Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request, 45808-45811 [2014-18578]

Agencies

• FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 151 (Wednesday, August 6, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45808-45811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18578]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
SUMMARY: 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 (PRA), 
pursuant to 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 part 1320 
Appendix A.1. 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 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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 6, 2014.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by FR Y-9C or FR Y-9SP 
by any of the following methods:
     Agency Web site: https://www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments at https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/foia/proposedregs.aspx.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: regs.comments@federalreserve.gov. Include OMB 
number in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: (202) 452-3819 or (202) 452-3102.
     Mail: Robert deV. Frierson, 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/apps/foia/proposedregs.aspx 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 form in Room MP-
500 of the Board's Martin Building (20th and C Streets NW.) between 
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays.
    Additionally, commenters may send a copy of their comments to the 
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 or by 
fax to (202) 395-6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of the PRA OMB submission, 
including the proposed reporting form and instructions, supporting 
statement, and other documentation will be placed into OMB's public 
docket files, once approved. These documents will also be made 
available on the Federal Reserve Board's public Web site at: https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/reportforms/review.aspx or may be requested 
from the agency clearance officer, whose name appears below.
    Federal Reserve Board Clearance Officer--Cynthia Ayouch--Office of 
the Chief Data Officer, 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Request for Comment on Information Collection Proposals

    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 collection 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 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 start up costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.
    Proposal to approve under OMB delegated authority the revision, 
without extension, of the following reports: \1\
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    \1\ The family of FR Y-9 reporting forms also contains three 
other mandatory reports, which are not being revised at this time: 
The Parent Company Only Financial Statements for Large Holding 
Companies (FR Y-9LP), The Financial Statements for Employee Stock 
Ownership Plan Holding Companies (FR Y-9ES), and The Supplement to 
the Consolidated Financial Statements for Holding Companies (FR Y-
9CS).
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    1. Report title: Consolidated Financial Statements for Holding 
Companies.
    Agency form number: FR Y-9C.
    OMB control number: 7100-0128.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Reporters: Bank holding companies (BHCs), savings and loan holding 
companies (SLHCs), and securities holding companies (SHCs) 
(collectively, ``holding companies'' (HCs)) .
    Estimated average hours per response: Non-advanced approaches HCs: 
50.84 hours, and advanced approaches HCs: 52.09 hours.
    Estimated annual reporting hours: 232,515 hours.
    Number of respondents: 1,143.
    General description of report: This information collection is 
mandatory for BHCs (12 U.S.C. 1844(c)(1)(A)). Additionally, 12 U.S.C. 
1467a(b)(2)(A) and 1850a(c)(1)(A), respectively, authorize the Federal 
Reserve to require that SLHCs and supervised SHCs file the FR Y-9C with 
the Federal Reserve. Confidential treatment is not routinely given to 
the financial data in this report. However, confidential treatment for 
the reporting information, in whole or in part, can be requested in 
accordance with the instructions to the form, pursuant to sections 
(b)(4), (b)(6), or (b)(8) of FOIA (5 U.S.C. 522(b)(4), (b)(6), and 
(b)(8)).
    Abstract: The FR Y-9C consists of standardized financial statements 
similar to the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council 
(FFIEC) Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income (Call Reports) 
(FFIEC 031 & 041; OMB No. 7100-0036) filed by commercial banks. It 
collects consolidated data from HCs and is filed

