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ADDRESSES: Federal Communications 

Commission, 445 12th Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20554. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Koves, Pricing Policy 

Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, 

202–418–8209 or Christopher.Koves@

fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Commission’s Order, 

WC Docket No. 05–25, RM–10593, DA 

14–1706, released November 26, 2014. 

This document does not contain 

information collections(s) subject to the 

Paperwork Act of 1995 (PRA), Public 

Law 104–13. In addition, therefore, it 

does not contain any new or modified 

‘‘information collection burden[s] for 

small business concerns with fewer than 

25 employees,’’ pursuant to the Small 

Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002. 

The full text of this document may be 

downloaded at the following Internet 

address: https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_

public/attachmatch/DA-14- 

1706A1.docx. The complete text may be 

purchased from Best Copy and Printing, 

Inc., 445 12th Street SW., Room CY– 

B402, Washington, DC 20554. To 

request alternative formats for persons 

with disabilities (e.g. accessible format 

documents, sign language, interpreters, 

CARTS, etc.), send an email to fcc504@

fcc.gov or call the Commission’s 

Consumer and Governmental Affairs 

Bureau at (202) 418–0530 or (202) 418– 

0432 (TTY). 

I. Background 

On November 26, 2014, the 

Commission’s Wireline Competition 

Bureau (Bureau) released an order 

extending the deadline for responding 

to the mandatory, one-time data 

collection in the Commission’s special 

access proceeding. The Bureau extended 

the deadline for responding because of 

delays in the release of a database 

container to the public, which is 

necessary for filers to respond to the 

collection. Accordingly, for larger 

businesses with more than 1,500 

employees required to provide data and 

information, the deadline is extended 45 

days to January 29, 2015. Other 

respondents with 1,500 or fewer 

employees are considered small for 

purposes of the collection and must file 

their responses by February 27, 2015. 

For those entities not providing data 

and information in response to the 

collection but that are otherwise 

required to certify that they are not a 

covered Provider, Purchaser or an entity 

that provides Best Efforts Business 

Broadband Internet Access Services, the 

filing deadline remains December 15, 

2014 regardless of the entity’s size. 

The Commission will use the data 

obtained from the collection for an 

analysis of the special access market as 

it considers reforming the pricing rules 

applicable to incumbent local exchange 

carriers that are subject to price cap 

regulation. For more information about 

the collection and the underlying 

rulemaking proceeding, see the 

Commission’s Web site, http://

www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/specialaccess-data-collection-overview-0. 

Pamela Arluk, 

Acting Chief, Pricing Policy Division, Federal 

Communications Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2014–29298 Filed 12–12–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Announcement of Board 

Approval Under Delegated Authority 

and Submission to OMB 

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

final approval of proposed information 

collections by the Board of Governors of 

the Federal Reserve System (Board) 

under OMB delegated authority, as per 

5 CFR 1320.16 (OMB Regulations on 

Controlling Paperwork Burdens on the 

Public). 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 

instrument(s) 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Federal Reserve Board Acting Clearance 

Officer—John Schmidt—Office of the 

Chief Data Officer, 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 the extension for three years, 

with revision, of the following reports: 

1. Report title: The Government 

Securities Dealers Reports: Weekly 

Report of Dealer Positions (FR 2004A), 

Weekly Report of Cumulative Dealer 

Transactions (FR 2004B), Weekly Report 

of Dealer Financing and Fails (FR 

2004C), Weekly Report of Specific 

Issues (FR 2004SI), Daily Report of 

Specific Issues (FR 2004SD), 

Supplement to the Daily Report of 

Specific Issues (FR 2004SD ad hoc), and 

Daily Report of Dealer Activity in 

Treasury Financing (FR 2004WI), 

Settlement Cycle Report of Dealer Fails 

and Transaction Volumes Class A (FR 

2004FA), Settlement Cycle Report of 

Dealer Fails and Transaction Volumes 

Class B (FR 2004FB), Settlement Cycle 

Report of Dealer Fails and Transaction 

Volumes Class C (FR 2004FC), 

Settlement Cycle Report of Dealer Fails 

and Transaction Volumes Class A, B, 

and C (FR 2004FM). 

Agency form number: FR 2004. 

OMB control number: 7100–0003. 

Effective Date: January 7, 2015. 

