Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request, 66557-66559 [2021-25502]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 223 / Tuesday, November 23, 2021 / Notices of Tri-County Bancorp, Inc., and thereby indirectly retain voting shares of West Union Bank, both of West Union, West Virginia. B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Jeffrey Imgarten, Assistant Vice President) 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64198–0001: 1. James P. Liggett, Vancouver Washington; Scott P. Liggett, Islamorada, Florida; and Lee B. Liggett, Phippsburg, Maine; to form the Liggett Family Group, a group acting in concert, to acquire voting shares of First National Utica Company, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of First Bank of Utica, both of Utica, Nebraska. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, November 18, 2021. Michele Taylor Fennell, Deputy Associate Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2021–25569 Filed 11–22–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 Procurement Solicitation Package (FR 1400; OMB No. 7100–0180). DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 24, 2022. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by FR 1400, 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 or FR 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. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:09 Nov 22, 2021 Jkt 256001 Accordingly, comments will not be edited to remove any confidential business information, identifying information, 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 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. 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. 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. 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. During the comment period for this proposal, a copy of the proposed PRA OMB submission, including the draft reporting form and instructions, supporting statement, and other documentation, will 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 above. Final versions of these documents will be made available at https:// www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, if approved. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 66557 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 Collections Report title: Supplier Registration System. Agency form number: FR 1400A. OMB control number: 7100–0180. Frequency: On occasion. Respondents: Businesses and individuals. Estimated number of respondents: 250. Estimated average hours per response: 1. Estimated annual burden hours: 250. General description of report: The Board is continuously seeking suppliers who are interested in doing business with the Board through various outreach events, minority/diversity conferences, meetings, and events targeted to either a specific industry classification of suppliers or an upcoming acquisition. Suppliers are encouraged during these efforts to register in the Board’s Supplier Registration System (FR 1400A). A supplier searching the internet can also find the registration system via the Board’s public website and elect to E:\FR\FM\23NON1.SGM 23NON1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 66558 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 223 / Tuesday, November 23, 2021 / Notices register.1 The Supplier Registration System collects pertinent information on their firm and the capabilities they can offer to the Board. While completion of the registration process does not guarantee future opportunities with the Board, it does bring a supplier’s capabilities to the attention of procurement staff whose role is to match supplier capabilities with specific acquisition activities when contracting opportunities arise. Report title: Solicitation Package. Agency form number: FR 1400B. OMB control number: 7100–0180. Frequency: On occasion. Respondents: Businesses and individuals. Estimated number of respondents: 300. Estimated average hours per response: 81. Estimated annual burden hours: 24,300. General description of report: In announcing an acquisition, Board staff contacts suppliers registered in the Board’s system via electronic mail or by telephone, and provides the documents and applicable attachments included in the Solicitation Package (FR 1400B). The FR 1400B includes: • A cover letter, • A Solicitation, Offer, and Award Form (Attachment A) which outlines pertinent dates for the supplier as well as requires the supplier to input contact information and a summary of proposed pricing, • A Supplier Information Form (Attachment N) that requires supplier contact information, demographic, and payment information so that the supplier can be properly established in the contract writing system and receive payment upon the receipt of a proper and valid invoice, • A description, provided by the Board, of the goods or services desired, • A statement of how the Board will evaluate the prospective suppliers, • A statement of how the Board will evaluate the proposal, • Solicitation instructions (how to prepare and submit the proposal, including all deadlines), • Contract terms (work standards, inspections, work delays, work change orders, payment, taxes, and compliance with small business and labor laws), and • Representations and certifications suppliers must make in order to participate in the solicitation. The Solicitation Package may also include the Past Performance Data Sheet 1 https://www.federalreserve.gov/secure/vendor registration/. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:09 Nov 22, 2021 Jkt 256001 and Past Performance Questionnaire (Attachment I) if past performance is an evaluation factor. This questionnaire requests information on up to three previous contracts that are recent and relevant to the solicitation, such as a description of the work, the period of performance when the work was completed, the agency for which the work was performed, and an estimated total dollar amount of the effort. Report title: Supplier Risk Management Offeror Questionnaire. Agency form number: FR 1400C. OMB control number: 7100–0180. Frequency: On occasion. Respondents: Businesses and individuals. Estimated number of respondents: 60. Estimated average hours per response: 4. Estimated annual burden hours: 240. General description of report: For solicitations that require the supplier to process, store, or transmit data from the Board, suppliers must complete the Supplier Risk Management Offeror Questionnaire (FR 1400C). This questionnaire requires suppliers to specify the security controls surrounding the supplier’s security protocols and proposed application, if applicable, that will be used to process, store, or transmit the data.2 Report title: Subcontracting Report. Agency form number: FR 1400D. OMB control number: 7100–0180. Frequency: On occasion. Respondents: Businesses and individuals. Estimated number of respondents: 20. Estimated average hours per response: 1. Estimated annual burden hours: 40. General description of report: For solicitations that involve contracts that have subcontracting opportunities and are expected to exceed $100,000, or $300,000 for construction solicitations, non-covered company 3 suppliers must submit a subcontracting plan in the 2 Security controls are defined and prioritized based on the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800–53 (Security Controls and Assessment Procedures for Federal Information Systems and Organizations). 