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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 (PRA), 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 Paperwork Reduction Act Submission, 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 Proposals

The following information collections, which are being handled under this delegated authority, have received initial Board approval and are hereby published for comment. At the end of the comment period, the proposed information collections, 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,                               ( print page 5321)                            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 April 5, 2010.

# ADDRESSES:

You may submit comments, identified by FR 4004, FR MSD-4, FR MSD-5, FR G-FIN, or FR G-FINW, 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 the OMB control 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 form 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.                    

Additionally, commenters should send a copy of their comments to the OMB Desk Officer by mail to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, U.S. 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:

                        A copy of the PRA OMB submission, including the proposed reporting form and instructions, supporting statement, and other documentation will be placed into OMB's public docket files, once approved. These documents will also be made available on the Federal Reserve Board's public Web site at:                         *http://www.federalreserve.gov/​boarddocs/​reportforms/​review.cfm*                         or may be requested from the agency clearance officer, whose name appears below.                    

Michelle Shore, 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).

*Proposal to approve under OMB delegated authority the extension for three years, without revision, of the following reports:*

                        1.                         *Report title:*                         Written Security Program for State Member Banks.                    

*Agency form number:*                         FR 4004.                    

*OMB control number:*                         7100-0112.                    

*Frequency:*                         On occasion.                    

*Reporters:*                         State member banks.                    

*Estimated annual reporting hours:*                         22 hours.                    

*Estimated average hours per response:*                         0.5 hours.                    

*Number of respondents:*                         43.                    

*General description of report:*                         This recordkeeping requirement is mandatory pursuant to section 3 of the Bank Protection Act [12 U.S.C. 1882(a)] and Regulation H [12 CFR 208.61]. Because written security programs are maintained at state member banks, no issue of confidentiality under the Freedom of Information Act normally arises. However, copies of such documents included in examination work papers would, in such form, be confidential pursuant to exemption 8 of the Freedom of Information Act [5 U.S.C. 552(b)(8)].                    

*Abstract:*                         Each state member bank must develop and implement a written security program and maintain it in the bank's records. This program should include a requirement to install security devices and should establish procedures that satisfy minimum standards in the regulation, with the security officer determining the need for additional security devices and procedures based on the location of the banking office. There is no formal reporting form and the information is not submitted to the Federal Reserve.                    

                        2.                         *Report title:*                         Uniform Application for Municipal Securities Principal or Municipal Securities Representative Associated with a Bank Municipal Securities Dealer; Uniform Termination Notice for Municipal Securities Principal or Municipal Securities Representative Associated with a Bank Municipal Securities Dealer.                    

*Agency form number:*                         FR MSD-4 and FR MSD-5.                    

*OMB control number:*                         7100-0100 and 7100-0101.                    

*Frequency:*                         On occasion.                    

*Reporters:*                         State member banks and foreign dealer banks engaging in activities as municipal securities dealers.                    

*Estimated annual reporting hours:*                         FR MSD-4, 48 hours; and FR MSD-5, 36 hours.                    

*Estimated average hours per response:*                         FR MSD-4, 1 hour; and FR MSD-5, 0.25 hours.                    

*Number of respondents:*                         FR MSD-4, 48; and FR MSD-5, 144.                    

*General description of report:*                         These information collections are mandatory pursuant to the Federal Reserve Act: (12 U.S.C. 248(a)(1)) for state member banks and (12 U.S.C. 3105(c)(2)) for foreign bank branches and agencies and are given confidential treatment (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(6)).                    

*Abstract:*                         The FR MSD-4 collects information, such as personal history and professional qualifications, on an employee whom the bank wishes to assume the duties of a municipal securities principal or representative. The FR MSD-5 collects the date of, and reason for, termination of such an employee.                    

                        3.                         *Report title:*                         Notice By Financial Institutions of Government Securities Broker or Government Securities Dealer Activities; Notice By Financial Institutions of Termination of Activities as a Government Securities Broker or Government Securities Dealer.                    

*Agency form number:*                         FR G-FIN and FR G-FINW.                    

*OMB control number:*                         7100-0224.                    

*Frequency:*                         On occasion.                    

*Reporters:*                         State member banks, foreign banks, uninsured state branches or state agencies of foreign banks, commercial lending companies owned or controlled by foreign banks, and Edge corporations.                    

*Estimated annual reporting hours:*                         FR G-FIN, 10 hours; and FR G-FINW, 2 hours.                    

*Estimated average hours per response:*                         FR G-FIN, 1 hour; and FR G-FINW, 0.25 hours.                    

*Number of respondents:*                         FR G-FIN, 10; and FR G-FINW, 8.                    

*General description of report:*                         These information collections are mandatory pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o-5(a)(1)(B)) and are not given confidential treatment.                    

*Abstract:*                         The Government Securities Act of 1986 (the Act) requires financial institutions to notify their appropriate regulatory authority of their intent to engage in government securities broker or dealer activity, to amend information submitted previously, and to record their termination of such activity. The Federal Reserve Board uses the information in its supervisory capacity to measure compliance with the Act.                    

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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, January 28, 2010.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 2010-2132 Filed 2-1-10; 8:45 am]

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