Agency Information Collection Activities: Announcement of Board Approval Under Delegated Authority and Submission to OMB, 78962-78964 [2022-27920]

Download as PDF TKELLEY on DSK125TN23PROD with NOTICE 78962 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 246 / Friday, December 23, 2022 / Notices type of TRS eligible for compensation from the Fund. On January 11, 2007, the Commission released Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CG Docket No. 03– 123, Declaratory Ruling, 72 FR 6960, February 14, 2007, granting a request for clarification that internet Protocol (IP) captioned telephone relay service (IP CTS) is a type of TRS eligible for compensation from the Fund. On August 26, 2013, the Commission issued Misuse of internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service; Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CG Docket Nos. 13–24 and 03–123, Report and Order, 78 FR 53684, August 30, 2013, to regulate practices relating to the marketing of IP CTS, impose certain requirements for the provision of this service, and mandate registration and certification of IP CTS users. On June 8, 2018, the Commission issued Misuse of internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service; Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CG Docket Nos. 13–24 and 03–123, Report and Order and Declaratory Ruling, 83 FR 30082, June 27, 2018 (2018 IP CTS Modernization Order), to facilitate the Commission’s efforts to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse and improve its ability to efficiently manage the IP CTS program through regulating practices related to the marketing of IP CTS, generally prohibiting the provision of IP CTS to consumers who do not genuinely need the service, permitting the provision of IP CTS in emergency shelters, and approving the use of automatic speech recognition to generate captions without the assistance of a communications assistant. On February 15, 2019, the Commission issued Misuse of internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service; Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CG Docket Nos. 13–24 and 03–123, Report and Order, and Order, 84 FR 8457, March 8, 2019 (2019 IP CTS Program Management Order), requiring the submission of IP CTS user registration information to the telecommunications relay service (TRS) User Registration Database (Database) so that the Database administrator can verify IP CTS users to reduce the risk of waste, fraud, and abuse in the IP CTS program. VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:36 Dec 22, 2022 Jkt 259001 On June 30, 2022, the Commission issued Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities; Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Service Program; Misuse of internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service, CG Docket Nos. 03–123, 10–51, and 13–24, Report and Order, FCC 22–51, published at 87 FR 57645, September 21, 2022 (Registration Grace Period Order), allowing IP CTS and Video Relay Service (VRS) providers to provide compensable service to a new user for up to two weeks after submitting the user’s information to the Database if the user’s identity is verified within that period, in order to offer more efficient service to IP CTS and VRS users without risk of waste, fraud, and abuse to the Fund. The programmatic changes in information collection burdens that apply to VRS due to the Registration and Grace Period Order will be addressed separately in modifications to information collection No. 3060–1089. This notice and request for comments pertains to the programmatic changes in information collection burdens that apply to IP CTS due to the Registration Grace Period Order, the extension of the currently approved information collection requirements for CTS and IP CTS rules, and updates to the estimates of existing burdens that were included in the November 2019 PRA submission to OMB. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary. This information may also be obtained on an expedited basis, upon request, by contacting the appropriate Federal Reserve Bank and from the Board’s Freedom of Information Office at https://www.federalreserve.gov/foia/ request.htm. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the standards enumerated in paragraph 7 of the Act. Comments regarding each of these applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors, Ann E. Misback, Secretary of the Board, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20551–0001, not later than January 9, 2023. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Colette A. Fried, Assistant Vice President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690–1414: 1. The Ray V. Hewitt By-Pass Trust f/ b/o Julie Stauffacher, the Ray V. Hewitt By-Pass Trust f/b/o Mark Hewitt, both of Mason City, Iowa, and the Ray V. Hewitt By-Pass Trust f/b/o Carrie Nicols, Iowa City, Iowa, with Mark Hewitt as trustee of the aforementioned trusts, Mason City, Iowa; to join the Hewitt Family Control Group, a group acting in concert, to acquire voting shares of Arneson Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Clear Lake Bank & Trust, both of Clear Lake, Iowa. