80 FR 34641 - Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 116 (June 17, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-14862

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), to approve of and assign OMB control numbers to collection of information requests and requirements conducted or sponsored by the Board. Board-approved collections of information are incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. Copies of the PRA 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.

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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

SUMMARY: 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), 
to approve of and assign OMB control numbers to collection of 
information requests and requirements conducted or sponsored by the 
Board. Board-approved collections of information are incorporated into 
the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of 
information. Copies of the PRA 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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 17, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Form 1522/1523, 
Form1680/1681/1682/1683, or Form H(e), by any of the following methods:
     Agency Web site: http://www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments at http://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/foia/proposedregs.aspx.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: [email protected]. Include OMB 
number in the subject line of the message.
     FAX: (202) 452-3819 or (202) 452-3102.
     Mail: Robert deV. Frierson, 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/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 form in Room 
3515, 1801 K Street (between 18th and 19th Streets NW.) Washington, DC 
20006 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays.
    Additionally, commenters may send a copy of their comments to the 
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 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/apps/reportforms/review.aspx or may be requested 
from the agency clearance officer, whose name appears below.
    Federal Reserve Board Clearance Officer--Nuha Elmaghrabi- 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Request for Comment on Information Collection Proposal

    The following information collection, which is being handled under 
this delegated authority, has received initial Board approval and is 
hereby published for comment. At the end of the comment period, the 
proposed information collection, 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, 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 collection 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,

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and purchase of services to provide information.

Proposal To Approve Under OMB Delegated Authority the Extension for 
Three Years, Without Revision, of the Following Reports

