Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request, 34246-34247 [2024-09274]

Download as PDF 34246 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 84 / Tuesday, April 30, 2024 / Notices including a company organized under the laws of a foreign country, that seeks to acquire a U.S. bank or bank holding company must receive approval from the Board prior to doing so. The Federal Reserve uses the information collected by the FR Y–3F to determine whether to approve an application for prior approval and, subsequently, to carry out its supervisory responsibilities with respect to the foreign banking organization’s operations in the United States. Proposed revisions: The Board proposes to revise the FR Y–3F to add a question regarding the integration of the target into the applicant; update or add certain citations and references; remove the sample publication from the instructions; and add a clarifying footnote regarding the Interagency Biographical and Financial Reports (IBFRs). Frequency: Event-generated. Respondents: Any company organized under the laws of a foreign country that seeks to acquire a U.S. bank or bank holding company. Total estimated number of respondents: 1. Estimated average hours per response: 92. Total estimated change in burden: 0. Total estimated annual burden hours: 92.1 Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, April 25, 2024. Michele Taylor Fennell, Deputy Associate Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2024–09268 Filed 4–29–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 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. 1 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 Y–3F. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:27 Apr 29, 2024 Jkt 262001 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)). Comments received are subject to public disclosure. In general, comments received will be made available without change and will not be modified to remove personal or business information including confidential, contact, or other identifying information. Comments should not include any information such as confidential information that would not be appropriate for public disclosure. 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 May 30, 2024. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (Prabal Chakrabarti, Senior Vice President) 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210–2204. Comments can also be sent electronically to BOS.SRC.Applications.Comments@ bos.frb.org: 1. Hometown Financial Group, MHC, and Hometown Financial Group, Inc., both of Easthampton, Massachusetts; to acquire North Shore Bancorp, and thereby indirectly acquire North Shore Bank, both of Peabody Massachusetts. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Michele Taylor Fennell, Deputy Associate Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2024–09297 Filed 4–29–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 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 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 comment on a proposal to extend for three years, with revision, the Bank Holding Company Applications and Notifications (FR Y–3, FR Y–3N, and FR Y–4; OMB No. 7100–0121). DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 1, 2024. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by FR Y–3, FR Y–3N, and FR Y–4, 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: 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, except for Federal holidays. 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, nuha.elmaghrabi@frb.gov, (202) 452–3884. E:\FR\FM\30APN1.SGM 30APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 84 / Tuesday, April 30, 2024 / Notices 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 (which contains more detail about the information collection and burden estimates than this notice), and other documentation, will be made available on the 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 versions of these documents will be made available at https:// www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, if approved. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Request for Comment on Information Collection Proposals The Board invites public comment on the following information collections, which are 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:27 Apr 29, 2024 Jkt 262001 34247 Proposal Under OMB Delegated Authority To Extend for Three Years, With Revision, the Following Information Collections Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, April 25, 2024. Michele Taylor Fennell, Deputy Associate Secretary of the Board. Collection title: Bank Holding Company Applications and Notifications. Collection identifier: FR Y–3, FR Y– 3N, and FR Y–4. OMB control number: 7100–0121. General description of collection: These filings collect information on proposals by Bank Holding Companies (BHCs) involving formations, acquisitions, mergers, and nonbanking activities. The Board requires the submission of these filings for regulatory and supervisory purposes and to allow the Board to fulfill its statutory obligations under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (the BHC Act). The Board uses this information to evaluate each individual transaction with respect to financial and managerial factors, permissibility, competitive effects, financial stability, net public benefits, and impact on the convenience and needs of affected communities. Proposed revisions: The Board proposes to revise the FR Y–3, FR Y–3N, and FR Y–4 forms and instructions to update or add certain citations and references; delete language that requires an explanation of the assumptions used in financial projections only if the projections deviate from historical performance; remove the sample publication from the instruction; add questions regarding groups acting in concert, individuals who would own 10 percent or more of the applicant, and companies that would own five percent or more of the applicant; add a requirement that applicants provide a breakdown of pro forma equity; add a requirement that applicants identify any management official of the applicant who is also a management official at another depository institution; and add a question regarding the integration of the target into the applicant. Frequency: Event-generated. Respondents: BHCs and a company seeking to become a BHC. Total estimated number of respondents: 335. Total estimated change in burden: 388. Total estimated annual burden hours: 7,603.1 [FR Doc. 2024–09274 Filed 4–29–24; 8:45 am] 1 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 Y–3, FR Y–3N, and FR Y–4. PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 BILLING CODE 6210–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [CMS–3463–PN] Medicare Program; Application by the Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) for Continued CMS Approval of Its Home Infusion Therapy (HIT) Accreditation Program Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. ACTION: Notice with request for comment. AGENCY: This notice acknowledges the receipt of an application from the Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) for continued approval by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of CHAP’s national accrediting organization program for suppliers providing home infusion therapy (HIT) services and that wish to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs. The statute requires that within 60 days of receipt of an organization’s complete application, CMS will publish a notice that identifies the national accrediting body making the request, describes the nature of the request, and provides at least a 30-day public comment period. DATES: To be assured consideration, comments must be received at one of the addresses provided below, by May 30, 2024. ADDRESSES: In commenting, refer to file code CMS–3463–PN. Comments, including mass comment submissions, must be submitted in one of the following three ways (please choose only one of the ways listed): 1. Electronically. You may submit electronic comments on this regulation to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the ‘‘Submit a comment’’ instructions. 2. By regular mail. You may mail written comments to the following address ONLY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, Attention: CMS–3463–PN, P.O. Box 8016, Baltimore, MD 21244–8010. Please allow sufficient time for mailed comments to be received before the close of the comment period. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\30APN1.SGM 30APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 84 (Tuesday, April 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34246-34247]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09274]


