Agency Information Collection Activities: Announcement of Board Approval Under Delegated Authority and Submission to OMB, 16363 [2021-06378]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 58 / Monday, March 29, 2021 / Notices respond to both the FR 2835 and FR 2835a is voluntary. Most of the information collected through the FR 2835 is not considered confidential; however, to the extent narrative information submitted to explain large fluctuations in reported data contains nonpublic commercial or financial information, which is both customarily and actually treated as private by the respondent, such information may be kept confidential pursuant to exemption 4 of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).3 Individual respondent data collected through the FR 2835a may be considered confidential pursuant to FOIA exemption 4 to the extent the response contains nonpublic commercial or financial information, which is both customarily and actually treated as private by the respondent.4 Current actions: On January 19, 2020, the Board published a notice in the Federal Register (85 FR 73707) requesting public comment for 60 days on the extension, without revision, of the FR 2835 and FR 2835a. The comment period for this notice expired on January 19, 2021. The Board received one comment on the proposal from the Bureau of Economic Affairs (BEA). BEA strongly supports the continued collection of the information in the FR 2835 and FR 2835a. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, March 23, 2021. Michele Taylor Fennell, Deputy Associate Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2021–06377 Filed 3–26–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–P 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. SUMMARY: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) is adopting a proposal to extend for three years, without revision, the Board Public website Usability Surveys (FR 3076; OMB No. 7100–0366). 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. AGENCY: 3 4 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4). 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:20 Mar 26, 2021 Jkt 253001 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. 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. The OMB inventory, as well as copies of the PRA Submission, supporting statements, and approved collection of information instrument(s) are available at https:// www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. These documents are also 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. Final Approval Under OMB Delegated Authority of the Extension for Three Years, Without Revision, of 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. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 16363 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. Current actions: On September 17, 2020, the Board published an initial notice in the Federal Register (85 FR 58053) requesting public comment for 60 days on the extension, without revision, of the FR 3076. The comment period for this notice expired on November 16, 2020. The Board did not receive any comments. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, March 23, 2021. Michele Taylor Fennell, Deputy Associate Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2021–06378 Filed 3–26–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–P E:\FR\FM\29MRN1.SGM 29MRN1

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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM


Agency Information Collection Activities: Announcement of Board 
Approval Under Delegated Authority and Submission to OMB

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

SUMMARY: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) 
is adopting a proposal to extend for three years, without revision, the 
Board Public website Usability Surveys (FR 3076; OMB No. 7100-0366).

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.

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. Board-
approved collections of information are incorporated into the official 
OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. The OMB 
inventory, as well as copies of the PRA Submission, supporting 
statements, and approved collection of information instrument(s) are 
available at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. These documents 
are also 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.

Final Approval Under OMB Delegated Authority of the Extension for Three 
Years, Without Revision, of 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.
    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.
    Current actions: On September 17, 2020, the Board published an 
initial notice in the Federal Register (85 FR 58053) requesting public 
comment for 60 days on the extension, without revision, of the FR 3076. 
The comment period for this notice expired on November 16, 2020. The 
Board did not receive any comments.

     Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, March 23, 
2021.
Michele Taylor Fennell,
Deputy Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2021-06378 Filed 3-26-21; 8:45 am]
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