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CASADO, Francisco Javier, a person whose
property and interests in property are
blocked pursuant to E.O. 13850.
6. ELEMENTO LTD, 35 Strait Street,
Valletta VLT 1434, Malta; 85 St. John Street,
Valletta MT–VLT1165, Malta; Norway;
website www.elemento.com.mt; Company
Number C 72520 (Malta); alt. Company
Number 920167667 (Norway) [VENEZUELA–
EO13850].
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(i) and
1(a)(iii) of E.O. 13850, as amended by E.O.
13857, for operating in the oil sector of the
Venezuelan economy and materially
assisting, sponsoring, or providing financial,
material, or technological support for, or
goods or services to or in support of PdVSA,
a person whose property and interests in
property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13850.
7. ELEMENTO OIL & GAS LTD (a.k.a.
ELEMENTO OIL AND GAS LTD), 35 Strait
Street, Valletta VLT 1434, Malta; Company
Number C 73377 (Malta) [VENEZUELA–
EO13850].
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iv) of
E.O. 13850, as amended by E.O. 13857, for
being owned or controlled by BAZZONI,
Alessandro, a person whose property and
interests in property are blocked pursuant to
E.O. 13850.
8. ELEMENTO SOLUTIONS LIMITED, 12
Hay Hill, London W1J 8NR, United Kingdom;
Company Number 10289741 (United
Kingdom) [VENEZUELA–EO13850].
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iv) of
E.O. 13850, as amended by E.O. 13857, for
being owned or controlled by ELEMENTO
LIMITED, a person whose property and
interests in property are blocked pursuant to
E.O. 13850.
9. JAMBANYANI SAFARIS, 364 Gibson
Road, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe; P.O. Box
155, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe; website
www.jambanyani.com; Organization
Established Date 28 Sep 2019; Organization
Type: Tour operator activities [VENEZUELA–
EO13850].
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iv) of
E.O. 13850, as amended by E.O. 13857, for
being owned or controlled by D’AGOSTINO
CASADO, Francisco Javier, a person whose
property and interests in property are
blocked pursuant to E.O. 13850.
10. SERIGRAPHICLAB DI BAZZONI
ALESSANDRO, Via Amsicora 46, Porto
Torres 07046, Italy; V.A.T. Number
02732450909 (Italy) [VENEZUELA–
EO13850].
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iv) of
E.O. 13850, as amended by E.O. 13857, for
being owned or controlled by BAZZONI,
Alessandro, a person whose property and
interests in property are blocked pursuant to
E.O. 13850.
11. SWISSOIL TRADING SA, Rue PierreFatio 15, Geneva 1204, Switzerland; website
https://www.swissoil.trading/; V.A.T.
Number CHE–104.851.121 (Switzerland)
[VENEZUELA–EO13850].
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(i) and
1(a)(iii) of E.O. 13850, as amended by E.O.
13857, for operating in the oil sector of the
Venezuelan economy and materially
assisting, sponsoring, or providing financial,
material, or technological support for, or
goods or services to or in support of PdVSA,
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a person whose property and interests in
property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13850.
12. FIDES SHIP MANAGEMENT LLC
(a.k.a. TOVARYSTVO Z OBMEZHENOYU
VIDPOVIDALNISTYU FIDES SHYP
MENEDZHMENT),
Bud.42,VUL.MARSELSKA Suvorovsky R–N,
Odessa 65123, Ukraine; Organization
Established Date 01 Jan 2015 to 31 Dec 2015;
Organization Type: Activities of holding
companies; alt. Organization Type: Sea and
coastal freight water transport
[VENEZUELA–EO13850].
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(i) of
E.O. 13850, as amended by E.O. 13857, for
operating in the oil sector of the Venezuelan
economy.
13. INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE LOS
ESPACIOS ACUATICOS E INSULARES
(a.k.a. ‘‘INEA’’), Av. Orinoco, Edificio
I.N.E.A., Caracas, Venezuela; Identification
Number IMO 4166811 [VENEZUELA–
EO13850].
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(i) of
E.O. 13850, as amended by E.O. 13857, for
operating in the oil sector of the Venezuelan
economy.
14. RUSTANKER LLC, ul Lenina 32,
Temryuk, Krasnodarskiy Kray 353500,
Russia; Identification Number IMO 6166689
[VENEZUELA–EO13850].
