Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request, 104538-104539 [2024-30585]

Download as PDF khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES 104538 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 246 / Monday, December 23, 2024 / Notices received will be made available on the Board’s website at https:// www.federalreserve.gov/apps/ proposals/ 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 be not appropriate for public disclosure. Public comments may also be viewed electronically or in person in Room M–4365A, 2001 C St. NW, Washington, DC 20551, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. during Federal business weekdays. 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. 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/review or may be requested from the agency clearance officer, whose name appears above. On the page displayed at the link above, you can find the supporting information by referencing the collection identifier, Form MSD–4 or Form MSD–5. Final versions of these documents will be made available at https:// VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:03 Dec 20, 2024 Jkt 265001 www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, if approved. Request for Comment on Information Collection Proposal 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, Without Revision, the Following Information Collections Collection titles: Uniform Application for Municipal Securities Principal or Municipal Securities Representative Associated with a Bank Municipal Securities Dealer and Uniform Termination Notice for Municipal Securities Principal or Municipal Securities Representative Associated with a Bank Municipal Securities Dealer. Collection identifiers: Form MSD–4 and Form MSD–5. OMB control number: 7100–0100. General description of collections: Form MSD–4 and Form MSD–5 must be submitted in certain circumstances by a municipal security dealer (MSD) that is itself or is a subsidiary of a state member bank (SMB), a bank holding company (BHC), a savings and loan holding company (SLHC), or a foreign dealer bank, as defined below. Form MSD–4 collects information (such as personal history and professional qualifications) regarding an employee whom the MSD wishes to assume the PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 duties of municipal securities principal or representative. Form MSD–5 collects the date of, and reason for, termination of such an employee. Frequency: Event-generated. Respondents: The Form MSD–4 and Form MSD–5 panels comprise each MSD that is an SMB, BHC, or SLHC, certain subsidiaries of such firms, or a foreign dealer bank. Total estimated number of respondents: 72. Estimated average hours per response: Reporting—Form MSD–4, 1; Form MSD–5, 0.66; Recordkeeping—Form MSD–4 and Form MSD–5, 0.08. Total estimated annual burden hours: 63. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 18, 2024. Benjamin W. McDonough, Deputy Secretary and Ombuds of the Board. [FR Doc. 2024–30584 Filed 12–20–24; 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 Semiannual Report of Derivatives Activity (FR 2436; OMB No. 7100– 0286). SUMMARY: Comments must be submitted on or before February 21, 2025. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by FR 2436, by any of the following methods: • Agency Website: https:// www.federalreserve.gov/. Follow the instructions for submitting comments, including attachments. Preferred method. • Mail: Ann E. Misback, Secretary, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551. • Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as mailing address. • Other Means: publiccomments@ frb.gov. You must include the OMB number or the FR number in the subject line of the message. Comments received are subject to public disclosure. In general, comments received will be made available on the Board’s website at https:// DATES: E:\FR\FM\23DEN1.SGM 23DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 246 / Monday, December 23, 2024 / Notices www.federalreserve.gov/apps/ proposals/ 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 be not appropriate for public disclosure. Public comments may also be viewed electronically or in person in Room M–4365A, 2001 C St. NW, Washington, DC 20551, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. during Federal business weekdays. 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. 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/review or may be requested from the agency clearance officer, whose name appears above. On the page displayed at the link above, you can find the supporting information by referencing the collection identifier, FR 2436. Final versions of these documents will be made available at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAMain, if approved. khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:03 Dec 20, 2024 Jkt 265001 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 Collection title: Semiannual Report of Derivatives Activity. Collection identifier: FR 2436. OMB control number: 7100–0286. General description of collection: The FR 2436 collects derivatives market statistics from the eight largest U.S. dealers of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives. Data are collected on the notional amounts and gross fair values of the volumes outstanding of broad categories of foreign exchange, interest rate, equity, commodity-linked, and credit default swap OTC derivatives contracts across a range of underlying currencies, interest rates, and equity markets. The FR 2436 is part of the U.S. portion of a global data collection conducted by central banks. The primary objective of the Board’s participation in this collection is to obtain reasonably comprehensive and internationally consistent data on the size and structure of global OTC financial derivatives markets. Frequency: Semiannually. Respondents: U.S. dealers of OTC derivatives. PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 104539 Total estimated number of respondents: 8. Total estimated annual burden hours: 3,898. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 18, 2024. Benjamin W. McDonough, Deputy Secretary and Ombuds of the Board. [FR Doc. 2024–30585 Filed 12–20–24; 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, 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 before February 21, 2025. 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, including attachments. Preferred method. • Mail: Ann E. Misback, Secretary, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551. • Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as mailing address. • Other Means: publiccomments@ frb.gov. You must include the OMB number or the FR number in the subject line of the message. Comments received are subject to public disclosure. In general, comments received will be made available on the Board’s website at https:// www.federalreserve.gov/apps/ proposals/ 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 be not appropriate for public disclosure. Public comments may also be viewed electronically or in person in Room M–4365A, 2001 C St. NW, Washington, DC 20551, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. during Federal business weekdays. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\23DEN1.SGM 23DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 246 (Monday, December 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 104538-104539]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30585]


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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 Semiannual Report of Derivatives Activity (FR 2436; OMB 
No. 7100-0286).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 21, 2025.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by FR 2436, by any of 
the following methods:
     Agency Website: https://www.federalreserve.gov/. Follow 
the instructions for submitting comments, including attachments. 
Preferred method.
     Mail: Ann E. Misback, Secretary, Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20551.
     Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as mailing address.
     Other Means: [email protected]. You must include the 
OMB number or the FR number in the subject line of the message.
    Comments received are subject to public disclosure. In general, 
comments received will be made available on the Board's website at 
https://

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www.federalreserve.gov/apps/proposals/ 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 be not appropriate for public disclosure. Public comments 
may also be viewed electronically or in person in Room M-4365A, 2001 C 
St. NW, Washington, DC 20551, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. during Federal 
business weekdays.
    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 (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/review or 
may be requested from the agency clearance officer, whose name appears 
above. On the page displayed at the link above, you can find the 
supporting information by referencing the collection identifier, FR 
2436. 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

    Collection title: Semiannual Report of Derivatives Activity.
    Collection identifier: FR 2436.
    OMB control number: 7100-0286.
    General description of collection: The FR 2436 collects derivatives 
market statistics from the eight largest U.S. dealers of over-the-
counter (OTC) derivatives. Data are collected on the notional amounts 
and gross fair values of the volumes outstanding of broad categories of 
foreign exchange, interest rate, equity, commodity-linked, and credit 
default swap OTC derivatives contracts across a range of underlying 
currencies, interest rates, and equity markets. The FR 2436 is part of 
the U.S. portion of a global data collection conducted by central 
banks. The primary objective of the Board's participation in this 
collection is to obtain reasonably comprehensive and internationally 
consistent data on the size and structure of global OTC financial 
derivatives markets.
    Frequency: Semiannually.
    Respondents: U.S. dealers of OTC derivatives.
    Total estimated number of respondents: 8.
    Total estimated annual burden hours: 3,898.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 18, 
2024.
Benjamin W. McDonough,
Deputy Secretary and Ombuds of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2024-30585 Filed 12-20-24; 8:45 am]
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