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quarterly by top-tier HCs with total consolidated assets of $500 
million or more. (Under certain circumstances defined in the General 
Instructions, BHCs under $500 million may be required to file the FR Y-
9C.)
    Current Actions: FR Y-9C Schedule HC-R collects regulatory data on 
(1) tier 1, tier 2, and total capital and regulatory capital ratios 
(regulatory capital components and ratios portion) and (2) risk-
weighted assets (risk-weighted assets portion).\2\ The Federal Reserve 
proposes to revise the reporting requirements for the risk-weighted 
assets portion of Schedule HC-R by incorporating the standardized 
approach consistent with the revised regulatory capital rules.\3\ 
Compared to the current schedule, the proposed risk-weighted assets 
portion of Schedule HC-R would provide a more detailed breakdown of on-
balance sheet asset and off-balance sheet item categories, remove the 
ratings-based approach from the calculation of risk-weighted assets, 
reflect alternative risk-weighting approaches not reliant on credit 
ratings, and include an expanded number of risk-weight categories, 
consistent with the revised regulatory capital rules. The Federal 
Reserve also proposes to delete current memoranda items 3 through 5 and 
7 through 10, as these regulatory capital elements no longer exist 
under the revised regulatory capital rules.
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    \2\ On January 10, 2014, the Federal Reserve published a final 
notice (79 FR 1862) in the Federal Register pertaining to the Board 
approval of revised reporting requirements for the regulatory 
capital components and ratios portion of Schedule HC-R, consistent 
with the revised regulatory capital rules, and designated the risk-
weighted assets portion of Schedule HC-R as Part II. See 78 FR 
62204.
    \3\ 78 FR 62018 (Oct. 11, 2013).
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    FR Y-9C Schedule HC-L collects regulatory data on derivatives and 
off-balance sheet items. The Federal Reserve proposes to revise the 
reporting requirements for off-balance sheet exposures related to 
securities lent and borrowed, consistent with the revised regulatory 
capital rules. Currently, institutions include the amount of securities 
borrowed in the total amount of all other off-balance sheet liabilities 
if the amount of securities borrowed is more than 10 percent of total 
holding company equity capital and disclose the amount of securities 
borrowed if that amount is more than 25 percent of total holding 
company equity capital. Compared to the current schedule, the proposed 
changes to Schedule HC-L would require all institutions to report the 
amount of securities borrowed. In addition, the proposed changes to 
Schedule HC-L would place the data item for securities borrowed 
immediately after the data item for securities lent. The revised 
capital rules require the identification of all securities borrowed and 
lent. By removing the current reporting thresholds, the proposed 
changes to Schedule HC-L would meet this need.
    BHCs and top-tier SLHCs that are not substantially engaged in 
insurance or commercial activities \4\ (covered SLHCs), which are 
subject to consolidated regulatory capital requirements effective 
January 1, 2015, would begin reporting on the proposed revised Schedule 
HC-R, Part II, and revised Schedule HC-L starting on March 31, 2015, 
applying the revised regulatory capital rules.
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    \4\ A top-tier SLHC is deemed to be substantially engaged in 
insurance activities (insurance SLHC) if (1) the top-tier SLHC is an 
insurance underwriting company (as defined in section 201 of the 
Dodd Frank Act); or (2) as of June 30 of the previous calendar year 
it held 25 percent or more of its total consolidated assets in 
subsidiaries that are insurance underwriting companies (other than 
assets associated with insurance for credit risk). For purposes of 
determining the 25 percent threshold, the SLHC must calculate its 
total consolidated assets in accordance with generally accepted 
accounting principles (GAAP), or if the SLHC does not calculate its 
total consolidated assets under GAAP for any regulatory purpose 
(including compliance with applicable securities laws), the SLHC may 
estimate its total consolidated assets, subject to review and 
adjustment by the Federal Reserve. Thus, insurance SLHCs are not 
required to complete Schedule HC-R, even if they complete other 
schedules of FR Y-9C.
    A top-tier SLHC is deemed to be substantially engaged in 
commercial activities (commercial SLHC) if (1) the top-tier SLHC is 
a grandfathered unitary SLHC as defined in section 10(c)(9)(A) of 
HOLA and (2) as of June 30 of the previous calendar year it derived 
50 percent or more of its total consolidated assets or 50 percent of 
its total revenues on an enterprise-wide basis (as calculated under 
GAAP) from activities that are not financial in nature under section 
4(k) of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(k)). This 
exclusion from the revised regulatory capital rules is similar to 
the current regulatory reporting exemption for SLHCs substantially 
engaged in commercial activities and is designed to capture those 
SLHCs that would likely be subject to a future intermediate HCs 
regulation of the Federal Reserve.
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    2. Report Title: Parent Company Only Financial Statements for Small 
Holding Companies.
    Agency form number: FR Y-9SP.
    OMB control number: 7100-0128.
    Frequency: Semiannually, as of the last calendar day of June and 
December.
    Reporters: BHCs, SLHCs and SHCs with total consolidated assets of 
less than $500 million (small BHCs, small SLHCs and small SHCs).
    Estimated average hours per response: BHCs: 5.40 hours; SLHCs: 
16.20 hours.
    Estimated annual reporting hours: 183,894 hours.\5\
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    \5\ On December 30, 2013, the Federal Reserve approved a 
revision to the FR Y-9C and FR Y-9SP consistent with the regulatory 
capital rules approved by the Board of Governors on July 2, 2013. 
This revision resulted in a one-time implementation cost of 500 
hours per respondent, for 271 respondents, with a total increase of 
135,500 hours for the FR Y-9SP for 2014.
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    Number of respondents: 3,939.
    General description of report: This information collection is 
mandatory for BHCs [12 U.S.C. 1844(c)(1)(A)]. Additionally, 12 U.S.C. 
1467a(b)(2)(A) and 1850a(c)(1)(A), respectively, authorize the Federal 
Reserve to require that SLHCs and supervised SHCs file the FR Y-9SP 
with the Federal Reserve. Confidential treatment is not routinely given 
to the financial data in this report. However, confidential treatment 
for the reporting information, in whole or in part, can be requested in 
accordance with the instructions to the form, pursuant to sections 
(b)(4), (b)(6), or (b)(8) of the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 
552(b)(4), (b)(6), and (b)(8)).
    Abstract: The FR Y-9SP is a parent company only financial statement 
filed semiannually by smaller HCs. Respondents include HCs with total 
consolidated assets of less than $500 million. This form is a 
simplified or abbreviated version of the FR Y-9LP. This report is 
designed to obtain basic parent company balance sheet and income data, 
data on intangible assets, and data on intercompany transactions.
    Current Actions: The Federal Reserve proposes to revise the FR Y-
9SP reporting requirements to align with the revised regulatory capital 
rules, which apply to covered SLHCs with total consolidated assets of 
less than $500 million (small covered SLHCs). The Federal Reserve 
proposes to revise Schedule SC-R, Part II, as described above for the 
FR Y-9C, to collect consolidated risk-weighted assets data for small 
covered SLHCs. Schedule SC-R, Part II, would collect consolidated risk-
weighted assets data from small covered SLHCs and therefore eliminate 
the need for institutions to file a consolidated FR Y-9C report. Small 
covered SLHCs would apply the revised regulatory capital rules to 
report their regulatory capital risk-weighted assets data on the 
proposed revised Schedule SC-R, Part II, starting on June 30, 2015. 
Small BHCs with total consolidated assets of less than $500 million 
would not be affected by this proposal.
    The following table summarizes the proposed reporting criteria for 
FR Y-9C and FR Y-9SP respondents.