Frequency: Weekly, daily, monthly. 

Reporters: Dealers in the U.S. 

government securities market. 

Estimated annual reporting hours: FR 

2004A, 3,432 hours; FR 2004B, 4,233 

hours; FR 2004C, 3,546 hours; FR 

2004SI, 2,517 hours; FR 2004SD, 1,210 

hours; FR 2004SD ad hoc, 528 hours; FR 

2004WI, 3,520 hours; FR 2004FA, 264 

hours; FR 2004FB, 264 hours; FR 

2004FC, 264 hours; FR 2004FM, 396 

hours. 

Estimated average hours per response: 

FR 2004A, 3.0 hours; FR 2004B, 3.7 

hours; FR 2004C, 3.1 hours; FR 2004SI, 

2.2 hours; FR 2004SD, 2.2 hours; FR 

2004SD ad hoc, 2.0 hours; FR 2004WI, 

1.0 hour; FR 2004FA, 1.0 hour; FR 

2004FB, 1.0 hour; FR 2004FC, 1.0 hour; 

FR 2004FM, 1.5 hours. 

Number of respondents: 22. 

General description of report: This 

information collection is authorized by 

sections 2A, 12A(c), 14, and 15 of the 

Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 225a, 

263c, 353–359, and 391) and is required 

to obtain or retain the benefit of dealer 

status. Individual respondent data are 

regarded as confidential under the 

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

552(b)(4) and (b)(8)). 

Abstract: The FR 2004A collects 

weekly data on dealers’ outright 

positions in Treasury and other 

marketable debt securities. The FR 

2004B collects cumulative weekly data 

on the volume of transactions made by 

dealers in the same instruments for 

which positions are reported on the FR 

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data on the amounts of dealer financing 

and fails. The FR 2004SI collects weekly 

data on position, transaction, financing, 

and fails for the most recently issued 

on-the-run Treasury securities (the most 

recently issued Treasury securities for 

each maturity class). When unusual 

trading practices occur for a specific 

security, this information can be 

collected on a daily basis on the FR 

2004SD for either on-the-run Treasury 

securities or off-the-run Treasury 

securities. The FR 2004SD ad hoc 

collects up to 10 ad hoc data items for 

instances when critical information for 

additional Treasury market surveillance 

is required. The FR 2004WI collects 

daily data on positions in to-be-issued 

Treasury coupon securities, mainly the 

trading on a when-issued delivery basis. 

Current Actions: On September 24, 

2014, the Federal Reserve published a 

notice in the Federal Register (79 FR 

57101) requesting public comment for 

60 days on the extension, with revision, 

of the Government Securities Dealers 

Reports (FR 2004). The comment period 

for this notice expired on November 24, 

2014. The Federal Reserve did not 

receive any comments. The revisions 

will be implemented as proposed. 

2. Report title: Weekly Report of 

Selected Assets and Liabilities of 

Domestically Chartered Commercial 

Banks and U.S. Branches and Agencies 

of Foreign Banks. 

Agency form number: FR 2644. 

OMB control number: 7100–0075. 

Effective Date: January 7, 2015. 

Frequency: Weekly. 

Reporters: Domestically chartered 

commercial banks and U.S. branches 

and agencies of foreign banks. 

Estimated annual reporting hours: 

127,400 hours. 

Estimated average hours per response: 

2.80 hours. 

Number of respondents: 875. 

General description of report: The FR 

2644 is authorized by section 2A and 

11(a)(2) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 

U.S.C. 225(a) and 248(a)(2)) and by 

section 7(c)(2) of the International 

Banking Act (12 U.S.C. 3105(c)(2)) and 

is voluntary. Individual respondent data 

are regarded as confidential under the 

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

552(b)(4)). 

Abstract: The FR 2644 is the only 

source of high-frequency data used in 

the analysis of current banking 

developments. The FR 2644 collects 

sample data that are used to estimate 

universe levels using data from the 

quarterly commercial bank Consolidated 

Reports of Condition and Income (FFIEC 

031 and 041; OMB No. 7100–0036) and 

the Report of Assets and Liabilities of 

U.S. Branches and Agencies of Foreign 

Banks (FFIEC 002; OMB No. 7100–0032) 

(Call Reports). Data from the FR 2644, 

together with data from other sources, 

are used to construct weekly estimates 

of bank credit, balance sheet data for the 

U.S. banking industry, sources and uses 

of banks’ funds, and to analyze banking 

and monetary developments. 

