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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Copies of the proposed forms and 

instructions are available on the 

Treasury’s TIC Forms Web page, 

http://www.treas.gov/tic/forms.html. 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to Mr. Wolkow. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Treasury International Capital 

Form BQ–1. Report by Depository 

Institutions, Brokers and Dealers of 

Customers’ U.S. Dollar Claims on 

Foreigners. 

OMB Control Number: 1505–0016. 

Abstract: Form BQ–1 is part of the 

Treasury International Capital (TIC) 

reporting system, which is required by 

law (22 U.S.C. 286f; 22 U.S.C. 3103; E.O. 

10033; 31 CFR 128) and is designed to 

collect timely information on 

international portfolio capital 

movements. This quarterly report filed 

by depository institutions, brokers and 

dealers covers their U.S. customers’

dollar claims vis-a-vis foreign residents. 

This information is necessary for 

compiling the U.S. balance of payments 

accounts and the U.S. international 

investment position, and for formulating 

U.S. international financial and 

monetary policies. 

Current Actions: None. We expect to 

make some clarifications in the 

instructions. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. Form BQ–1 (1505–

0016). 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

68. 

Estimated Average Time per 

Respondent: Three and two/tenths (3.2) 

hours per respondent per filing. This 

average time varies from 4.5 hours for 

the approximately 30 major reporters to 

2.3 hours for the other reporters. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 882 hours, based on four 

reporting periods per year. 

Request for Comments: Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and/or included in the 

request for Office of Management and 

Budget approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. The 

public is invited to submit written 

comments concerning: (a) Whether 

Form BQ–1 is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Office, including whether the 

information will have practical uses; (b) 

the accuracy of the above estimate of the 

burdens; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, usefulness and clarity of the 

information to be collected; (d) ways to 

minimize the reporting and/or record 

keeping burdens on respondents, 

including the use of information 

technologies to automate the collection 

of the data; and (e) estimates of capital 

or start-up costs of operation, 

maintenance and purchase of services to 

provide information. 

Dwight Wolkow, 

Administrator, International Portfolio 

Investment Data Systems. 

[FR Doc. E8–18539 Filed 8–11–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Departmental Offices; Proposed 

Collections; Comment Requests 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, invites 

the general public and other Federal 

agencies to comment on revisions of an 

information collection that are proposed 

for approval by the Office of 

Management and Budget. The Office of 

International Affairs within the 

Department of the Treasury is soliciting 

comments concerning Treasury 

International Capital Form BQ–2, Part 1: 

Report of Foreign Currency Liabilities 

to, and Claims on, Foreigners of 

Depository Institutions, Brokers, 

Dealers, and Their Domestic Customers; 

Part 2: Report of Customers’ Foreign 

Currency Liabilities to Foreigners. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before October 14, 2008 

to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Dwight Wolkow, International 

Portfolio Investment Data Systems, 

Department of the Treasury, Room 5422, 

1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20220. In view of 

possible delays in mail delivery, please 

also notify Mr. Wolkow by e-mail 

(comments2tic@do.treas.gov), FAX 

(202–622–2009) or telephone (202–622–

1276). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Copies of the proposed forms and 

instructions are available on the 

Treasury’s TIC Forms Web page, 

http://www.treas.gov/tic/forms.html. 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to Mr. Wolkow. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Titles: Treasury International Capital 

Form BQ–2, Part 1: Report of Foreign 

Currency Liabilities to, and Claims on, 

Foreigners of Depository Institutions, 

Brokers, Dealers, and Their Domestic 

Customers; Part 2: Report of Customers’

Foreign Currency Liabilities to 

Foreigners. 

OMB Control Number: 1505–0020. 

Abstract: Form BQ–2 is part of the 

Treasury International Capital (TIC) 

reporting system, which is required by 

law (22 U.S.C. 286f; 22 U.S.C. 3103; E.O. 

10033; 31 CFR 128) and is designed to 

collect timely information on 

international portfolio capital 

movements. Form BQ–2 is a quarterly 

report that covers the liabilities to and 

claims on foreigners of banks, other 

depository institutions, brokers and 

dealers, and their customers’ claims and 

liabilities with foreigners, where all 

claims and liabilities are denominated 

in foreign currencies. This information 

is necessary for compiling the U.S. 

balance of payments accounts and the 

U.S. international investment position, 

and for formulating U.S. international 

financial and monetary policies. 

Current Actions: None. We expect to 

make some clarifications in the 

instructions. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. Form BQ–2 (1505–

0020). 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

135. 

Estimated Average Time per 

Respondent: Six and seven/tenths (6.7) 

hours per respondent per filing. This 

average time varies from 11 hours for 

the approximately 30 major reporters to 

5.5 hours for the other reporters. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 3,630 hours, based on four 

reporting periods per year. 

Request for Comments: Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and/or included in the 

request for Office of Management and 

Budget approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. The 

public is invited to submit written 

comments concerning: (a) Whether 

Form BQ–2 is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Office, including whether the 

information will have practical uses; (b) 

the accuracy of the above estimate of the 

burdens; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, usefulness and clarity of the 

information to be collected; (d) ways to 

minimize the reporting and/or record 

keeping burdens on respondents, 

including the use of information 

technologies to automate the collection 

of the data; and (e) estimates of capital 

or start-up costs of operation, 


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maintenance and purchase of services to 

provide information. 

