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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 11,
2019.
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. The McGehee Bank Employee Stock
Ownership Plan, McGehee, Arkansas; to
acquire additional voting shares of
Southeast Financial Bankstock Corp.,
McGehee, Arkansas, and thereby
acquire shares of McGehee Bank,
McGehee, Arkansas.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, December 12, 2018.
Yao-Chin Chao,
Assistant Secretary of the Board.
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Change in Bank Control Notices;
Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or
Bank Holding Company
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
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indicated for that notice or to the offices
of the Board of Governors. Comments
must be received not later than
December 31, 2018.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
(Kathryn Haney, Assistant Vice
President) 1000 Peachtree Street NE,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. Comments can
also be sent electronically to
Applications.Comments@atl.frb.org:
1. Rabun Beasley, Zachary Johnson,
and Deborah Beasley Johnson, acting in
concert with the R. Darrell Beasley
group, all of Hazlehurst, Georgia; to
retain voting shares of Hazlehurst
Investors, Inc., and thereby retain shares
of Bank of Hazlehurst both of
Hazlehurst, Georgia.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, December 12, 2018.
Yao-Chin Chao,
Assistant Secretary of the Board.
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Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.
ACTION: Notice, request for comment.
AGENCY:
The Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System (Board) invites
comment on a proposal to implement
the New Hire Information Collection
(FR 27; OMB No. 7100–new).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before February 15, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by FR 27 by any of the
following methods:
• Agency Website: https://
www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments at
https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/
foia/proposedregs.aspx.
• Email: regs.comments@
federalreserve.gov. Include OMB
number in the subject line of the
message.
• Fax: (202) 452–3819 or (202) 452–
3102.
• Mail: Ann E. Misback, 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 website 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
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contact information. Public comments
may also be viewed electronically or in
paper form in Room 3515, 1801 K Street
NW (between 18th and 19th Streets
NW), Washington, DC 20006 between
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays.
For security reasons, the Board requires
that visitors make an appointment to
inspect comments. You may do so by
calling (202) 452–3684. Upon arrival,
visitors will be required to present valid
government-issued photo identification
and to submit to security screening in
order to inspect and photocopy
comments.
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, if
approved. These documents will also be
made available on the Board’s public
website 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—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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June
15, 1984, the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) delegated to the Board
authority under the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) to approve 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.
Request for Comment on Information
Collection Proposal
The Board invites public comment on
the following information collection,
which is being reviewed under
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authority delegated by the OMB under
the PRA. Comments are invited on the
following:
a. Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the Board’s functions,
including whether the information has
practical utility;
b. The accuracy of the Board’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 startup costs
and costs of operation, maintenance,
and purchase of services to provide
information.
At the end of the comment period, the
comments and recommendations
received will be analyzed to determine
the extent to which the Board should
modify the proposal.
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Proposal Under OMB Delegated
Authority To Implement the Following
Information Collection
Report title: New Hire Information
Collection.
Agency form number: FR 27.
OMB control number: 7100–new.
Frequency: As needed.
Respondents: Individuals.
Estimated number of respondents:
Regular Hires: 312; Intern Hires: 122;
Federal Transfers: 10.
Estimated average hours per response:
Regular Hires: 1; Intern Hires: 0.75;
Federal Transfers: 1.08.
Estimated annual burden hours:
414.3.
General description of report: This
information collection would provide
for the electronic collection of certain
personnel information from new hires
using a secure web-based portal, the
‘‘New Hire Portal,’’ before the first day
of employment of a new hire. In this
way, the Board is proposing to
streamline the collection of personnel
information from new hires so that
much of the information previously
collected in hardcopy format from new
employees on their first day of
employment would be submitted
electronically by new hires through the
secure web-based New Hire Portal
before they become employees of the
Board.
Currently, information is collected
from new employees during the Board’s
New Employee Orientation (‘‘NEO’’) in
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order to complete certain employee onboarding tasks, such as compensation,
conduct security/background checks,
set-up computer log-in profiles,
establish applicable tax withholdings,
determine benefits, identify dependents,
and related purposes. Such personnel
information currently is submitted by
new employees on hardcopy forms
during or after NEO. Accordingly, the
information collected under the Board’s
current process is not subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act (‘‘PRA’’), 44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq., because information
is only provided to the Board after the
respondent has become a Board
employee. However, under the proposal,
such personnel information
predominantly would be collected
electronically from new hires through
the New Hire Portal before the new hire
becomes an employee of the Board.
Therefore, the requirements of the PRA
would apply to the information
collection.
