[Federal Register: April 9, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 68)] [Notices] [Page 17382] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr09ap99-62] [[Page 17382]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Background. Notice is hereby given of the final approval of a proposed information collection by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) under OMB delegated authority, as per 5 CFR 1320.16 (OMB Regulations on Controlling Paperwork Burdens on the Public). Board-approved collections of information are incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. Copies of the OMB 83-Is and supporting statements and approved collection of information instrument(s) are placed into OMB's public docket files. The Federal Reserve may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chief, Financial Reports Section--Mary M. West--Division of Research and Statistics, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551 (202-452-3829). OMB Desk Officer--Alexander T. Hunt--Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 3208, Washington, DC 20503 (202-395-7860) Final approval under OMB delegated authority of the extension for three years, without revision, of the following report: 1. Report title: Recordkeeping Requirements Associated with the Real Estate Lending Standards Regulation. Agency form number: FR H-5 OMB Control number: 7100-0261 Effective Date: May 10, 1999. Frequency: Aggregate report: Quarterly; Policy Statement: On occasion. Reporters: State Member Banks. Annual reporting hours: 20,100 hours. Estimated average hours per response: Aggregate Report: 5 hours; Policy Statement: 20 hours. Number of respondents: Aggregate Report: 989; Policy Statement: 16. Small businesses are affected. General description of report: This information collection is mandatory (12 U.S.C. 1828(o)). Since this is a recordkeeping requirement the Federal Reserve does not collect this information and confidentiality under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is not generally an issue. Abstract: This information collection is a recordkeeping requirement contained in the Board's Regulation H (12 CFR 208.51) that implements section 304 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (FDICIA). It requires state member banks to adopt and maintain a written real estate lending policy. Also, banks must identify their loans in excess of the supervisory loan-to-value limits and report (at least quarterly) the aggregate amount of the loans to the bank's board of directors. Regulatory Flexibility Act Statement: Pursuant to section 605(b) of the Regulation Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 605(b)) the Federal Reserve hereby certifies that this proposed rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, April 5, 1999. Jennifer J. Johnson. Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 99-8825 Filed 4-8-99; 8:45am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-F