Agency Information Collection Activities: Announcement of Board Approval Under Delegated Authority and Submission to OMB, 76286-76287 [2015-30855]

Download as PDF 76286 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 235 / Tuesday, December 8, 2015 / Notices the following in open session: Secretary of Labor v. Nally & Hamilton Enterprises, Inc., Docket No. KENT 2011–434. (Issues include whether the Judge erred in ruling that a mine operator was not strictly liable for violations of a standard requiring that seat belts be worn by miners under prescribed conditions.) Any person attending this meeting who requires special accessibility features and/or auxiliary aids, such as sign language interpreters, must inform the Commission in advance of those needs. Subject to 29 CFR 2706.150(a)(3) and 2706.160(d). CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFO: Emogene Johnson (202) 434–9935/(202) 708–9300 for TDD Relay/1–800–877– 8339 for toll free. Sarah L. Stewart, Deputy General Counsel. [FR Doc. 2015–30980 Filed 12–4–15; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE 6735–01–P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Lhorne on DSK9F6TC42PROD with NOTICES Change in Bank Control Notices; Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies; Correction This notice corrects a notice (FR Doc. 2015–30289) published on page 74772 of the issue for November 30, 2015. Under the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas heading, the entry for Child’s Disclaimer Trust, Uvalde, Texas, is revised to read as follows: 1. Dolph Briscoe, III, Carrizo Springs, Texas, individually and as trustee of the Dolph Briscoe, III Child’s Disclaimer Trust, Dolph Briscoe IV Trust and James Leigh Briscoe Trust; Janey B. Marmion, Uvalde, Texas, individually and as trustee of the Janey B. Marmion Revocable Trust and the Janey B. Marmion Child’s Trust No. 2; Cele B. Carpenter, Dallas, Texas, individually and as trustee of the Cele B. Carpenter Child’s Disclaimer Trust and Cele B. Carpenter 2008 Trust; John W. Carpenter, III, Dallas, Texas, trustee of the Benjamin H. Carpenter 2012 Legacy Trust, Austin W. Carpenter 2012 Legacy Trust and Bonner B. Carpenter 2012 Legacy Trust; Dolph Briscoe, IV, Austin, Texas; James Leigh Briscoe, Uvalde, Texas; Benjamin H. Carpenter, II, Dallas, Texas; Austin W. Carpenter, Dallas, Texas; and Bonner B. Carpenter, Dallas, Texas; collectively acting as a group in concert, to retain voting shares of Briscoe Ranch, Inc., Uvalde, Texas, and thereby indirectly retain voting shares of First State Bank of Uvalde, VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:17 Dec 07, 2015 Jkt 238001 Uvalde, Texas and Security State Bank, Pearsall, Texas. Comments on this application must be received by December 14, 2015. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 3, 2015. Michael J. Lewandowski, Associate Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2015–30887 Filed 12–7–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–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 proposed information collections by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) under OMB delegated authority. Boardapproved 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—Nuha Elmaghrabi—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. 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, without revision, of the following reports: 1. Report title: Recordkeeping and Disclosure Requirements Associated with Regulation II (Debit Card Interchange Fees and Routing). Agency form number: Reg II. OMB control number: 7100–0349. Frequency: On occasion. AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Reporters: State member banks, national banks, insured nonmember banks, savings associations, and Federally-chartered credit unions. Estimated annual reporting hours: Implement policies & procedures, 2,400 hours; Review and update policies and procedures, 5,240 hours; and Annual notification and change in status, 131 hours. Estimated average hours per response: Implement policies & procedures, 160 hours; Review and update policies and procedures, 40 hours; and Annual notification and change in status, 1 hour. Number of respondents: Implement policies & procedures, 15 respondents; Review and update policies and procedures, 131 respondents; and Annual notification and change in status, 131 respondents. General description of report: This information collection is required to obtain or retain a benefit ((15 U.S.C. 1693o–2(a)(5)) and is not given confidential treatment. Abstract: Regulation II implements, among other things, standards for assessing whether interchange transaction fees for electronic debit transactions are reasonable and proportional to the cost incurred by the issuer with respect to the transaction, as required by section 920 of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act. The regulation sets a cap of 21 cents plus 5 basis points of the transaction’s value on interchange transaction fees of covered issuers. Regulation II allows adjustments to debit card interchange transaction fees to make an allowance for fraudprevention costs incurred by issuers. The regulation permits an issuer to receive or charge an amount of no more than 1 cent per transaction in addition to its interchange transaction fee if the issuer develops and implements policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to take effective steps to reduce the occurrence of, and costs to all parties from, fraudulent electronic debit transactions. An issuer must notify its payment card networks annually that it complies with the Federal Reserve’s standards for the fraud-prevention adjustment. Regulation II requires issuers to retain evidence of compliance with the requirements imposed for a period of not less than five years after the end of the calendar year in which the electronic debit transaction occurred. Current Actions: On September 15, 2015 the Federal Reserve published a notice in the Federal Register (80 FR 55360) requesting public comment for 60 days on the extension, without revision, of the Recordkeeping and E:\FR\FM\08DEN1.SGM 08DEN1 Lhorne on DSK9F6TC42PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 235 / Tuesday, December 8, 2015 / Notices Disclosure Requirements Associated with Regulation II (Debit Card Interchange Fees and Routing). The comment period for this notice expired on November 16, 2015. The Federal Reserve did not receive any comments. The information collection will be extended for three years, without revision, as proposed. 