[Federal Register: April 8, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 68)]
[Notices]
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
SUMMARY: On June 15, 1984, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
delegated to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
(Board) its approval authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act, as
per 5 CFR 1320.16, to approve of and assign OMB control numbers to
collection of information requests and requirements conducted or
sponsored by the Board under conditions set forth in 5 CFR 1320
Appendix A.1. Board-approved collections of information are
incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved
collections of information. Copies of the OMB 83-I's and supporting
statements and approved collection of information instruments 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.
Request for Comment on Information Collection Proposal
The following information collection, which is being handled under
this delegated authority, has received initial Board approval and are
hereby published for comment. At the end of the comment period, the
proposed information collection, along with an analysis of comments and
recommendations received, will be submitted to the Board for final
approval under OMB delegated authority. Comments are invited on the
following:
a. whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the Federal Reserve's functions; including
whether the information has practical utility;
b. the accuracy of the Federal Reserve'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; and
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.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 7, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Comments 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 ``03''regs.comments64; federalreserve.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 Board: Joseph Lackey, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive
Office Building, Room 3208, Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of the proposed form and
instructions, the Paperwork Reduction Act Submission (OMB 83-I),
supporting statement, and other documents that will be placed into
OMB's public docket files once approved may be requested
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from the agency clearance officer, whose name appears below.
Acting Federal Reserve Clearance Officer - Michelle Long--(202-452-
3829), Division of Research and Statistics, Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551. Telecommunications Device
for the Deaf (TDD) users may contact (202-263-4869), Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551.
Proposal to approve under OMB delegated authority the extension for
three years, without revision, of the following report:
Report title: Notice of Branch Closure
Agency form number: 4031
OMB control number: 7100-0264
Frequency: on occasion
Reporters: state member banks
Annual reporting hours: 783
Estimated average hours per response: 2 hours for reporting
requirements; 1 hour for disclosure requirements; 8 hours for
recordkeeping requirements
Number of respondents: 239
General description of report: This information collection is
mandatory (12 U.S.C. 1831r-l(a)(1)) and may be given confidential
treatment upon request (5 U.S.C. Sec. 552(b)(4)).
Abstract: The mandatory reporting, recordkeeping, and disclosure
requirements regarding the closing of any branch of an insured
depository institution are imposed by section 228 of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (FDICIA). There
is no reporting form associated with the reporting portion of this
information collection; state member banks notify the Federal Reserve
by letter prior to closing a branch. The Federal Reserve uses the
information to fulfill its statutory obligation to supervise state
member banks.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, April 2, 2004.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. E4-783 Filed 4-7-04; 8:45 am]
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