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Margaret McCloskey Shanks, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2022–27950 Filed 12–22–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P [FR Doc. 2022–27909 Filed 12–22–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank Control Act (Act) (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and § 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank or bank holding company. The factors that are considered in acting on the applications are set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)). The public portions of the applications listed below, as well as other related filings required by the Board, if any, are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank(s) indicated below and at the offices of the Board of Governors. PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 Federal Reserve Membership Application (FR 2083, FR 2083A, FR 2083B, and FR 2083C; OMB No. 7100–0046) and the Federal Reserve Bank Stock Applications (FR 2030, FR 2030a, FR 2056, FR 2086, FR 2086a, and FR 2087; OMB No. 7100–0042). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Federal Reserve Board Clearance Officer—Nuha Elmaghrabi—Office of the Chief Data Officer, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\23DEN1.SGM 23DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 246 / Friday, December 23, 2022 / Notices System, nuha.elmaghrabi@frb.gov, (202) 452–3884. 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 (which contain more detailed information about the information collections and burden estimates than this notice), 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/ reportingforms/home/review 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, With Revision, of the Following Information Collections 1 TKELLEY on DSK125TN23PROD with NOTICE Collection title: Federal Reserve Membership Application. Collection identifier: FR 2083, FR 2083A, FR 2083B, and FR 2083C. OMB control number: 7100–0046. Effective date: January 23, 2023. General description of collection: Any state-chartered bank (or national bank converting to become a state-chartered bank) applying for membership in the Federal Reserve System must file an application with the appropriate Federal Reserve Bank. The four individual application forms in the FR 2083/A/B/ 1 As part of this clearance, the Board will clear the FR 2083, FR 2083A, FR 2083B, and FR 2083C (FR 2083/A/B/C) under the FR 2030, FR 2030a, FR 2056, FR 2086, FR 2086a, and FR 2087 OMB control number (7100–0042), and then discontinue the FR 2083/A/B/C’s separate OMB control number (7100– 0046). This change is aimed at simplifying the tracking and clearance process for the two related sets of forms. This change would not modify the reporting requirements of the forms in any way. The collection will then be titled ‘‘The Federal Reserve Membership and Bank Stock Applications’’ (FR 2030, FR 2030a, FR 2056, FR 2083, FR 2083A, FR 2083B, FR 2083C, FR 2086, FR 2086a, and FR 2087; 7100–0042). VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:36 Dec 22, 2022 Jkt 259001 C series (membership application and relevant attachments) are all one-time submissions that are used by new or existing state-chartered banks to apply for membership in the Federal Reserve System: • FR 2083—Cover sheet, with general information and instructions detailing the information to be submitted according to the type of applicant bank, • FR 2083A—Application form for the purchase of Federal Reserve Bank stock by state banks (except mutual savings banks) and by national banks converting into state member banks, • FR 2083B—Application form for the purchase of Federal Reserve Bank stock by mutual savings banks, and • FR 2083C—Certificate of Organizers or Directors certifying that the information being submitted is true and complete, and the proposed capital is not impaired. Frequency: On occasion. Respondents: State-chartered banks (or national banks converting to become state-chartered banks) applying for membership in the Federal Reserve System. Total estimated number of respondents: 13.2 Total estimated change in burden: 13 hours. Total estimated annual burden hours: 65. Collection title: Federal Reserve Bank Stock Applications. Collection identifier: FR 2030, FR 2030a, FR 2056, FR 2086, FR 2086a, and FR 2087. OMB control number: 7100–0042. Effective date: January 23, 2023. General description of collection: Any national bank seeking to purchase stock in the Federal Reserve System, any member bank seeking to increase or decrease its Federal Reserve Bank stock holdings, or any member bank seeking to cancel its stock holdings must file an application with the appropriate Federal Reserve Bank. The application forms for the initial subscription of Federal Reserve Bank stock filed by organizing national banks and nonmember state banks converting to national banks or federal savings associations electing to operate as a covered savings association (CSA) (FR 2030 and 2030a, respectively) and the application forms for the cancellation of Federal Reserve Bank stock filed by liquidating member 2 More detailed information regarding this collection, including more detailed burden estimates, can be found in the OMB Supporting Statement posted at https://www.federalreserve.gov/ apps/reportingforms/home/review. On the page displayed at the link, you can find the OMB Supporting Statement by referencing the collection identifier, FR 2030 et al or FR 2083. PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 78963 banks, member banks merging or consolidating with nonmember banks or CSAs terminating an election to operate as a CSA, and insolvent member banks (FR 2086, FR 2086a, and FR 2087, respectively) may require one or more of the following: a resolution by the