Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request, 66699-66700 [2022-24030]

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• FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 213 (Friday, November 4, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66699-66700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24030]



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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, with revision, 
the Savings and Loan Holding Company Registration Statement (FR LL-
10(b); OMB No. 7100-0337).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 3, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by FR LL-10(b), 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: Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Attn: Ann E. 
Misback, Secretary of the Board, Mailstop M-4775, 2001 C St. 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 
M-4365A, 2001 C St. NW, Washington, DC 20551, 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, [email protected], (202) 
452-3884.

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 Proposals

    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 collections of information are 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 collections, 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 Collections

    Collection title: Savings and Loan Holding Company Registration 
Statement.
    Collection identifier: FR LL-10(b).
    OMB control number: 7100-0337.
    Frequency: Event-generated.
    Respondents: Savings and loan holding companies (SLHCs).
    Estimated number of respondents: Registration, 6; deregistration, 
1; recordkeeping, 6.
    Estimated average hours per response: Registration, 8; 
deregistration, 1; recordkeeping, 0.25.
    Estimated annual burden hours: Registration, 48; deregistration, 1; 
recordkeeping, 2.
    General description of collection: The FR LL-10(b) requests 
information from registering SLHCs on the financial condition, 
ownership, operations, management, and intercompany relationships of 
the SLHC and its subsidiaries. Additionally, respondents must include 
information concerning the transaction that resulted in the respondent 
becoming an SLHC, a description of the SLHC's business, and a 
description of any changes related to the financial condition, 
ownership, operations, intercompany relationships, and management of 
the SLHC and its subsidiaries since the registrant's application to 
become an SLHC was approved. The principal executive or principal 
financial officer of the registering SLHC must certify that the 
information contained in the submission has been carefully reviewed and 
is true, correct, and complete.
    Proposed revisions: The Board proposes to revise the FR LL-10(b) by 
clearing an existing information collection that has not previously 
been cleared. Specifically, Supervision and Regulation Letter (SR 
Letter) 11-12 \1\ notes that an SLHC that controls only one savings 
association subsidiary, provided that subsidiary functions solely in a 
trust or fiduciary capacity, may submit a request to the Board to 
deregister as an SLHC in accordance

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with a statutory exception.\2\ In submitting such a request, the 
requesting SLHC should affirm that its savings association affiliate 
meets the relevant statutory requirements described in the SR Letter. 
The Board also plans to make certain clarifications to the instructions 
for the registration statement:
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    \1\ SR 11-12: Deregistration Procedures for Certain Savings and 
Loan Holding Companies (July 21, 2011), available at https://www.federalreserve.gov/supervisionreg/srletters/sr1112.htm.
    \2\ See 12 U.S.C. 1467a(a)(1)(D)(ii)(II).
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     In the Filing Requirements section, adding additional 
language clarifying that a respondent must retain a copy of the signed 
form at least three years, unless it ceases to be an SLHC before then.
     In the Public Information section, adding additional 
language on the Board's procedures for requesting confidential 
treatment, including the relevant regulatory citation.
     In the Requested Information section, Item 1.C., General 
Information, clarifying that the background information requested 
includes formations of savings associations or SLHCs.
     In the Requested Information section, Item 2, Amendments 
and Revisions to Information Provided in Savings and Loan Holding 
Company Application, clarifying that the requested information includes 
formations of SLHCs and related subsidiaries.
     In the Requested Information section, Item 4, Savings and 
Loan Holding Company Status and Basis of Control, clarifying that the 
documentation requirements include formations of savings associations 
and SLHCs, and that responses should be limited to changes since 
submitting the SLHC application.
    Legal authorization and confidentiality: The FR LL-10(b) is 
authorized by sections 10(b)(1) and 10(b)(6) of the Home Owners' Loan 
Act.\3\ The FR LL-10(b) is mandatory for new SLHCs required to obtain a 
benefit for requests for deregistration as an SLHC.
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    \3\ 12 U.S.C. 1467a(b)(1) and (b)(6) (requiring SLHCs to 
register with the Board on such forms as it may prescribe and 
authorizing the Board to release a registered SLHC from registration 
upon motion or application).
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    The information submitted under the FR LL-10(b) is not considered 
confidential unless an applicant requests confidential treatment in 
accordance with the Board's Rules Regarding Availability of 
Information.\4\ Requests for confidential treatment of information are 
reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Information provided under the FR LL-
10(b) may be nonpublic commercial or financial information that is both 
customarily and actually treated as private by the respondent, which is 
protected from disclosure pursuant to exemption 4 of the Freedom of 
Information Act (FOIA).\5\ Submissions under the FR LL-10(b) may also 
contain personnel and medical files the disclosure of which would 
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, which 
are protected under exemption 6 of the FOIA.\6\
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    \4\ 12 CFR 261.17.
    \5\ 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
    \6\ 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(6).

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, November 1, 
2022.
Michele Taylor Fennell,
Deputy Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2022-24030 Filed 11-3-22; 8:45 am]
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