Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request, 30248-30249 [2015-12740]

Download as PDF 30248 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 101 / Wednesday, May 27, 2015 / Notices mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES B. Interbank Fee The Board recognizes that both ODFIs and RDFIs will need to make investments in systems and operations to facilitate same-day ACH transactions. ODFIs have the choice of offering a same-day ACH service to originating customers and may be able to offset their investment through additional service offerings and higher fees for same-day processing. RDFIs, in contrast, would not be able to refuse receipt of same-day ACH transactions under a mandatory participation requirement and may incur same-day settlement costs that they are unable to fully offset through incremental revenue. As a result, RDFIs may lack an effective method of offsetting the investment and ongoing costs of same-day ACH settlement. In light of this potential effect on RDFIs, NACHA designed the interbank fee to allow RDFIs to offset costs associated with the up-front investments and ongoing operating costs necessary for accepting, posting, and making funds available from same-day transactions. The initial interbank fee under NACHA’s amended operating rules is 5.2 cents per forward transaction.16 The amended operating rules provide that the interbank fee would be reduced if actual same-day transaction volume exceeds original projections by more than 25 percent during regularly required review periods.17 Ten years after the final phase of implementation is effective, and every ten years thereafter, NACHA will reevaluate the interbank fee.18 In no instance may the interbank fee be increased from its initial level of 5.2 cents per forward transaction. The Board requests comment on whether the interbank fee included in NACHA’s amended operating rules equitably reapportions the initial 16 In the amended operating rules, the interbank fee per transaction is equal to RDFIs’ estimated costs of same-day ACH (plus a rate of return equal to 12.2%), divided by projected same-day ACH volume. To create the methodology for and the calculation of the interbank fee, NACHA engaged a consultant who surveyed and interviewed both RDFIs and ODFIs to determine implementation and ongoing costs. The final interbank fee does not include the allowance for lost opportunity costs that was included in NACHA’s December 2014 proposal. The original fee calculation proposed by NACHA considered opportunity costs that included the profits lost by RDFIs if some transactions migrated to same-day ACH from other highermargin payment methods. 17 Same-day ACH volume will be reviewed five years and eight years after the final phase of implementation is effective. 18 NACHA’s reevaluation will not include recovered implementation costs, and will be based on the average costs incurred by RDFIs, same-day ACH volumes, projected future developments, and the extent to which the fee satisfied RDFI costs. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:45 May 26, 2015 Jkt 235001 implementation costs and ongoing operating costs between ODFIs and RDFIs. By order of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, May 21, 2015. Robert deV. Frierson, Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2015–12739 Filed 5–26–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request 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), to approve of and assign OMB numbers to collection of information requests and requirements conducted or sponsored by the Board. Board-approved collections of information are incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. Copies of the PRA 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 number. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 27, 2015. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Reg W, 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:// AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 3515, 1801 K Street (between 18th and 19th Streets NW.) Washington, DC 20006 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 Acting Clearance Officer—Mark Tokarski— 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 Proposal The following information collection, which is being handled under this delegated authority, has received initial Board approval and is hereby published for comment. At the end of the comment period, the proposed information collection, 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; E:\FR\FM\27MYN1.SGM 27MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 101 / Wednesday, May 27, 2015 / Notices 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. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Proposal To Approve Under OMB Delegated Authority the Extension for Three Years, Without Revision, of the Following Report Report title: Notice Requirements in Connection with Regulation W (12 CFR part 223 Transactions Between Member Banks and Their Affiliates). Agency form number: Reg W. OMB control number: 7100–0304. Frequency: Event-generated. Reporters: Insured depository institutions and uninsured member banks. Estimated annual reporting hours: 24 hours. Estimated average hours per response: Loan participation renewal notice, 2 hours; Acquisition notice, 6 hours; Internal corporate reorganization transactions notice, 6 hours; and Section 23A additional exemption notice, 10 hours. Number of respondents: Loan participation renewal notice, 1; Acquisition notice, 1; Internal corporate reorganization transactions notice, 1; and Section 23A additional exemption notice, 1. General description of report: This mandatory information collection is required to evidence compliance with sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 371c and 371c– 1). Confidential and proprietary information collected for the purposes of the Loan Participation Renewal notice (12 CFR 223.15(b)(4)) may be protected under the authority of section (b)(4) of FOIA [5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4)]. That section of FOIA exempts commercial or financial information deemed competitively sensitive from disclosure. Respondents who desire that the information on this notice be kept confidential in accordance with section (b)(4) can request confidential treatment under the Board’s rules at 12 CFR 261.15. In addition, information that is obtained as part of an examination of a financial institution is exempt from disclosure under exemption (b)(8) of FOIA. 