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companies owned or controlled by
foreign banks.
Legal authorization and
confidentiality: The Board’s Legal
Division has determined that Section
1507 of the S.A.F.E. Act, 12 U.S.C. 5106,
requires that the CFPB develop and
maintain a system for registering
individual MLOs of covered financial
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regulatory scheme) and appear on the
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Regulation G implements this
registration scheme; Section 1007.104
requires the adoption of appropriate
policies and procedures by covered
financial institutions; and Section
1007.105 requires that covered financial
institutions provide the unique
identifiers of MLOs to consumers. (12
CFR 1007.103–.105). Under Section
1061 of the Dodd-Frank Act, (12 U.S.C.
5581©), ‘‘a transferor agency [such as
the Board] that is a prudential regulator
shall have . . . ‘‘authority to require
reports from . . . conduct examinations
for . . . and enforce compliance with
Federal consumer financial laws’’ with
respect to the Board-supervised entities
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is authorized to collect this information
with respect to the institutions we
supervise for this purpose. This
information collection is mandatory.
As noted above, the unique identifier
of MLOs must be made public and is not
considered confidential. In addition,
most of the information that MLOs
submit in order to register with the
Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System
and Registry will be publicly available.
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individuals who act as MLOs are
entitled to confidential treatment under
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(FOIA), which protects from disclosure
information that ‘‘would constitute a
clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy.’’ (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(6)).
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institutions retain their own records and
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the FOIA would only be implicated if
the Board’s examiners obtained a copy
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(b)(8), regarding examination-related
materials. (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(8)).
Current Actions: On January 10, 2017
the Federal Reserve published a notice
in the Federal Register (82 FR 2995)
requesting public comment for 60 days
on the extension, without revision, of
the Registration of Mortgage Loan
Originators. The comment period for
this notice expired on March 13, 2017.
The Federal Reserve did not receive any
comments.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, April 6, 2017.
Ann E. Misback,
Secretary of the Board.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
intention of the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request
that the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approve the proposed
information collection project ‘‘AHRQ
Research Reporting System (ARRS).’’
This proposed information collection
was previously published in the Federal
Register on January 11, 2017 and
allowed 60 days for public comment.
AHRQ did not receive any substantive
comments during this period. The
purpose of this notice is to allow an
additional 30 days for public comment.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by May 11, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be submitted to: AHRQ’s OMB Desk
Officer by fax at (202) 395–6974
(attention: AHRQ’s desk officer) or by
email at OIRA_submission@
omb.eop.gov (attention: AHRQ’s desk
officer).
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports
Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477, or by
email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Proposed Project
AHRQ Research Reporting System
(ARRS)
AHRQ has developed a systematic
method for its grantees and vendors to
report project progress and important
preliminary findings for grants and
contracts funded by the Agency. In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3521,
AHRQ invites the public to comment on
this proposed information collection.
This system, the AHRQ Research
Reporting System (ARRS), previously
known as the Grants Reporting System
(GRS), was last approved by OMB on
May 16, 2014. The system addressed the
shortfalls in the previous reporting
process and established a consistent and
comprehensive grants reporting solution
for AHRQ. The ARRS provides a
centralized repository of grants and
contract research progress and
additional information that can be used
to support initiatives within the Agency.
This includes future research planning
and support for administrative activities
such as performance monitoring,
budgeting, knowledge transfer and
strategic planning.
This project has the following goals:
(1) To promote the transfer of critical
information more frequently and
efficiently and enhance the Agency’s
ability to support research designed to
improve the outcomes and quality of
health care, reduce its costs, and
broaden access to effective services.
(2) To increase the efficiency of the
Agency in responding to ad-hoc
information requests.
(3) To support Executive Branch
requirements for increased transparency
and public reporting.
(4) To establish a consistent approach
throughout the Agency for information
collection regarding grant and contract
progress and a systematic basis for
oversight and for facilitating potential
collaborations among grantees.
(5) To decrease the inconvenience and
burden on grantees and vendors of
unanticipated ad-hoc requests for
information by the Agency in response
to particular one-time internal and
external requests for information.