As part of the onboarding process for
new hires, a Human Resources (‘‘HR’’)
professional at the Board would identify
the necessary information that must be
collected from the new hire, which is
dependent upon whether the person
will be starting as an Intern or starting
as a full- or part-time employee,
including as a Governor or Board officer
(hereinafter, ‘‘Regular Employee’’), and
whether the Regular Employee is
transferring from another federal agency
(‘‘Federal Transfer’’). The new hire
would then be sent an email asking him
or her to provide the personnel
information, described below, through
the New Hire Portal prior to their
official start date.
Legal authorization and
confidentiality: The information
collected as part of the New Hire
Information Collection is authorized
pursuant to sections 10(3), 10(4), 11(l),
and 11(q) of the Federal Reserve Act,
which provides the Board broad
authority over employment of staff and
security of its building, as well as the
authority to determine and prescribe the
manner in which its obligations shall be
incurred and its expenses allowed and
paid (12 U.S.C. 243, 244, 248(l), and
248(q)). In addition, Executive Order
9397 (November 22, 1943) authorizes
Federal agencies to use an individual’s
social security number to identify
individuals in agency records.
Providing the information collected as
part of the New Hire Information
Collection is voluntary. However, if
certain information requested as part of
the New Hire Information Collection is
not provided, then the Board cannot
complete the hiring process.
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Generally, information collected as
part of the New Hire Information
Collection will be kept confidential
from the public under exemption 6 of
the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
to the extent that the disclosure of the
information ‘‘would constitute a clearly
unwarranted invasion of personal
privacy’’ (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(6)). For
example, the release of information such
as the new hire’s date of birth, home
address, home telephone number, or
social security numbers to the public
would likely constitute a clearly
unwarranted invasion of personal
privacy and be kept confidential.
However, the release of information
such as the educational history of the
new hire or the start date of
employment would not likely constitute
a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy and may be disclosed
under the FOIA.
Determinations regarding disclosure
to third parties of any confidential
portions of the information collection
that are considered exempt under the
FOIA will be made in accordance with
the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a(b).
Relevant Privacy Act statements are
provided when a respondent logs in to
the portal and before the respondent is
asked to provide any information. The
Board may make disclosures in
accordance with the Privacy Act’s
routine use disclosure provision, 5
U.S.C. 552a(a)(7) and (b)(3)), which
permits the disclosure of a record for a
purpose which is compatible with the
purpose for which the record was
collected. Such routine uses are listed in
the specific systems of records notices,
which apply to this information
collection and which can be found in:
(1) The System of Records Notice for
BGFRS–1, FRB–Recruiting and
Placement Records, located here:
https://www.federalreserve.gov/files/
BGFRS-1-recruiting-and-placementrecords.pdf; (2) the System of Records
Notice for BGFRS–4, FRB–General
Personnel Records, located here: https://
www.federalreserve.gov/files/BGFRS-4general-personnel-records.pdf; (3) the
System of Records Notice for BGFRS–7,
FRB—Payroll and Leave Records,
located here: https://
www.federalreserve.gov/files/BGFRS-7payroll-and-leave-records.pdf; (4) the
System of Records Notice for BGFRS–
24, FRB—EEO General Files, located
here: https://www.federalreserve.gov/
files/BGFRS-24-eeo-general-files.pdf;
and/or (5) the System of Records Notice
for BGFRS–34, FRB–ESS Staff
Identification Card File, located here:
https://www.federalreserve.gov/files/
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, December 12, 2018.
Michele Taylor Fennell,
Assistant Secretary of the Board.
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[Notice–WWICC–2018–04; Docket No. 2018–
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World War One Centennial
Commission; Notification of Upcoming
Public Advisory Meeting
World War One Centennial
Commission, GSA.
ACTION: Meeting notice.
AGENCY:
Notice of this meeting is being
provided according to the requirements
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
This notice provides the schedule and
agenda for the January 22, 2019 meeting
of the World War One Centennial
Commission (the Commission). The
meeting is open to the public.
DATES:
Applicable: December 10, 2018.
Meeting date: The meeting will be
held on Tuesday, January 22, 2019,
starting at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard
Time (EST), and ending no later than
12:00 p.m. EST.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
telephonically. The call will be
convened at the Offices of the World
War 1 Centennial Commission at 1800
G Street NW, Washington, DC 20006,
Street Level.
This location is handicapped
accessible. The meeting will be open to
the public. Persons attending in person
are requested to refrain from using
perfume, cologne, and other fragrances.
Written Comments may be submitted
to the Commission and will be made
part of the permanent record of the
Commission. Comments must be
received by 5:00 p.m. EST, on January
18, 2019, and may be provided by email
to daniel.dayton@
worldwar1centennial.gov.