    1. Report title: Notice of Mutual Holding Company Reorganization 
and the Application for Approval of a Minority Stock Issuance by a 
Savings Association Subsidiary of a Mutual Holding Company.
    Agency form number: Form 1522; Form 1523.
    OMB control number: 7100-0340.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Reporters: Mutual savings associations and savings association 
subsidiaries or subsidiary holding companies of a mutual holding 
company.
    Estimated annual reporting hours: Form 1522: 400 hours; Form 1523: 
1,050 hours.
    Estimated average hours per response: Form 1522: 400 hours; Form 
1523: 350 hours.
    Number of respondents: Form 1522: 1; Form 1523: 3.
    General description of report: Forms 1522 and 1523 are mandatory 
and authorized pursuant to section 10 of the Home Owners' Loan Act 
(HOLA). Section 10 of HOLA (``Regulations of holding companies'') 
provides generally that ``[t]he Board is authorized to issue such 
regulations . . . as the Board deems necessary or appropriate to enable 
the Board to administer and carry out the purposes of this section, and 
to require compliance therewith and prevent evasions thereof.'' (12 
U.S.C. 1467a(g)(1)). With respect to mutual holding companies, HOLA 
states that a mutual holding company ``shall be subject to such 
regulations as the Board may prescribe.'' (12 U.S.C. 1467a(o)(7)). 
Section 10 of HOLA also requires a savings and loan holding company to 
file ``such reports as may be required by the Board'' and provides that 
such reports ``shall contain such information concerning the operations 
of such savings and loan holding company and its subsidiaries as the 
Board may require.'' (12 U.S.C. 1467a(b)(2)).
    The information on Forms 1522 and 1523 generally not considered 
confidential. However, the notificant or applicant may request 
confidential treatment for portions of these forms pursuant to 
exemption 4 of the Freedom of Information Act, (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4)) if 
it believes disclosure of those portions would likely result in 
substantial competitive harm. All such requests for confidential 
treatment would need to be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and in 
response to a specific request for disclosure.
    Abstract: Any mutual savings association that wishes to reorganize 
to form a mutual holding company must submit a notice (Form 1522) to 
the Federal Reserve. The notice provides details of the reorganization 
plan, which is to be approved by the majority of the association's 
board of directors and any acquired association. Details of the 
reorganization plan should contain a complete description of all 
significant terms of the proposed reorganization, shall attach and 
incorporate any Stock Issuance Plan proposed in connection with the 
reorganization plan and comply with other informational requirements 
specified in (12 CFR 239.6).
    Any savings association subsidiary or subsidiary holding company of 
a mutual holding company must file an application (Form 1523) for 
minority stock issuance. Minority stock issuances applications are 
required to provide the Federal Reserve with information to determine 
whether mutual holding companies and their subsidiaries are conducting 
insider abuse or unsafe and unsound practices.
    The Federal Reserve intends to update and revise the Notice and 
Application to conform to Federal Reserve standards in the near future.
    2. Report title: Application for Conversion, Proxy Statement, 
Offering Circular, and Order Form.
    Agency form number: Form 1680, Form 1681, Form 1682, Form 1683.
    OMB control number: 7100-0335.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Reporters: Mutual holding companies.
    Estimated annual reporting hours: Form 1680: 2,990 hours; Form 
1681: 50 hours; Form 1682: 1,50 hours; Form 1683: 10 hours.
    Estimated average hours per response: Form 1680: 299 hours; Form 
1681: 500 hours; Form 1682: 150 hours; Form 1683: 1 hour.
    Number of respondents: Form 1680: 10; Form 1681: 10; Form 1682: 10; 
Form 1683: 10.
    General description of report: The mutual stock conversion forms 
are mandatory and authorized by Home Owners' Loan Act (HOLA) section 
10, which provides generally that ``the Board is authorized to issue 
such regulations . . . as the Board deems necessary or appropriate to 
enable the Board to administer and carry out the purposes of this 
section, and to require compliance therewith and prevent evasions 
thereof.'' (12 U.S.C. 1467a(g)(1)). With respect to mutual holding 
companies, HOLA states that a mutual holding company ``shall be subject 
to such regulations as the Board may prescribe.'' (12 U.S.C. 
1467a(o)(7)). Section 10 of HOLA also requires a savings and loan 
holding company to file ``such reports as may be required by the 
Board'' and provides that such reports ``shall contain such information 
concerning the operations of such savings and loan holding company and 
its subsidiaries as the Board may require.'' (12 U.S.C. 1467a(b)(2).
    Forms 1681, 1682, and 1683 are distributed to the owners of the 
mutual holding company; no issues of confidentiality should arise in 
connection with these forms. One of the elements required for the 
application on Form 1680 is a consolidated business plan showing how 
the capital acquired in the conversion will be used. Business plans are 
not considered confidential, although the applicant may request 
confidential treatment pursuant to sections (b)(4), of the Freedom of 
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4),) for portions of the business plan 
if disclosure would likely result in substantial competitive harm. All 
such requests for confidential treatment would need to be reviewed on a 
case-by-case basis and in response to a specific request for 
disclosure.
    Abstract: Sections 5(i) (standard conversions) and 5(p) 
(supervisory conversions) of HOLA authorize mutual to stock 
conversions. The four individual forms are all one-time submissions 
that are used by mutual holding companies requesting approval to 
convert to a stock institution. The Federal Reserve intends to update 
and revise the mutual stock conversion application forms to conform to 
Federal Reserve standards in the near future.
    3. Report title: Savings and Loan Holding Company Application.
    Agency form number: Form H-(e).
    OMB control number: 7100-0336.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Reporters: Entities seeking prior approval to become a savings and 
loan holding company (SLHC).
    Estimated annual reporting hours: 6,000 hours.
    Estimated average hours per response: 500 hours.
    Number of respondents: 12.
    General description of report: The Savings and Loan Holding Company 
Application is mandatory and authorized pursuant to section 10 of HOLA, 
which provides that ``the Board is authorized to issue such regulations 
. . . as the Board deems necessary or appropriate to enable the Board 
to administer and carry out the purposes of this sections, and require 
compliance therewith and prevent evasions

