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###### Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

# AGENCY:

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

# ACTION:

Notice and request for comment.

# SUMMARY:

The FDIC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the renewal of existing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Currently, the FDIC is soliciting comment on renewal of the information collections 3064-0109, -0162 & -0162, described below.

# DATES:

Comments must be submitted on or before March 23, 2015.

# ADDRESSES:

Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to the FDIC by any of the following methods:
      - http://www.FDIC.gov/​regulations/​laws/​federal/​.
      -  Email: comments@fdic.gov                          Include the name and number of the collection in the subject line of the message.                    
      -  Mail:                          Gary A. Kuiper (202.898.3877), Counsel, Room MB-3074, or John Popeo, Counsel, (202.898.6923), MB-3007, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20429.                    
      -  Hand Delivery:                          Comments may be hand-delivered to the guard station at the rear of the 17th Street Building (located on F Street), on business days between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.                    

All comments should refer to the relevant OMB control number. A copy of the comments may also be submitted to the OMB desk officer for the FDIC: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gary A. Kuiper, or John Popeo, at the FDIC address or telephone number above.

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

## Proposal To Renew the Following Currently-Approved Collections of Information

                    1.                     *Title:*                     Notice of Branch Closure.                

*OMB Number:*                     3064-0109.                

*Frequency of Response:*                     On occasion.                

*Affected Public:*                     State nonmember banks and state savings associations.                

*Estimated Number of Respondents:*                     509.                

*Estimated Time per Response:*                     2.6 hours.                

*Total Annual Burden:*                     1319 hours.                

*General Description of Collection:*                     Section 42 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act mandates that an institution proposing to close a branch give its primary regulator no less than 90 days written notice. Notices of closure are submitted on occasion as needed. Also, each insured depository                           ( print page 3234)                        institution must adopt branch closing policies. The adoption of policies is a one-time activity, repeated only if the institution finds need to revise its policy.                

                    2.                     *Title:*                     Large-Bank Deposit Insurance Programs                

*OMB Number:*                     3064-0162.                

*Frequency of Response:*                     On occasion.                

*Affected Public:*                     Insured depository institutions having at least $2 billion in domestic deposits and either at least: (i) 250,000 deposit accounts; or (ii) $20 million in total assets.                

*Estimated Number of Respondents:*                     159.                

*Estimated Time per Response:*                     157-255.5 hours.                

*Total Annual Burden:*                     25,000-40,624.5 hours.                

*General Description of Collection:*                     Insured depository institutions having at least $2 billion in domestic deposits and either: (1) More than 250,000 deposit accounts; or (2) total assets over $20 billion, regardless of the number of deposit accounts are required to adopt mechanisms that, in the event of the institution's failure: (1) Provide the FDIC with standard deposit account and customer information; and (2) allow the FDIC to place and release holds on liability accounts, including deposits.                

                    3.                     *Title:*                     Basel II Interagency Supervisory Guidance for the Supervisory Review Process (Pillar 2).                

*OMB Number:*                     3064-0165.                

*Frequency of Response:*                     Event-generated.                

*Affected Public:*                     Insured state nonmember banks and certain subsidiaries of these entities.                

*Estimated Number of Respondents:*                     19.                

*Estimated Time per Response:*                     420 hours.                

*Total Annual Burden:*                     7,980 hours.                

*General Description of Collection:*                     The agencies issued a supervisory guidance document for implementing the supervisory review process (Pillar 2). The guidance was issued on July 31, 2008 (73 FR 44620). Sections 37, 41, 43, and 46 of the guidance impose information collection requirements. Section 37 states that banks should state clearly the definition of capital used in any aspect of its internal capital adequacy assessment process (ICAAP) and document any changes in the internal definition of capital. Section 41 requires banks to maintain thorough documentation of ICAAP. Section 43 specifies that boards of directors must approve the bank's ICAAP, review it on a regular basis, and approve any changes. Boards of directors also are required under section 46 to periodically review the assessment of overall capital adequacy and to analyze how measures of internal capital adequacy compare with other capital measures (such as regulatory or accounting).                

## Request for Comment

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the FDIC's functions, including whether the information has practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the estimates of the burden of the 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 the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. All comments will become a matter of public record.

Dated at Washington, DC, this 16th day of January, 2015.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Robert E. Feldman,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 2015-00983 Filed 1-21-15; 8:45 am]

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