Contact Mr. Daniel S. Dayton at
daniel.dayton@worldwar1centennial.org
to register to comment during the
meeting’s 30-minute public comment
period. Registered speakers/
organizations will be allowed five (5)
minutes, and will need to provide
written copies of their presentations.
Requests to comment, together with
presentations for the meeting must be
received by 5:00 p.m. EST, on Friday
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January 18, 2019. Please contact Mr.
Dayton at the email address above to
obtain meeting materials.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daniel S. Dayton, Designated Federal
Officer, World War 1 Centennial
Commission, 701 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW, 123, Washington, DC 20004–2608,
202–380–0725 (note: this is not a tollfree number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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The World War One Centennial
Commission was established by Public
Law 112–272 (as amended), as a
commission to ensure a suitable
observance of the centennial of World
War I, to provide for the designation of
memorials to the service of members of
the United States Armed Forces in
World War I, and for other purposes.
Under this authority, the Committee
will plan, develop, and execute
programs, projects, and activities to
commemorate the centennial of World
War I, encourage private organizations
and State and local governments to
organize and participate in activities
commemorating the centennial of World
War I, facilitate and coordinate activities
throughout the United States relating to
the centennial of World War I, serve as
a clearinghouse for the collection and
dissemination of information about
events and plans for the centennial of
World War I, and develop
recommendations for Congress and the
President for commemorating the
centennial of World War I. The
Commission does not have an
appropriation and operates on donated
funds.
Agenda: Wednesday, January 22, 2019
Old Business
• Acceptance of minutes of last
meeting.
• Public Comment Period.
New Business
• Executive Director’s Report—
Executive Director Dayton.
• Executive Committee Report—
Commissioner Hamby.
• Financial Committee Report—Vice
Chair Fountain.
• Memorial Report—Vice Chair
Fountain.
• Fundraising Report—Commissioner
Sedgwick.
• Education Report—Dr. O’Connell.
Other Business
• Chairman’s Report.
• Set Next Meeting.
• Motion to Adjourn.
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Dated: December 10, 2018.
Daniel S. Dayton,
Designated Federal Official, World War I
Centennial Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[30Day–19–1112]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork
Reduction Act Review
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
has submitted the information
collection request titled FoodNet
Population Survey to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. CDC previously
published a ‘‘Proposed Data Collection
Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations’’ notice on August
10, 2018 to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies. CDC did
not receive comments related to the
previous notice. This notice serves to
allow an additional 30 days for public
and affected agency comments.
CDC will accept all comments for this
proposed information collection project.
The Office of Management and Budget
is particularly interested in comments
that:
(a) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(b) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agencies estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected;
(d) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including, through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses; and
(e) Assess information collection
costs.
To request additional information on
the proposed project or to obtain a copy
of the information collection plan and
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
ACTION: Notice, request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board)
invites comment on a proposal to implement the New Hire Information
Collection (FR 27; OMB No. 7100-new).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 15, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by FR 27 by any of the
following methods:
Agency Website: https://www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments at https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/foia/proposedregs.aspx.
Email: regs.comments@federalreserve.gov. Include OMB
number in the subject line of the message.
Fax: (202) 452-3819 or (202) 452-3102.
Mail: Ann E. Misback, 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 website 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 NW (between 18th and 19th Streets NW), Washington,
DC 20006 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. For security
reasons, the Board requires that visitors make an appointment to
inspect comments. You may do so by calling (202) 452-3684. Upon
arrival, visitors will be required to present valid government-issued
photo identification and to submit to security screening in order to
inspect and photocopy comments.
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, if approved. These documents will also be made available
on the Board's public website 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--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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 15, 1984, the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) delegated to the Board authority under the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) to approve 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.
Request for Comment on Information Collection Proposal
The Board invites public comment on the following information
collection, which is being reviewed under
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authority delegated by the OMB under the PRA. Comments are invited on
the following:
a. Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the Board's functions, including whether the
information has practical utility;
b. The accuracy of the Board'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 startup costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.
At the end of the comment period, the comments and recommendations
received will be analyzed to determine the extent to which the Board
should modify the proposal.
Proposal Under OMB Delegated Authority To Implement the Following
Information Collection
Report title: New Hire Information Collection.
Agency form number: FR 27.
OMB control number: 7100-new.
Frequency: As needed.
Respondents: Individuals.
Estimated number of respondents: Regular Hires: 312; Intern Hires:
122; Federal Transfers: 10.
Estimated average hours per response: Regular Hires: 1; Intern
Hires: 0.75; Federal Transfers: 1.08.