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(i) of
E.O. 13850, as amended by E.O. 13857, for
operating in the oil sector of the Venezuelan
economy.
4. FREEDOM (f.k.a. MAGUS) Crude Oil
Tanker Cameroon flag; Vessel Registration
Identification IMO 9018464 (vessel)
[VENEZUELA–EO13850] (Linked To: FIDES
SHIP MANAGEMENT LLC).
Identified pursuant to E.O. 13850, as
amended by E.O. 13857, as property in which
FIDES SHIP MANAGEMENT LLC, a person
whose property and interest in property are
blocked pursuant to E.O. 13850, as amended
by E.O. 13857, has an interest.
5. MAKSIM GORKY (f.k.a. MAXIMO
GORKI) Crude Oil Tanker Russia flag; Vessel
Registration Identification IMO 9590008
(vessel) [VENEZUELA–EO13850] (Linked To:
INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE LOS ESPACIOS
ACUATICOS E INSULARES (INEA)).
Identified pursuant to E.O. 13850, as
amended by E.O. 13857, as property in which
INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE LOS ESPACIOS
ACUATICOS E INSULARES (INEA), a person
whose property and interest in property are
blocked pursuant to E.O. 13850, as amended
by E.O. 13857, has an interest.
6. SIERRA (f.k.a. SIENNA) Crude/Oil
Products Tanker Russia flag; Vessel
Registration Identification IMO 9147447
(vessel) [VENEZUELA–EO13850] (Linked To:
RUSTANKER LLC).
Identified pursuant to E.O. 13850, as
amended by E.O. 13857, as property in which
RUSTANKER LLC, a person whose property
and interest in property are blocked pursuant
to E.O. 13850, as amended by E.O. 13857, has
an interest.
On January 15, 2021 OFAC also
identified the following vessels as
property in which a blocked person has
an interest under the relevant sanctions
authority listed below:
Dated: January 15, 2021.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2021–01853 Filed 1–27–21; 8:45 am]
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Vessels
1. BALIAR Crude/Oil Products Tanker
Liberia flag; Vessel Registration Identification
IMO 9192258 (vessel) [VENEZUELA–
EO13850] (Linked To: FIDES SHIP
MANAGEMENT LLC).
Identified pursuant to E.O. 13850, as
amended by E.O. 13857, as property in which
FIDES SHIP MANAGEMENT LLC, a person
whose property and interest in property are
blocked pursuant to E.O. 13850, as amended
by E.O. 13857, has an interest.
2. BALITA (f.k.a. ANGLIA) Crude/Oil
Products Tanker Cameroon flag; Vessel
Registration Identification IMO 9176773
(vessel) [VENEZUELA–EO13850] (Linked To:
FIDES SHIP MANAGEMENT LLC).
Identified pursuant to E.O. 13850, as
amended by E.O. 13857, as property in which
FIDES SHIP MANAGEMENT LLC, a person
whose property and interest in property are
blocked pursuant to E.O. 13850, as amended
by E.O. 13857, has an interest.
3. DOMANI (f.k.a. GERD KNUTSEN)
Shuttle Tanker Cameroon flag; Vessel
Registration Identification IMO 9041057
(vessel) [VENEZUELA–EO13850] (Linked To:
FIDES SHIP MANAGEMENT LLC).
Identified pursuant to E.O. 13850, as
amended by E.O. 13857, as property in which
FIDES SHIP MANAGEMENT LLC, a person
whose property and interest in property are
blocked pursuant to E.O. 13850, as amended
by E.O. 13857, has an interest.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Departmental Offices;
Department of the Treasury.
AGENCY:
The Department of the
Treasury, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, invites
the general public and other Federal
agencies to comment on the revision of
a currently approved information
collection that is to be proposed for
approval by the Office of Management
and Budget. The Office of International
Affairs of the Department of the
Treasury is soliciting comments
concerning Treasury International
Capital Form SLT, ‘‘Aggregate Holdings,
Purchases and Sales, and Fair Value
Changes of Long-Term Securities by
U.S. and Foreign Residents.’’ The
proposed expanded SLT data collection
will be effective for reports beginning as
of February 2022. Until that effective
date, the currently approved Form SLT
and instructions will continue to be
effective without change.
