G. Gregorie (202–898– 3719), Counsel, Room NY–5050, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20429. • Hand Delivery: Comments may be hand-delivered to the guard station at the rear of the 17th Street Building (located on F Street), on business days between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. All comments should refer to the relevant OMB control number. A copy erowe on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:21 Oct 12, 2012 Jkt 229001 of the comments may also be submitted to the OMB desk officer for the FDIC: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leneta Gregorie, at the FDIC address above. Proposal to renew the following currently approved collections of information: Title: Suspicious Activity Report. OMB Number: 3064–0077. Form Numbers: FDIC 6710/06. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Affected Public: Insured state nonmember banks and state savings institutions. Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,243. Estimated Average Time per Response: 1 hour. Frequency of Response: 26.2. Total Annual Burden: 137,467 hours. General Description of Collection: In 1985, the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) (collectively ‘‘the Agencies’’), issued procedures to be used by banks and certain other financial institutions operating in the United States to report known or suspected criminal activities to the appropriate law enforcement and the Agencies. Beginning in 1994, the Agencies and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) undertook a redesign of the reporting process and developed the Suspicious Activity Report, which became effective in April 1996. The report is authorized by the following regulations: 12 CFR 353.3 (FDIC); 12 CFR 21.11 and 12 CFR 163.180 (OCC); 12 CFR 208.62(c), 211.5(k), 211.24(f), and 225.4(f) (FRB); 12 CFR 748.1 (NCUA); and 31 CFR 103.18 (FinCEN). The regulations were issued under the authority contained in the following statutes: 12 U.S.C1818– 1820 (FDIC); 12 U.S.C. 248(a)(1), 625, 1818, 1844(c), 3105(c)(2) and 3106(a) (FRB); 12 U.S.C. 93a, 1463, 1464, 1818, 1881–84, 3401–22, 31 U.S.C. 5318 (OCC); 12 U.S.C. 1766(a), 1789(a) (NCUA); and 31 U.S.C. 5318(g) (FinCEN). 62513 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 the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. All comments will become a matter of public record. Dated at Washington, DC, this 9th day of October 2012. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Robert E. Feldman, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–25151 Filed 10–12–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6714–01–P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Federal Open Market Committee; Domestic Policy Directive of September 12–13, 2012 Request for Comment In accordance with Section 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 12–13, 2012.1 ‘‘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 seeks conditions in reserve markets consistent with federal funds trading in a range from 0 to 1⁄4 percent. The Committee directs the Desk to continue the maturity extension program it announced in June to purchase Treasury securities with remaining maturities of 6 years to 30 years with a total face value of about $267 billion by the end of December 2012, and to sell or redeem Treasury securities with remaining maturities of approximately 3 years or less with a total face value of about $267 billion. For the duration of this program, the Committee directs the Desk to suspend its policy of rolling over maturing Treasury securities into new issues. The Committee directs the Desk to maintain its existing policy of reinvesting principal payments on all agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities in the System Open Market Account in Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the FDIC’s functions, including whether the information has practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the estimates of the burden of the information collection, 1 Copies of the Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee at its meeting held on September 12–13, 2012, 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. PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\15OCN1.SGM 15OCN1

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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Suspicious Activity Report

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (``PRA''), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., the FDIC may not conduct or 
sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an 
information collection unless it displays a currently valid Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) control number. The FDIC, as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites 
the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity 
to comment on the renewal of an existing information collection, as 
required by the PRA. On August 10, 2012 (77 FR 47840), the FDIC 
solicited public comment for a 60-day period on renewal of the 
following information collections: Suspicious Activity Report (OMB No. 
3064-0077). No comments were received. Therefore, the FDIC hereby gives 
notice of submission of its request for renewal to OMB for review.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 14, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to 
the FDIC by any of the following methods:
     https://www.FDIC.gov/regulations/laws/federal/notices.html.
     Email: comments@fdic.gov. Include the name of the 
collection in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: Leneta G. Gregorie (202-898-3719), Counsel, Room NY-
5050, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20429.
     Hand Delivery: Comments may be hand-delivered to the guard 
station at the rear of the 17th Street Building (located on F Street), 
on business days between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
    All comments should refer to the relevant OMB control number. A 
copy of the comments may also be submitted to the OMB desk officer for 
the FDIC: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leneta Gregorie, at the FDIC address 
above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Proposal to renew the following currently approved collections of 
information:
    Title: Suspicious Activity Report.
    OMB Number: 3064-0077.
    Form Numbers: FDIC 6710/06.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Insured state nonmember banks and state savings 
institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,243.
    Estimated Average Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: 26.2.
    Total Annual Burden: 137,467 hours.
    General Description of Collection: In 1985, the FDIC, the Federal 
Reserve Board (FRB), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 
(OCC), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) (collectively 
``the Agencies''), issued procedures to be used by banks and certain 
other financial institutions operating in the United States to report 
known or suspected criminal activities to the appropriate law 
enforcement and the Agencies. Beginning in 1994, the Agencies and the 
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) undertook a redesign of 
the reporting process and developed the Suspicious Activity Report, 
which became effective in April 1996. The report is authorized by the 
following regulations: 12 CFR 353.3 (FDIC); 12 CFR 21.11 and 12 CFR 
163.180 (OCC); 12 CFR 208.62(c), 211.5(k), 211.24(f), and 225.4(f) 
(FRB); 12 CFR 748.1 (NCUA); and 31 CFR 103.18 (FinCEN). The regulations 
were issued under the authority contained in the following statutes: 12 
U.S.C1818-1820 (FDIC); 12 U.S.C. 248(a)(1), 625, 1818, 1844(c), 
3105(c)(2) and 3106(a) (FRB); 12 U.S.C. 93a, 1463, 1464, 1818, 1881-84, 
3401-22, 31 U.S.C. 5318 (OCC); 12 U.S.C. 1766(a), 1789(a) (NCUA); and 
31 U.S.C. 5318(g) (FinCEN).

Request for Comment

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of the FDIC's functions, 
including whether the information has practical utility; (b) the 
accuracy of the estimates of the burden of the 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; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the information 
collection on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology. All 
comments will become a matter of public record.

    Dated at Washington, DC, this 9th day of October 2012.

    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-25151 Filed 10-12-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6714-01-P
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