Agency Information Collection Activities: Announcement of Board Approval Under Delegated Authority and Submission to OMB, 89463-89464 [2016-29606]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 238 / Monday, December 12, 2016 / Notices FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION Notice of Termination of the Receivership of 10316, Gulf State Community Bank, Carrabelle, Florida The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (‘‘FDIC’’), as Receiver for 10316, Gulf State Community Bank, Carrabelle, Florida (‘‘Receiver’’), has been authorized to take all actions necessary to terminate the receivership estate of Gulf State Community Bank (‘‘Receivership Estate’’); the Receiver has made all dividend distributions required by law. The Receiver has further irrevocably authorized and appointed FDIC-Corporate as its attorney-in-fact to execute and file any and all documents that may be required to be executed by the Receiver which FDIC-Corporate, in its sole discretion, deems necessary; including but not limited to releases, discharges, satisfactions, endorsements, assignments and deeds. Effective December 1, 2016, the Receivership Estate has been terminated, the Receiver discharged, and the Receivership Estate has ceased to exist as a legal entity. Dated: December 6, 2016. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Valerie J. Best, Assistant Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–29637 Filed 12–9–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6714–01–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: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board or Federal Reserve) is adopting a proposal to revise, with revision, the Joint Standards for Assessing Diversity Policies and Practices (Policy Statement). On June 15, 1984, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) delegated to the Board authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) to approve of and assign OMB control numbers to collection of information requests and requirements conducted or sponsored by the Board. In exercising this delegated authority, the Board is directed to take every reasonable step to solicit comment. In determining whether to approve a collection of information, the Board will consider all mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:59 Dec 09, 2016 Jkt 241001 comments received from the public and other agencies. 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 for three years, with revision, of the following report: Report title: Joint Standards for Assessing Diversity Policies and Practices. Agency form number: FR 2100. OMB control number: 7100–0368. Frequency: Annual. Respondents: Financial institutions regulated by the Federal Reserve. Estimated annual burden hours: 3,912 hours. Estimated average hours per response: 8 hours. Number of respondents: 488. General description of report: Section 342 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank Act) requires the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB), and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (the Agencies) each to establish an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) to be responsible for all matters of the Agency relating to diversity in management, employment, and business activities. Section 342 requires each OMWI director to develop standards for ‘‘assessing the diversity policies and practices of entities regulated by the agency.’’ The Policy Statement, published jointly by the Agencies in June 2015, contain those standards. Legal authorization and confidentiality: The Board’s Legal Division has determined that the information collections contained within the Policy Statement are authorized by section 342 of the DoddFrank Act, which requires the Board’s PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 89463 OMWI director to develop standards for assessing regulated entities’ diversity policies and practices and are voluntary. The Standard regarding transparency, and a portion of the self-assessment Standard, call for regulated entities to provide information to the public, so confidentiality is not an issue with respect to those aspects of the Policy. A regulated entity may provide selfassessment material to the Board that contains confidential commercial information protectable under exemption 4 of the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4), and may request that the information be kept confidential on a case-by-case basis. The Federal Reserve will determine whether the information is entitled to confidential treatment on an ad hoc basis in connection with such a request. As noted in the Policy Statement, an entity’s primary federal regulator may share information obtained from regulated entities with other Agencies, but will publish information disclosed to them only in a form that does not identify a particular entity or individual or disclose confidential business information. Current Actions: The Federal Reserve previously received OMB approval for a voluntary information collection with respect to the Policy Statement, pursuant to which entities regulated by the Federal Reserve voluntarily selfassess their diversity policies and practices.1 This revision to that collection adds the Diversity SelfAssessment Template to assist with the self-assessment. The Template (1) asks for general information about a respondent; (2) includes a checklist of the standards set forth in the Policy Statement; (3) seeks additional diversity data; and (4) provides an opportunity for a respondent to provide other information regarding or comment on the self-assessment of its diversity policies and practices. On September 27, 2016, the Federal Reserve published a notice in the Federal Register (81 FR 66275) requesting comment on the proposal to include a reporting tool entitled ‘‘Diversity Self-Assessment Template.’’ The comment period for this notice expired on November 28, 2016. The Federal Reserve did not receive any comments. The reporting template will be implemented as proposed. 1 80 FR 33016 (June 10, 2015). E:\FR\FM\12DEN1.SGM 12DEN1 89464 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 238 / Monday, December 12, 2016 / Notices Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 7, 2016. Yao-Chin Chao, Assistant Secretary of the Board. FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM [FR Doc. 2016–29606 Filed 12–9–16; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2016–29689 Filed 12–9–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–P BILLING CODE 6210–01–P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 6, 2016. Robert deV. Frierson, Secretary of the Board. 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 Governors not later than January 9, 2017. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Chapelle Davis, Assistant Vice President) 1000 Peachtree Street NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30309. Comments can also be sent electronically to Applications.Comments@atl.frb.org: 1. First IC Corporation; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the outstanding shares of First Intercontinental Bank, both of Doraville, Georgia. 2. Marine Bancorp of Florida, Inc.; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the outstanding shares of Marine Bank & Trust Company, both of Vero Beach, Florida. 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 Governors not later than January 6, 2017. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Colette A. Fried, Assistant Vice President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690–1414: 1. Stratford Bancshares Inc., Stratford, Wisconsin; to merge with Spencer Bancorporation, Inc., Spencer, Wisconsin, and thereby indirectly acquire Stratford State Bank, Stratford, Wisconsin. 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 Governors not later than January 6, 2017. A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (David L. Hubbard, Senior Manager) P.O. Box 442, St. Louis, Missouri 63166–2034. Comments can also be sent electronically to Comments.applications@stls.frb.org: 1. Home BancShares, Inc., Conway, Arkansas; to acquire 100 percent of Bank of Commerce, Sarasota, Florida. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:59 Dec 09, 2016 Jkt 241001 Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 6, 2016. Yao-Chin Chao, Assistant Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2016–29618 Filed 12–9–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 6, 2016. Yao-Chin Chao, Assistant Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2016–29617 Filed 12–9–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Sunshine Act Meeting Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. TIME AND DATE: 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 15, 2016. AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: E:\FR\FM\12DEN1.SGM 12DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 238 (Monday, December 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 89463-89464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29606]