SUMMARY:
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Written comments should be
received on or before March 29, 2021 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Dwight Wolkow, International
Portfolio Investment Data Systems,
Department of the Treasury, Room 1050,
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20220. In view of
possible delays in mail delivery, please
also notify Mr. Wolkow by email
(comments2TIC@treasury.gov), or
telephone (cell: 202–923–0518).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dwight Wolkow at 202–923–0518,
Copies of the proposed forms and
instructions are available on the
Treasury’s TIC Forms web page, https://
www.treasury.gov/resource-center/datachart-center/tic/Pages/forms-slt.aspx.
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Mr. Wolkow.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Treasury International Capital
Form SLT, ‘‘Aggregate Holdings,
Purchases and Sales, and Fair Value
Changes of Long-Term Securities by
U.S. and Foreign Residents.’’
OMB Control Number: 1505–0235.
Abstract: Form SLT is part of the
Treasury International Capital (TIC)
reporting system, which is required by
law (22 U.S.C. 286f; 22 U.S.C. 3103; E.O.
10033; 31 CFR 128), and is designed to
collect timely information on
international portfolio capital
movements. Form SLT is a monthly
report on cross-border portfolio
investment in long-term marketable
securities by U.S. and foreign residents.
This information is used by the U.S.
Government in the formulation of
international financial and monetary
policies and for the preparation of the
U.S. balance of payments accounts and
the U.S. international investment
position.
Current Actions: (1) Justification: One
important aim of this revision of the
SLT data collection is to create, for the
first time, a data collection of ‘‘changes
in fair value’’ for the TIC securities data.
Users of TIC data often compare the
change in the holdings of long-term
securities reported on the Form SLT,
with the net purchases (purchases less
sales) of long-term securities reported
on the Form S. There is general
agreement that the difference between
the change in holding and the net
purchases is due largely to the change
in fair value of the securities, with less
important factors making up the
remainder of the difference. In
mathematical terms, ‘‘Change in
holdings’’ equals ‘‘purchases less sales’’
plus ‘‘change in fair value’’ plus ‘‘other
factors’’. Different assessments between
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TIC data users often arise because each
one has to create their own estimates of
the ‘‘change in fair value’’ despite
lacking detailed information on the
holdings of, and transactions in, the
many securities in the TIC system.
Another aim of this revision of the SLT
data collection is to obtain the three
main data types (holdings, purchases
and sales, and change in fair value) from
the same source. The result should
greatly improve the connections
between the holdings data and the
purchases and sales data and the
‘‘change in fair value’’ data. Lastly,
while there is an increase in the
reporting burden on custodians from the
revision of the SLT, after 2022 it is
expected that this increase in burden
will be significantly offset by the
decrease in burden when the Form S is
discontinued. (2) No changes are made
in the collection of holdings data; i.e.,
no changes are made in the columns
and rows of the Form SLT or in the
instructions regarding the holdings of
long-term securities. In both the current
and revised Form SLT there are eleven
such columns covering three types of
foreign securities and four types of U.S.
securities, where for each type of U.S.
security there is a column for foreignofficial-held and a separate column for
other-foreign-held. (3) To accomplish
the aims in (1) above, both the Form
SLT and the instructions are expanded
to add the collection of data on the total
change in the fair (market) value over
the month for all securities held at the
end of the month for each type of longterm security. In the Form SLT, one
column is added for each of the 11
columns of holdings mentioned in (2)
above; in the instructions, sections II.F.4
and III.G are added. (4) To accomplish
the aims in (1) above, both the Form
SLT and the instructions are expanded
to add the collection of data on U.S.
purchases and U.S. sales of long-term
securities by U.S.-residents with
foreign-residents; in the Form SLT, two
columns are added for each of the 11
columns of holdings mentioned in (2)
above; in the instructions, sections
II.F.3, II.F.5, III.E and III.F are added. (5)
Note that while purchases and sales in
the revised SLT data collection appear
to be generally the same as in the Form
S data collection, there are three
important differences: (i) Purchases and
sales in the Form SLT are reported by
the custodian or issuer or end-investor
that is also reporting the holdings, while
in the Form S purchases and sales are
reported by a trader (e.g., broker-dealer,
prime broker, principal trading firm);
(ii) the Form SLT data are recorded from
the U.S. point of view, while the Form
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S data are recorded from the foreign
point-of-view (e.g., Form SLT
‘‘purchases’’ are made by U.S. residents
from foreign-residents, whereas Form S
‘‘purchases’’ are made by foreignresidents from U.S.-residents); and (iii)
purchases and sales of foreign securities
in Form SLT are recorded opposite the
foreign country that issued the security,
whereas the Form S data are recorded
opposite the country that purchased or
sold the security. The Form SLT data
are much more informative about U.S.
claims on individual foreign countries.