3 A ‘‘covered company’’ is a firm qualified as a small business concern under the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632) and regulations thereunder, including (1) business concerns that meet the size eligibility standards set forth in 13 C.F.R 121; (2) small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans as defined by 15 U.S.C. 632(q); (3) qualified HUBZone small business concerns pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 632(p) and 13 C.F.R 126; (4) socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns as defined by 15 U.S.C. 637 and certified as such under 13 CFR 125; and (5) small business concerns owned and controlled by women as defined by 15 U.S.C. 632(n). PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 supplier’s own format. The subcontracting plan provides information on the nature of subcontracted activities, including the percentage of subcontracted work, and identity of subcontractors, including the subcontractors’ size and ownership status, the company will use if awarded the effort. If a supplier is awarded a contract following a Subcontracting Solicitation, the supplier must provide semiannual Subcontracting Reports (FR 1400D) to the Board to document compliance with section 342(e) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act).4 Legal authorization and confidentiality: The filing requirements under the FR 1400 are authorized by sections 10 and 11 of the Federal Reserve Act (FRA) 5 and section 342(c) of the Dodd-Frank Act.6 Registering in the Supplier Registration System (FR 1400A) is voluntary. The remaining portions of the FR 1400 (FR 1400B, FR 1400C, and FR 1400D) are required to obtain a benefit for prospective suppliers to the Board. A prospective supplier may request confidential treatment of information submitted as part of its Procurement Solicitation Package under exemption 4 of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which protects commercial or financial information that is both customarily and actually treated as private.7 In addition, a prospective supplier may request confidential treatment of information pursuant to exemption 6 of the FOIA, which protects personal information, the disclosure of which would ‘‘constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of 4 12 U.S.C. 5452(e) requires the Board to submit an annual report to Congress regarding the total amounts paid by the agency to contractors since the previous report, the successes achieved and challenges faced by the agency in operating minority and women outreach programs, the challenges the agency may face in hiring qualified minority and women employees and contracting with qualified minority-owned and women-owned businesses, and any other information, findings, conclusions, and recommendations for legislative or agency action. 5 Section 10(3) and section 11 of the FRA authorize the Board to manage its buildings and staff. 12 U.S.C. 243 and 248(1). Section 10(4) of the FRA authorizes the Board to determine and prescribe the manner in which its obligations shall be incurred and its disbursements and expenses allowed and paid. 12. U.S.C. 244. 6 12 U.S.C. 5452(c) (requiring the Board to develop and implement standards and procedures for the review and evaluation of contract proposals and for hiring service providers that include a component that gives consideration to the diversity of a prospective supplier and the fair inclusion of women and minorities in the workforce of such supplier and any subcontractor). 7 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4). E:\FR\FM\23NON1.SGM 23NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 223 / Tuesday, November 23, 2021 / Notices privacy.’’ 8 Determinations of confidentiality based on exemption 4 or exemption 6 of the FOIA would be made on a case-by-case basis. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, November 17, 2021. Michele Taylor Fennell, Deputy Associate Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2021–25502 Filed 11–22–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–P 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 Written Security Program for State Member Banks (FR 4004, OMB No. 7100–0112). DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 24, 2022. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by FR 4004, 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 or FR 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 confidential business information, identifying information, 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 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: 85 U.S.C. 552(b)(6). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:09 Nov 22, 2021 Jkt 256001 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 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. 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. 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. 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. During the comment period for this proposal, a copy of the proposed PRA OMB submission, including the draft reporting form and instructions, supporting statement, and other documentation, will 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 above. Final versions of these documents will be made available at https:// www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, if approved. 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; PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 66559 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: Written Security Program for State Member Banks. Agency form number: FR 4004. OMB control number: 7100–0112. Frequency: On occasion. Respondents: State member banks. Estimated number of respondents: 14. Estimated average hours per response: 1. Estimated annual burden hours: 14. General description of report: This information collection arises from a recordkeeping requirement contained in section 208.61 of the Board’s Regulation H, Membership of State Banking Institutions in the Federal Reserve System (12 CFR 208), which requires each state member bank to develop and maintain a written security program for the bank’s main office and branches within 180 days of becoming a member of the Federal Reserve System. Legal authorization and confidentiality: Section 3 of the Bank Protection Act of 1968 authorizes the FR 4004 recordkeeping requirement.1 The FR 4004 is mandatory. Entities subject to the FR 4004 recordkeeping requirement generally are not required to provide such information to the Board. If the Board obtained information retained pursuant to the FR 4004 as part of an examination or supervision of a financial institution, 1 12 U.S.C. 1882(a) (requiring federal banking agencies, including the Board, to issue rules establishing minimum standards for banks with respect to the installation, maintenance, and operation of security devices and procedures to discourage robberies, burglaries, and larcenies and to assist in the identification and apprehension of persons who commit such acts). E:\FR\FM\23NON1.SGM 23NON1