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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: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board or 
Federal Reserve) is adopting a proposal to revise, with revision, the 
Joint Standards for Assessing Diversity Policies and Practices (Policy 
Statement).
    On June 15, 1984, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
delegated to the Board authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(PRA) to approve of and assign OMB control numbers to collection of 
information requests and requirements conducted or sponsored by the 
Board. In exercising this delegated authority, the Board is directed to 
take every reasonable step to solicit comment. In determining whether 
to approve a collection of information, the Board will consider all 
comments received from the public and other agencies.

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 for 
three years, with revision, of the following report:
    Report title: Joint Standards for Assessing Diversity Policies and 
Practices.
    Agency form number: FR 2100.
    OMB control number: 7100-0368.
    Frequency: Annual.
    Respondents: Financial institutions regulated by the Federal 
Reserve.
    Estimated annual burden hours: 3,912 hours.
    Estimated average hours per response: 8 hours.
    Number of respondents: 488.
    General description of report: Section 342 of the Dodd-Frank Wall 
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank Act) 
requires the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation (FDIC), National Credit Union Administration 
(NCUA), Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB), and Securities 
and Exchange Commission (SEC) (the Agencies) each to establish an 
Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) to be responsible for all 
matters of the Agency relating to diversity in management, employment, 
and business activities. Section 342 requires each OMWI director to 
develop standards for ``assessing the diversity policies and practices 
of entities regulated by the agency.'' The Policy Statement, published 
jointly by the Agencies in June 2015, contain those standards.
    Legal authorization and confidentiality: The Board's Legal Division 
has determined that the information collections contained within the 
Policy Statement are authorized by section 342 of the Dodd-Frank Act, 
which requires the Board's OMWI director to develop standards for 
assessing regulated entities' diversity policies and practices and are 
voluntary.
    The Standard regarding transparency, and a portion of the self-
assessment Standard, call for regulated entities to provide information 
to the public, so confidentiality is not an issue with respect to those 
aspects of the Policy. A regulated entity may provide self-assessment 
material to the Board that contains confidential commercial information 
protectable under exemption 4 of the Freedom of Information Act, 5 
U.S.C. 552(b)(4), and may request that the information be kept 
confidential on a case-by-case basis. The Federal Reserve will 
determine whether the information is entitled to confidential treatment 
on an ad hoc basis in connection with such a request. As noted in the 
Policy Statement, an entity's primary federal regulator may share 
information obtained from regulated entities with other Agencies, but 
will publish information disclosed to them only in a form that does not 
identify a particular entity or individual or disclose confidential 
business information.
    Current Actions: The Federal Reserve previously received OMB 
approval for a voluntary information collection with respect to the 
Policy Statement, pursuant to which entities regulated by the Federal 
Reserve voluntarily self-assess their diversity policies and 
practices.\1\ This revision to that collection adds the Diversity Self-
Assessment Template to assist with the self-assessment. The Template 
(1) asks for general information about a respondent; (2) includes a 
checklist of the standards set forth in the Policy Statement; (3) seeks 
additional diversity data; and (4) provides an opportunity for a 
respondent to provide other information regarding or comment on the 
self-assessment of its diversity policies and practices.
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    \1\ 80 FR 33016 (June 10, 2015).
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    On September 27, 2016, the Federal Reserve published a notice in 
the Federal Register (81 FR 66275) requesting comment on the proposal 
to include a reporting tool entitled ``Diversity Self-Assessment 
Template.'' The comment period for this notice expired on November 28, 
2016. The Federal Reserve did not receive any comments. The reporting 
template will be implemented as proposed.


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    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 6, 
2016.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2016-29606 Filed 12-9-16; 8:45 am]
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