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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Federal Reserve Board Clearance 

Officer—Cynthia Ayouch—Division of 

Research and Statistics, Board of 

Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, Washington, DC 20551 (202) 

452–3829. Telecommunications Device 

for the Deaf (TDD) users may contact 

(202) 263–4869, Board of Governors of 

the Federal Reserve System, 

Washington, DC 20551. 

OMB Desk Officer—Shagufta 

Ahmed—Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 

725 17th Street NW.,Washington, DC 

20503. 

Final Approval Under OMB Delegated 

Authority of the Extension for Three 

Years, Without Revision, of the 

Following Report 

Report Title: Recordkeeping 

Requirements Associated with the 

Interagency Statement on Complex 

Structured Finance Activities. 

Agency Form Number: FR 4022. 


OMB Control Number: 7100–0311. 


Frequency: Annual. 


Reporters: State member banks, bank 


holding companies, and U.S. branches 

and agencies of foreign banks 

supervised by the Federal Reserve. 

Estimated Annual Reporting Hours: 

200 hours. 

Estimated Average Hours per 

Response: 10 hours. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

20. 

General Description of Report: The FR 

4022 is authorized by sections 11(a), 

11(i), 21, and 25 of the Federal Reserve 

Act (12 U.S.C. 248(a), 248(i), 483, and 

602), section 5 of the Bank Holding 

Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1844), and 

section 13(a) of the International 

Banking Act (12 U.S.C. 3108(a)) and is 

voluntary guidance for supervised 

institutions. However, the Federal 

Reserve expects to use the Statement in 

reviewing the internal controls and risk 

management systems of those financial 

institutions engaged in Complex 

Structured Finance Activities (CSFTs) 

as part of the Federal Reserve’s 

supervisory process. Since the Federal 

Reserve does not collect any 

information, no issue of confidentiality 

normally arises. However, in the event 

records generated under the guidance 

are obtained by the Federal Reserve 

during an examination of a state 

member bank or U.S. branch or agency 

of a foreign bank, or during an 

inspection of a bank holding company, 

confidential treatment may be afforded 

to the records under exemption 8 of the 

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 

U.S.C. 552(b)(8). FOIA exemption 8 

exempts from disclosure matters that are 

contained in or related to examination, 

operating, or condition reports prepared 

by, on behalf of, or for the use of an 

agency responsible for the regulation or 

supervision of financial institutions. 

Abstract: The Interagency Statement 

on Complex Structured Finance 

Activities provides that state member 

banks, bank holding companies, and 

U.S. branches and agencies of foreign 

banks supervised by the Federal Reserve 

should establish and maintain policies 

and procedures for identifying, 

evaluating, assessing, documenting, and 

controlling risks associated with certain 

CSFTs. A financial institution engaged 

in CSFTs should maintain a set of 

formal, firm-wide policies and 

procedures that are designed to allow 

the institution to identify, evaluate, 

assess, document, and control the full 

range of credit, market, operational, 

legal, and reputational risks associated 

with these transactions. These policies 

may be developed specifically for 

CSFTs, or included in the set of broader 

policies governing the institution 

generally. A financial institution 

operating in foreign jurisdictions may 

tailor its policies and procedures as 

appropriate to account for, and comply 

with, the applicable laws, regulations 

and standards of those jurisdictions. A 

financial institution’s policies and 

procedures should establish a clear 

framework for the review and approval 

of individual CSFTs. These policies and 

procedures should set forth the 

responsibilities of the personnel 

involved in the origination, structuring, 

trading, review, approval, 

documentation, verification, and 

execution of CSFTs. A financial 

institution should define what 

constitutes a new complex structured 

finance product and establish a control 

process for the approval of such new 

products. An institution’s policies also 

should provide for new complex 

structured finance products to receive 

the approval of all relevant control areas 

that are independent of the profit center 

before the product is offered to 

customers. 

Current Actions: On August 28, 2012, 

the Federal Reserve published a notice 

in the Federal Register (77 FR 52031) 

requesting public comment for 60 days 

on the extension, without revision, of 

the FR 4022. The comment period for 

this notice expired on October 29, 2012. 

The Federal Reserve did not receive any 

comments. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, November 16, 2012. 

Robert deV. Frierson, 

Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. 2012–28309 Filed 11–20–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–P 

FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT 

INVESTMENT BOARD 

Sunshine Act Meeting Notice 

TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m. (Eastern 

Time), November 27, 2012. 


PLACE: 10th Floor Board Meeting Room, 


77 K Street NE., Washington, DC 20002. 


STATUS: All parts will be open to the 


public. 


Matters To Be Considered: 

1. Approval of the Minutes of the 

October 22, 2012 Board Member 

Meeting 

2. Thrift Savings Plan Activity Report 

by the Acting Executive Director 

a. Monthly Participant Activity Report 

b. Quarterly Investment Performance 

Report 

c. Legislative Report 

3. 2012/2013 Board Meeting Calendar 

Contact Person for More Information: 

Kimberly Weaver, Director, Office of 

External Affairs, (202) 942–1640. 

Dated: November 19, 2012. 

Megan Grumbine, 

Acting Secretary, Federal Retirement Thrift 

Investment Board. 

