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received will be made available on the 

Board’s website at https://

www.federalreserve.gov/apps/ 

proposals/ without change and will not 

be modified to remove personal or 

business information including 

confidential, contact, or other 

identifying information. Comments 

should not include any information 

such as confidential information that 

would be not appropriate for public 

disclosure. Public comments may also 

be viewed electronically or in person in 

Room M–4365A, 2001 C St. NW, 

Washington, DC 20551, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m. during Federal business 

weekdays. 

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/review or may be 

requested from the agency clearance 

officer, whose name appears above. On 

the page displayed at the link above, 

you can find the supporting information 

by referencing the collection identifier, 

Form MSD–4 or Form MSD–5. 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 collections, 

which are being reviewed under 

authority delegated by the OMB under 

the PRA. Comments are invited on the 

following: 

a. Whether the proposed collections 

of information are 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 collections, 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 Collections 

Collection titles: Uniform Application 

for Municipal Securities Principal or 

Municipal Securities Representative 

Associated with a Bank Municipal 

Securities Dealer and Uniform 

Termination Notice for Municipal 

Securities Principal or Municipal 

Securities Representative Associated 

with a Bank Municipal Securities 

Dealer. 

Collection identifiers: Form MSD–4 

and Form MSD–5. 

OMB control number: 7100–0100. 

General description of collections: 

Form MSD–4 and Form MSD–5 must be 

submitted in certain circumstances by a 

municipal security dealer (MSD) that is 

itself or is a subsidiary of a state 

member bank (SMB), a bank holding 

company (BHC), a savings and loan 

holding company (SLHC), or a foreign 

dealer bank, as defined below. Form 

MSD–4 collects information (such as 

personal history and professional 

qualifications) regarding an employee 

whom the MSD wishes to assume the 

duties of municipal securities principal 

or representative. Form MSD–5 collects 

the date of, and reason for, termination 

of such an employee. 

Frequency: Event-generated. 

Respondents: The Form MSD–4 and 

Form MSD–5 panels comprise each 

MSD that is an SMB, BHC, or SLHC, 

certain subsidiaries of such firms, or a 

foreign dealer bank. 

Total estimated number of 

respondents: 72. 

Estimated average hours per response: 

Reporting—Form MSD–4, 1; Form 

MSD–5, 0.66; Recordkeeping—Form 

MSD–4 and Form MSD–5, 0.08. 

Total estimated annual burden hours: 

63. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, December 18, 2024. 

Benjamin W. McDonough, 

Deputy Secretary and Ombuds of the Board. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30584 Filed 12–20–24; 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 

Semiannual Report of Derivatives 

Activity (FR 2436; OMB No. 7100– 

0286). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before February 21, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by FR 2436, by any of the 

following methods: 

• Agency Website: https://

www.federalreserve.gov/. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments, 

including attachments. Preferred 

method. 

• Mail: Ann E. Misback, Secretary, 

Board of Governors of the Federal 

Reserve System, 20th Street and 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20551. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as 

mailing address. 

• Other Means: publiccomments@

frb.gov. You must include the OMB 

number or the FR number in the subject 

line of the message. 

Comments received are subject to 

public disclosure. In general, comments 

received will be made available on the 

Board’s website at https:// 


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proposals/ without change and will not 

be modified to remove personal or 

business information including 

confidential, contact, or other 

identifying information. Comments 

should not include any information 

such as confidential information that 

would be not appropriate for public 

disclosure. Public comments may also 

be viewed electronically or in person in 

Room M–4365A, 2001 C St. NW, 

Washington, DC 20551, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m. during Federal business 

weekdays. 

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/review or may be 

requested from the agency clearance 

officer, whose name appears above. On 

the page displayed at the link above, 

you can find the supporting information 

by referencing the collection identifier, 

FR 2436. 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: Semiannual Report of 

Derivatives Activity. 

Collection identifier: FR 2436. 

OMB control number: 7100–0286. 

General description of collection: The 

FR 2436 collects derivatives market 

statistics from the eight largest U.S. 

dealers of over-the-counter (OTC) 

derivatives. Data are collected on the 

notional amounts and gross fair values 

of the volumes outstanding of broad 

categories of foreign exchange, interest 

rate, equity, commodity-linked, and 

credit default swap OTC derivatives 

contracts across a range of underlying 

currencies, interest rates, and equity 

markets. The FR 2436 is part of the U.S. 

portion of a global data collection 

conducted by central banks. The 

primary objective of the Board’s 

participation in this collection is to 

obtain reasonably comprehensive and 

internationally consistent data on the 

size and structure of global OTC 

financial derivatives markets. 

Frequency: Semiannually. 

Respondents: U.S. dealers of OTC 

derivatives. 

Total estimated number of 

respondents: 8. 

Total estimated annual burden hours: 

3,898. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, December 18, 2024. 

Benjamin W. McDonough, 

Deputy Secretary and Ombuds of the Board. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30585 Filed 12–20–24; 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, with revision, the Central 

Bank Survey of Foreign Exchange and 

Derivatives Market Activity (FR 3036; 

OMB No. 7100–0285). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before February 21, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by FR 3036, by any of the 

following methods: 

• Agency Website: https://

www.federalreserve.gov/. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments, 

including attachments. Preferred 

method. 

• Mail: Ann E. Misback, Secretary, 

Board of Governors of the Federal 

Reserve System, 20th Street and 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20551. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as 

mailing address. 

• Other Means: publiccomments@

frb.gov. You must include the OMB 

number or the FR number in the subject 

line of the message. 

Comments received are subject to 

public disclosure. In general, comments 

received will be made available on the 

Board’s website at https://

www.federalreserve.gov/apps/ 

proposals/ without change and will not 

be modified to remove personal or 

business information including 

confidential, contact, or other 

identifying information. Comments 

should not include any information 

such as confidential information that 

would be not appropriate for public 

disclosure. Public comments may also 

be viewed electronically or in person in 

Room M–4365A, 2001 C St. NW, 

Washington, DC 20551, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m. during Federal business 

weekdays. 


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