5542 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 19 / Monday, January 29, 2024 / Notices 

1More 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 2081a, FR 2081b, or FR 2081c. 

Total estimated annual burden hours: 

224. 

Collection title: Interagency 

Biographical and Financial Report. 

Collection identifier: FR 2081c. 

OMB control number: 7100–0134. 

General description of collection: The 

FR 2081c is used by certain 

shareholders, directors, and executive 

officers in connection with the FR 

2081a, FR 2081b, as well as applications 

for BHC and SLHC formations, 

acquisitions, and mergers, among other 

filings. Information requested on this 

reporting form is subject to verification 

and must be complete. As with all the 

notices and reporting forms, requests for 

clarification or supplementation of the 

original filing may be necessary. The FR 

2081c requests the following 

information: (1) certain biographical 

information, such as personal 

information, employment records, 

education and professional credentials, 

and business and banking affiliations; 

(2) certain legal and related information; 

and (3) a financial report on the 

notificant, including a balance sheet, a 

cash flow statement, and various 

supporting schedules. 

Frequency: Event-generated. 

Respondents: SMBs, BHCs, SLHCs, 

and associated individuals. 

Total estimated number of 

respondents: 906. 

Estimated average hours per response: 

5. 

Total estimated annual burden hours: 

4,530.1

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, January 23, 2024. 

Michele Taylor Fennell, 

Deputy Associate Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01645 Filed 1–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–P 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request 

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 

Interagency Bank Merger Act 

Application (FR 2070; OMB No. 7100– 

0171). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before March 29, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by FR 2070, 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 a.m. and 5 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. 

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. 


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1More 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 2070. 

1More 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 R. 

Proposal Under OMB Delegated 

Authority To Extend for Three Years, 

Without Revision, the Following 

Information Collection 

Collection title: Interagency Bank 

Merger Act Application. 

Collection identifier: FR 2070. 

OMB control number: 7100–0171. 

General description of collection: The 

Board, Office of the Comptroller of the 

Currency, and Federal Deposit 

Insurance Corporation each use this 

reporting form to collect information on 

depository institution merger proposals 

that require prior approval under the 

Bank Merger Act. The Board collects the 

information gathered by the FR 2070 so 

that it may meet its statutory obligations 

with respect to each merger proposal in 

which the acquiring, assuming, or 

resulting bank would be a state member 

bank (SMB). 

Frequency: Event-generated. 

Respondents: SMBs regulated by the 

Federal Reserve. 

Total estimated number of 

respondents: 65. 

Total estimated annual burden hours: 

2,183.1

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, January 23, 2024. 

Michele Taylor Fennell, 

Deputy Associate Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01647 Filed 1–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–P 

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: The Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System (Board) is 

adopting a proposal to extend for three 

years, without revision, the 

Recordkeeping and Disclosure 

Requirements Associated with 

Regulation R (FR R; OMB No. 7100– 

0316). 

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. 

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. 

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. Boardapproved collections of information are 

incorporated into the official OMB 

inventory of currently approved 

collections of information. The OMB 

inventory, as well as copies of the PRA 

Submission, supporting statements 

(which contain more detailed 

information about the information 

collections and burden estimates than 

this notice), and approved collection of 

information instrument(s) are available 

at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. These documents are also 

available on the Federal Reserve 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 Approval Under OMB Delegated 

Authority of the Extension for Three 

Years, Without Revision, of the 

Following Information Collection 

Collection title: Recordkeeping and 

Disclosure Requirements Associated 

with Regulation R. 

Collection identifier: FR R. 

OMB control number: 7100–0316. 

General description of collection: The 

Board’s Regulation R—Exceptions for 

Banks from the Definition of Broker in 

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (12 

CFR part 218) implements certain 

exceptions for banks from the definition 

of broker under section 3(a)(4) of the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

(Exchange Act). Sections 701, 723, and 

741 of Regulation R contain certain 

recordkeeping provisions for banks that 

utilize the exceptions in the Exchange 

Act and certain customer and 

counterparty disclosure requirements. 

Frequency: Event-generated. 

Respondents: Banks, as defined in the 

Exchange Act, that qualify for the 

exemptions from the Exchange Act 

definition of broker. 

Total estimated number of 

respondents: 3,185. 

Total estimated annual burden hours: 

62,709.1

Current actions: On September 11, 

2023, the Board published a notice in 

the Federal Register (88 FR 62363) 

requesting public comment for 60 days 

on the extension, without revision, of 

the FR R. The comment period for this 

notice expired on November 13, 2023. 

The Board did not receive any 

comments. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System. 

January 23, 2024. 

Michele Taylor Fennell, 

Deputy Associate Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01643 Filed 1–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–P 

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: The Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System (Board) is 

adopting a proposal to extend for three 

years, without revision, the 

Recordkeeping and Disclosure 

Requirements Associated with 

Regulation H (Securities Transactions 

by State Member Banks) (FR H–3; OMB 

No. 7100–0196). 

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. 

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. 

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. Boardapproved collections of information are 


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