Federal Open Market Committee; Domestic Policy Directive of September 12-13, 2012, 62513-62514 [2012-25258]

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 62514 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 199 / Monday, October 15, 2012 / Notices agency mortgage-backed securities. The Desk is also directed to begin purchasing agency mortgage-backed securities at a pace of about $40 billion per month. The Committee directs the Desk to engage in dollar roll and coupon swap transactions as necessary to facilitate settlement of the Federal Reserve’s agency MBS transactions. The System Open Market Account Manager and the Secretary will keep the Committee informed of ongoing developments regarding the System’s balance sheet that could affect the attainment over time of the Committee’s objectives of maximum employment and price stability.’’ October 5, 2012. By order of the Federal Open Market Committee. William B. English, Secretary, Federal Open Market Committee. [FR Doc. 2012–25258 Filed 10–12–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Announcement of Solicitation of Written Comments on Modifications of Healthy People 2020 Objectives Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) solicits written comments regarding new objectives proposed to be added to Healthy People 2020 since its launch in December 2010 and written comments proposing new objectives to be included within existing Healthy People 2020 Topic Areas. Public participation helps shape Healthy People 2020, its framework, objectives, organization, and targets. Healthy People 2020 will provide opportunities for public input periodically throughout the decade to ensure Healthy People 2020 reflects current public health priorities and public input. The updated set of Healthy People 2020 objectives will be incorporated on www.healthypeople. gov. This set will reflect further review and deliberation by the Topic Area workgroups, Federal Interagency Workgroup on Healthy People 2020, and other Healthy People 2020 stakeholders. DATES: Written comments will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. ET on November 5, 2012. erowe on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:21 Oct 12, 2012 Jkt 229001 Written comments will be accepted via an online public comment database at https://healthypeople.gov/ 2020/about/publicComment.aspx; by mail at Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Attn: Public Comment 1101 Wootton Parkway, Room LL–100, Rockville, MD 20852; fax—240–453–8281; or email— HP2020@hhs.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Theresa Devine, MPH, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Room LL–100, Rockville, MD 20852, Theresa. Devine@hhs.gov (email), 240–453–6112 (telephone), 240–453–8281 (fax). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For three decades, Healthy People has provided a comprehensive set of national 10-year health promotion and disease prevention objectives aimed at improving the health of all Americans. Healthy People 2020 objectives provide a framework by presenting a comprehensive picture of the nation’s health at the beginning of the decade, establishing national goals and targets to be achieved by the year 2020, and monitoring progress over time. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is soliciting the submission of written comments regarding new objectives proposed to be added to Healthy People 2020 since its launch in December 2010. Healthy People 2020 is the product of an extensive collaborative process that relies on input from a diverse array of individuals and organizations, both within and outside the federal government, with a common interest in improving the nation’s health. Public comments were a cornerstone of Healthy People 2020’s development. During the first phase of planning for Healthy People 2020, HHS asked for the public’s comments on the vision, mission, and implementation of Healthy People 2020. Those comments helped set the framework for Healthy People 2020. The public was also invited to submit comments on proposed Healthy People 2020 objectives, which helped shape the final set of Healthy People 2020 objectives. The public is now invited to comment on new objectives proposed to be added to Healthy People 2020. These new objectives were developed by Topic Area workgroups led by various agencies within the federal government. They have been reviewed by a Federal Interagency Workgroup on Healthy People 2020 and are presented now for the public’s review and comment. The ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 public is also invited to suggest additional objectives for consideration that address critical public health issues within existing Healthy People 2020 Topic Areas. All proposed new objectives must meet all of the objective selection criteria (see below). Written comments will be accepted at https://healthypeople.gov/2020/about/ publicComment.aspx during a threeweek public comment period beginning in October 2012. The public will also be able to submit written comments via mail, fax, and email (see contact information above). Comments received in response to this notice will be reviewed and considered by the Topic Area workgroups, Federal Interagency Workgroup on Healthy People 2020, and other Healthy People 2020 stakeholders. Objective Selection Criteria The following nine criteria should be taken into consideration when commenting on the proposed or suggesting additional objectives. 1. The result to be achieved should be important and understandable to a broad audience and support the Healthy People 2020 goals. 2. Objectives should be prevention oriented and/or should address health improvements that can be achieved through population-based and individual actions, and systems-based, environmental, health-service, or policy interventions. 3. Objectives should drive actions that will work toward the achievement of the proposed targets (defined as quantitative values to be achieved by the year 2020). 4. Objectives should be useful and reflect issues of national importance. Federal agencies, states, localities, nongovernmental organizations, and the public and private sectors should be able to use objectives to target efforts in schools, communities, work sites, health practices, and other environments. 5. Objectives should be measurable and should address a range of issues, such as: Behavior and health outcomes; availability of, access to, and content of behavioral and health service interventions; socio-environmental conditions; and community capacity— directed toward improving health outcomes and quality of life across the life span. (Community capacity is defined as the ability of a community to plan, implement, and evaluate health strategies.) 6. Continuity and comparability of measured phenomena from year to year are important, thus, when appropriate, retention of objectives from previous Healthy People iterations is encouraged. However, in instances where objectives and/or measures have proven illsuited E:\FR\FM\15OCN1.SGM 15OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 199 (Monday, October 15, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62513-62514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25258]


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Federal Open Market Committee; Domestic Policy Directive of 
September 12-13, 2012

    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\
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    \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.
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    ``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

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agency mortgage-backed securities. The Desk is also directed to begin 
purchasing agency mortgage-backed securities at a pace of about $40 
billion per month. The Committee directs the Desk to engage in dollar 
roll and coupon swap transactions as necessary to facilitate settlement 
of the Federal Reserve's agency MBS transactions. The System Open 
Market Account Manager and the Secretary will keep the Committee 
informed of ongoing developments regarding the System's balance sheet 
that could affect the attainment over time of the Committee's 
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objectives of maximum employment and price stability.''

    October 5, 2012.

    By order of the Federal Open Market Committee.
William B. English,
Secretary, Federal Open Market Committee.
[FR Doc. 2012-25258 Filed 10-12-12; 8:45 am]
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