Current Actions: On September 24, 

2014, the Federal Reserve published a 

notice in the Federal Register (79 FR 

57101) requesting public comment for 

60 days on the extension, with revision, 

of the Weekly Report of Selected Assets 

and Liabilities of Domestically 

Chartered Commercial Banks and U.S. 

Branches and Agencies of Foreign Banks 

(FR 2644). The comment period for this 

notice expired on November 24, 2014. 

The Federal Reserve received a 

comment letter from a bank regarding 

the proposed revision to the FR 2644. 

The commenter expressed the opinion 

that the effective date of the revision 

(January 7, 2015) may not be the optimal 

time to change the report because this 

would be the beginning of the financial 

reporting season for banks. The 

commenter noted that the proposed 

revisions to the report would require 

additional work by the respondents for 

implementation and, because bank staff 

would be involved in producing yearend reports, the accuracy of the reported 

data may be compromised. The 

commenter suggested that the effective 

date of the revised report should be 

reconsidered. The Federal Reserve 

recognizes that respondents have 

additional reporting responsibilities at 

the end-of-quarter and end-of-year 

periods. In the event that respondents 

anticipate difficulty implementing the 

changes by the effective date, the 

Federal Reserve would accept estimated 

data until actual data becomes available. 

In addition, Reserve Bank staff would be 

available to assist respondents with the 

reporting requirements. After careful 

consideration of the comment letter and 

with the estimated reporting option 

discussed above, the revisions will be 

implemented as proposed. 

Final approval under OMB delegated 

authority the extension for three years, 

without revision, of the following 

reports: 

1. Report title: Quarterly Savings and 

Loan Holding Company Report. 

Agency form number: FR 2320. 

OMB control number: 7100–0345. 

Frequency: Quarterly. 

Reporters: Top and lower-tier savings 

and loan holding companies (SLHCs). 

Estimated annual reporting hours: 

180 hours. 

Estimated average hours per response: 

2.5 hours. 

Number of respondents: 18. 

General description of report: This 

information collection is mandatory 

pursuant to section 10 of the Home 

Owners’ Loan Act (HOLA), (12 U.S.C. 

1467a(b)(2)) as amended by Pub. L. 111– 

201, § 369(8). Data items C572, C573, 

and C574 on Schedule H 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 

data items on Schedule HC, the Federal 

Reserve has determined that institutions 

may request confidential treatment for 

any FR 2320 data item or for all FR 2320 

data items, and confidential treatment 

will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. 

Abstract: The FR 2320 collects select 

parent only and consolidated balance 

sheet and income statement financial 

data and organizational structure data 

from savings and loan holding 

companies (SLHCs) exempt from 

initially filing Federal Reserve 

regulatory reports. The FR 2320 is used 

by the Federal Reserve to analyze the 

overall financial condition of exempt 

SLHCs to ensure safe and sound 

operations. These data assist the Federal 

Reserve in the evaluation of a 

diversified holding company and in 

determining whether an institution is in 

compliance with applicable laws and 

regulations. 

Current Actions: On September 24, 

2014, the Federal Reserve published a 

notice in the Federal Register (79 FR 

57101) requesting public comment for 

60 days on the extension, without 

revision, for this information collection. 

The comment period for this notice 

expired on November 24, 2014. The 

Federal Reserve did not receive any 

comments. The information collection 

will be extended as proposed. 

2. Report title: Notifications Related to 

Community Development and Public 

Welfare Investments of State Member 

Banks. 

Agency form number: FR H–6. 

OMB control number: 7100–0278. 

Frequency: Event-generated. 

Reporters: State member banks. 

Estimated annual reporting hours: 

182. 

Estimated average hours per response: 

Post Notification, 2 hours; Application 

(Prior Approval) 5 hours; and Extension 

of divestiture period, 5 hours. 

Number of respondents: Post 

Notification, 16; Application (Prior 

Approval), 29; and Extension of 

divestiture period, 1. 

