Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request, 51713-51714 [2020-18373]

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• FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 163 (Friday, August 21, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51713-51714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18373]


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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 extend for three years, with revision, 
the Reporting Requirements Associated with Regulation XX (FR XX; OMB 
No. 7100-0363) and the Financial Company (as defined) Report of 
Consolidated Liabilities (FR XX-1; OMB No. 7100-0363).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 20, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by FR XX or FR XX-1, 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: [email protected]. Include the 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 or to remove 
personally identifiable information at the commenter's request. 
Accordingly, comments will not be edited to remove any identifying or 
contact information. Public comments may also be viewed electronically 
or in paper in Room 146, 1709 New York Avenue 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 
Office of Management and Budget (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 Paperwork Reduction Act 
(PRA) OMB submission, including the 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 15, 1984, OMB delegated to the Board 
authority under the PRA to approve and assign OMB control numbers to 
collections of information 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 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 Extend for Three Years, With 
Revision, the Following Information Collection

    Report title: Reporting Requirements Associated With Regulation XX; 
Financial Company (As Defined) Report of Consolidated Liabilities.
    Agency form number: FR XX; FR XX-1.
    OMB control number: 7100-0363.
    Frequency: Event-generated; annual.
    Respondents: Insured depository institutions, bank holding 
companies, savings and loan holding companies, any other companies that 
control insured depository institutions, nonbank financial companies 
designated by the Financial Stability Oversight Council (Council) for 
supervision by the Board, or foreign banks or companies that are 
treated as a bank holding company for purposes of the Bank Holding 
Company Act of 1956 (BHC Act); Certain financial companies that do not 
otherwise report consolidated financial information to the Board or 
another Federal banking agency.
    Estimated number of respondents: FR XX (Section 251.3(e))-1; FR XX 
(Sections 251.4(b) and (c))-1; FR XX-1-37.
    Estimated average hours per response: FR XX (Section 251.3(e))-6; 
FR XX (Sections 251.4(b) and (c))-20; FR XX-1-2.
    Estimated annual burden hours: FR XX (Section 251.3(e))-6; FR XX

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(Sections 251.4(b) and (c))-20; FR XX-1-74.
    General description of report: The Board's Regulation XX--
Concentration Limit (12 CFR part 251) implements section 14 of the BHC 
Act,\1\ which establishes a financial sector concentration limit that 
generally prohibits a financial company from merging or consolidating 
with, or otherwise acquiring, another company if the resulting 
company's liabilities upon consummation would exceed 10 percent of the 
aggregate liabilities of all financial companies (a covered 
acquisition). Under section 14 of the BHC Act and Regulation XX, a 
financial company means (1) an insured depository institution, (2) a 
bank holding company, (3) a savings and loan holding company, (4) any 
other company that controls an insured depository institution, (5) a 
nonbank financial company designated by the Council for supervision by 
the Board, or (6) a foreign bank or company that is treated as a bank 
holding company for purposes of the BHC Act. Regulation XX includes 
certain reporting requirements that apply to financial companies, and 
the FR XX-1 collects information from certain financial companies that 
do not otherwise report consolidated financial information to the Board 
or another Federal banking agency.
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    \1\ 12 U.S.C. 1852.
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    Proposed revisions: The Board proposes to revise the FR XX to 
account for the reporting provision located at section 251.3(e). This 
provision of the regulation implements the Council's recommendation to 
allow a financial company that does not use U.S. generally accepted 
accounting principles (GAAP) to use another appropriate accounting 
standard or method of estimation for determining compliance with 
section 14 of the BHC Act, while ensuring that the Board has an 
opportunity to review the appropriateness of the company's proposed 
approach.
    The Board proposes to revise the due date for the FR XX-1 report. 
The FR XX-1 implements section 251.6(a) of Regulation XX, which 
requires a financial company that does not otherwise report 
consolidated financial information to the Board or another Federal 
banking agency to report to the Board its consolidated liabilities as 
of the previous calendar year-end. Regulation XX provides that this 
report must be submitted by March 31 of each year. However, the 
instructions to the FR XX-1 currently state that the report must be 
submitted 90 calendar days after the December 31 as of date or, if the 
submission deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, the first business 
day after the weekend or holiday. Under these instructions, the FR XX-1 
could be due prior to March 31 (in a leap year) or after March 31 (if 
March 31 falls on a weekend or holiday). In order to ensure that the 
due date of the FR XX-1 coincides with the date set forth in Regulation 
XX, the Board proposes to revise the FR XX-1 so that it is due by March 
31 of the year following the December 31 as of date.
    Legal authorization and confidentiality: The FR XX and the FR XX-1 
are authorized by section 14 of the BHC Act, which, in relevant part, 
expressly authorizes the Board to issue ``regulations implementing this 
section'' and ``interpretations or guidance regarding the application 
of this section to an individual financial company or to financial 
companies in general'' (12 U.S.C. 1852(d)). The Board also has the 
authority to require reports from bank holding companies (12 U.S.C. 
1844(c)), savings and loan holding companies (12 U.S.C. 1467a(b) and 
(g)), state member banks (12 U.S.C. 248(a) and 324), and state-licensed 
branches and agencies of foreign banks, other than insured branches (12 
U.S.C. 3105(c)(2)). The obligation to respond is mandatory.
    Individual respondents may request that information submitted to 
the Board through the FR XX or FR XX-1 be kept confidential. If a 
respondent requests confidential treatment, the Board will determine 
whether the information is entitled to confidential treatment on a 
case-by-case basis. To the extent a respondent submits nonpublic 
commercial or financial information in connection with the FR XX or FR 
XX-1, which is both customarily and actually treated as private by the 
respondent, the respondent may request confidential treatment pursuant 
to exemption 4 of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 
552(b)(4)). The entity should separately designate such information as 
``confidential commercial information'' or ``confidential financial 
information'' as appropriate, and the Board will treat such designated 
information as confidential to the extent permitted by law, including 
the FOIA.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, August 17, 
2020.
Michele Taylor Fennell,
Assistant Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2020-18373 Filed 8-20-20; 8:45 am]
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