Agency Information Collection Activities: Announcement of Board Approval Under Delegated Authority and Submission to OMB, 54973-54974 [2021-21596]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 190 / Tuesday, October 5, 2021 / Notices practical utility; (2) the accuracy of FHFA’s estimate of the burden of the collection of information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Kevin Smith, Chief Information Officer, Federal Housing Finance Agency. [FR Doc. 2021–21733 Filed 10–4–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8070–01–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 Policy Impact Survey (FR 3075; OMB No. 7100–0362). 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 for the Federal Reserve Board, 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (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 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:56 Oct 04, 2021 Jkt 256001 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: Policy Impact Survey. Agency form number: FR 3075. OMB control number: 7100–0362. Frequency: On occasion. Respondents: Bank holding companies, savings and loan holding companies, any nonbank financial company that the Financial Stability Oversight Council has determined should be supervised by the Board, and the combined domestic operations of foreign banking organizations. Estimated number of respondents: 14. Estimated average hours per response: 700. Estimated annual burden hours: 68,600. General description of report: This survey collects information from certain types of institutions regulated by the Board in order to assess the effects of proposed, pending, or recently adopted policy changes at the domestic and international levels. The Board uses the survey to collect information used for certain quantitative impact studies (QISs) 1 sponsored by financial stability bodies such as the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and the Financial Stability Board. Recent collections have included the Basel III monitoring exercise, which monitors the global impact of the Basel III framework,2 the global systemically important bank (G–SIB) exercise, which assesses firms’ systemic risk profiles,3 and a survey of the domestic systemic risk footprint of large foreign banking organizations. Since the collected data may change from survey to survey, there is no fixed reporting form. Legal authorization and confidentiality: Information collected under the FR 3075 is authorized by the Board’s reporting authorities, which are located in section 5(c) of the Bank Holding Company Act 4 for bank holding companies and their subsidiaries, section 10(b)(2) of the Home Owners’ Loan Act 5 for savings and loan holding companies and their 1 A QIS is a survey of financial institutions that allows supervisors to assess the quantitative impact of policy changes. 2 For more information on the Basel III monitoring exercise, including recent examples of QISs sponsored by BCBS and conducted by the Board, see www.bis.org/bcbs/qis/. 3 For more information on the G–SIB exercise, see www.bis.org/bcbs/gsib/. 4 12 U.S.C. 1844(c). 5 12 U.S.C. 1467a(b)(2). PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 54973 subsidiaries, section 161(a) of the DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 6 for nonbank financial companies supervised by the Board, section 8(a) of the International Banking Act and section 5(c) of the Bank Holding Company Act 7 for the combined domestic operations of certain foreign banking organizations, section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act 8 for state member banks, sections 25 and 25A of the Federal Reserve Act 9 for Edge and agreement corporations, and section 7(c)(2) of the International Banking Act and section 7(a) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 10 for U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks. Response to the FR 3075 is voluntary. The questions asked on each survey will vary. The Board’s ability to keep confidential responses to the FR 3075 must therefore be determined on a caseby-case basis. To the extent responses include 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).11 Some survey responses may also contain information contained in or related to an examination of a financial institution, which may be kept confidential under exemption 8 of the FOIA.12 To the extent a respondent submits personal, medical, or similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy, the respondent may request confidential treatment pursuant to exemption 6 of the FOIA.13 Aggregate survey information from the FR 3075 is not considered confidential and may be cited in published material such as Board studies or working papers, proposed or final rules, professional journals, the Federal Reserve Bulletin, testimony and reports to the Congress, or other vehicles. Current actions: On May 26, 2021, the Board published a notice in the Federal Register (86 FR 28345) requesting public comment for 60 days on the extension, without revision, of the Policy Impact Survey, FR 3075. The comment period for this notice expired on July 26, 2021. The Board did not receive any comments. 6 12 U.S.C. 5361(a). U.S.C. 3106(a) and 1844(c). 8 12 U.S.C. 324. 9 12 U.S.C. 602 and 625. 10 12 U.S.C. 3105(c)(2) and 1817(a). 11 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4). 12 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(8). 13 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(6). 7 12 E:\FR\FM\05OCN1.SGM 05OCN1 54974 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 190 / Tuesday, October 5, 2021 / Notices Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, September 29, 2021. Michele Taylor Fennell, Deputy Associate Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2021–21596 Filed 10–4–21; 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, with revision, the Supervisory and Regulatory Survey (FR 3052; OMB No. 7100–0322). 