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collect information on the FR 2320. 

Public Law 111–203, § 312(b)(1) and 12 

 1467a(b)(2), as amended by 

Public Law 111–201, § 369(8). 

The Federal Reserve has determined 

that a few of the items that the Office 

of Thrift Supervision (OTS) had deemed 

confidential—specifically, the FR 2320 

counterparts to items HC850, HC855, 

and HC860 on Schedule HC of the Thrift 

Financial Report (TFR; OMB No. 1557– 

0255)—may be protected from 

disclosure under exemption 4 of the 

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), (5 

U.S.C. 552(b)(4)). 

With regard to the remaining items 

the OTS had deemed confidential on 

Schedule HC, the SLHC may request, in 

writing, confidential treatment of such 

information under one or more of the 

exemptions in FOIA, 5 U.S.C. 552(b). 

All such requests for confidential 

treatment would be reviewed on a caseby-case basis and in response to a 

specific request for disclosure. 

U.S.C.

Current actions: The Federal Reserve 

proposes to implement the Quarterly 

Savings and Loan Holding Company 

Report (FR 2320) from SLHCs exempt 

from initially filing Federal Reserve 

regulatory reports. These data would be 

the same as data previously collected on 

Schedule HC of the TFR.

d all former 

OTS authorities (including rulemaking) 

related to SLHCs to the Federal Reserve 

on July 21, 2011. Consequently, the 

Federal Reserve became responsible for 

the consolidated supervision of SLHCs 

beginning July 21, 2011. These data 

would assist the Federal Reserve in the 

evaluation of a diversified holding 

company and in determining whether 

an SLHC is in compliance with 

applicable laws and regulations. Data 

collected with the proposed FR 2320 

would contribute to the analyses of the 

overall financial condition of exempt 

SLHCs to ensure safe and sound 

operations. 

1 

Title III of the 

Dodd-Frank Act transferre

2 

The proposed new FR 2320 would 

collect parent only and consolidated 

financial data and organizational 

1 Under the current reporting proposal for SLHCs 

(76 FR 53129), an exempt SLHC meets one of the 

following criteria (1) formed under section 

10(c)(9)(C) of the Home Owners’ Loan Act (HOLA) 

whose saving association subsidiaries’ consolidated 

assets make up less than 5 percent of the total 

consolidated assets of the SLHCs, or (2) its top-tier 

holding company is an insurance company that 

only prepares financial statements using statutory 

accounting principles. The definition of an exempt 

SLHC is subject to change, based on comments 

received from the public during the comment 

period. 

2 Early in 2011, the Office of the Comptroller of 

the Currency, the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit 

Insurance Corporation, and the Office of Thrift 

Supervision issued notice of the elimination of the 

TFR after the December 31, 2011, report date. 

structure data. The new report would be 

effective as of the March 31, 2012, 

report date. The proposed FR 2320 

report would generally be filed by the 

top-tier SLHCs. However, in situations 

where the top-tier SLHC is not the direct 

owner of the thrift or does not control 

the thrift, a lower tier SLHC may be 

required to file instead of the top-tier 

SLHC. In addition, lower tier SLHCs 

may voluntarily file Schedule HC or 

may be required to file in addition to the 

top-tier for safety and soundness 

purposes. 

The proposed new report would be 

submitted quarterly as of the end of 

March, June, September, and December. 

If a SLHC has a quarter-end other than 

a calendar quarter-end, data from the 

fiscal quarter ending within the 

calendar quarter may be used to 

complete the FR 2320. The filing 

deadline would be 45 calendar days 

after the March 31, June 30, September 

30, and December 31 as-of date. 

Respondents would be required to 

submit all items of the proposed FR 

2320 report, both financial and nonfinancial, electronically using the 

Federal Reserve’s Internet Electronic 

Submission (IESUB) application. The 

IESUB application would validate the 

report data for mathematical and logical 

consistency, calculate derived items, 

and provide the reporting institution 

with a confirmation receipt of its 

submission. Any respondent interested 

in learning more about the IESUB 

application would be directed to the 

Federal Reserve Bank Services— 

Reporting Central Web site and their 

Federal Reserve Bank contact (http:// 

3 

www.frbservices.org/centralbank/ 

reportingcentral/index.html). 

Proposal to approve under OMB 

delegated authority the extension for 

three years, without revision, of the 

following report: 

Report title: Bank Holding Company 

Report of Insured Depository 

Institutions’ Section 23A Transactions 

with Affiliates. 

Frequency: Quarterly. 

Reporters: Top-tier bank holding 

companies (BHCs), including financial 

holding companies (FHCs), for all 

insured depository institutions that are 

owned by the BHC and by foreign 

banking organizations (FBOs) that 

directly own a U.S. subsidiary bank. 

Estimated annual reporting hours: 

Institutions with covered transactions, 

3 For example, if the SLHC’s fiscal year end is 

October, its fiscal quarter-ends are January, April, 

July, and October. Therefore, the fiscal quarter 

ending January 31 would be reported for the March 

31 calendar quarter for the FR 2320. 

Agency form number: FR Y–8. 

OMB control number: 7100–0126. 

31,294 hours; Institutions without 

covered transactions, 18,204 hours. 