(6) The revised Form SLT no longer has
Parts A and B, where previously a
custodian reported data in part A and an
issuer and/or end-investor reported data
in part B. In the revised Form SLT the
reporting firm must check one or both
of the two boxes in the top-center
section of the cover page to specify
whether the data is from a custodian or
from an issuer and/or end- investor or
from both; see II.A in the instructions.
So a firm that reports data for both a
custodian and an issuer/end-user can
combine both types of data into one
report, and no longer needs to report
them separately in part A and part B. (7)
To allow time for respondents to revise
their reporting systems, the revised form
and instructions are scheduled to
become effective for reports as of
February 2022. (8) Until the revised
form becomes effective in 2022, the
currently-approved Form SLT and
instructions will continue to be in
effect. (9) The name of the revised Form
SLT on the cover page and elsewhere is
expanded to ‘‘Aggregate Holdings,
Purchases and Sales, and Fair Value
Changes of Long-Term Securities by
U.S. and Foreign Residents.’’ Added on
the cover page under the name, is the
phrase ‘‘Effective for reports beginning
as of February 2022’’. (10) After the
revised Form SLT becomes effective in
February 2022, there will be a
duplication of the Purchase and Sales
data with the Form S for roughly six
months. This period of overlap for
comparison of the two sources of data
will allow the agencies to make any
necessary adjustments to the revised
Form SLT and/or instructions. After the
six month overlap period ends, and if
the purchases and sales data from the
revised Form SLT are acceptable, then
the Form S will be discontinued. (11)
Some other clarifications and format
changes may be made to improve the
instructions.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. Form SLT (1505–
0235).
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Estimated Number of Respondents:
438.
Estimated Average Time per
Respondent: Average 11.7 hours per
respondent per filing. The estimated
average burden per respondent varies
widely, from about 21.6 hours per filing
for a U.S.-resident custodian to about
9.3 hours for a U.S.-resident issuer or
U.S.-resident end-investor.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 61,722 hours, based on 12
reporting periods per year.
Request for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record. The
public is invited to submit written
comments concerning: (a) Whether
Form SLT is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Office, including whether the
information will have practical uses; (b)
the accuracy of the above estimate of the
burdens; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, usefulness and clarity of the
information to be collected; (d) ways to
minimize the reporting and/or record
keeping burdens on respondents,
including the use of information
technologies to automate the collection
of the data; and (e) estimates of capital
or start-up costs of operation,
maintenance and purchase of services to
provide information.
Dwight Wolkow,
Administrator, International Portfolio
Investment Data Reporting Systems.
[FR Doc. 2021–01880 Filed 1–27–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0209]
Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Application for
Work Study Allowance; Student WorkStudy Agreement (Advance Payment);
Extended Student Work-Study
Agreement; Student Work-Study
Agreement
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, this notice announces that the
Veterans Benefits Administration,
Department of Veterans Affairs, will
submit the collection of information
abstracted below to the Office of
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Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The PRA
submission describes the nature of the
information collection and its expected
cost and burden and it includes the
actual data collection instrument.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. Refer to ‘‘OMB Control
No. 2900–0209.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Danny S. Green, Enterprise Records
Service (005R1B), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 421–
1354 or email danny.green2@va.gov.
Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–
0209’’ in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Section 3485 of title 38,
United States Code; Section 21.4145 of
title 38, Code of Federal Regulations.
Title: Application for Work-Study
Allowance, Student Work-Study
Agreement (Advance Pay), Extended
Work-Study Agreement, Student WorkStudy Agreement.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0209.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA uses the information
collected to determine the individual’s
eligibility for the work-study allowance,
the number of hours the individual will
work, the amount payable, whether the
individual desires an advance payment,
and whether the individual wants to
extend the work-study contract.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The Federal Register
Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on this collection
of information was published at 85 FR
255 on November 20, 2020, page 74489.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 16,031.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 20 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once
Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
89,817.