Dwight Wolkow, 

Administrator, International Portfolio 

Investment Data Systems. 

[FR Doc. E8–18540 Filed 8–11–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–25–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Departmental Offices; Proposed 

Collections; Comment Requests 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, invites 

the general public and other Federal 

agencies to comment on revisions of an 

information collection that are proposed 

for approval by the Office of 

Management and Budget. The Office of 

International Affairs within the 

Department of the Treasury is soliciting 

comments concerning Treasury 

International Capital (TIC) Form BQ–3, 

Report of Maturities of Selected 

Liabilities of Depository Institutions, 

Brokers and Dealers to Foreigners. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before October 14, 2008 

to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Dwight Wolkow, International 

Portfolio Investment Data Systems, 

Department of the Treasury, Room 5422, 

1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20220. In view of 

possible delays in mail delivery, please 

also notify Mr. Wolkow by e-mail 

(comments2tic@do.treas.gov), FAX 

(202–622–2009) or telephone (202–622–

1276). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Copies of the proposed forms and 

instructions are available on the 

Treasury’s TIC Forms Web page, 

http://www.treas.gov/tic/forms.html. 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to Mr. Wolkow. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Titles: Treasury International Capital 

Form BQ–3, Report of Maturities of 

Selected Liabilities of Depository 

Institutions, Brokers and Dealers to 

Foreigners. 

OMB Control Number: 1505–0189. 

Abstract: Form BQ–3 is part of the 

Treasury International Capital (TIC) 

reporting system, which is required by 

law (22 U.S.C. 286f; 22 U.S.C. 3103; E.O. 

10033; 31 CFR 128) and is designed to 

collect timely information on 

international portfolio capital 

movements. Form BQ–3 is a quarterly 

report designed to capture, by 

instrument and on an aggregate basis, 

remaining maturities of all U.S. dollar 

and foreign currency liabilities 

(excluding securities) of U.S. resident 

banks, other depository institutions, 

brokers and dealers vis-a-vis foreign 

residents. This information is necessary 

for meeting international data reporting 

standards and for formulating U.S. 

international financial and monetary 

policies. 

Current Actions: None. We expect to 

make some clarifications in the 

instructions. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. Form BQ–3 (1505–

0189). 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

98. 

Estimated Average Time per 

Respondent: Four (4) hours per 

respondent per filing. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,570 hours, based on 4 reporting 

periods per year. 

Request for Comments: Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and/or included in the 

request for Office of Management and 

Budget approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. The 

public is invited to submit written 

comments concerning: (a) Whether 

Form BQ–3 is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Office, including whether the 

information will have practical uses; (b) 

the accuracy of the above estimate of the 

burdens; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, usefulness and clarity of the 

information to be collected; (d) ways to 

minimize the reporting and/or record 

keeping burdens on respondents, 

including the use of information 

technologies to automate the collection 

of the data; and (e) estimates of capital 

or start-up costs of operation, 

maintenance and purchase of services to 

provide information. 

Dwight Wolkow, 

Administrator, International Portfolio 

Investment Data Systems. 

[FR Doc. E8–18541 Filed 8–11–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–25–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Departmental Offices; Proposed 

Collections; Comment Requests 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, invites 

the general public and other Federal 

agencies to comment on revisions of an 

information collection that are proposed 

for approval by the Office of 

Management and Budget. The Office of 

International Affairs within the 

Department of the Treasury is soliciting 

comments concerning Treasury 

International Capital Forms CQ–1 and 

CQ–2, Financial and Commercial 

Liabilities to, and Claims on, 

Unaffiliated Foreigners. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before October 14, 2008 

to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Dwight Wolkow, International 

Portfolio Investment Data Systems, 

Department of the Treasury, Room 5422, 

1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20220. In view of 

possible delays in mail delivery, please 

also notify Mr. Wolkow by e-mail 

(comments2tic@do.treas.gov), FAX 

(202–622–2009) or telephone (202–622–

1276). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Copies of the proposed forms and 

instructions are available on the 

Treasury’s TIC Web page for forms, 

http://www.treas.gov/tic/forms.html. 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to Mr. Wolkow. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Treasury International Capital 

Form CQ–1, Financial Liabilities to, and 

Claims on, Unaffiliated Foreigners; and 

Treasury International Capital Form 

CQ–2, Commercial Liabilities to, and 

Claims on, Unaffiliated Foreigners. 

OMB Number: 1505–0024 

Abstract: Forms CQ–1 and CQ–2 are 

part of the Treasury International 

Capital (TIC) reporting system, which is 

required by law (22 U.S.C. 286f; 22 

U.S.C. 3103; EO 10033; 31 CFR 128), 

and is designed to collect timely 

information on international portfolio 

capital movements. Forms CQ–1 and 

CQ–2 are quarterly reports filed by 

nonbanking and non-securities broker 

and dealer enterprises in the U.S. to 

report their international portfolio 

transactions with unaffiliated foreigners. 

This information is necessary for 

compiling the U.S. balance of payments 

accounts and the U.S. international 

investment position, and for use in 

formulating U.S. international financial 

and monetary policies. 

Current Actions: None. We expect to 

make some clarifications in the 

instructions. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 


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