Estimated average hours per response: 

Institutions with covered transactions, 

 hours; Institutions without covered 

transactions, 1 hour. 

Number of respondents: Institutions 

with covered transactions, 1,003; 

Institutions without covered 

transactions, 4,551. 

General description of report: This 

information collection is mandatory 

pursuant to section 5(c) of the Bank 

Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 

1844(c)) and section 225.5(b) of 

Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.5(b)). The 

data are confidential pursuant to the 

Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 

552(b)(4)). Section (b)(4) exempts 

information deemed competitively 

sensitive from disclosure. 

Abstract: This reporting form collects 

information on transactions between an 

insured depository institution and its 

affiliates that are subject to section 23A 

of the Federal Reserve Act. The primary 

purpose of the data is to enhance the 

Federal Reserve’s ability to monitor 

bank exposures to affiliates and to 

ensure banks’ compliance with section 

23A of the Federal Reserve Act. Section 

23A of the Federal Reserve Act is one 

of the most important statutes on 

limiting exposures to individual 

institutions and protecting against the 

expansion of the federal safety net. 

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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, November 4, 2011. 

Robert deV. Frierson, 

Deputy Secretary of the Board. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Determination Concerning a Petition 

To Add a Class of Employees to the 

Special Exposure Cohort 

AGENCY: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HHS gives notice of a 

determination concerning a petition to 

add a class of employees from the Piqua 

Organic Moderated Reactor, Piqua, 

Ohio, to the Special Exposure Cohort 

(SEC) under the Energy Employees 

Occupational Illness Compensation 

Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA), 42 

U.S.C. 7384q. On October 26, 2011, the 

Secretary of HHS determined that the 

following class of employees does not 

meet the statutory criteria for addition 

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to the SEC as authorized under 

EEOICPA: 

All employees of the Department of 

Energy, its predecessor agencies, and their 

contractors and subcontractors who worked 

in any location at the Piqua Organic 

Moderated Reactor during the operational 

period from January 1, 1963 through May 1, 

1966. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Director, Division 

of Compensation Analysis and Support, 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 

Columbia Parkway, MS C–46, 

Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 

1–(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. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Determination Concerning a Petition 

To Add a Class of Employees to the 

Special Exposure Cohort 

AGENCY: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HHS gives notice of a 

determination concerning a petition to 

add a class of employees from the 

Norton Co. (or a subsequent owner), 

Worcester, Massachusetts, to the Special 

Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy 

Employees Occupational Illness 

Compensation Program Act of 2000 

(EEOICPA), 42 U.S.C. 7384q. On 

October 26, 2011, the Secretary of HHS 

determined that the following class of 

employees does not meet the statutory 

criteria for addition to the SEC as 

authorized under EEOICPA: 

All Atomic Weapons Employees who 

worked in any building or area at the facility 

owned by Norton Co. (or a subsequent 

owner) in Worcester, Massachusetts, from 

October 11, 1962, through October 31, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Director, Division 

of Compensation Analysis and Support, 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 

Columbia Parkway, MS C–46, 

Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 

1–(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. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10415] 

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; 

 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. 

Type of Information Collection 

Request: New collection; Title of 

Information Collection: State Exchange 

Certification Application Use: All States 

(including the 50 States, consortia of 

States, and the District of Columbia 

herein referred to as States) have the 

opportunity under Section 1311(b) of 

the Affordable Care Act to establish an 

Exchange no later than January 1, 2014. 

(2)

1. 

Given the innovative nature of 

Exchanges and the statutorilyprescribed relationship between the 

Secretary and States in their 

development and operation, it is critical 

that the Secretary work closely with 

States to provide necessary guidance 

and technical assistance to ensure that 

States can meet the prescribed 

timelines, federal requirements, and 

goals of the statute. 

States seeking to establish an 

Exchange must build an Exchange that 

meets the requirements set out in 

Section 1311(d) of the Affordable Care 

Act. In order to ensure that a State 

seeking certification as a State Exchange 

meets all applicable requirements the 

Secretary will require a State to submit 

an application for approval during the 

Fall of 2012 and to demonstrate 

operational readiness through virtual 

and on-site readiness review. 

Submission of this application may be 

through various means including online 

or by paper. This application may be 

adjusted to reflect final rules. Form 

Number: CMS–10415 (OCN: 0938–New) 

Frequency: Once; Affected Public: State, 

Local, or Tribal governments; Number of 

Respondents: 56; Number of Responses: 

56; Total Annual Hours: 11,816. (For 

policy questions regarding this 

collection, contact Sarah Summer (301) 

492–4443. 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 / 

PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAL/ 

list.asp#TopOfPage or email your 

request, including your address, phone 

number, OMB number, and CMS 

document identifier, to 

http://www.cms.gov

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 9, 2012: 

Electronically. You may submit 

your comments electronically to http:// 

. Follow the 

instructions for ‘‘Comment or 

Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’ 

to find the information collection 

document(s) accepting comments. 

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: Document Identifier/OMB 

Control Number, Room C4–26–05, 7500 

Security Boulevard, Baltimore, 

Maryland 21244–1850. 

1. 

www.regulations.gov

2. 

Dated: November 7, 2011. 

Martique Jones, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Division B, Office of Strategic Operations and 

Regulatory Affairs. 

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