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 for the Federal Reserve Board, 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (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. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 AGENCY: Final Approval Under OMB Delegated Authority of the Extension for Three Years, Without Revision, of the Following Information Collection Report title: The Supervisory and Regulatory Survey. Agency form number: FR 3052. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:56 Oct 04, 2021 Jkt 256001 OMB control number: 7100–0322. Frequency: On occasion. Respondents: May include bank holding companies, state member banks, savings and loan holding companies, intermediate holding companies, U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banking organizations (FBOs), Edge Act and agreement corporations, nonbank financial companies that the Financial Stability Oversight Council has determined should be supervised by the Board, and the combined domestic operations of FBOs. Estimated number of respondents: 5,000. Estimated average hours per response: 0.5. Estimated annual burden hours: 60,000. General description of report: The FR 3052 collects information from financial institutions specifically tailored to the Federal Reserve’s supervisory, regulatory, and operational responsibilities. The Board utilizes the survey process, as needed, to collect information on specific issues that affect its decision making. The principal value of the FR 3052 is the flexibility it provides the Federal Reserve to respond quickly to the need for data due to unanticipated economic, financial, supervisory, or regulatory developments. The Board cannot predict what specific information will be needed, but such needs are generally very time-sensitive. Because the relevant questions may change with each survey, there is no fixed reporting form. Past surveys have collected information related to energy lending exposure, cloud-based data exchange services, regulatory capital, Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review, operational risk loss event history, transactions by government securities dealers, and small debit card issuers. Written qualitative questions or questionnaires may include categorical questions, yes-no questions, ordinal questions, and open-ended questions. Written quantitative surveys may include dollar amounts, percentages, numbers of items, interest rates, and other such information. Institutions might also be asked to provide copies of existing documents (for example, pertaining to practices and performances for a particular business activity). Before conducting a survey, the Board reviews any information to be collected to determine if the information is available by other means. Legal authorization and confidentiality: The FR 3052 is authorized by a number of statutes authorizing the Board to require reports PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 of condition from institutions subject to its supervision. These include section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act (FRA),1 section 5 of the Bank Holding Company Act,2 section 10 of the Home Owners’ Loan Act,3 section 7 of the International Banking Act (IBA),4 section 8 of the IBA,5 sections 25 and 25A of the FRA,6 and section 161 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.7 Survey submissions under the FR 3052 are voluntary. The questions asked on each survey will vary. The Board’s ability to keep confidential responses to the FR 3052 must therefore be determined on a caseby-case basis. Much of the information collected is likely to constitute nonpublic commercial or financial information, which is both customarily and actually treated as private by the respondent, and may be kept confidential by the Board pursuant to exemption 4 of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).8 Some survey responses may also contain information contained in or related to an examination of a financial institution, which may be kept confidential under exemption 8 of the FOIA.9 Responses to the FR 3052 are tabulated and summarized at the Board. This aggregate information is not considered confidential, and aggregate survey information may be cited in published material such as Board studies or working papers, professional journals, the Federal Reserve Bulletin, testimony and reports to the Congress, or other vehicles. 1 12 U.S.C. 324 (requiring state member banks to make reports of condition ‘‘in such form and [containing] such information as the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System may require’’). 2 12 U.S.C. 1844(c)(1)(A) (authorizing the Board to require a bank holding company and any subsidiary thereof to submit reports regarding financial condition and compliance). 3 12 U.S.C. 1467a(b)(2) (authorizing the Board to require a savings and loan holding company and any subsidiary thereof to submit reports containing such information concerning the operation of the company or its subsidiaries as the Board may require). 4 12 U.S.C. 3105(c)(2) (subjecting each branch or agency of a foreign bank to the provisions of 12 U.S.C. 324 requiring reports of financial condition as if it were a state member bank). 5 12 U.S.C. 3106(a) (generally subjecting foreign banking organizations to the Bank Holding Company Act). 6 12 U.S.C. 602 and 625 (requiring Edge and agreement corporations to ‘‘make reports to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System at such times and in such form as it may require’’). 7 12 U.S.C. 5361 (authorizing the Board to require reports of financial condition and compliance from nonbank financial companies subject to the Board’s supervision). 8 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4). 9 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(8). 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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 5, 2021)]
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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 
Policy Impact Survey (FR 3075; OMB No. 7100-0362).