Estimated annual burden hours: 414.3.
General description of report: This information collection would
provide for the electronic collection of certain personnel information
from new hires using a secure web-based portal, the ``New Hire
Portal,'' before the first day of employment of a new hire. In this
way, the Board is proposing to streamline the collection of personnel
information from new hires so that much of the information previously
collected in hardcopy format from new employees on their first day of
employment would be submitted electronically by new hires through the
secure web-based New Hire Portal before they become employees of the
Board.
Currently, information is collected from new employees during the
Board's New Employee Orientation (``NEO'') in order to complete certain
employee on-boarding tasks, such as compensation, conduct security/
background checks, set-up computer log-in profiles, establish
applicable tax withholdings, determine benefits, identify dependents,
and related purposes. Such personnel information currently is submitted
by new employees on hardcopy forms during or after NEO. Accordingly,
the information collected under the Board's current process is not
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (``PRA''), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq., because information is only provided to the Board after the
respondent has become a Board employee. However, under the proposal,
such personnel information predominantly would be collected
electronically from new hires through the New Hire Portal before the
new hire becomes an employee of the Board. Therefore, the requirements
of the PRA would apply to the information collection.
As part of the onboarding process for new hires, a Human Resources
(``HR'') professional at the Board would identify the necessary
information that must be collected from the new hire, which is
dependent upon whether the person will be starting as an Intern or
starting as a full- or part-time employee, including as a Governor or
Board officer (hereinafter, ``Regular Employee''), and whether the
Regular Employee is transferring from another federal agency (``Federal
Transfer''). The new hire would then be sent an email asking him or her
to provide the personnel information, described below, through the New
Hire Portal prior to their official start date.
Legal authorization and confidentiality: The information collected
as part of the New Hire Information Collection is authorized pursuant
to sections 10(3), 10(4), 11(l), and 11(q) of the Federal Reserve Act,
which provides the Board broad authority over employment of staff and
security of its building, as well as the authority to determine and
prescribe the manner in which its obligations shall be incurred and its
expenses allowed and paid (12 U.S.C. 243, 244, 248(l), and 248(q)). In
addition, Executive Order 9397 (November 22, 1943) authorizes Federal
agencies to use an individual's social security number to identify
individuals in agency records.
Providing the information collected as part of the New Hire
Information Collection is voluntary. However, if certain information
requested as part of the New Hire Information Collection is not
provided, then the Board cannot complete the hiring process.
Generally, information collected as part of the New Hire
Information Collection will be kept confidential from the public under
exemption 6 of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to the extent that
the disclosure of the information ``would constitute a clearly
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy'' (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(6)). For
example, the release of information such as the new hire's date of
birth, home address, home telephone number, or social security numbers
to the public would likely constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy and be kept confidential. However, the release of
information such as the educational history of the new hire or the
start date of employment would not likely constitute a clearly
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy and may be disclosed under the
FOIA.
Determinations regarding disclosure to third parties of any
confidential portions of the information collection that are considered
exempt under the FOIA will be made in accordance with the Privacy Act,
5 U.S.C. 552a(b). Relevant Privacy Act statements are provided when a
respondent logs in to the portal and before the respondent is asked to
provide any information. The Board may make disclosures in accordance
with the Privacy Act's routine use disclosure provision, 5 U.S.C.
552a(a)(7) and (b)(3)), which permits the disclosure of a record for a
purpose which is compatible with the purpose for which the record was
collected. Such routine uses are listed in the specific systems of
records notices, which apply to this information collection and which
can be found in: (1) The System of Records Notice for BGFRS-1, FRB-
Recruiting and Placement Records, located here: https://www.federalreserve.gov/files/BGFRS-1-recruiting-and-placement-records.pdf; (2) the System of Records Notice for BGFRS-4, FRB-General
Personnel Records, located here: https://www.federalreserve.gov/files/BGFRS-4-general-personnel-records.pdf; (3) the System of Records Notice
for BGFRS-7, FRB--Payroll and Leave Records, located here: https://www.federalreserve.gov/files/BGFRS-7-payroll-and-leave-records.pdf; (4)
the System of Records Notice for BGFRS-24, FRB--EEO General Files,
located here: https://www.federalreserve.gov/files/BGFRS-24-eeo-general-files.pdf; and/or (5) the System of Records Notice for BGFRS-
34, FRB-ESS Staff Identification Card File, located here: https://
www.federalreserve.gov/files/
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BGFRS-34-ess-staff-identification-card-file.pdf.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 12,
2018.
Michele Taylor Fennell,
Assistant Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2018-27226 Filed 12-14-18; 8:45 am]
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