[Federal Register: June 25, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 121)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request
AGENCIES: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury;
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board); and Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
ACTION: Joint notice and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the OCC, the Board, and the FDIC
(collectively, the agencies) may not conduct or sponsor, and the
respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection
unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number. The Federal Financial Institutions Examination
Council (FFIEC), of which the agencies are members, has approved the
agencies' publication for public comment of a proposal to extend,
without revision, the Foreign Branch Report of Condition (FFIEC 030 and
FFIEC 030S), which is a currently approved information collection for
each agency. At the end of the comment period, the comments and
recommendations received will be analyzed to determine the extent to
which the FFIEC should modify the report. The agencies will then submit
the report to OMB for review and approval.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 24, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to
any or all of the agencies. All comments, which should refer to the OMB
control number, will be shared among the agencies.
OCC: Communications Division, Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency, Public Information Room, Mailstop 2-3, Attention: 1557-0099,
250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219. In addition, comments may be
sent by fax to 202-874-5274, or by electronic mail to
regs.comments@occ.treas.gov. You may personally inspect and photocopy
the comments at the OCC, 250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219. For
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security reasons, the OCC requires that visitors make an appointment to
inspect comments. You may do so by calling (202) 874-4700. Upon
arrival, visitors will be required to present valid government-issued
photo identification and submit to security screening in order to
inspect and photocopy comments.
Board: You may submit comments, identified by FFIEC 030 or FFIEC
030S, by any of the following methods:
Agency Web Site: http://www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments on http://www.federalreserve.gov/
generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: regs.comments@federalreserve.gov. Include the OMB
control number in the subject line of the message.
Fax: 202-452-3819 or 202-452-3102.
Mail: Jennifer J. Johnson, 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 Web site at
http://www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm as
submitted, unless modified for technical reasons. Accordingly, your
comments will not be edited to remove any identifying or contact
information. Public comments may also be viewed electronically or in
paper in Room MP-500 of the Board's Martin Building (20th and C
Streets, NW.) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays.
FDIC: You may submit comments, which should refer to ``Foreign
Branch Report of Condition, 3064-0011,'' by any of the following
methods:
Agency Web Site: http://www.FDIC.gov/regulations/laws/
federal/notices.html.
E-mail: comments@FDIC.gov. Include ``Foreign Branch Report
of Condition, 3064-0011'' in the subject line of the message.
Mail: Herbert J. Messite (202-898-6834), Counsel, Attn:
Comments, Room F-1052, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20429.
Hand Delivery: Comments may be hand delivered to the guard
station at the rear of the 550 17th Street Building (located on F
Street) on business days between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Public Inspection: All comments received will be posted without
change to http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/federal/notices/html
including any personal information provided. Comments may be inspected
at the FDIC Public Information Center, Room E-1002, 3502 North Fairfax
Drive, Arlington, VA 22226, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on business days.
Additionally, commenters may send a copy of their comments to the
OMB desk officer for the agencies by mail to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, U.S. 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: For further information or a copy of
the collection, please contact any of the agency clearance officers
whose names appear below.
OCC: Mary H. Gottlieb, OCC Clearance Officer, 202-874-5090,
Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division, Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219.
Board: Cynthia Ayouch, Federal Reserve Board Acting Clearance
Officer, 202-452-3829, Division of Research and Statistics, Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th and C Streets, NW.,
Washington, DC 20551. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD)
users may call 202-263-4869.
FDIC: Herbert J. Messite, Counsel, 202-898-6834, Legal Division,
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20429.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposal to Extend for Three Years, Without Revision, the Following
Currently Approved Collection of Information
Report Title: Foreign Branch Report of Condition.
Form Numbers: FFIEC 030 and FFIEC 030S.
Frequency of Response: Annually, and quarterly for significant
branches.
Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
OCC:
OMB Number: 1557-0099.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 101 annual branch respondents
(FFIEC 030). 289 quarterly branch respondents (FFIEC 030). 30 annual
branch respondents (FFIEC 030S).
Estimated Average Time per Response: 3.4 burden hours (FFIEC 030).
0.5 burden hours (FFIEC 030S).
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 4,288 burden hours.
Board:
OMB Number: 7100-0071.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 23 annual branch respondents
(FFIEC 030). 20 quarterly branch respondents (FFIEC 030). 14 annual
branch respondents (FFIEC 030S).
Estimated Average Time per Response: 3.4 burden hours (FFIEC 030).
0.5 burden hours (FFIEC 030S).
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 357 burden hours.
FDIC:
OMB Number: 3064-0011.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 7 annual respondents (FFIEC 030).
3 quarterly respondents (FFIEC 030). 9 annual respondents (FFIEC 030S).
Estimated Average Time per Response: 3.4 burden hours (FFIEC 030).
0.5 burden hours (FFIEC 030S).
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 70 burden hours.
General Description of Reports
This information collection is mandatory: 12 U.S.C. 321, 324, and
602 (Board); 12 U.S.C. 602 (OCC); and 12 U.S.C. 1828 (FDIC). This
information collection is given confidential treatment (5 U.S.C.
552(b)(8)).
Abstract
The FFIEC 030 contains asset and liability information for foreign
branches of insured U.S. commercial banks and state-chartered savings
banks and is required for regulatory and supervisory purposes. The
information is used to analyze the foreign operations of U.S. banks.
All foreign branches of U.S. banks regardless of charter type file this
report with the appropriate Federal Reserve District Bank. The Federal
Reserve collects this information on behalf of the U.S. bank's primary
federal bank regulatory agency. The FFIEC 030S contains five data items
that branches with total assets between $50 million and $250 million
file on an annual basis in lieu of the FFIEC 030 reporting form. No
changes are proposed to the FFIEC 030 or FFIEC 030S reporting forms or
instructions.
Request for Comment
Comments are invited on:
a. Whether the information collection is necessary for the proper
performance of the agencies' functions, including whether the
information has practical utility;
b. The accuracy of the agencies' estimate of the burden of the
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 the information collections on
respondents, including through the use of automated
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collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and
e. Estimates of capital or start up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide the requested
information.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be shared among
the agencies. All comments will become a matter of public record.
Written comments should address the accuracy of the burden estimates
and ways to minimize burden including the use of automated collection
techniques or the use of other forms of information technology as well
as other relevant aspects of the information collection request.
Dated: June 18, 2009.
Michele Meyer,
Assistant Director, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division,
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, June 19, 2009.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Secretary of the Board.
Dated at Washington, DC, this 16th day of June 2009.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
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