84 FR 18120 - Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request

In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the OCC, the Board, and the FDIC (the agencies) may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), of which the agencies are members, has approved the agencies' publication for public comment of a proposal to extend for three years, without revision, the Country Exposure Report (FFIEC 009) and the Country Exposure Information Report (FFIEC 009a), which are currently approved collections of information. At the end of the comment period for this notice, the FFIEC and the agencies will review any comments received to determine whether to modify the proposal in response to comments. As required by the PRA, the agencies will then publish a second Federal Register notice for a 30-day comment period and submit the final FFIEC 009 and FFIEC 009a to OMB for review and approval.

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 82 (Monday, April 29, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18120-18122]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08504]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury; 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board); and Federal 
Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

ACTION: Joint notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (PRA), the OCC, the Board, and the FDIC (the agencies) may 
not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond 
to, an information collection unless it displays a currently valid 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. The Federal 
Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), of which the 
agencies are members, has approved the agencies' publication for public 
comment of a proposal to extend for three years, without revision, the 
Country Exposure Report (FFIEC 009) and the Country Exposure 
Information Report (FFIEC 009a), which are currently approved 
collections of information. At the end of the comment period for this 
notice, the FFIEC and the agencies will review any comments received to 
determine whether to modify the proposal in response to comments. As 
required by the PRA, the agencies will then publish a second Federal 
Register notice for a 30-day comment period and submit the final FFIEC 
009 and FFIEC 009a to OMB for review and approval.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 28, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to 
any or all of the agencies. All comments, which should refer to the OMB 
control number(s), will be shared among the agencies.
    OCC: You may submit comments, which should refer to ``FFIEC 009 and 
FFIEC 009a,'' by any of the following methods:
     Email: [email protected].
     Mail: Chief Counsel's Office, Office of the Comptroller of 
the Currency, Attention: 1557-0100, 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218, 
Washington, DC 20219.
     Hand Delivery/Courier: 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218, 
Washington, DC 20219.
    Instructions: You must include ``OCC'' as the agency name and 
``1557-0100'' in your comment. In general, the OCC will publish 
comments on www.reginfo.gov without change, including any business or 
personal information provided, such as name and address information, 
email addresses, or phone numbers. Comments received, including 
attachments and other supporting materials, are part of the public 
record and subject to public disclosure. Do not include any information 
in your comment or supporting materials that you consider confidential 
or inappropriate for public disclosure.
    You may review comments and other related materials that pertain to 
this information collection beginning on the date of publication of the 
second notice for this collection by any of the following methods:
     Viewing Comments Electronically: Go to www.reginfo.gov. 
Click on the ``Information Collection Review'' tab. Underneath the 
``Currently under Review'' section heading, from the drop-down menu 
select ``Department of Treasury'' and then click ``submit''. This 
information collection can be located by searching by OMB control 
number ``1557-0100'' or ``FFIEC 009 and FFIEC 009a'']. Upon finding the 
appropriate information collection, click on the related ``ICR 
Reference Number.'' On the next screen, select ``View Supporting 
Statement and Other Documents'' and then click on the link to any 
comment listed at the bottom of the screen.
     For assistance in navigating www.reginfo.gov, please 
contact the Regulatory Information Service Center at (202) 482-7340.
     Viewing Comments Personally: You may personally inspect 
comments at the OCC, 400 7th Street SW, Washington, DC. For security 
reasons, the OCC requires that visitors make an appointment to inspect 
comments. You

