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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: Notifications Related to
Community Development and Public
Welfare Investments of State Member
Banks.
Agency form number: FR H–6.
OMB control number: 7100–0278.
Frequency: Event-generated.
Respondents: State member banks.
Estimated number of respondents:
Post Notification, 132; and Application
(Prior Approval), 74.
Estimated average hours per response:
Post Notification, 2; and Application
(Prior Approval), 5.
Estimated annual burden hours: Post
Notification, 264; and Application (Prior
Approval), 370.
General description of report:
Regulation H requires state member
banks planning to make community
development or public welfare
investments to comply with the
Regulation H notification requirements:
(1) If the investment does not require
prior Board approval, a written notice
must be sent to the appropriate Federal
Reserve Bank; and (2) if the investment
does require prior Board approval, a
request for approval must be sent to the
appropriate Federal Reserve Bank.
Proposed revisions: The Board
proposes to revise the FR H–6 by
removing the notification requirement
to submit the request for extension of
the divestiture period when the bank
cannot divest within the established
time limit. This requirement has been
listed on the form and in the supporting
statement for a number of years, but is
not contained in the regulations.
Legal authorization and
confidentiality: Section 9(23) of the
Federal Reserve Act authorizes the
Board to prescribe regulations with
regard to state member banks making
investments primarily devoted to public
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welfare endeavors.1 The obligation to
respond is mandatory.
Individual respondents may request
that information submitted to the Board
through the FR H–6 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. Information collected
through the FR H–6 may be kept
confidential under exemption 4 for the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA),
which protects privileged or
confidential commercial or financial
information.2 Additionally, to the extent
the FR H–6 contains information used
in examination reports, it may be
withheld from disclosure under FOIA
Exemption 8, which protects
information ‘‘related to examination,
operating, or condition reports.’’ 3
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, September 14, 2020.
Michele Taylor Fennell,
Assistant Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2020–20508 Filed 9–16–20; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
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 extend for
three years, without revision, the Board
Public website Usability Surveys (FR
3076; OMB No. 7100–0366).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before November 16, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by FR 3076, 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 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
SUMMARY:
1 12 U.S.C. 338a. The Board also has the authority
to require reports from state member banks (12
U.S.C. 248(a) and 324).
2 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
3 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(8).
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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.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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.
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Proposal Under OMB Delegated
Authority To Extend for Three Years,
Without Revision, the Following
Information Collection:
Report title: Board Public website
Usability Surveys.
Agency form number: FR 3076.
OMB control number: 7100–0366.
Frequency: As needed.
Respondents: Individual users and
potential users of the Board’s public
website.
Estimated number of respondents:
Surveys: 100; focus groups: 20.
Estimated average hours per response:
Surveys: 0.25; focus groups: 1.5.
Estimated annual burden hours:
Surveys: 300; focus groups: 120; total:
420.
General description of report: The FR
3076 is used to gather qualitative and
quantitative information directly from
users or potential users of the Board’s
website such as the Congress, other
government agencies, the public,
economic educators, economists,
financial institutions, financial literacy
groups, and community development
groups and more. Participation is
voluntary.
The FR 3076 may seek information
from users or potential users of various
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Board web pages, including press
releases, data releases and downloads,
reports, supervision manuals,
brochures, new web pages, audio, video,
and use of social media. Information
gathered may also include general input
on users’ interests and needs, feedback
on website navigation and layout,
distribution channels, or other factors
which may affect the ability of users to
locate and access content online.
Qualitative collections conducted
using the FR 3076 include data
gathering methods such as focus groups
and individual interviews. Quantitative
surveys conducted using the FR 3076
include surveys conducted online or via
mobile device, telephone, mail, emails,
or a combination of these methods. The
Board may contract with an outside
vendor to conduct focus groups,
interviews, or surveys, or the Board may
collect the data directly.
Legal authorization and
confidentiality: The Board uses its
website and social media to
communicate important information to
the public about a variety of different
issues. The Board is required to provide
certain information on its website. For
example, under section 2B of the
Federal Reserve Act the Board is
required to provide certain reports,
audits, and other information that ‘‘the
Board reasonably believes is necessary
or helpful to the public in
understanding the accounting, financial
reporting, and internal controls of the
Board and the Federal reserve banks’’
(12 U.S.C. 225b(c)). In addition, the
Board uses its website to provide the
public with information about a variety
of other matters, including information
about the Board, its actions, and the
economy. The responses to the FR 3076
help the Board determine how to most
effectively communicate this
information to the public in order to
fulfill its statutory responsibilities.