General description of report: This 

information collection is authorized by 

the Federal Reserve Act, 12 U.S.C. 338a, 

and by the Board’s Regulation H, 12 

CFR 208.22. The obligation of state 

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investments under both the Reserve 

Bank post-notice and the Board’s prior 

approval procedure is mandatory. The 

request for extension of the divestiture 

period is required to obtain a benefit. 

Individual respondent data generally are 

not regarded as confidential. However, a 

bank that submits confidential 

proprietary information may request 

confidential treatment of that 

information pursuant to section (b)(4) of 

the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 

5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4), and the information 

will be accorded confidential treatment 

if the institution can establish the 

potential for substantial competitive 

harm under the standards set forth in 

National Park & Conservation Ass’n v. 

Morton, 498 F.2d 765 (DC Cir. 1974). 

Such a determination would be made on 

a case-by-case in response to a specific 

request for disclosure. If examination 

rations are included in a submission, 

those will be considered confidential 

under exemption 8 of the FOIA, 5 U.S.C. 

552(b)(8). 

Abstract: Regulation H requires state 

member banks planning to make 

community development or public 

welfare investments to comply with the 

Regulation H notification requirements: 

(1) If the investment does not require 

prior Board approval, a written notice 

must be sent to the appropriate Federal 

Reserve Bank; (2) if certain criteria are 

not met, and requires prior Board 

approval, a request for approval must be 

sent to the appropriate Federal Reserve 

Bank; and, (3) if the Board orders 

divestiture, but the bank cannot divest 

within the established time limit, a 

request or requests for extension of the 

divestiture period must be submitted to 

the appropriate Federal Reserve Bank. 

Current Actions: On September 24, 

2014, the Federal Reserve published a 

notice in the Federal Register (79 FR 

57101) requesting public comment for 

60 days on the extension, without 

revision, for this information collection. 

The comment period for this notice 

expired on November 24, 2014. The 

Federal Reserve did not receive any 

comments. The information collection 

will be extended as proposed. 

3. Report title: International 

Applications and Prior Notifications 

under Subparts A and C of Regulation 

K. 

Agency form number: FR K–1. 

OMB control number: 7100–0107. 

Frequency: Event-generated. 

Reporters: State member banks, 

national banks, bank holding 

companies, Edge and agreement 

corporations, and certain foreign 

banking organizations. 

Annual reporting hours: 1,013 hours. 

Estimated average hours per response: 

Attachments A and B, 11.5 hours; 

Attachments C through G, 10 hours; 

Attachments H and I, 15.5 hours; 

Attachment J, 10 hours; Attachment K, 

20 hours. 

Number of respondents: 35. 

General description of report: This 

information collection is mandatory (12 

U.S.C. 601–604(a), 611–631, 1843(c)(13), 

1843(c)(14), and 1844(c)) and is not 

given confidential treatment. The 

information submitted in the FR K–1 is 

considered to be public unless an 

institution requests confidential 

treatment for portions of the particular 

application or notification. Applicants 

may rely on any Freedom of Information 

Act (FOIA) exemption, but such 

requests for confidentiality must contain 

detailed justifications corresponding to 

the claimed FOIA exemption. Requests 

for confidentiality must be evaluated on 

a case-by-case basis. 

Abstract: Subpart A of Regulation K 

governs the foreign investments and 

activities of member banks, Edge and 

agreement corporations, bank holding 

companies (BHCs), and certain 

investments by foreign organizations. 

Subpart C of Regulation K governs 

investments in export trading 

companies. The FR K–1 information 

collection contains eleven attachments 

for the application and notification 

requirements embodied in Subparts A 

and C of Regulation K. The Federal 

Reserve requires these applications for 

regulatory and supervisory purposes 

and to allow the Federal Reserve to 

fulfill its statutory obligations under the 

Federal Reserve Act and the Bank 

Holding Company Act of 1956. The 

applications are event-generated and 

provide the Federal Reserve with 

information necessary to evaluate each 

of the proposed transactions. 

Current Actions: On September 24, 

2014, the Federal Reserve published a 

notice in the Federal Register (79 FR 

57101) requesting public comment for 

60 days on the extension, without 

revision, for this information collection. 

The comment period for this notice 

expired on November 24, 2014. The 

Federal Reserve did not receive any 

comments. The information collection 

will be extended as proposed. 

4. Report title: International 

Applications and Prior Notifications 

Under Subpart B of Regulation K. 