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may do so by calling (202) 649-6700 or, for persons who are deaf or 
hearing impaired, TTY, (202) 649-5597. Upon arrival, visitors will be 
required to present valid government-issued photo identification and 
submit to security screening in order to inspect comments.
    Board: You may submit comments, which should refer to ``FFIEC 009 
and FFIEC 009a,'' by any of the following methods:
     Agency website: http://www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments at: http://www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm.
     Email: [email protected]. Include ``FFIEC 
009 and FFIEC 009a'' in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: (202) 452-3819 or (202) 452-3102.
     Mail: Ann E. Misback, Secretary, Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20551.
    All public comments are available on the Board's website at https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/foia/proposedregs.aspx 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 in Room 146, 
1709 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20006, between 9:00 a.m. and 
5:00 p.m. on weekdays. For security reasons, the Board requires that 
visitors make an appointment to inspect comments. You may do so by 
calling (202) 452-3684. Upon arrival, visitors will be required to 
present valid government-issued photo identification and to submit to 
security screening in order to inspect and photocopy comments.
    FDIC: You may submit comments, which should refer to ``FFIEC 009 
and FFIEC 009a,'' by any of the following methods:
     Agency website: https://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/federal/. Follow the instructions for submitting comments on the FDIC's 
website.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: [email protected]. Include ``FFIEC 009 and FFIEC 
009a'' in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: Manuel E. Cabeza, Counsel, Attn: Comments, Room MB-
3007, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20429.
     Hand Delivery: Comments may be hand delivered to the guard 
station at the rear of the 550 17th Street Building (located on F 
Street) on business days between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
    Public Inspection: All comments received will be posted without 
change to https://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/federal/ including any 
personal information provided. Paper copies of public comments may be 
requested from the FDIC Public Information Center by telephone at (877) 
275-3342 or (703) 562-2200.
    Additionally, commenters may send a copy of their comments to the 
OMB desk officers for the agencies 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; by fax to (202) 395-6974; or by email to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information about the 
information collections discussed in this notice, please contact any of 
the agency staff whose names appear below. In addition, copies of the 
FFIEC 009 and FFIEC 009a reporting forms can be obtained at the FFIEC's 
website (https://www.ffiec.gov/ffiec_report_forms.htm).
    OCC: Kevin Korzeniewski, Counsel, Chief Counsel's Office, (202) 
649-5490, or for persons who are hearing impaired, TTY, (202) 649-5597.
    Board: Nuha Elmaghrabi, Federal Reserve Board Clearance Officer, 
(202) 452-3884, Office of the Chief Data Officer, Board of Governors of 
the Federal Reserve System, 20th and C Streets NW, Washington, DC 
20551. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) users may call 
(202) 263-4869.
    FDIC: Manuel E. Cabeza, Counsel, (202) 898-3767, Legal Division, 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street NW, Washington, 
DC 20429.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agencies are proposing to extend for 
three years, without revision, the FFIEC 009 and FFIEC 009a, which are 
currently an approved collection of information for each agency.
    Report Titles: Country Exposure Report and Country Exposure 
Information Report.
    Form Numbers: FFIEC 009 and FFIEC 009a.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.

OCC

    OMB Number: 1557-0100.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 11 (FFIEC 009), 5 (FFIEC 009a).
    Estimated Average Time per Response: 131 hours (FFIEC 009), 6 hours 
(FFIEC 009a).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 5,764 hours (FFIEC 009), 120 hours 
(FFIEC 009a).

Board

    OMB Number: 7100-0035.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 49 (FFIEC 009), 35 (FFIEC 009a).
    Estimated Average Time per Response: 131 hours (FFIEC 009), 6 hours 
(FFIEC 009a).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 25,676 hours (FFIEC 009), 840 hours 
(FFIEC 009a).

FDIC

    OMB Number: 3064-0017.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 15 (FFIEC 009), 12 (FFIEC 009a).
    Estimated Average Time per Response: 131 hours (FFIEC 009), 6 hours 
(FFIEC 009a).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 7,860 hours (FFIEC 009), 288 hours 
(FFIEC 009a).

General Description of Reports

    The Country Exposure Report (FFIEC 009) is filed quarterly with the 
agencies and provides information on international claims of U.S. 
banks, savings associations, bank holding companies, savings and loan 
holding companies, and intermediate holding companies (U.S. banking 
organizations) that is used for supervisory and analytical purposes. 
The information is used to monitor the foreign country exposures of 
reporting institutions to determine the degree of risk in their 
portfolios and assess the potential risk of loss. The Country Exposure 
Information Report (FFIEC 009a) is a supplement to the FFIEC 009 and 
provides publicly available information on material foreign country 
exposures (all exposures to a country in excess of 1 percent of total 
assets or 20 percent of capital, whichever is less) of U.S. banking 
organizations that file the FFIEC 009 report. As part of the Country 
Exposure Information Report, reporting institutions also must furnish a 
list of countries in which they have lending exposures above 0.75 
percent of total assets or 15 percent of total capital, whichever is 
less.

Statutory Basis and Confidential Treatment

    These information collections are mandatory under the following 
statutes: 12 U.S.C. 161 and 1817 (national banks), 12 U.S.C. 1464 
(federal savings associations), 12 U.S.C. 248(a)(1) and (2), 1844(c), 
and 3906 (state member banks and bank holding companies); 12 U.S.C. 
1467a(b)(2)(A) (savings and loan holding companies); 12 U.S.C. 5365(a)

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(intermediate holding companies); and 12 U.S.C. 1817 and 1820 (insured 
state nonmember commercial and savings banks and insured state savings 
associations). The FFIEC 009 information collection is given 
confidential treatment (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4) and (b)(8)). The FFIEC 009a 
information collection is not given confidential treatment.

Request for Comment

    The agencies invite comment on the following topics related to 
these collections of information:
    (a) Whether the information collections are necessary for the 
proper performance of the agencies' functions, including whether the 
information has practical utility;
    (b) The accuracy of the agencies' estimates of the burden of the 
information collections, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    (c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected;
    (d) Ways to minimize the burden of information collections on 
respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology; and
    (e) Estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.
    Comments submitted in response to this joint notice will be shared 
among the agencies. All comments will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: April 23, 2019.
Theodore J. Dowd,
Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, April 12, 
2019.
Ann Misback,
Secretary of the Board.
    Dated at Washington, DC, on April 15, 2019.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-08504 Filed 4-26-19; 8:45 am]
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