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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.
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
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SUMMARY:
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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;
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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).
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it may be considered confidential under
exemption 8 of the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA).2 Information
provided under the FR 4004 may also be
kept confidential under FOIA
exemption 4 as confidential commercial
or financial information that is both
customarily and actually treated as
private.3
Consultation outside the agency: The
Board consulted with the Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency (OCC),
which has a similar regulation requiring
a written security program for OCCsupervised entities, with respect to this
proposal.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, November 17, 2021.
Michele Taylor Fennell,
Deputy Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2021–25507 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:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System (Board) invites
comment on a proposal to extend for
three years, with revision, the Central
Bank Survey of Foreign Exchange and
Derivatives Market Activity (FR 3036;
OMB No. 7100–0285).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or January 24, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by FR 3036, 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
SUMMARY:
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U.S.C. 552(b)(8).
U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
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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.
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:
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Request for Comment on Information
Collection Proposal
The Board invites public comment on
the following information collection,
which is being reviewed under
authority delegated by the OMB under
the PRA. Comments are invited on the
following:
a. Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the Board’s functions,
including whether the information has
practical utility;
b. The accuracy of the Board’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
information collection, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
c. Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected;
d. Ways to minimize the burden of
information collection on respondents,
including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; and
e. Estimates of capital or startup costs
and costs of operation, maintenance,
and purchase of services to provide
information.
At the end of the comment period, the
comments and recommendations
received will be analyzed to determine
the extent to which the Board should
modify the proposal.
Proposal Under OMB Delegated
Authority To Extend for Three Years,
With Revision, the Following
Information Collection
Report title: Central Bank Survey of
Foreign Exchange and Derivatives
Market Activity.
Agency form number: FR 3036.
OMB control number: 7100–0285.
Frequency: Triennially.
Respondents: Commercial banks,
brokers and dealers, and U.S. offices of
foreign banking offices with dealing
operations in the U.S.
Estimated number of respondents: 21.
Estimated average hours per response:
65.
Estimated annual burden hours:
1,365.
General description of report: The
Board is a member of the Bank for
International Settlements (BIS), which
compiles aggregate national data from
each central bank to produce and
publish global market statistics. The FR
3036 is a component of the U.S. portion
of a global data collection (the BIS
survey) that is conducted by central
banks once every three years and
captures information relating to the
volume of foreign exchange (FX)
transactions. Currently, more than 50
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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.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: 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: [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 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.
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\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).
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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,
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it may be considered confidential under exemption 8 of the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA).\2\ Information provided under the FR 4004 may
also be kept confidential under FOIA exemption 4 as confidential
commercial or financial information that is both customarily and
actually treated as private.\3\
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\2\ 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(8).
\3\ 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
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Consultation outside the agency: The Board consulted with the
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), which has a similar
regulation requiring a written security program for OCC-supervised
entities, with respect to this proposal.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, November 17,
2021.
Michele Taylor Fennell,
Deputy Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2021-25507 Filed 11-22-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-P
