Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 220 / Friday, November 14, 2014 / Notices 68245 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Notice of Proposals To Engage in or 

To Acquire Companies Engaged in 

Permissible Nonbanking Activities 

The companies listed in this notice 

have given notice under section 4 of the 

Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 

1843) (BHC Act) and Regulation Y, (12 

CFR Part 225) to engage de novo, or to 

acquire or control voting securities or 

assets of a company, including the 

companies listed below, that engages 

either directly or through a subsidiary or 

other company, in a nonbanking activity 

that is listed in § 225.28 of Regulation Y 

(12 CFR 225.28) or that the Board has 

determined by Order to be closely 

related to banking and permissible for 

bank holding companies. Unless 

otherwise noted, these activities will be 

conducted throughout the United States. 

Each notice is available for inspection 

at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. 

The notice also will be available for 

inspection at the offices of the Board of 

Governors. Interested persons may 

express their views in writing on the 

question whether the proposal complies 

with the standards of section 4 of the 

BHC Act. 

Unless otherwise noted, comments 

regarding the applications must be 

received at the Reserve Bank indicated 

or the offices of the Board of Governors 

not later than December 10, 2014. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond 

(Adam M. Drimer, Assistant Vice 

President) 701 East Byrd Street, 

Richmond, Virginia 23261–4528: 

1. H Bancorp LLC, Columbia, 

Maryland, to acquire additional voting 

shares of Bay Bancorp, Inc., Columbia, 

Maryland, and thereby indirectly 

acquire additional shares of Bay Bank, 

FSB, Lutherville, Maryland, and thereby 

engage in operating a savings 

association, pursuant to section 

225.28(b)(4)(ii). 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, November 7, 2014. 

Michael J. Lewandowski, 

Associate Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26881 Filed 11–13–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–P 

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission 

(FTC or Commission). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The information collection 

requirements described below will be 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA). The FTC seeks public 

comments on its proposal to extend for 

three years the current PRA clearance 

for information collection requirements 

pertaining to the Commission’s 

administrative activities. That clearance 

expires on February 28, 2015, and 

consists of: (a) Applications to the 

Commission, including applications and 

notices contained in the Commission’s 

Rules of Practice (primarily Parts I, II, 

and IV); (b) the FTC’s consumer 

complaint systems; and (c) the FTC’s 

program evaluation activities. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 13, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file a 

comment online or on paper by 

following the instructions in the 

Request for Comments part of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below. Write ‘‘Administrative Activities: 

FTC File No. P911409’’ on your 

comment, and file your comment online 

at https://ftcpublic.commentworks.com/

ftc/adminactivitiespra by following the 

instructions on the web-based form. If 

you prefer to file your comment on 

paper, mail or deliver your comment to 

the following address: Federal Trade 

Commission, Office of the Secretary, 

600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite 

CC–5610 (Annex J), Washington, DC 

20580, or deliver your comment to the 

following address: Federal Trade 

Commission, Office of the Secretary, 

Constitution Center, 400 7th Street SW., 

5th Floor, Suite 5610 (Annex J), 

Washington, DC 20024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for copies of the collection of 

information and supporting 

documentation should be addressed to 

Nicholas Mastrocinque (Nick M) and 

Ami Dziekan (Ami D), Bureau of 

Consumer Protection, Federal Trade 

Commission, Mail Code CC–9232, 600 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20580; Nick M: (202) 326–3188 and 

Ami D: (202) 326–2648. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activities 

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act 

(PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, federal 

agencies must get OMB approval for 

each collection of information they 

conduct, sponsor, or require. 

‘‘Collection of information’’ means 

agency requests or requirements to 

submit reports, keep records, or provide 

information to a third party. 44 U.S.C. 

3502(3); 5 CFR 1320.3(c). As required by 

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

FTC is providing this opportunity for 

public comment before requesting that 

OMB extend the existing PRA clearance 

for the information collection 

requirements pertaining to the 

Commission’s administrative activities 

(OMB Control Number 3084–0047). 

The Commission’s Administrative 

Activities clearance consists of: (a) 

Applications to the Commission, 

including applications and notices 

contained in the Commission’s Rules of 

Practice (primarily Parts I, II, and IV); 

(b) the FTC’s consumer complaint 

systems; and (c) FTC program 

evaluation activities. 

The FTC invites comments on: (1) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond. All 

comments must be received on or before 

January 13, 2015. 

Estimated annual hours burden: 

223,101 hours (400 + 222,622 + 64 + 

15). 

(a) Applications to the Commission, 

including applications and notices 

supported pursuant to the Commission’s 

Rules of Practice: 400 hours. 

Most applications to the Commission 

generally fall within the ‘‘law 

enforcement’’ exception to the PRA and 

are mostly found in Part III (Rules of 

Practice for Adjudicative Proceedings) 

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice. 

See 16 CFR 3.1–3.83. Nonetheless, there 

are various applications and notices to 

the Commission contained in other 

rules (generally in Parts I, II, and IV of 

the Commission’s Rule of Practice). For 

example, staff estimates that the FTC 

annually receives approximately 15 

requests for clearance submitted by 

former FTC employees in order to 

participate in certain matters and 

screening affidavits submitted by 

partners or legal or business associates 

of former employees pursuant to Rule 

4.1, 16 CFR 4.1. There are also 

procedures set out in Rule 4.11(e) for 

agency review of outside requests for 

Commission employee testimony, 

through compulsory process or 

otherwise, in cases or matters to which 

the agency is not a party. Rule 4.11(e) 

requires that a person who seeks such 

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