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(8). Abstract: On December 12, 2002, the Federal Reserve published a Federal VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:45 May 26, 2015 Jkt 235001 Register notice 1 adopting Regulation W (Reg W) to implement sections 23A and 23B. Reg W was effective April 1, 2003. The Board issued Reg W for several reasons. First, the regulatory framework established by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act 2 emphasized the importance of sections 23A and 23B as a means to protect depository institutions from losses in transactions with affiliates. Second, adoption of a comprehensive rule simplified the interpretation and application of sections 23A and 23B, ensured that the statute is consistently interpreted and applied, and minimized burden on banking organizations to the extent consistent with the statute’s goals. Third, issuing a comprehensive rule allowed the public an opportunity to comment on Federal Reserve interpretations of sections 23A and 23B. The information collection requirements associated with Regulation W comprise four notices: (1) The Loan Participation Renewal notice (12 CFR 223.15(b)(4)), which is a condition to an exemption for renewals of loan participations involving problem loans; (2) the Acquisition notice (12 CFR 223.31(d)(4)), which is a condition to an exemption for a depository institution’s acquisition of an affiliate that becomes an operating subsidiary of the institution after the acquisition; (3) the Internal Corporate Reorganization Transactions notice (12 CFR 223.41(d)(2)), which is a condition to an exemption for internal corporate reorganization transactions; and (4) the Section 23A Additional Exemption notice (12 CFR 223.43(b)), which provides procedures for requesting additional exemptions from the requirements of section 23A. These notifications are event-generated and must be provided to the appropriate federal banking agency and, if applicable, the Federal Reserve Board within the time periods established by the law and regulation. 30249 Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part 225), and all other applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the power to vote shares of a bank or bank holding company and all of the banks and nonbanking companies owned by the bank holding company, including the companies listed below. The applications listed below, as well as other related filings required by the Board, are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The applications will also be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the standards enumerated in the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the proposal also involves the acquisition of a nonbanking company, the review also includes whether the acquisition of the nonbanking company complies with the standards in section 4 of the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise noted, nonbanking activities will be conducted throughout the United States. Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than June 19, 2015. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (Adam M. Drimer, Assistant Vice President) 701 East Byrd Street, Richmond, Virginia 23261–4528: 1. Delmarva Bancshares, Inc., Cambridge, Maryland; to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Easton Bancorp, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Easton Bank & Trust Company, both in Easton, Maryland. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, May 21, 2015. Michael J. Lewandowski, Associate Secretary of the Board. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, March 21, 2015. Robert deV. Frierson, Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2015–12722 Filed 5–26–15; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2015–12740 Filed 5–26–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–P GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM [OMB Control No. 3090–0080 Docket 2015– 0001; Sequence 2] Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for approval, pursuant to the Bank Holding Company 1 (67 FR 76603). Law 106–102, 113 Stat. 1338 (1999). 2 Public PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 BILLING CODE 6210–01–P Submission to OMB for Review; General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; Contract Financing Final Payment (GSA Form 1142 Release of Claims) AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA. E:\FR\FM\27MYN1.SGM 27MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30248-30249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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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), 
to approve of and assign OMB numbers to collection of information 
requests and requirements conducted or sponsored by the Board. Board-
approved collections of information are incorporated into the official 
OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. Copies 
of the PRA 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 number.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 27, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Reg W, 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 
3515, 1801 K Street (between 18th and 19th Streets NW.) Washington, DC 
20006 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 Acting Clearance Officer--Mark Tokarski--
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 Proposal

    The following information collection, which is being handled under 
this delegated authority, has received initial Board approval and is 
hereby published for comment. At the end of the comment period, the 
proposed information collection, 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;

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    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 Extension for 
Three Years, Without Revision, of the Following Report

    Report title: Notice Requirements in Connection with Regulation W 
(12 CFR part 223 Transactions Between Member Banks and Their 
Affiliates).
