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consideration of the matters which were 

to be the subject of this meeting on less 

than seven days’ notice to the public; 

that no earlier notice of the meeting was 

practicable; that the public interest did 

not require consideration of the matters 

in a meeting open to public observation; 

and that the matters could be 

considered in a closed meeting by 

authority of subsections (c)(4), (c)(8), 

and (c)(9)(B) of the ‘‘Government in the 

Sunshine Act’’ (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), 

(c)(8), and (c)(9)(B)). 

The meeting was held in the Board 

Room of the FDIC Building located at 

550–17th Street, NW., Washington, DC. 

Dated: March 26, 2009. 

Robert E. Feldman, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–7188 Filed 3–26–09; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6714–01–P 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System. 

SUMMARY: Background. 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 

(PRA), 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. Boardapproved collections of information are 

incorporated into the official OMB 

inventory of currently approved 

collections of information. Copies of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act Submission, 

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 Proposals 

The following information 

collections, which are being handled 

under this delegated authority, have 

received initial Board approval and are 

hereby published for comment. At the 

end of the comment period, the 

proposed information collections, 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 May 29, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by FR 1380 or FR 3051 by any 

of the following methods: 

• Agency Web Site: http:// 

www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments at 

http://www.federalreserve.gov/ 

generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• E-mail: 

regs.comments@federalreserve.gov. 

Include docket number in the subject 

line of the message. 

• Fax: 202/452–3819 or 202/452– 

3102. 

• Mail: Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary, 

Board of Governors of the Federal 

Reserve System, 20th Street and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20551. 

All public comments are available from 

the Board’s Web site at http:// 

www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/ 

foia/ProposedRegs.cfm as submitted, 

unless modified for technical reasons. 

Accordingly, your comments will not be 

edited to remove any identifying or 

contact information. Public comments 

may also be viewed electronically or in 

paper form in Room MP–500 of the 

Board’s Martin Building (20th and C 

Streets, NW.) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. 

on weekdays. 

Additionally, commenters should 

send a copy of their comments to the 

OMB Desk Officer by mail to the Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

U.S. 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: A 

copy of the PRA OMB submission 

including, the proposed reporting form 

and instructions, supporting statement, 

and other documentation will be placed 

into OMB’s public docket files, once 

approved. These documents will also be 

made available on the Federal Reserve 

Board’s public Web site at: http:// 

www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/ 

reportforms/review.cfm or may be 

requested from the agency clearance 

officer, whose name appears below. Michelle Shore, Federal Reserve 

Board Clearance Officer (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: Studies to Develop and 

Test Consumer Regulatory Disclosures. Agency form number: FR 1380. 

OMB control number: 7100–0312. 

Frequency: Consumer surveys: 

Qualitative testing, 4; Quantitative 

testing, and 4; Institution or Stakeholder 

surveys: Qualitative survey, 50; 

Quantitative survey, 2. 

Reporters: Consumers, financial 

institutions, or stakeholders that engage 

in consumer lending and provide other 

financial products and services. Estimated Annual Reporting Hours: 

20,884 hours. 

Estimated Average Hours per 

Response: Consumer surveys: 

Qualitative testing, 2 hours; 

Quantitative testing, 0.33 hours; and 

Institution or Stakeholder surveys: 

Qualitative survey, 10 hours; 

Quantitative survey, 15 hours. Estimated Number of Respondents: 

Consumer surveys: Qualitative testing, 

225; Quantitative testing, 1,200; and 

Institution or Stakeholder surveys: 

Qualitative survey, 20; Quantitative 

survey, 250. General Description of Report: This 

information collection is authorized 

pursuant to the: Home Mortgage Act, 

Section 806 (12 U.S.C. 2804(a)); 

Community Reinvestment Act, Section 

806 (12 U.S.C. 2905); Competitive 

Equality Banking Act, Section 1204 (12 

U.S.C. 3806) (adjustable rate mortgage 

caps); Expedited Funds Availability Act, 

Section 609 (12 U.S.C. 4008); Truth in 

Saving Act, Section 269 (12 U.S.C. 

4308); Federal Trade Commission Act, 

Section 18(f) (15 U.S.C. 57a(f)); Truth in 

Lending Act, Section 105 (15 U.S.C. 

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1 ‘‘Non-statistical’’ is defined precisely in 

CIPSEA. Loosely, an information collection 

undertaken for a non-statistical purpose would be 

one intended to support a regulatory action or other 

action specifically targeted to the entity on which 

data were collected. 

Improvement Act, Sections 2501 

through 2503 of the Housing and 

Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (15 

U.S.C. 1638(b)(2)) (early disclosures for 

home refinance loans and home equity 

loans) Higher Education Opportunity 

Act of 2008, Section 1021(a) (15 U.S.C. 

1638(e)(5)) (private student loan 

disclosures) Fair Credit Reporting Act, 

Section 621 (15 U.S.C. 1681s(e)); Equal 

Credit Opportunity Act, Section 703 (15 

U.S.C. 1691b(a)); Electronic Funds 

Transfer Act, Section 904 (15 U.S.C. 

1693b); and Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, 

Section 504 (15 U.S.C. 6804). 

Respondent participation in the survey 

is voluntary. If the Federal Reserve 

contracts with an outside firm that 

retains the respondent identifying data 

and, pursuant to a contractual 

agreement, that data cannot be reported 

to the Federal Reserve, then the 

respondent identifying data cannot be 

considered an agency record and would 

not be subject to disclosure under the 

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). 