The FR 3076 is voluntary and the
information collected by the FR 3076 is
not considered to be confidential.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, September 14, 2020.
Michele Taylor Fennell,
Assistant Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2020–20507 Filed 9–16–20; 8:45 am]
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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.
AGENCY:
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The Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System (Board) is
adopting a proposal to extend for three
years, with revision, the Market Risk
Capital Rule (FR 4201; OMB No. 7100–
0314). The revisions are effective
immediately.
SUMMARY:
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.
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.
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. These
documents also are available on the
Federal Reserve 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 above.
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. Boardapproved collections of information are
incorporated into the official OMB
inventory of currently approved
collections of information. Copies of the
PRA Submission, supporting
statements, and approved collection of
information instrument(s) are placed
into OMB’s public docket files.
Final Approval Under OMB Delegated
Authority of the Extension for Three
Years, With Revision, of the Following
Information Collection:
Report title: Market Risk Capital Rule.
Agency form number: FR 4201.
OMB control number: 7100–0314.
Effective Date: The revisions are
effective immediately.
Frequency: Annually, quarterly, and
on occasion.
Respondents: Bank holding
companies (BHCs), savings and loan
holding companies (SLHCs),
intermediate holding companies (IHCs),
and state member banks (SMBs).
Estimated number of respondents: 37.
Estimated average hours per response:
Reporting, 1,088; Recordkeeping, 508;
Disclosure, 28.
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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, without
revision, the Board Public website Usability Surveys (FR 3076; OMB No.
7100-0366).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 16, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by FR 3076, 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.
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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,
Without Revision, the Following Information Collection:
Report title: Board Public website Usability Surveys.
Agency form number: FR 3076.
OMB control number: 7100-0366.
Frequency: As needed.
Respondents: Individual users and potential users of the Board's
public website.
Estimated number of respondents: Surveys: 100; focus groups: 20.
Estimated average hours per response: Surveys: 0.25; focus groups:
1.5.
Estimated annual burden hours: Surveys: 300; focus groups: 120;
total: 420.
General description of report: The FR 3076 is used to gather
qualitative and quantitative information directly from users or
potential users of the Board's website such as the Congress, other
government agencies, the public, economic educators, economists,
financial institutions, financial literacy groups, and community
development groups and more. Participation is voluntary.
The FR 3076 may seek information from users or potential users of
various Board web pages, including press releases, data releases and
downloads, reports, supervision manuals, brochures, new web pages,
audio, video, and use of social media. Information gathered may also
include general input on users' interests and needs, feedback on
website navigation and layout, distribution channels, or other factors
which may affect the ability of users to locate and access content
online.
Qualitative collections conducted using the FR 3076 include data
gathering methods such as focus groups and individual interviews.
Quantitative surveys conducted using the FR 3076 include surveys
conducted online or via mobile device, telephone, mail, emails, or a
combination of these methods. The Board may contract with an outside
vendor to conduct focus groups, interviews, or surveys, or the Board
may collect the data directly.
Legal authorization and confidentiality: The Board uses its website
and social media to communicate important information to the public
about a variety of different issues. The Board is required to provide
certain information on its website. For example, under section 2B of
the Federal Reserve Act the Board is required to provide certain
reports, audits, and other information that ``the Board reasonably
believes is necessary or helpful to the public in understanding the
accounting, financial reporting, and internal controls of the Board and
the Federal reserve banks'' (12 U.S.C. 225b(c)). In addition, the Board
uses its website to provide the public with information about a variety
of other matters, including information about the Board, its actions,
and the economy. The responses to the FR 3076 help the Board determine
how to most effectively communicate this information to the public in
order to fulfill its statutory responsibilities.
The FR 3076 is voluntary and the information collected by the FR
3076 is not considered to be confidential.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, September 14,
2020.
Michele Taylor Fennell,
Assistant Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2020-20507 Filed 9-16-20; 8:45 am]
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