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###### Federal Reserve System

# AGENCY:

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

# ACTION:

Notice, request for comment.

# SUMMARY:

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) invites comment on a proposal to extend for three years, without revision, the Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Disclosure Provisions Associated with the Guidance on Response Programs for Unauthorized Access to Customer Information and Customer Notice (FR 4100; OMB No. 7100-0309).

# DATES:

Comments must be submitted on or before November 27, 2023.

# ADDRESSES:

You may submit comments, identified by FR 4100, by any of the following methods:
      -  Agency Website: https://www.federalreserve.gov/​.                          Follow the instructions for submitting comments at                          https://www.federalreserve.gov/​apps/​foia/​proposedregs.aspx. 
      -  Email: regs.comments@federalreserve.gov.                          Include the OMB number or FR number in the subject line of the message.                    
      -  FAX:                          (202) 452-3819 or (202) 452-3102.                    
      -  Mail:                          Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Attn: Ann E. Misback, Secretary of the Board, Mailstop M-4775, 2001 C St. NW, Washington, DC 20551.                    

                        All public comments are available from the Board's website at                         *https://www.federalreserve.gov/​apps/​foia/​proposedregs.aspx*                         as submitted, unless modified for technical reasons or to remove personally identifiable information at the commenter's request. Accordingly, comments will not be edited to remove any confidential business information, identifying information, or contact information. Public comments may also be viewed electronically or in paper in Room M-4365A, 2001 C St. NW, Washington, DC 20551, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays, except for Federal holidays. For security reasons, the Board requires that visitors make an appointment to inspect comments. You may do so by calling (202) 452-3684. Upon arrival, visitors will be required to present valid government-issued photo identification and to submit to security screening in order to inspect and photocopy comments.                    

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.                          ( print page 66846)    

                    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/​home/​review*                     or may be requested from the agency clearance officer, whose name appears above. 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:*                     Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Disclosure Provisions Associated with the Guidance on Response Programs for Unauthorized Access to Customer Information and Customer Notice.                

*Collection identifier:*                     FR 4100.                

*OMB control number:*                     7100-0309.                

*General description of collection:*                     The FR 4100 is the Board's information collection associated with the Interagency Guidance on Response Programs for Unauthorized Access to Customer Information and Customer Notice (ID-Theft Guidance or Guidance). The ID-Theft Guidance was published in the                     **Federal Register**                     in March 2005.[1] 

The ID-Theft Guidance, which applies to financial institutions, was issued in response to developing trends in the theft and accompanying misuse of customer information. The Guidance includes certain voluntary reporting, recordkeeping, and disclosure provisions.

*Frequency:*                     Event-generated.                

*Respondents:*                     State member banks, bank holding companies (BHCs), affiliates and certain non-banking subsidiaries of BHCs, uninsured state agencies and branches of foreign banks, commercial lending companies owned or controlled by foreign banks, savings and loan holding companies, and Edge and agreement corporations.                

*Total estimated number of respondents:*                     391.                

*Total estimated annual burden hours:*                     12,120.[2] 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, September 22, 2023.

Erin M. Cayce,

Assistant Secretary of the Board.

# Footnotes

1.                             See 70 FR 15736 (March 29, 2005).                    
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2.                             More detailed information regarding this collection, including more detailed burden estimates, can be found in the OMB Supporting Statement posted at                         *https://www.federalreserve.gov/​apps/​reportingforms/​home/​review.*                         On the page displayed at the link, you can find the OMB Supporting Statement by referencing the collection identifier, FR 4100.                    
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[FR Doc. 2023-21159 Filed 9-27-23; 8:45 am]

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