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         Respondents                  2014                  2015
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                           FR Y-9C respondents
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Non-advanced approaches BHCs   Complete      Current
                               the current           Schedule HC-R, Part
                               Schedule HC-R, Part   I.A is removed and
                               I.A and Part II.      Part I.B is re-
                               Do not        designated as Part
                               complete proposed     I;
                               Schedule HC-R, Part   Complete
                               I.B.                  the proposed
                                                     Schedule HC-R, Part
                                                     I.B (re-designated
                                                     as Part I in 2015)
                                                     and Part II;
                                                     Schedule HC-
                                                     R, Part II includes
                                                     the proposed
                                                     revised and
                                                     renumbered risk-
                                                     weighted assets
                                                     portion.
                                                     Proposed
                                                     changes to Schedule
                                                     HC-L would be
                                                     implemented.
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Advanced approaches BHCs....   Do not
                               complete Schedule
                               HC-R, Part I.A
                               (items 1 through
                               33).
                               Complete
                               current Schedule HC-
                               R, Part II.
                               Complete
                               proposed Schedule
                               HC-R, Part I.B
                               (items 1 through
                               48).
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Covered SLHCs other than      Do not complete
 small covered SLHCs.          Schedule HC-R.
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                          FR Y-9SP respondents
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Small BHCs..................  No change...........  No change
Small covered SLHCs.........  No change...........  Complete proposed
                                                    Schedule SC-R, Parts
                                                     I
                                                    and II.
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Detailed Description of Proposed Schedules HC-R, Part II and SC-R, Part 
II

    This section describes the proposed changes to FR Y-9C Schedule HC-
R, Part II and FR Y-9SP Schedule SC-R, Part II to implement the 
reporting of risk-weighted assets consistent with the revised 
regulatory capital rules. As previously discussed, effective for the 
March 31, 2015, report date, the existing risk-weighted assets portion 
of Schedule HC-R, Part II (items 34 through 62 and Memoranda items 1 
through 11), would be replaced by a revised Part II that would be 
completed by HCs that file the FR Y-9C. Effective June 30, 2015, the 
proposed Schedule SC-R, Part II would be completed by covered SLHCs 
that file the FR Y-9SP.
    Proposed revised Part II of Schedules HC-R and SC-R would be 
divided into the following sections: (A) On-balance sheet asset 
categories; (B) derivatives and off-balance sheet items; (C) totals; 
and (D) memoranda items for derivatives. A brief description of each of 
these sections and the corresponding line items is provided below.