However, if there is no contractual 

agreement between the Federal Reserve 

and an outside firm regarding the 

reporting of respondent identifying data, 

or if the Federal Reserve conducted the 

survey itself, the information could be 

considered an agency record subject to 

subsection (b)(6) of the FOIA. The 

confidentiality of the information 

obtained from financial institutions and 

other stakeholders will be determined 

on a case-by-case basis when the 

specific questions to be asked on each 

particular survey are formulated, but 

before respondents are contacted. 

Depending upon the survey questions, 

confidential treatment could be 

warranted under subsection (b)(4) of the 

FOIA. 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(4) and (6). 

Abstract: The FR 1380 is used to 

gather qualitative and quantitative 

information directly from consumers 

(consumer studies), and also to gather 

qualitative and quantitative information 

from financial institutions offering 

consumer financial products and 

services and from other stakeholders, 

such as brokers, appraisers, settlement 

agents, software vendors, and consumer 

groups (stakeholder studies). This 

information collection is specifically 

targeted to the development of 

consumer regulations. The consumer 

studies gather information about 

individual consumers’ knowledge of, 

and attitudes toward, consumer 

disclosures used by financial 

institutions in compliance with Federal 

Reserve regulations. The consumer 

studies may also enable the Federal 

Reserve to develop and test consumer 

education resources. The stakeholder 

studies gather information from the 

institutions offering financial products 

and services and other third parties 

regarding products, disclosure, 

marketing, advertising, and sales 

practices. 

Proposal to approve under OMB 

delegated authority the implementation 

of the following report: 

Report Title: Microeconomic Survey. 

Agency Form Number: FR 3051. 

OMB Control Number: 7100–0321. 

Frequency: Annually and monthly, as 

needed. 

Reporters: Individuals, households, 

and financial and non-financial 

businesses. 

Estimated Annual Reporting Hours: 

Annual, 6,000 hours; Monthly, 18,000 

hours. 

Estimated Average Hours per 

Response: Annual, 30 minutes; 

Monthly, 60 minutes. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

Annual, 6,000; Monthly, 3,000. 

General Description of Report: This 

information collection is voluntary (12 

U.S.C. 225A and 263). Generally, when 

the survey or study is conducted by an 

outside firm, names or other such 

directly identifying characteristics 

would not be reported to the Federal 

Reserve. In circumstances where 

identifying information is provided to 

the Federal Reserve, such information 

could possibly be protected from 

Freedom of Information Act disclosure 

by FOIA exemptions 4 and 6 (5 U.S.C. 

552(b)(4) and (6)). 

The Federal Reserve Board’s 

Microeconomic Surveys section in the 

Division of Research and Statistics is an 

official statistical unit, as defined under 

the Confidential Information Protection 

and Statistical Efficiency Act (CIPSEA) 

of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501). When 

information is collected by a private 

contractor under the oversight of that 

section, there are stringent requirements 

for protecting the data and respondents 

may be given a legally binding pledge of 

confidentiality. The pledge would 

disallow any use of the data for a nonstatistical purpose.1 When the Federal 

Reserve collects data directly (that is, 

without the use of a private data 

collection company or other such 

agent), respondents may also be offered 

such a pledge if the data are intended 

for a statistical purpose. 

Abstract: The Federal Reserve would 

use this event-driven survey to obtain 

information specifically tailored to the 

Federal Reserve’s supervisory, 

regulatory, operational, and other 

responsibilities. The Federal Reserve 

proposes to conduct the FR 3051 up to 

13 times per year (including one survey 

on an annual basis and another on a 

monthly basis). The frequency and 

content of the questions would depend 

on changing economic, regulatory, or 

legislative developments. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, March 24, 2009. 

Jennifer J. Johnson, 

Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. E9–6923 Filed 3–27–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–P 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Reconfiguration and Expansion of 

the San Luis I Land Port of Entry 

AGENCY: Public Buildings Service, 

General Services Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of intent with request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The General Services 

Administration (GSA) announces its 

intent to prepare an Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS) under the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) of 1969 to assess the potential 

impacts of reconfiguration and 

expansion of the San Luis I Land Port 

of Entry (LPOE) in San Luis, Arizona. 

The proposed action is for GSA to 

reconfigure the existing downtown San 

Luis LPOE and expand it to improve its 

functionality, capacity, and security. 

The San Luis I LPOE was built in 1984 

and is operated by the U.S. Department 

of Homeland Security (DHS)/U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP). 

The facility currently handles all traffic 

modes, including commercial vehicles, 

buses, privately operated vehicles 

(POVs), and pedestrians. However, the 

existing facility is inadequate relative to 

CBP’s security standards and is 

incapable of adequately handling 

current and projected traffic volumes. 

GSA therefore is proposing to 

reconfigure and expand the existing San 

Luis I LPOE so that it may continue to 

serve POV’s, buses and pedestrians. 

GSA is currently constructing San Luis 

II LPOE that will become the 

commercial port of entry for Yuma 

County, which it expects to complete in 

late 2009 at which time the commercial 

operations at San Luis I will cease. 

GSA proposes to expand the current 

port by utilizing the vacated commercial 

space and acquiring approximately one 


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