2. Report title: Recordkeeping Requirements of Regulation H and Regulation K Associated with Bank Secrecy Act Compliance Programs. Agency form number: Reg K. OMB control number: 7100–0310. Frequency: Annually. Reporters: State member banks; Edge and agreement corporations; and U.S. branches, agencies, and other offices of foreign banks supervised by the Federal Reserve. Estimated annual reporting hours: Establish compliance program, 160 hours; and maintenance of compliance program, 4,872 hours. Estimated average hours per response: Establish compliance program, 16 hours; and maintenance of compliance program, 4 hours. Number of respondents: Establish compliance program, 10; and maintenance of compliance program, 1,218. General description of report: The standards for Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) compliance programs associated with section 208.63 of Regulation H and with sections 211.5(m)(1) and 211.24(j)(1) of Regulation K are generally authorized pursuant to the BSA. In addition, sections 11, 21, 25, and 25A of the Federal Reserve Act authorize the Board to require the information collection and recordkeeping requirements set forth in Regulations H and K. Section 5 of the Bank Holding Company Act and section 13(a) of the International Banking Act provide further authority for sections 211.5(m) and 211.24(j)(1) of Regulation K. Since the Federal Reserve does not collect any information, no issue of confidentiality normally arises. However, if a BSA compliance program becomes a Federal Reserve record during an examination, the information may be protected from disclosure under exemptions (b)(4) and (b)(8) of the Freedom of Information Act. Abstract: Section 208.63 of Regulation H requires state member banks to establish and maintain the same procedures. Sections 211.5(m)(1) and 211.24(j)(1) of Regulation K require Edge and agreement corporations and U.S. branches, agencies, and other offices of foreign banks supervised by the Federal Reserve to establish and maintain procedures reasonably designed to ensure and monitor compliance with VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:17 Dec 07, 2015 Jkt 238001 the BSA and related regulations. There are no required reporting forms associated with this information collection. Current Actions: On September 15, 2015 the Federal Reserve published a notice in the Federal Register (80 FR 55360) requesting public comment for 60 days on the extension, without revision, of the Recordkeeping Requirements of Regulation H and Regulation K Associated with Bank Secrecy Act Compliance Programs. The comment period for this notice expired on November 16, 2015. The Federal Reserve did not receive any comments. The information collection will be extended for three years, without revision, as proposed. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 3, 2015. Robert deV. Frierson, Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2015–30855 Filed 12–7–15; 8:45 am] 76287 Governors not later than January 4, 2016. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Chapelle Davis, Assistant Vice President) 1000 Peachtree Street NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30309: 1. Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida, Stuart, Florida; to merge with Floridian Financial Group, Mary, Florida, and thereby acquire its subsidiary, Floridian Bank, Daytona Beach, Florida. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 2, 2015. Michael J. Lewandowski, Associate Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2015–30856 Filed 12–7–15; 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 BILLING CODE 6210–01–P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 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 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 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 December 23, 2015. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Chapelle Davis, Assistant Vice President) 1000 Peachtree Street NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30309: 1. Robert Lee Pike, Jr., Panama City, Florida, and the RLP 2012 Children’s Trust, Panama City, Florida with Johnna Lombard, Manhasset, New York, as Trustee; to acquire voting shares of PrimeSouth Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of PrimeSouth Bank, both in Tallassee, Alabama. B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Colette A. Fried, Assistant Vice President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690–1414: 1. Robert F. Hingst, Trustee of Robert F. Hingst GST Trust; Robert F. Hingst GST Trust; together with William H. Hingst, Trustee of William H. Hingst GST Trust and Trustee of the William H. Hingst Living Trust; William H. Hingst E:\FR\FM\08DEN1.SGM 08DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 235 (Tuesday, December 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76286-76287]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30855]


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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 proposed 
information collections by the Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System (Board) under OMB delegated authority. 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--Nuha Elmaghrabi--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.
    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, 
without revision, of the following reports:
    1. Report title: Recordkeeping and Disclosure Requirements 
Associated with Regulation II (Debit Card Interchange Fees and 
Routing).
    Agency form number: Reg II.
    OMB control number: 7100-0349.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Reporters: State member banks, national banks, insured nonmember 
banks, savings associations, and Federally-chartered credit unions.