Agency form number: FR K–2. 

OMB control number: 7100–0284. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Reporters: Foreign banks. 

Annual reporting hours: 490 hours. 

Estimated average hours per response: 

35 hours. 

Number of respondents: 14. 

General description of report: This 

information collection is mandatory (12 

U.S.C. 3105, 3107, and 3108). The 

applying or notifying organization may 

request that portions of the information 

contained in the FR K–2 be afforded 

confidential treatment. To do so, 

applicants must demonstrate how the 

information for which confidentiality is 

requested would fall within the scope of 

one or more of the exemptions 

contained in the Freedom of 

Information Act. Any such request 

would have to be evaluated on a caseby-case basis. 

Abstract: Foreign banks are required 

to obtain the prior approval of the 

Federal Reserve to establish a branch, 

agency, or representative office; to 

acquire ownership or control of a 

commercial lending company in the 

United States; or to change the status of 

any existing office in the United States. 

The Federal Reserve uses the 

information, in part, to fulfill its 

statutory obligation to supervise foreign 

banking organizations with offices in 

the United States. 

Current Actions: On September 24, 

2014, the Federal Reserve published a 

notice in the Federal Register (79 FR 

57101) requesting public comment for 

60 days on the extension, without 

revision, for this information collection. 

The comment period for this notice 

expired on November 24, 2014. The 

Federal Reserve did not receive any 

comments. The information collection 

will be extended as proposed. 

5. Report title: Application for Prior 

Approval to Become a Bank Holding 

Company, or for a Bank Holding 

Company to Acquire an Additional 

Bank or Bank Holding Company; Notice 

for Prior Approval to Become a Bank 

Holding Company, or for a Bank 

Holding Company to Acquire an 

Additional Bank or Bank Holding 

Company; and Notification for Prior 

Approval to Engage Directly or 

Indirectly in Certain Nonbanking 

Activities. 

Agency form numbers: FR Y–3, FR Y– 

3N, and FR Y–4. 

OMB control number: 7100–0121. 

Frequency: Event-generated. 

Reporters: Corporations seeking to 

become bank holding companies 

(BHCs), or BHCs and state chartered 

banks that are members of the Federal 

Reserve System. 

Annual reporting hours: 11,924 hours. 

Estimated average hours per response: 

FR Y–3, Section 3(a)(1): 49 hours; FR Y– 

3, Section 3(a)(3) and 3(a)(5): 59.5 hours; 

FR Y–3N, Sections 3(a)(1), 3(a)(3), and 

3(a)(5): 5 hours; FR Y–4, complete 

notification: 12 hours; FR Y–4, 


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expedited notification: 5 hours; and FR 

Y–4, post-consummation: 0.5 hours. 

Number of respondents: 279. 

General description of reports: The FR 

Y–3 application and FR Y–3N 

notification are mandatory (12 U.S.C. 

1842(a), 1844(b), and 1843(j)(1)(b)). The 

FR Y–4 notification is mandatory (12 

U.S.C. 1843(j)(1)(b)). These information 

collections are not given confidential 

treatment. Applicants may rely on any 

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 

exemption, but such requests for 

confidentiality must contain detailed 

justifications corresponding to the 

claimed FOIA exemption. Requests for 

confidentiality must be evaluated on a 

case-by-case basis. 

Abstract: The Federal Reserve 

requires the submission of these filings 

for regulatory and supervisory purposes 

and to allow the Federal Reserve to 

fulfill its statutory obligations under the 

Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (the 

BHC Act). These filings collect 

information on proposals by BHCs 

involving formations, acquisitions, 

mergers, and nonbanking activities. The 

Federal Reserve must obtain this 

information to evaluate each individual 

transaction with respect to financial and 

managerial factors, permissibility, 

competitive effects, net public benefits, 

and the impact on the convenience and 

needs of affected communities. 

Current Actions: On September 24, 

2014, the Federal Reserve published a 

notice in the Federal Register (79 FR 

57101) requesting public comment for 

60 days on the extension, without 

revision, for these information 

collections. The comment period for 

this notice expired on November 24, 

2014. The Federal Reserve did not 

receive any comments. The information 

collection will be extended as proposed. 

6. Report title: Application for a 

Foreign Organization to Acquire a Bank 

Holding Company. 