This study is being conducted by
AHRQ pursuant to AHRQ’s statutory
authority to conduct and support
research on health care and on systems
for the delivery of such care, including
activities with respect to the quality,
effectiveness, efficiency,
appropriateness and value of healthcare
services and with respect to quality
measurement and improvement. 42
U.S.C. 299a(a)(1) and (2).
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Method of Collection
To achieve the goals of this project,
the following data collections will be
implemented:
AHRQ Research Reporting System
(ARRS)—Grantees and vendors use the
ARRS system to report project progress
and important preliminary findings for
grants and contracts funded by the
Agency. Grantees and vendors submit
progress reports on a monthly or
quarterly basis which are reviewed by
AHRQ personnel. All users access the
ARRS system through a secure online
interface which requires a user I.D. and
password entered through the ARRS
login screen. When status reports are
due AHRQ notifies principal
investigators and vendors via email.
The ARRS is an automated, userfriendly resource that is utilized by
AHRQ staff for preparing, distributing,
and reviewing reporting requests to
grantees and vendors for the purpose of
information sharing. AHRQ personnel
are able to systematically search the
information collected and stored in the
ARRS database. Personnel will also use
the information to address internal and/
or external requests for information
regarding grant progress, preliminary
findings, and other requests, such as
Freedom of Information Act requests
and producing responses related to
federally mandated programs and
regulations.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated
annualized burden hours for the
respondents. It will take grantees and
vendors an estimated 10 minutes to
enter the necessary data into the ARRS
System and reporting will occur four
times annually. The total annualized
burden hours are estimated to be 333
hours.
Exhibit 2 shows the estimated
annualized cost burden for the
respondents. The total estimated cost
burden for respondents is $12,454.
EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Form name
Number of
responses per
respondent
Hours per
response
Total
burden hours
Data entry into ARRS ......................................................................................
500
4
10/60
333
Total ..........................................................................................................
500
N/A
N/A
333
EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN
Number of
respondents
Form name
Total burden
hours
Average
hourly wage
rate *
Total cost
burden
Data entry into ARRS ......................................................................................
500
333
$37.40
$12,454
Total ..........................................................................................................
500
333
N/A
12,454
* Based upon the average wages for Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Occupations (29–0000), ‘‘National Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States, May 2015,’’ U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_
nat.htm#29-0000.
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Request for Comments
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act, comments on AHRQ’s
information collection are requested
with regard to any of the following: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of AHRQ health care
research and health care information
dissemination functions, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
AHRQ’s estimate of burden (including
hours and costs) of the proposed
collection(s) of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information upon the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and
included in the Agency’s subsequent
request for OMB approval of the
proposed information collection. All
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comments will become a matter of
public record.
Sharon B. Arnold,
Acting Director.
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Quality
Supplemental Evidence and Data
Request on Systematic Review of
Breastfeeding Programs and Policies,
Breastfeeding Uptake, and Maternal
Health Outcomes in Developed
Countries
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.
ACTION: Request for supplemental
evidence and data submissions.
AGENCY:
The Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ) is seeking
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scientific information submissions from
the public. Scientific information is
being solicited to inform our review of
Systematic Review of Breastfeeding
Programs and Policies, Breastfeeding
Uptake, and Maternal Health Outcomes
in Developed Countries, which is
currently being conducted by the
AHRQ’s Evidence-based Practice
CentersProgram. Access to published
and unpublished pertinent scientific
information will improve the quality of
this review.
DATES: Submission Deadline on or
before May 11, 2017.
ADDRESSES:
Email submissions: SEADS@epcsrc.org.
Print submissions: Mailing Address:
Portland VA Research Foundation,
Scientific Resource Center, ATTN:
Scientific Information Packet
Coordinator, P.O. Box 69539, Portland,
OR 97239.
Shipping Address (FedEx, UPS, etc.):
Portland VA Research Foundation,
Scientific Resource Center, ATTN:
Scientific Information Packet
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the intention of the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request that the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approve the proposed information collection
project ``AHRQ Research Reporting System (ARRS).''