[FR Doc. 2012–28433 Filed 11–19–12; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6760–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Final Effect of Designation of a Class 

of Employees for Addition to the 

Special Exposure Cohort 

AGENCY: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention, Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HHS gives notice concerning 

the final effect of the HHS decision to 

designate a class of employees from the 

Ventron Corporation facility, in Beverly, 

Massachusetts, as an addition to the 

Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under 

the Energy Employees Occupational 

Illness Compensation Program Act of 

2000. On October 12, 2012, as provided 

for under 42 U.S.C. 7384q(b), the 

Secretary of HHS designated the 
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following class of employees as an 

addition to the SEC: 

All Atomic Weapons Employees who 

worked for the Ventron Corporation at its 

facility in Beverly, Massachusetts, from 

November 1, 1942, through December 31, 

1948, for a number of work days aggregating 

at least 250 work days, occurring either 

solely under this employment, or in 

combination with work days within the 

parameters established for one or more other 

classes of employees included in the Special 

Exposure Cohort. 

This designation became effective on 

November 11, 2012, as provided for 

under 42 U.S.C. 7384l(14)(C). Hence, 

beginning on November 11, 2012, 

members of this class of employees, 

defined as reported in this notice, 

became members of the Special 

Exposure Cohort. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Director, Division 

of Compensation Analysis and Support, 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia 

Parkway, MS C–46, Cincinnati, OH 

45226, Telephone 877–222–7570. 

Information requests can also be 

submitted by email to DCAS@CDC.GOV. 

John Howard, 

Director, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2012–28295 Filed 11–20–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–19–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier CMS–10430] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, HHS. 

In compliance with the requirement 

of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services (CMS) is publishing the 

following summary of proposed 

collections for public comment. 

Interested persons are invited to send 

comments regarding this burden 

estimate or any other aspect of this 

collection of information, including any 

of the following subjects: (1) The 

necessity and utility of the proposed 

information collection for the proper 

performance of the agency’s functions; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (4) the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology to 

minimize the information collection 

burden. 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Reinstatement of a previously 

approved collection; Title: Information 

Collection Requirements for Compliance 

with Individual and Group Market 

Reforms under Title XXVII of the Public 

Health Service Act; Use: The provisions 

of title XXVII of the Public Health 

Service Act (PHS Act) are designed to 

make it easier for people to get access 

to health care coverage and to reduce 

the limitations that can be put on the 

coverage. Sections 2723 and 2761 of the 

PHS Act direct CMS to enforce a 

provision (or provisions) of title XXVII 

of the PHS Act with respect to health 

insurance issuers when a state has 

notified CMS that it has not enacted 

legislation to enforce or that it is not 

otherwise enforcing a provision (or 

provisions) of the individual and group 

market reforms with respect to health 

insurance issuers, or when CMS has 

determined that a state is not 

substantially enforcing one or more of 

those provisions. This collection also 

pertains to notices issued by individual 

and group health insurance issuers and 

self-funded non-Federal governmental 

plans. This collection includes the 

issuance of certificates of creditable 

coverage; notification of preexisting 

condition exclusions; notification of 

special enrollment rights; and review of 

issuers’ filings of individual and group 

market products or similar Federal 

review in cases in which a state is not 

enforcing a title XXVII individual or 

group market provision. This 

information collection is a reinstatement 

of a previously approved collection 

(which expired on September 30, 2012 

(OMB#: 0938–0702 and OMB#: 0938– 

0703)) with minimal changes to reflect 

laws passed since the previous 

collection document was approved. 

While the OMB control number for this 

proposed collection will remain the 

same as the previously approved 

collection, this proposed collection will 

be given a new CMS Form Number. 

Form Number: CMS–10430 (OMB#: 

0938–0702); Frequency: Annually; 

Occasionally; Affected Public: Private 

Sector; Business or other for-profits and 

Not-for-profit institutions, and State, 

Local, or Tribal Governments; Number 

of Respondents: 8,716; Total Annual 

Responses: 39,831,442; Total Annual 

Hours: 3,760,422 hours. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact Lisa Campbell at 301–492–4114. 

For all other issues call 410–786–1326.) 

To obtain copies of the supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed paperwork collections 

referenced above, access CMS’ Web site 

at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ 

PaperworkReductionActof1995, or email 

your request, including your address, 

phone number, OMB number, and CMS 

document identifier, to 

Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, or call the 

Reports Clearance Office at 410–786– 

1326. 

In commenting on the proposed 

information collections please reference 

the document identifier or OMB control 

number. To be assured consideration, 

comments and recommendations must 

be submitted in one of the following 

ways by January 22, 2013: 

1. Electronically. You may submit 

your comments electronically to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for ‘‘Comment or 

Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’ 

to find the information collection 

document(s) accepting comments. 

2. By regular mail. You may mail 

written comments to the following 

address: CMS, Office of Strategic 

Operations and Regulatory Affairs, 

Division of Regulations Development, 

Attention: CMS–10430/OMB Control 

Number, Room C4–26–05, 7500 Security 

Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244– 

1850. 

Dated: November 16, 2012. 

Martique Jones, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Division B, Office of Strategic Operations and 

Regulatory Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2012–28380 Filed 11–20–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4120–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier CMS–10433] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, HHS. 

In compliance with the requirement 

of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services (CMS), Department of Health 

and Human Services, is publishing the 

following summary of proposed 

collections for public comment. 

Interested persons are invited to send 

comments regarding this burden 

estimate or any other aspect of this