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###### Federal Reserve System

# 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, 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. Board-approved collections of information are incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. Copies of the OMB 83-Is and 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 Proposal 

The following information collection, which is being handled under this delegated authority, has received initial Board approval and is hereby published for comment. At the end of the comment period, the proposed information collection, 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 October 28, 2005. 

# ADDRESSES:

You may submit comments, identified by unnum Regulation M, 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 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.                     

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

A copy of the proposed form and instructions, the Paperwork Reduction Act Submission (OMB 83-I), supporting statement, and other documents that will be placed into OMB's public docket files once approved may be requested from the agency clearance officer, whose name appears below. 

Michelle Long, 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:*                         The Recordkeeping and Disclosure Requirements in Connection with Regulation M (Consumer Leasing).                     

*Agency form number:*                         Reg M.                     

*OMB control number:*                         7100-0202.                     

*Frequency:*                         On occasion.                     

*Reporters:*                         Consumer lessors.                     

*Annual reporting hours:*                         Disclosures, 3,509 hours; and advertising, 25 hours.                     

*Estimated average hours per response:*                         Disclosures, 6.5 minutes; and advertising, 25 minutes.                     

*Number of respondents:*                         270.                     

*General description of report:*                         This information collection is mandatory sections 105(a) and 187 of TILA (15 U.S.C. 1604(a) and 1667(f)) is not given confidential treatment.                     

*Abstract:*                         The Consumer Leasing Act and Regulation M are intended to provide consumers with meaningful disclosures about the costs and terms of leases for personal property. The disclosures enable consumers to compare the terms for a particular lease with those for other leases and, when appropriate, to compare lease terms with those for credit transactions. The act and regulation also contain rules about advertising consumer leases and limit the size of balloon payments in consumer lease transactions. The information collection pursuant to Regulation M is triggered by specific events. All disclosures must be provided to the lessee prior to the consummation of the lease and when the availability of consumer leases on particular terms is advertised.                     

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, August 24, 2005. 

Jennifer J. Johnson, 

Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. 05-17134 Filed 8-26-05; 8:45 am] 

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