    Agency form number: Reg W.
    OMB control number: 7100-0304.
    Frequency: Event-generated.
    Reporters: Insured depository institutions and uninsured member 
banks.
    Estimated annual reporting hours: 24 hours.
    Estimated average hours per response: Loan participation renewal 
notice, 2 hours; Acquisition notice, 6 hours; Internal corporate 
reorganization transactions notice, 6 hours; and Section 23A additional 
exemption notice, 10 hours.
    Number of respondents: Loan participation renewal notice, 1; 
Acquisition notice, 1; Internal corporate reorganization transactions 
notice, 1; and Section 23A additional exemption notice, 1.
    General description of report: This mandatory information 
collection is required to evidence compliance with sections 23A and 23B 
of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 371c and 371c-1). Confidential 
and proprietary information collected for the purposes of the Loan 
Participation Renewal notice (12 CFR 223.15(b)(4)) may be protected 
under the authority of section (b)(4) of FOIA [5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4)]. 
That section of FOIA exempts commercial or financial information deemed 
competitively sensitive from disclosure. Respondents who desire that 
the information on this notice be kept confidential in accordance with 
section (b)(4) can request confidential treatment under the Board's 
rules at 12 CFR 261.15. In addition, information that is obtained as 
part of an examination of a financial institution is exempt from 
disclosure under exemption (b)(8) of FOIA. 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(8).
    Abstract: On December 12, 2002, the Federal Reserve published a 
Federal Register notice \1\ adopting Regulation W (Reg W) to implement 
sections 23A and 23B. Reg W was effective April 1, 2003. The Board 
issued Reg W for several reasons. First, the regulatory framework 
established by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act \2\ emphasized the importance 
of sections 23A and 23B as a means to protect depository institutions 
from losses in transactions with affiliates. Second, adoption of a 
comprehensive rule simplified the interpretation and application of 
sections 23A and 23B, ensured that the statute is consistently 
interpreted and applied, and minimized burden on banking organizations 
to the extent consistent with the statute's goals. Third, issuing a 
comprehensive rule allowed the public an opportunity to comment on 
Federal Reserve interpretations of sections 23A and 23B.
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    \1\ (67 FR 76603).
    \2\ Public Law 106-102, 113 Stat. 1338 (1999).
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    The information collection requirements associated with Regulation 
W comprise four notices: (1) The Loan Participation Renewal notice (12 
CFR 223.15(b)(4)), which is a condition to an exemption for renewals of 
loan participations involving problem loans; (2) the Acquisition notice 
(12 CFR 223.31(d)(4)), which is a condition to an exemption for a 
depository institution's acquisition of an affiliate that becomes an 
operating subsidiary of the institution after the acquisition; (3) the 
Internal Corporate Reorganization Transactions notice (12 CFR 
223.41(d)(2)), which is a condition to an exemption for internal 
corporate reorganization transactions; and (4) the Section 23A 
Additional Exemption notice (12 CFR 223.43(b)), which provides 
procedures for requesting additional exemptions from the requirements 
of section 23A. These notifications are event-generated and must be 
provided to the appropriate federal banking agency and, if applicable, 
the Federal Reserve Board within the time periods established by the 
law and regulation.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, March 21, 
2015.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2015-12740 Filed 5-26-15; 8:45 am]
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