68 FR 89 pgs. 24741-24742 - Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
Type: NOTICEVolume: 68Number: 89Pages: 24741 - 24742
FR document: [FR Doc. 03-11426 Filed 5-7-03; 8:45 am]
Agency: Federal Reserve System
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
AGENCIES:
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury; and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board).
ACTION:
Joint notice and request for comment.
SUMMARY:
In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the OCC and the Board (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 to extend, without revision, the following currently approved information collection titled,"Foreign Branch Report of Condition (FFIEC 030)." At the end of the comment period, the comments and recommendations received will be analyzed to determine whether the FFIEC and the agencies should modify the information collection. The agencies will then submit the report to OMB for review and approval. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, also a member of the FFIEC, concurs with this proposal to extend without revision as noted in a separate Federal Register notice (68 FR 19452) published April 21, 2003.
DATES:
Comments must be submitted on or before July 7, 2003.
ADDRESSES:
Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to any or all of the agencies. All comments should refer to the OMB control number(s) and will be shared among the agencies.
OCC: Comments should be sent to the Public Information Room, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Mailstop 1-5, Attention: 1557-0099, 250 E Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20219. Due to delays in paper mail delivery in the Washington area, commenters are encouraged to submit comments by fax or e-mail. Comments may be sent by fax to (202) 874-4448, or by e-mail to regs.commentsocc.treas.gov. You can inspect and photocopy the comments at the OCC's Public Information Room, 250 E Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20219. You can make an appointment to inspect the comments by calling (202) 874-5043.
Board: Written comments, which should refer to "Foreign Branch Report of Condition, 7100-0071," may be mailed to Ms. Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20551. However, because paper mail in the Washington area and at the Board of Governors is subject to delay, please consider submitting your comments by e-mail to regs.commentsfederalreserve.gov, or faxing them to the Office of the Secretary at 202-452- 3819 or 202-452-3102. Members of the public may inspect comments in Room MP-500 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays pursuant to 261.12, except as provided in 261.14, of the Board's Rules Regarding Availability of Information, 12 CFR 261.12 and 261.14.
A copy of the comments may also be submitted to the OMB desk officer for the agencies: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 or electronic mail to jlackeyj@omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Additional information or a copy of the collection may be requested from:
OCC: Jessie Dunaway, OCC Clearance Officer, or Camille Dixon, (202) 874-5090, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20219.
Board: Cynthia M. Ayouch, Board Clearance Officer, (202) 452-3829, Division of Research and Statistics, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th and C Streets, N.W., Washington, DC 20551. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) users may call (202) 263-4869.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposal to Extend For Three Years Without Revision the Following Currently Approved Information Collection:
Title: Foreign Branch Report of Condition
Form Number: FFIEC 030
Frequency of Response: Annually, and quarterly for significant branches
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit
For OCC:
OMB Number: 1557-0099
Number of Respondents: 143 annual respondents; 56 quarterly respondents
Estimated Time per Response: 3.9 burden hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1431 burden hours.
For Board:
OMB Number: 7100-0071
Number of Respondents: 40 annual respondents; 26 quarterly respondents
Estimated Time per Response: 3.9 burden hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 468 burden hours.
General Description of Report
These information collections are mandatory: 12 U.S.C. 321, 324, and 602 (Board); 12 U.S.C. 602 (OCC). These information collections are given confidential treatment (5 U.S.C. 552 (b)(8)).
Small businesses (that is, small banks) are not affected.
Abstract
This report contains asset and liability information for foreign branches of insured U.S. commercial banks and is required for regulatory and supervisory purposes. The information is used to analyze the foreign operations of U.S. commercial 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.
Request for Comment
Comments are invited on:
a. Whether the information collections are necessary for the proper performance of the agencies' functions, including whether the information has practical utility;
b. The accuracy of the agencies' estimates of the burden of the 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 collections on respondents, includingthrough the use of automated 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 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: April 29, 2003.
Mark J. Tenhundfeld,
Assistant Director, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division,Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, May 2, 2003.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Secretary of the Board.
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