This proposed information collection was previously published in
the Federal Register on January 11, 2017 and allowed 60 days for public
comment. AHRQ did not receive any substantive comments during this
period. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days
for public comment.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by May 11, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to: AHRQ's OMB Desk
Officer by fax at (202) 395-6974 (attention: AHRQ's desk officer) or by
email at OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov (attention: AHRQ's desk officer).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports
Clearance Officer, (301) 427-1477, or by email at
doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Project
AHRQ Research Reporting System (ARRS)
AHRQ has developed a systematic method for its grantees and vendors
to report project progress and important preliminary findings for
grants and contracts funded by the Agency. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521, AHRQ invites the public
to comment on this proposed information collection. This system, the
AHRQ Research Reporting System (ARRS), previously known as the Grants
Reporting System (GRS), was last approved by OMB on May 16, 2014. The
system addressed the shortfalls in the previous reporting process and
established a consistent and comprehensive grants reporting solution
for AHRQ. The ARRS provides a centralized repository of grants and
contract research progress and additional information that can be used
to support initiatives within the Agency. This includes future research
planning and support for administrative activities such as performance
monitoring, budgeting, knowledge transfer and strategic planning.
This project has the following goals:
(1) To promote the transfer of critical information more frequently
and efficiently and enhance the Agency's ability to support research
designed to improve the outcomes and quality of health care, reduce its
costs, and broaden access to effective services.
(2) To increase the efficiency of the Agency in responding to ad-
hoc information requests.
(3) To support Executive Branch requirements for increased
transparency and public reporting.
(4) To establish a consistent approach throughout the Agency for
information collection regarding grant and contract progress and a
systematic basis for oversight and for facilitating potential
collaborations among grantees.
(5) To decrease the inconvenience and burden on grantees and
vendors of unanticipated ad-hoc requests for information by the Agency
in response to particular one-time internal and external requests for
information.
This study is being conducted by AHRQ pursuant to AHRQ's statutory
authority to conduct and support research on health care and on systems
for the delivery of such care, including activities with respect to the
quality, effectiveness, efficiency, appropriateness and value of
healthcare services and with respect to quality measurement and
improvement. 42 U.S.C. 299a(a)(1) and (2).
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Method of Collection
To achieve the goals of this project, the following data
collections will be implemented:
AHRQ Research Reporting System (ARRS)--Grantees and vendors use the
ARRS system to report project progress and important preliminary
findings for grants and contracts funded by the Agency. Grantees and
vendors submit progress reports on a monthly or quarterly basis which
are reviewed by AHRQ personnel. All users access the ARRS system
through a secure online interface which requires a user I.D. and
password entered through the ARRS login screen. When status reports are
due AHRQ notifies principal investigators and vendors via email.
The ARRS is an automated, user-friendly resource that is utilized
by AHRQ staff for preparing, distributing, and reviewing reporting
requests to grantees and vendors for the purpose of information
sharing. AHRQ personnel are able to systematically search the
information collected and stored in the ARRS database. Personnel will
also use the information to address internal and/or external requests
for information regarding grant progress, preliminary findings, and
other requests, such as Freedom of Information Act requests and
producing responses related to federally mandated programs and
regulations.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated annualized burden hours for the
respondents. It will take grantees and vendors an estimated 10 minutes
to enter the necessary data into the ARRS System and reporting will
occur four times annually. The total annualized burden hours are
estimated to be 333 hours.
Exhibit 2 shows the estimated annualized cost burden for the
respondents. The total estimated cost burden for respondents is
$12,454.
Exhibit 1--Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of
Form name Number of responses per Hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Data entry into ARRS............................ 500 4 10/60 333
---------------------------------------------------------------
Total....................................... 500 N/A N/A 333
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Exhibit 2--Estimated Annualized Cost Burden
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average
Form name Number of Total burden hourly wage Total cost
respondents hours rate * burden
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Data entry into ARRS............................ 500 333 $37.40 $12,454
---------------------------------------------------------------
Total....................................... 500 333 N/A 12,454
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* Based upon the average wages for Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Occupations (29-0000), ``National
Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States, May 2015,'' U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of
Labor Statistics, https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#29-0000.
Request for Comments
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, comments on AHRQ's
information collection are requested with regard to any of the
following: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of AHRQ health care research and
health care information dissemination functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of AHRQ's
estimate of burden (including hours and costs) of the proposed
collection(s) of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information upon the
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and included in the Agency's subsequent request for OMB approval of the
proposed information collection. All comments will become a matter of
public record.
Sharon B. Arnold,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 2017-07156 Filed 4-10-17; 8:45 am]
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