A. Schedules HC-R, Part II and SC-R, Part II, Items 1 Through 11: 
Balance Sheet Asset Categories

    Proposed data items 1 through 8 reflect on-balance sheet asset 
categories (excluding those assets within each category that meet the 
definition of a securitization exposure), similar to the asset 
categories included in the current version of Schedule HC-R, but the 
proposed items would capture greater reporting detail. The number of 
risk weight categories to which the individual assets in each asset 
category would be allocated would be expanded consistent with the 
revised regulatory capital rules. On-balance sheet assets and off-
balance sheet items that meet the definition of a securitization 
exposure would be reported in items 9 and 10, respectively. The 
proposed instructions, with reference to the revised regulatory capital 
rules, would describe the appropriate risk-weight category allocations 
for each on-balance sheet asset category and the appropriate risk-
weight calculations for securitization exposures.
    Subject to the separate reporting of securitization exposures from 
the related on-balance sheet asset category, total on-balance sheet 
assets are equal to the sum of: (Item 1) cash and balances due from 
depository institutions; securities, excluding securitization 
exposures, which are composed of (item 2.a) held-to-maturity (HTM) 
securities and (item 2.b) available-for-sale (AFS) securities; (item 3) 
federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell; 
loans and leases held for sale, which are composed of (item 4.a) 
residential mortgage exposures, (item 4.b) high volatility commercial 
real estate (HVCRE) exposures, (item 4.c) exposures past due 90 days or 
more or on nonaccrual, and (item 4.d) all other exposures; loans and 
leases, net of unearned income, which are composed of (item 5.a) 
residential mortgage exposures, (item 5.b) HVCRE exposures, (item 5.c) 
exposures past due 90 days or more or on nonaccrual, and (item 5.d) all 
other exposures; less (item 6) allowance for loan and lease losses; 
(item 7) trading assets, excluding securitization exposures that 
receive standardized charges; (item 8) all other assets; and on-balance 
sheet securitization exposures, which are composed of (item 9.a) HTM 
securities, (item 9.b) AFS securities, item 9.c) trading assets that 
receive standardized charges, and (item 9.d) all other on-balance sheet 
securitization exposures. As mentioned above, off-balance-sheet 
securitization exposures would be reported in item 10.
    Line item 11 would collect total information on the institution's 
on-balance sheet asset categories and on-balance sheet securitization 
exposures, including for each risk-weight category, calculated as the 
sum of items 1 through 9.

B. Schedules HC-R, Part II and SC-R, Part II, Items 12 Through 21: 
Derivatives and Off-Balance Sheet Items

    Proposed data items 12 through 21 pertain to the reporting of 
derivatives and off-balance sheet items, excluding those that meet the 
definition of a securitization exposure (which are reported in item 10 
as discussed above). Consistent with the revised regulatory capital 
rules, new data items would be

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added and the number of risk weight categories to which the credit 
equivalent amounts of derivatives and off-balance sheet items would be 
allocated would be expanded. The proposed instructions, with reference 
to the revised regulatory capital rules, would describe the appropriate 
risk-weight category allocations for each derivative and off-balance 
sheet item category.
    Derivatives and off-balance sheet items would consist of: (Item 12) 
financial standby letters of credit; (item 13) performance standby 
letters of credit and transaction-related contingent items; (item 14) 
commercial and similar letters of credit with an original maturity of 
one year or less; (item 15) retained recourse on small business 
obligations sold with recourse; (item 16) repo-style transactions 
(excluding reverse repos), which includes securities borrowed, 
securities lent, and securities sold under agreements to repurchase; 
(item 17) all other off-balance sheet liabilities; unused commitments, 
which is composed of (item 18.a) the unused portion of commitments with 
an original maturity of one year or less, excluding asset-backed 
commercial paper (ABCP) conduits, (item 18.b) the unused portion of 
eligible ABCP liquidity facilities with an original maturity of one 
year or less, and (item 18.c) the unused portion of commitments and 
commercial and similar letters of credit that have an original maturity 
exceeding one year; (item 19) unconditionally cancelable commitments; 
(item 20) the credit equivalent amount of over-the-counter derivative 
contracts; and (item 21) the credit equivalent amount of centrally 
cleared derivative contracts.