    Estimated annual reporting hours: Implement policies & procedures, 
2,400 hours; Review and update policies and procedures, 5,240 hours; 
and Annual notification and change in status, 131 hours.
    Estimated average hours per response: Implement policies & 
procedures, 160 hours; Review and update policies and procedures, 40 
hours; and Annual notification and change in status, 1 hour.
    Number of respondents: Implement policies & procedures, 15 
respondents; Review and update policies and procedures, 131 
respondents; and Annual notification and change in status, 131 
respondents.
    General description of report: This information collection is 
required to obtain or retain a benefit ((15 U.S.C. 1693o-2(a)(5)) and 
is not given confidential treatment.
    Abstract: Regulation II implements, among other things, standards 
for assessing whether interchange transaction fees for electronic debit 
transactions are reasonable and proportional to the cost incurred by 
the issuer with respect to the transaction, as required by section 920 
of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act. The regulation sets a cap of 21 
cents plus 5 basis points of the transaction's value on interchange 
transaction fees of covered issuers.
    Regulation II allows adjustments to debit card interchange 
transaction fees to make an allowance for fraud-prevention costs 
incurred by issuers. The regulation permits an issuer to receive or 
charge an amount of no more than 1 cent per transaction in addition to 
its interchange transaction fee if the issuer develops and implements 
policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to take effective 
steps to reduce the occurrence of, and costs to all parties from, 
fraudulent electronic debit transactions. An issuer must notify its 
payment card networks annually that it complies with the Federal 
Reserve's standards for the fraud-prevention adjustment.
    Regulation II requires issuers to retain evidence of compliance 
with the requirements imposed for a period of not less than five years 
after the end of the calendar year in which the electronic debit 
transaction occurred.
    Current Actions: On September 15, 2015 the Federal Reserve 
published a notice in the Federal Register (80 FR 55360) requesting 
public comment for 60 days on the extension, without revision, of the 
Recordkeeping and

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Disclosure Requirements Associated with Regulation II (Debit Card 
Interchange Fees and Routing). The comment period for this notice 
expired on November 16, 2015. The Federal Reserve did not receive any 
comments. The information collection will be extended for three years, 
without revision, as proposed.
    2. Report title: Recordkeeping Requirements of Regulation H and 
Regulation K Associated with Bank Secrecy Act Compliance Programs.
    Agency form number: Reg K.
    OMB control number: 7100-0310.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Reporters: State member banks; Edge and agreement corporations; and 
U.S. branches, agencies, and other offices of foreign banks supervised 
by the Federal Reserve.
    Estimated annual reporting hours: Establish compliance program, 160 
hours; and maintenance of compliance program, 4,872 hours.
    Estimated average hours per response: Establish compliance program, 
16 hours; and maintenance of compliance program, 4 hours.
    Number of respondents: Establish compliance program, 10; and 
maintenance of compliance program, 1,218.
    General description of report: The standards for Bank Secrecy Act 
(BSA) compliance programs associated with section 208.63 of Regulation 
H and with sections 211.5(m)(1) and 211.24(j)(1) of Regulation K are 
generally authorized pursuant to the BSA. In addition, sections 11, 21, 
25, and 25A of the Federal Reserve Act authorize the Board to require 
the information collection and recordkeeping requirements set forth in 
Regulations H and K. Section 5 of the Bank Holding Company Act and 
section 13(a) of the International Banking Act provide further 
authority for sections 211.5(m) and 211.24(j)(1) of Regulation K. Since 
the Federal Reserve does not collect any information, no issue of 
confidentiality normally arises. However, if a BSA compliance program 
becomes a Federal Reserve record during an examination, the information 
may be protected from disclosure under exemptions (b)(4) and (b)(8) of 
the Freedom of Information Act.
    Abstract: Section 208.63 of Regulation H requires state member 
banks to establish and maintain the same procedures. Sections 
211.5(m)(1) and 211.24(j)(1) of Regulation K require Edge and agreement 
corporations and U.S. branches, agencies, and other offices of foreign 
banks supervised by the Federal Reserve to establish and maintain 
procedures reasonably designed to ensure and monitor compliance with 
the BSA and related regulations. There are no required reporting forms 
associated with this information collection.
    Current Actions: On September 15, 2015 the Federal Reserve 
published a notice in the Federal Register (80 FR 55360) requesting 
public comment for 60 days on the extension, without revision, of the 
Recordkeeping Requirements of Regulation H and Regulation K Associated 
with Bank Secrecy Act Compliance Programs. The comment period for this 
notice expired on November 16, 2015. The Federal Reserve did not 
receive any comments. The information collection will be extended for 
three years, without revision, as proposed.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 3, 
2015.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2015-30855 Filed 12-7-15; 8:45 am]
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