applying bank’s board of directors authorizing the transaction, an indication of the capital and surplus of the bank as of the date of application, a certification (by official signatures) of the resolution, and/or an indication of the number of shares and dollar amount of the Federal Reserve Bank stock to be purchased or canceled. The application form for an adjustment in a member bank’s holdings of Federal Reserve Bank stock (FR 2056) requires an indication of the capital and surplus of the bank as of the date of application and an indication of the number of shares held and the number of shares to be acquired or canceled. A completed application form must be submitted for each required adjustment by the survivor member bank due to legal merger or other consolidation as a result of Regulation I. The amount of Federal Reserve Bank stock actually held by the member bank is determined by the Reserve Bank through its monitoring of the member bank’s capital accounts reported quarterly on the Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income (Call Report) (FFIEC 031, FFIEC 041, and FFIEC 051; OMB No. 7100 0036). The Federal Reserve Bank stock applications are distributed by the Federal Reserve Banks and the information collected enables them to account for required subscription, adjustment, or cancellation payments to and from the System and for dividends paid by the System on any outstanding stock. Frequency: On occasion. Respondents: Banks seeking to become state member banks, existing banks or savings institutions seeking to convert to state member bank status, national banks seeking to purchase stock in the Federal Reserve System, and member banks seeking to increase, decrease, or cancel their Federal Reserve Bank stock holdings. Total estimated number of respondents: 90. Total estimated annual burden hours: 47. Current actions: On September 14, 2022, the Board published a notice in the Federal Register (87 FR 56421) requesting public comment for 60 days on the extension, with revision, of the FR 2083, FR 2083A, FR 2083B, FR 2083C, FR 2030, FR 2030a, FR 2056, FR 2086, FR 2086a, and FR 2087. The Board revised the FR 2083, FR 2056, FR E:\FR\FM\23DEN1.SGM 23DEN1 78964 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 246 / Friday, December 23, 2022 / Notices 2086, FR 2086a, and FR 2087 by aligning the Applicant’s Interagency Biographical and Financial Report (FR 2081c; OMB No. 7100–0134) requirements with Federal Reserve internal guidance, requiring updated shareholder records if changes are proposed, updating the total consolidated assets threshold for the purchase of Federal Reserve bank stock to conform with the Board’s Regulation I—Issue and Cancellation of Federal Reserve Bank Capital Stock (12 CFR 209), and removing items that are no longer required in the application process. These revisions are intended to improve the clarity of the information requests. There were no proposed revisions to the FR 2030, FR 2030a, FR 2083A, FR 2083B, or FR 2083C as part of this clearance. The comment period for this notice expired on November 14, 2022. The Board did not receive any comments. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 19, 2022. Michele Taylor Fennell, Deputy Associate Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2022–27920 Filed 12–22–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–P Comments regarding each of these applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors, Ann E. Misback, Secretary of the Board, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20551–0001, not later than January 23, 2023. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (Stephanie Weber, Assistant Vice President), 90 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480–0291. Comments can also be sent electronically to MA@mpls.frb.org: 1. Citizens Bancorp, Inc., Cadott, Wisconsin; to acquire Community Financial Bank, Prentice, Wisconsin. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Margaret McCloskey Shanks, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2022–27948 Filed 12–22–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 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 Payment Systems Surveys (FR 3054; OMB No. 7100–0332). 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, nuha.elmaghrabi@frb.gov, (202) 452–3884. 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 AGENCY: FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM TKELLEY on DSK125TN23PROD with NOTICE Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for approval, pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part 225), and all other applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the power to vote shares of a bank or bank holding company and all of the banks and nonbanking companies owned by the bank holding company, including the companies listed below. The public portions of the applications listed below, as well as other related filings required by the Board, if any, are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank(s) indicated below and at the offices of the Board of Governors. This information may also be obtained on an expedited basis, upon request, by contacting the appropriate Federal Reserve Bank and from the Board’s Freedom of Information Office at https://www.federalreserve.gov/foia/ request.htm. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the standards enumerated in the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:36 Dec 22, 2022 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 (which contain more detailed information about the information collections and burden estimates than this notice), 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/ reportingforms/home/review 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, With Revision, of the Following Information Collection Collection title: Payment Systems Surveys. Collection identifier: FR 3054. OMB control number: 7100–0332. Effective date: January 23, 2023. General description of collection: The Payment Systems Surveys are used to obtain information specifically tailored to the Federal Reserve’s operational and fiscal agency responsibilities. The Payment Systems Surveys family of surveys is currently comprised of the following: Ad Hoc Payment Systems Surveys (FR 3054a), Currency Quality Sampling Survey (FR 3054b), Currency Quality Survey (FR 3054c), Currency Functionality and Perception Survey (FR 3054d), and Currency Education Usability Survey (FR 3045e). These surveys help the Board obtain information about currency demand, quality, functionality, perception, usage patterns and other useful information about banknotes. Frequency: FR 3054a, five times per year; FR 3054b, annually; FR 3054c, semi-annually; FR 3054d, five times per year; and FR 3054e, ten times per year. Respondents: The FR 3054 panel comprises financial institutions (including depository institutions), law enforcement, nonfinancial businesses (retailers, banknote equipment manufacturers, or global wholesale bank note dealers), and individuals within the general public. Total estimated number of respondents: FR 3054a, 4,000; FR 3054b, 500; FR 3054c, 25; FR 3054d, 250; and FR 3054e, 250. Estimated average hours per response: FR 3054a, 0.75; FR 3054b, 0.50; FR 3054c, 30; FR 3054d, 2.5; and FR 3054e, 0.50. Total estimated change in burden: 725 hours. Total estimated annual burden hours: 21,125.1 1 More detailed information regarding this collection, including more detailed burden E:\FR\FM\23DEN1.SGM 23DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 246 (Friday, December 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
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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, with revision, the 
Federal Reserve Membership Application (FR 2083, FR 2083A, FR 2083B, 
and FR 2083C; OMB No. 7100-0046) and the Federal Reserve Bank Stock 
Applications (FR 2030, FR 2030a, FR 2056, FR 2086, FR 2086a, and FR 
2087; OMB No. 7100-0042).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Federal Reserve Board Clearance 
Officer--Nuha Elmaghrabi--Office of the Chief Data Officer, Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve

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System, [email protected], (202) 452-3884.
    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 (which contain more detailed 
information about the information collections and burden estimates than 
this notice), 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/reportingforms/home/review 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, With Revision, of the Following Information Collections \1\
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    \1\ As part of this clearance, the Board will clear the FR 2083, 
FR 2083A, FR 2083B, and FR 2083C (FR 2083/A/B/C) under the FR 2030, 
FR 2030a, FR 2056, FR 2086, FR 2086a, and FR 2087 OMB control number 
(7100-0042), and then discontinue the FR 2083/A/B/C's separate OMB 
control number (7100-0046). This change is aimed at simplifying the 
tracking and clearance process for the two related sets of forms. 
This change would not modify the reporting requirements of the forms 
in any way. The collection will then be titled ``The Federal Reserve 
Membership and Bank Stock Applications'' (FR 2030, FR 2030a, FR 
2056, FR 2083, FR 2083A, FR 2083B, FR 2083C, FR 2086, FR 2086a, and 
FR 2087; 7100-0042).
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    Collection title: Federal Reserve Membership Application.
    Collection identifier: FR 2083, FR 2083A, FR 2083B, and FR 2083C.
    OMB control number: 7100-0046.
    Effective date: January 23, 2023.
    General description of collection: Any state-chartered bank (or 
national bank converting to become a state-chartered bank) applying for 
membership in the Federal Reserve System must file an application with 
the appropriate Federal Reserve Bank. The four individual application 
forms in the FR 2083/A/B/C series (membership application and relevant 
attachments) are all one-time submissions that are used by new or 
existing state-chartered banks to apply for membership in the Federal 
Reserve System:
     FR 2083--Cover sheet, with general information and 
instructions detailing the information to be submitted according to the 
type of applicant bank,
     FR 2083A--Application form for the purchase of Federal 
Reserve Bank stock by state banks (except mutual savings banks) and by 
national banks converting into state member banks,
     FR 2083B--Application form for the purchase of Federal 
Reserve Bank stock by mutual savings banks, and
     FR 2083C--Certificate of Organizers or Directors 
certifying that the information being submitted is true and complete, 
and the proposed capital is not impaired.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondents: State-chartered banks (or national banks converting to 
become state-chartered banks) applying for membership in the Federal 
Reserve System.