C. Schedules HC-R, Part II and SC-R, Part II, Items 22 Through 30: 
Totals

    Proposed data items 22 through 30 apply the risk-weight factors to 
the exposure amounts reported for total assets, derivatives, and off-
balance sheet items in items 11 through 21 and would calculate the HC's 
total risk-weighted assets.
    Data item 24 would collect information on an HC's risk-weighted 
assets by risk-weight category. For each column, this would be equal to 
the product of the amount reported (data item 22) for total assets, 
derivatives, and off-balance sheet items by risk-weight category, 
multiplied by (data item 23) the applicable risk-weight factor.
    Data item 25 would collect an HC's measurement of risk-weighted 
assets for purposes of calculating the HC's 1.25 percent of risk-
weighted assets limit on the allowance for loan and lease losses.
    Data item 26 would collect an HC's standardized measurement of 
market risk-weighted assets, if applicable. However, this item is not 
applicable to filers of the FR Y-9SP, so it will only appear in 
Schedule HC-R, Part II.
    Data item 30 would collect an HC's total risk-weighted assets, 
calculated as: (Data item 27) risk-weighted assets before deductions 
for excess allowance of loan and lease losses and allocated risk 
transfer reserve; less (data item 28) excess allowance for loan and 
lease losses; and less (data item 29) allocated transfer risk reserve.

D. Schedules HC-R, Part II and SC-R, Part II, Memoranda Items 1 Through 
4: Memoranda

    In proposed memorandum items 1 through 3, an HC would report the 
current credit exposure and notional principal amounts of its 
derivative contracts. Consistent with the revised regulatory capital 
rules, existing memorandum item 2 would be revised.
    Memorandum item 1 would continue to collect the HC's total current 
credit exposure amount for all interest rate, foreign exchange rate, 
gold, credit, commodity, equity, and other derivative contracts covered 
by the revised regulatory capital rules after considering applicable 
legally enforceable bilateral netting agreements.
    Memoranda items 2 and 3, respectively, would collect, by remaining 
maturity and type of contract, the notional principal amounts of the 
HC's over-the-counter and centrally cleared derivative contracts 
subject to the revised regulatory capital rules. Data on interest rate, 
foreign exchange rate and gold, credit (investment grade reference 
assets), credit (non-investment grade reference assets), equity, 
precious metals (except gold), and other derivative contracts would be 
reported separately. Currently, HCs report these notional principal 
amounts and remaining maturities, but without distinguishing between 
over-the-counter and centrally cleared derivatives. In addition, 
foreign exchange rate contracts and gold contracts would be combined in 
Memoranda items 2 and 3, whereas each of these two types of contracts 
currently is reported separately in Memorandum item 2.
    Memoranda item 4 would retain the memoranda item related to 
standardized market risk equivalent assets attributable to specific 
risk that is included in the risk-weighted assets portion of current 
Schedule HC-R without change (current Schedule HC-R, Part II, memoranda 
item 6). However, this item is not applicable to filers of the FR Y-
9SP, so it will only appear in Schedule HC-R, Part II.

Detailed Description of Proposed Revisions to Schedule HC-L

    This section describes the proposed changes to FR Y-9C, Schedule 
HC-L, to implement the reporting of securities lent and borrowed 
consistent with the revised regulatory capital rules. Effective for the 
March 31, 2015, report date, the existing line item for securities lent 
(current item 6 of Schedule HC-L) would be renumbered and the existing 
reporting requirements for securities borrowed (current items 9 and 
9.a) would be revised as described below.
    In current Schedule HC-L, securities lent and borrowed are reported 
separately, not in sequential order. Furthermore, all institutions must 
report securities lent, but securities borrowed are reported and 
disclosed only if the amount exceeds specified thresholds. Securities 
borrowed are included in data item 9, All other off-balance sheet 
liabilities, if the amount of securities borrowed is greater than 10 
percent of Schedule HC, data item 27.a, Total holding company equity 
capital. If the amount of securities borrowed is greater than 25 
percent of total holding company equity capital, then that amount is 
reported separately in data item 9.a, Securities borrowed.
    Proposed data item 6.a would be used for reporting securities lent 
and data item 6.b would be used for reporting securities borrowed. The 
total amount of securities borrowed would be reported in data item 6.b 
regardless of amount, not just when the amount is more than the 10 
percent of the holding company equity capital threshold, as is 
currently the case.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, August 1, 
2014.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Secretary of the Board.
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