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 for the Federal 
Reserve Board, 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (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: Policy Impact Survey.
    Agency form number: FR 3075.
    OMB control number: 7100-0362.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondents: Bank holding companies, savings and loan holding 
companies, any nonbank financial company that the Financial Stability 
Oversight Council has determined should be supervised by the Board, and 
the combined domestic operations of foreign banking organizations.
    Estimated number of respondents: 14.
    Estimated average hours per response: 700.
    Estimated annual burden hours: 68,600.
    General description of report: This survey collects information 
from certain types of institutions regulated by the Board in order to 
assess the effects of proposed, pending, or recently adopted policy 
changes at the domestic and international levels. The Board uses the 
survey to collect information used for certain quantitative impact 
studies (QISs) \1\ sponsored by financial stability bodies such as the 
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and the Financial 
Stability Board. Recent collections have included the Basel III 
monitoring exercise, which monitors the global impact of the Basel III 
framework,\2\ the global systemically important bank (G-SIB) exercise, 
which assesses firms' systemic risk profiles,\3\ and a survey of the 
domestic systemic risk footprint of large foreign banking 
organizations. Since the collected data may change from survey to 
survey, there is no fixed reporting form.
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    \1\ A QIS is a survey of financial institutions that allows 
supervisors to assess the quantitative impact of policy changes.
    \2\ For more information on the Basel III monitoring exercise, 
including recent examples of QISs sponsored by BCBS and conducted by 
the Board, see www.bis.org/bcbs/qis/.
    \3\ For more information on the G-SIB exercise, see www.bis.org/bcbs/gsib/.
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    Legal authorization and confidentiality: Information collected 
under the FR 3075 is authorized by the Board's reporting authorities, 
which are located in section 5(c) of the Bank Holding Company Act \4\ 
for bank holding companies and their subsidiaries, section 10(b)(2) of 
the Home Owners' Loan Act \5\ for savings and loan holding companies 
and their subsidiaries, section 161(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street 
Reform and Consumer Protection Act \6\ for nonbank financial companies 
supervised by the Board, section 8(a) of the International Banking Act 
and section 5(c) of the Bank Holding Company Act \7\ for the combined 
domestic operations of certain foreign banking organizations, section 9 
of the Federal Reserve Act \8\ for state member banks, sections 25 and 
25A of the Federal Reserve Act \9\ for Edge and agreement corporations, 
and section 7(c)(2) of the International Banking Act and section 7(a) 
of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act \10\ for U.S. branches and 
agencies of foreign banks. Response to the FR 3075 is voluntary.
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    \4\ 12 U.S.C. 1844(c).
    \5\ 12 U.S.C. 1467a(b)(2).
    \6\ 12 U.S.C. 5361(a).
    \7\ 12 U.S.C. 3106(a) and 1844(c).
    \8\ 12 U.S.C. 324.
    \9\ 12 U.S.C. 602 and 625.
    \10\ 12 U.S.C. 3105(c)(2) and 1817(a).
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    The questions asked on each survey will vary. The Board's ability 
to keep confidential responses to the FR 3075 must therefore be 
determined on a case-by-case basis. To the extent responses include 
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).\11\ Some survey responses may also 
contain information contained in or related to an examination of a 
financial institution, which may be kept confidential under exemption 8 
of the FOIA.\12\ To the extent a respondent submits personal, medical, 
or similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute an 
unwarranted invasion of privacy, the respondent may request 
confidential treatment pursuant to exemption 6 of the FOIA.\13\
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    \11\ 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
    \12\ 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(8).
    \13\ 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(6).
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    Aggregate survey information from the FR 3075 is not considered 
confidential and may be cited in published material such as Board 
studies or working papers, proposed or final rules, professional 
journals, the Federal Reserve Bulletin, testimony and reports to the 
Congress, or other vehicles.
    Current actions: On May 26, 2021, the Board published a notice in 
the Federal Register (86 FR 28345) requesting public comment for 60 
days on the extension, without revision, of the Policy Impact Survey, 
FR 3075. The comment period for this notice expired on July 26, 2021. 
The Board did not receive any comments.


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    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, September 29, 
2021.
Michele Taylor Fennell,
Deputy Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2021-21596 Filed 10-4-21; 8:45 am]
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