Agency form number: FR Y–3F. 

OMB control number: 7100–0119. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Reporters: Any company organized 

under the laws of a foreign country 

seeking to acquire a U.S. subsidiary 

bank or bank holding company. 

Annual reporting hours: 440 hours. 

Estimated average hours per response: 

Initial application, 90 hours; subsequent 

application, 70 hours. 

Number of respondents: Initial 

application, 1; subsequent application, 

5. 

General description of report: This 

information collection is required to 

obtain or retain a benefit under sections 

3(a), 3(c), and 5(a) through 5(c) of the 

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

1842(a) and (c) and 1844(a) through (c)). 

The information provided in the 

application is not confidential unless 

the applicant specifically requests 

confidentiality and the Federal Reserve 

approves the request. The instructions 

convey the confidentiality requirements 

to applicants. 

Abstract: Under the Bank Holding 

Company Act (BHCA), submission of 

this application is required for any 

company organized under the laws of a 

foreign country seeking to acquire a U.S. 

subsidiary bank or bank holding 

company. Applicants must provide 

financial and managerial information, 

discuss the competitive effects of the 

proposed transaction, and discuss how 

the proposed transaction would 

enhance the convenience and needs of 

the community to be served. The 

Federal Reserve uses the information, in 

part, to fulfill its supervisory 

responsibilities with respect to foreign 

banking organizations in the United 

States. 

Current Actions: On September 24, 

2014, the Federal Reserve published a 

notice in the Federal Register (79 FR 

57101) requesting public comment for 

60 days on the extension, without 

revision, for this information collection. 

The comment period for this notice 

expired on November 24, 2014. The 

Federal Reserve did not receive any 

comments. The information collection 

will be extended as proposed. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, December 9, 2014. 

Robert deV. Frierson, 

Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. 2014–29247 Filed 12–12–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–P 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Formations of, Acquisitions by, and 

Mergers of Bank Holding Companies 

The companies listed in this notice 

have applied to the Board for approval, 

pursuant to the Bank Holding Company 

Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) 

(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part 

225), and all other applicable statutes 

and regulations to become a bank 

holding company and/or to acquire the 

assets or the ownership of, control of, or 

the power to vote shares of a bank or 

bank holding company and all of the 

banks and nonbanking companies 

owned by the bank holding company, 

including the companies listed below. 

The applications listed below, as well 

as other related filings required by the 

Board, are available for immediate 

inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank 

indicated. The applications will also be 

available for inspection at the offices of 

the Board of Governors. Interested 

persons may express their views in 

writing on the standards enumerated in 

the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the 

proposal also involves the acquisition of 

a nonbanking company, the review also 

includes whether the acquisition of the 

nonbanking company complies with the 

standards in section 4 of the BHC Act 

(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise 

noted, nonbanking activities will be 

conducted throughout the United States. 

Unless otherwise noted, comments 

regarding each of these applications 

must be received at the Reserve Bank 

indicated or the offices of the Board of 

Governors not later than January 9, 

2015. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of New York 

(Ivan Hurwitz, Vice President) 33 

Liberty Street, New York, New York 

10045–0001: 

1. Sterling Bancorp, Montebello, New 

York; to merge with Hudson Valley 

Holding Corporation, and thereby 

indirectly acquire Hudson Valley Bank, 

N.A., both of Yonkers, New York. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, December 10, 2014. 

Michael J. Lewandowski, 

Associate Secretary of the Board. 

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BILLING CODE 6210–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of the Secretary 

Findings of Research Misconduct 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) 

has taken final action in the following 

case: 

H. Rosie Xing, Ph.D., University of 

Chicago: Based on the report of an 

investigation conducted by the 

University of Chicago (UC) and 

additional analysis by ORI in its 

oversight review, ORI found that Dr. H. 

Rosie Xing, former Assistant Professor, 

UC, engaged in research misconduct in 

research supported by National Cancer 

Institute (NCI), National Institutes of 

Health (NIH), grant R01 CA098022. 

ORI found that Respondent engaged 

in research misconduct (42 CFR 93.103– 

104) by using images that had been 

among a set of manipulated images 

produced while at another institution, 

which had been found to be false by that 

institution. ORI found that Respondent 

falsely reported these images in Figures 

1D, 2A, and Supplementary Figures 1B 


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