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By direction of the Secretary.
Danny S. Green,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Quality,
Performance and Risk, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021–01838 Filed 1–27–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0074]
Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Request for
Change of Program or Place of
Training
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, this notice announces that the
Veterans Benefits Administration,
Department of Veterans Affairs, will
submit the collection of information
abstracted below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The PRA
submission describes the nature of the
information collection and its expected
cost and burden and it includes the
actual data collection instrument.
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. Refer to ‘‘OMB Control
No. 2900–0074.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Danny S. Green, Enterprise Records
Service (005R1B), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 421–
1354 or email danny.green2@va.gov.
Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–
0074’’ in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3034, 3241, 3323,
3471, 3691, and 10 U.S.C. 16136(b). 38
CFR 21.4234, 21.7114, 21.7614, 21.1030,
21.5030(c)(2), 21.5292(e)(2), 21.7030,
21.7530 and 21.9510, and Public Law
115–48.
Title: Request for Change of Program
or Place of Training.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0074.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA uses the information
requested on this form to determine the
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Departmental Offices; Department of the Treasury.
SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on the revision of a currently
approved information collection that is to be proposed for approval by
the Office of Management and Budget. The Office of International
Affairs of the Department of the Treasury is soliciting comments
concerning Treasury International Capital Form SLT, ``Aggregate
Holdings, Purchases and Sales, and Fair Value Changes of Long-Term
Securities by U.S. and Foreign Residents.'' The proposed expanded SLT
data collection will be effective for reports beginning as of February
2022. Until that effective date, the currently approved Form SLT and
instructions will continue to be effective without change.
[[Page 7460]]
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before March 29, 2021
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Dwight Wolkow, International
Portfolio Investment Data Systems, Department of the Treasury, Room
1050, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20220. In view of
possible delays in mail delivery, please also notify Mr. Wolkow by
email ([email protected]), or telephone (cell: 202-923-0518).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dwight Wolkow at 202-923-0518, Copies
of the proposed forms and instructions are available on the Treasury's
TIC Forms web page, https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Pages/forms-slt.aspx. Requests for additional
information should be directed to Mr. Wolkow.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Treasury International Capital Form SLT, ``Aggregate
Holdings, Purchases and Sales, and Fair Value Changes of Long-Term
Securities by U.S. and Foreign Residents.''
OMB Control Number: 1505-0235.
Abstract: Form SLT is part of the Treasury International Capital
(TIC) reporting system, which is required by law (22 U.S.C. 286f; 22
U.S.C. 3103; E.O. 10033; 31 CFR 128), and is designed to collect timely
information on international portfolio capital movements. Form SLT is a
monthly report on cross-border portfolio investment in long-term
marketable securities by U.S. and foreign residents. This information
is used by the U.S. Government in the formulation of international
financial and monetary policies and for the preparation of the U.S.
balance of payments accounts and the U.S. international investment
position.
Current Actions: (1) Justification: One important aim of this
revision of the SLT data collection is to create, for the first time, a
data collection of ``changes in fair value'' for the TIC securities
data. Users of TIC data often compare the change in the holdings of
long-term securities reported on the Form SLT, with the net purchases
(purchases less sales) of long-term securities reported on the Form S.
There is general agreement that the difference between the change in
holding and the net purchases is due largely to the change in fair
value of the securities, with less important factors making up the
remainder of the difference. In mathematical terms, ``Change in
holdings'' equals ``purchases less sales'' plus ``change in fair
value'' plus ``other factors''. Different assessments between TIC data
users often arise because each one has to create their own estimates of
the ``change in fair value'' despite lacking detailed information on
the holdings of, and transactions in, the many securities in the TIC
system. Another aim of this revision of the SLT data collection is to
obtain the three main data types (holdings, purchases and sales, and
change in fair value) from the same source. The result should greatly
improve the connections between the holdings data and the purchases and
sales data and the ``change in fair value'' data. Lastly, while there
is an increase in the reporting burden on custodians from the revision
of the SLT, after 2022 it is expected that this increase in burden will
be significantly offset by the decrease in burden when the Form S is
discontinued. (2) No changes are made in the collection of holdings
data; i.e., no changes are made in the columns and rows of the Form SLT
or in the instructions regarding the holdings of long-term securities.