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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 Procurement Solicitation Package (FR 1400; OMB No. 7100-
0180).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 24, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by FR 1400, 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 or FR 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 confidential 
business information, identifying information, 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 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.

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.

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. 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.
    During the comment period for this proposal, a copy of the proposed 
PRA OMB submission, including the draft reporting form and 
instructions, supporting statement, and other documentation, will 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 above. Final 
versions of these documents will be made available at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, if approved.

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 Collections

    Report title: Supplier Registration System.
    Agency form number: FR 1400A.
    OMB control number: 7100-0180.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondents: Businesses and individuals.
    Estimated number of respondents: 250.
    Estimated average hours per response: 1.
    Estimated annual burden hours: 250.
    General description of report: The Board is continuously seeking 
suppliers who are interested in doing business with the Board through 
various outreach events, minority/diversity conferences, meetings, and 
events targeted to either a specific industry classification of 
suppliers or an upcoming acquisition. Suppliers are encouraged during 
these efforts to register in the Board's Supplier Registration System 
(FR 1400A). A supplier searching the internet can also find the 
registration system via the Board's public website and elect to

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register.\1\ The Supplier Registration System collects pertinent 
information on their firm and the capabilities they can offer to the 
Board. While completion of the registration process does not guarantee 
future opportunities with the Board, it does bring a supplier's 
capabilities to the attention of procurement staff whose role is to 
match supplier capabilities with specific acquisition activities when 
contracting opportunities arise.
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    \1\ https://www.federalreserve.gov/secure/vendorregistration/.

    Report title: Solicitation Package.
    Agency form number: FR 1400B.
    OMB control number: 7100-0180.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondents: Businesses and individuals.
    Estimated number of respondents: 300.
    Estimated average hours per response: 81.
    Estimated annual burden hours: 24,300.
    General description of report: In announcing an acquisition, Board 
staff contacts suppliers registered in the Board's system via 
electronic mail or by telephone, and provides the documents and 
applicable attachments included in the Solicitation Package (FR 1400B). 
The FR 1400B includes:
     A cover letter,
     A Solicitation, Offer, and Award Form (Attachment A) which 
outlines pertinent dates for the supplier as well as requires the 
supplier to input contact information and a summary of proposed 
pricing,
     A Supplier Information Form (Attachment N) that requires 
supplier contact information, demographic, and payment information so 
that the supplier can be properly established in the contract writing 
system and receive payment upon the receipt of a proper and valid 
invoice,
     A description, provided by the Board, of the goods or 
services desired,
     A statement of how the Board will evaluate the prospective 
suppliers,
     A statement of how the Board will evaluate the proposal,
     Solicitation instructions (how to prepare and submit the 
proposal, including all deadlines),
     Contract terms (work standards, inspections, work delays, 
work change orders, payment, taxes, and compliance with small business 
and labor laws), and
     Representations and certifications suppliers must make in 
order to participate in the solicitation.
    The Solicitation Package may also include the Past Performance Data 
Sheet and Past Performance Questionnaire (Attachment I) if past 
performance is an evaluation factor. This questionnaire requests 
information on up to three previous contracts that are recent and 
relevant to the solicitation, such as a description of the work, the 
period of performance when the work was completed, the agency for which 
the work was performed, and an estimated total dollar amount of the 
effort.
    Report title: Supplier Risk Management Offeror Questionnaire.
    Agency form number: FR 1400C.
    OMB control number: 7100-0180.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondents: Businesses and individuals.
    Estimated number of respondents: 60.
    Estimated average hours per response: 4.
    Estimated annual burden hours: 240.
    General description of report: For solicitations that require the 
supplier to process, store, or transmit data from the Board, suppliers 
must complete the Supplier Risk Management Offeror Questionnaire (FR 
1400C). This questionnaire requires suppliers to specify the security 
controls surrounding the supplier's security protocols and proposed 
application, if applicable, that will be used to process, store, or 
transmit the data.\2\
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    \2\ Security controls are defined and prioritized based on the 
Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA) and 
the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special 
Publication 800-53 (Security Controls and Assessment Procedures for 
Federal Information Systems and Organizations).