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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 Bank Holding Company Applications and Notifications (FR Y-3, FR Y-
3N, and FR Y-4; OMB No. 7100-0121).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 1, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by FR Y-3, FR Y-3N, and 
FR Y-4, 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, except for Federal holidays. 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.

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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 (which contains more detail about 
the information collection and burden estimates than this notice), and 
other documentation, will be made available on the 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 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 
collections, which are 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: Bank Holding Company Applications and 
Notifications.
    Collection identifier: FR Y-3, FR Y-3N, and FR Y-4.
    OMB control number: 7100-0121.
    General description of collection: These filings collect 
information on proposals by Bank Holding Companies (BHCs) involving 
formations, acquisitions, mergers, and nonbanking activities. The Board 
requires the submission of these filings for regulatory and supervisory 
purposes and to allow the Board to fulfill its statutory obligations 
under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (the BHC Act). The Board 
uses this information to evaluate each individual transaction with 
respect to financial and managerial factors, permissibility, 
competitive effects, financial stability, net public benefits, and 
impact on the convenience and needs of affected communities.
    Proposed revisions: The Board proposes to revise the FR Y-3, FR Y-
3N, and FR Y-4 forms and instructions to update or add certain 
citations and references; delete language that requires an explanation 
of the assumptions used in financial projections only if the 
projections deviate from historical performance; remove the sample 
publication from the instruction; add questions regarding groups acting 
in concert, individuals who would own 10 percent or more of the 
applicant, and companies that would own five percent or more of the 
applicant; add a requirement that applicants provide a breakdown of pro 
forma equity; add a requirement that applicants identify any management 
official of the applicant who is also a management official at another 
depository institution; and add a question regarding the integration of 
the target into the applicant.
    Frequency: Event-generated.
    Respondents: BHCs and a company seeking to become a BHC.
    Total estimated number of respondents: 335.
    Total estimated change in burden: 388.
    Total estimated annual burden hours: 7,603.\1\
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    \1\ 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 Y-3, FR Y-3N, and FR Y-4.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, April 25, 
2024.
Michele Taylor Fennell,
Deputy Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2024-09274 Filed 4-29-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-P
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