In both the current and revised Form SLT there are eleven such columns
covering three types of foreign securities and four types of U.S.
securities, where for each type of U.S. security there is a column for
foreign-official-held and a separate column for other-foreign-held. (3)
To accomplish the aims in (1) above, both the Form SLT and the
instructions are expanded to add the collection of data on the total
change in the fair (market) value over the month for all securities
held at the end of the month for each type of long-term security. In
the Form SLT, one column is added for each of the 11 columns of
holdings mentioned in (2) above; in the instructions, sections II.F.4
and III.G are added. (4) To accomplish the aims in (1) above, both the
Form SLT and the instructions are expanded to add the collection of
data on U.S. purchases and U.S. sales of long-term securities by U.S.-
residents with foreign-residents; in the Form SLT, two columns are
added for each of the 11 columns of holdings mentioned in (2) above; in
the instructions, sections II.F.3, II.F.5, III.E and III.F are added.
(5) Note that while purchases and sales in the revised SLT data
collection appear to be generally the same as in the Form S data
collection, there are three important differences: (i) Purchases and
sales in the Form SLT are reported by the custodian or issuer or end-
investor that is also reporting the holdings, while in the Form S
purchases and sales are reported by a trader (e.g., broker-dealer,
prime broker, principal trading firm); (ii) the Form SLT data are
recorded from the U.S. point of view, while the Form S data are
recorded from the foreign point-of-view (e.g., Form SLT ``purchases''
are made by U.S. residents from foreign-residents, whereas Form S
``purchases'' are made by foreign-residents from U.S.-residents); and
(iii) purchases and sales of foreign securities in Form SLT are
recorded opposite the foreign country that issued the security, whereas
the Form S data are recorded opposite the country that purchased or
sold the security. The Form SLT data are much more informative about
U.S. claims on individual foreign countries. (6) The revised Form SLT
no longer has Parts A and B, where previously a custodian reported data
in part A and an issuer and/or end-investor reported data in part B. In
the revised Form SLT the reporting firm must check one or both of the
two boxes in the top-center section of the cover page to specify
whether the data is from a custodian or from an issuer and/or end-
investor or from both; see II.A in the instructions. So a firm that
reports data for both a custodian and an issuer/end-user can combine
both types of data into one report, and no longer needs to report them
separately in part A and part B. (7) To allow time for respondents to
revise their reporting systems, the revised form and instructions are
scheduled to become effective for reports as of February 2022. (8)
Until the revised form becomes effective in 2022, the currently-
approved Form SLT and instructions will continue to be in effect. (9)
The name of the revised Form SLT on the cover page and elsewhere is
expanded to ``Aggregate Holdings, Purchases and Sales, and Fair Value
Changes of Long-Term Securities by U.S. and Foreign Residents.'' Added
on the cover page under the name, is the phrase ``Effective for reports
beginning as of February 2022''. (10) After the revised Form SLT
becomes effective in February 2022, there will be a duplication of the
Purchase and Sales data with the Form S for roughly six months. This
period of overlap for comparison of the two sources of data will allow
the agencies to make any necessary adjustments to the revised Form SLT
and/or instructions. After the six month overlap period ends, and if
the purchases and sales data from the revised Form SLT are acceptable,
then the Form S will be discontinued. (11) Some other clarifications
and format changes may be made to improve the instructions.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations. Form
SLT (1505-0235).
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Estimated Number of Respondents: 438.
Estimated Average Time per Respondent: Average 11.7 hours per
respondent per filing. The estimated average burden per respondent
varies widely, from about 21.6 hours per filing for a U.S.-resident
custodian to about 9.3 hours for a U.S.-resident issuer or U.S.-
resident end-investor.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 61,722 hours, based on 12
reporting periods per year.
Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice
will be summarized and/or included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval. All comments will become a matter of
public record. The public is invited to submit written comments
concerning: (a) Whether Form SLT is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the Office, including whether the
information will have practical uses; (b) the accuracy of the above
estimate of the burdens; (c) ways to enhance the quality, usefulness
and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize
the reporting and/or record keeping burdens on respondents, including
the use of information technologies to automate the collection of the
data; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up costs of operation,
maintenance and purchase of services to provide information.
Dwight Wolkow,
Administrator, International Portfolio Investment Data Reporting
Systems.
[FR Doc. 2021-01880 Filed 1-27-21; 8:45 am]
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