    Report title: Subcontracting Report.
    Agency form number: FR 1400D.
    OMB control number: 7100-0180.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondents: Businesses and individuals.
    Estimated number of respondents: 20.
    Estimated average hours per response: 1.
    Estimated annual burden hours: 40.
    General description of report: For solicitations that involve 
contracts that have subcontracting opportunities and are expected to 
exceed $100,000, or $300,000 for construction solicitations, non-
covered company \3\ suppliers must submit a subcontracting plan in the 
supplier's own format. The subcontracting plan provides information on 
the nature of subcontracted activities, including the percentage of 
subcontracted work, and identity of subcontractors, including the 
subcontractors' size and ownership status, the company will use if 
awarded the effort. If a supplier is awarded a contract following a 
Subcontracting Solicitation, the supplier must provide semiannual 
Subcontracting Reports (FR 1400D) to the Board to document compliance 
with section 342(e) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer 
Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act).\4\
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    \3\ A ``covered company'' is a firm qualified as a small 
business concern under the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632) and 
regulations thereunder, including (1) business concerns that meet 
the size eligibility standards set forth in 13 C.F.R 121; (2) small 
business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans 
as defined by 15 U.S.C. 632(q); (3) qualified HUBZone small business 
concerns pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 632(p) and 13 C.F.R 126; (4) socially 
and economically disadvantaged small business concerns as defined by 
15 U.S.C. 637 and certified as such under 13 CFR 125; and (5) small 
business concerns owned and controlled by women as defined by 15 
U.S.C. 632(n).
    \4\ 12 U.S.C. 5452(e) requires the Board to submit an annual 
report to Congress regarding the total amounts paid by the agency to 
contractors since the previous report, the successes achieved and 
challenges faced by the agency in operating minority and women 
outreach programs, the challenges the agency may face in hiring 
qualified minority and women employees and contracting with 
qualified minority-owned and women-owned businesses, and any other 
information, findings, conclusions, and recommendations for 
legislative or agency action.
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    Legal authorization and confidentiality: The filing requirements 
under the FR 1400 are authorized by sections 10 and 11 of the Federal 
Reserve Act (FRA) \5\ and section 342(c) of the Dodd-Frank Act.\6\ 
Registering in the Supplier Registration System (FR 1400A) is 
voluntary. The remaining portions of the FR 1400 (FR 1400B, FR 1400C, 
and FR 1400D) are required to obtain a benefit for prospective 
suppliers to the Board.
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    \5\ Section 10(3) and section 11 of the FRA authorize the Board 
to manage its buildings and staff. 12 U.S.C. 243 and 248(1). Section 
10(4) of the FRA authorizes the Board to determine and prescribe the 
manner in which its obligations shall be incurred and its 
disbursements and expenses allowed and paid. 12. U.S.C. 244.
    \6\ 12 U.S.C. 5452(c) (requiring the Board to develop and 
implement standards and procedures for the review and evaluation of 
contract proposals and for hiring service providers that include a 
component that gives consideration to the diversity of a prospective 
supplier and the fair inclusion of women and minorities in the 
workforce of such supplier and any subcontractor).
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    A prospective supplier may request confidential treatment of 
information submitted as part of its Procurement Solicitation Package 
under exemption 4 of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which 
protects commercial or financial information that is both customarily 
and actually treated as private.\7\ In addition, a prospective supplier 
may request confidential treatment of information pursuant to exemption 
6 of the FOIA, which protects personal information, the disclosure of 
which would ``constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of

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privacy.'' \8\ Determinations of confidentiality based on exemption 4 
or exemption 6 of the FOIA would be made on a case-by-case basis.
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    \7\ 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
    \8\ 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(6).

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, November 17, 
2021.
Michele Taylor Fennell,
Deputy Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2021-25502 Filed 11-22-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-P


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