    Total estimated number of respondents: 13.\2\
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    \2\ More detailed information regarding this collection, 
including more detailed burden estimates, can be found in the OMB 
Supporting Statement posted at https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/reportingforms/home/review. On the page displayed at the link, you 
can find the OMB Supporting Statement by referencing the collection 
identifier, FR 2030 et al or FR 2083.
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    Total estimated change in burden: 13 hours.
    Total estimated annual burden hours: 65.
    Collection title: Federal Reserve Bank Stock Applications.
    Collection identifier: FR 2030, FR 2030a, FR 2056, FR 2086, FR 
2086a, and FR 2087.
    OMB control number: 7100-0042.
    Effective date: January 23, 2023.
    General description of collection: Any national bank seeking to 
purchase stock in the Federal Reserve System, any member bank seeking 
to increase or decrease its Federal Reserve Bank stock holdings, or any 
member bank seeking to cancel its stock holdings must file an 
application with the appropriate Federal Reserve Bank. The application 
forms for the initial subscription of Federal Reserve Bank stock filed 
by organizing national banks and nonmember state banks converting to 
national banks or federal savings associations electing to operate as a 
covered savings association (CSA) (FR 2030 and 2030a, respectively) and 
the application forms for the cancellation of Federal Reserve Bank 
stock filed by liquidating member banks, member banks merging or 
consolidating with nonmember banks or CSAs terminating an election to 
operate as a CSA, and insolvent member banks (FR 2086, FR 2086a, and FR 
2087, respectively) may require one or more of the following: a 
resolution by the applying bank's board of directors authorizing the 
transaction, an indication of the capital and surplus of the bank as of 
the date of application, a certification (by official signatures) of 
the resolution, and/or an indication of the number of shares and dollar 
amount of the Federal Reserve Bank stock to be purchased or canceled.
    The application form for an adjustment in a member bank's holdings 
of Federal Reserve Bank stock (FR 2056) requires an indication of the 
capital and surplus of the bank as of the date of application and an 
indication of the number of shares held and the number of shares to be 
acquired or canceled. A completed application form must be submitted 
for each required adjustment by the survivor member bank due to legal 
merger or other consolidation as a result of Regulation I. The amount 
of Federal Reserve Bank stock actually held by the member bank is 
determined by the Reserve Bank through its monitoring of the member 
bank's capital accounts reported quarterly on the Consolidated Reports 
of Condition and Income (Call Report) (FFIEC 031, FFIEC 041, and FFIEC 
051; OMB No. 7100 0036). The Federal Reserve Bank stock applications 
are distributed by the Federal Reserve Banks and the information 
collected enables them to account for required subscription, 
adjustment, or cancellation payments to and from the System and for 
dividends paid by the System on any outstanding stock.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondents: Banks seeking to become state member banks, existing 
banks or savings institutions seeking to convert to state member bank 
status, national banks seeking to purchase stock in the Federal Reserve 
System, and member banks seeking to increase, decrease, or cancel their 
Federal Reserve Bank stock holdings.
    Total estimated number of respondents: 90.
    Total estimated annual burden hours: 47.
    Current actions: On September 14, 2022, the Board published a 
notice in the Federal Register (87 FR 56421) requesting public comment 
for 60 days on the extension, with revision, of the FR 2083, FR 2083A, 
FR 2083B, FR 2083C, FR 2030, FR 2030a, FR 2056, FR 2086, FR 2086a, and 
FR 2087. The Board revised the FR 2083, FR 2056, FR

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2086, FR 2086a, and FR 2087 by aligning the Applicant's Interagency 
Biographical and Financial Report (FR 2081c; OMB No. 7100-0134) 
requirements with Federal Reserve internal guidance, requiring updated 
shareholder records if changes are proposed, updating the total 
consolidated assets threshold for the purchase of Federal Reserve bank 
stock to conform with the Board's Regulation I--Issue and Cancellation 
of Federal Reserve Bank Capital Stock (12 CFR 209), and removing items 
that are no longer required in the application process. These revisions 
are intended to improve the clarity of the information requests. There 
were no proposed revisions to the FR 2030, FR 2030a, FR 2083A, FR 
2083B, or FR 2083C as part of this clearance.
    The comment period for this notice expired on November 14, 2022. 
The Board did not receive any comments.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 19, 
2022.
Michele Taylor Fennell,
Deputy Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2022-27920 Filed 12-22-22; 8:45 am]
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