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thereof.'' (12 U.S.C. 1467a(g)(1)). Section 10 of HOLA also requires a 
savings and loan holding company to file ``such reports as may be 
required by the Board'' and provides that such reports ``shall contain 
such information concerning the operations of such savings and loan 
holding company and its subsidiaries as the Board may require (12 
U.S.C. 1467a(b)(2).
    The information on Form H-(e) is not considered confidential unless 
the applicant requests confidential treatment pursuant to exemption 4 
or 6 of the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4),(6)). All 
such requests for confidential treatment would need to be reviewed on a 
case-by-case basis and in response to a specific request for 
disclosure.
    Abstract: The Federal Reserve analyzes each holding company 
application to determine whether the applicant meets the statutory 
criteria set forth in section 10(e) of the Home Owners' Loan Act (Act), 
as amended, to become a savings and loan holding company. The 
applications are reviewed for adequacy of answers to items and 
completeness in all material respects. The applications are event-
generated and provide the Federal Reserve with information necessary to 
evaluate the proposed transaction. The Federal Reserve intends to 
update and revise the Application forms to conform to Federal Reserve 
standards in the near future.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, June 12, 2015.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Secretary of the Board.
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considered which are not sent within FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Washington, DC 20006 between 9:00
this time frame. a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays.
Dated: June 11, 2015.
Proposed Agency Information Additionally, commenters may send a
Collection Activities; Comment copy of their comments to the OMB
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Request Desk Officer—Shagufta Ahmed—Office
Robert E. Feldman,
AGENCY: Board of Governors of the of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Executive Secretary. Office of Management and Budget, New
[FR Doc. 2015–14773 Filed 6–16–15; 8:45 am] Federal Reserve System.
Executive Office Building, Room 10235
SUMMARY: On June 15, 1984, the Office
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of Management and Budget (OMB)
20503 or by fax to (202) 395–6974.
delegated to the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System (Board) its FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
approval authority under the Paperwork copy of the PRA OMB submission,
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Reduction Act (PRA), to approve of and including the proposed reporting form
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and assign OMB control numbers to and instructions, supporting statement,
Mergers of Bank Holding Companies collection of information requests and and other documentation will be placed
requirements conducted or sponsored into OMB’s public docket files, once
The companies listed in this notice by the Board. Board-approved approved. These documents will also be
have applied to the Board for approval, collections of information are made available on the Federal Reserve
pursuant to the Bank Holding Company incorporated into the official OMB Board’s public Web site at: http://
Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) inventory of currently approved www.federalreserve.gov/apps/
(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part collections of information. Copies of the reportforms/review.aspx or may be
225), and all other applicable statutes PRA Submission, supporting statements requested from the agency clearance
and regulations to become a bank and approved collection of information officer, whose name appears below.
holding company and/or to acquire the instruments are placed into OMB’s Federal Reserve Board Clearance
assets or the ownership of, control of, or public docket files. The Federal Reserve Officer—Nuha Elmaghrabi– Office of the
the power to vote shares of a bank or may not conduct or sponsor, and the Chief Data Officer, Board of Governors
bank holding company and all of the respondent is not required to respond of the Federal Reserve System,
banks and nonbanking companies to, an information collection that has Washington, DC 20551 (202) 452–3829.
owned by the bank holding company, been extended, revised, or implemented Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
including the companies listed below. on or after October 1, 1995, unless it (TDD) users may contact (202) 263–
The applications listed below, as well displays a currently valid OMB control 4869, Board of Governors of the Federal
as other related filings required by the number. Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551.
Board, are available for immediate DATES: Comments must be submitted on SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank or before August 17, 2015.
indicated. The applications will also be Request for Comment on Information
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, Collection Proposal
available for inspection at the offices of identified by Form 1522/1523,
the Board of Governors. Interested Form1680/1681/1682/1683, or Form The following information collection,
persons may express their views in H(e), by any of the following methods: which is being handled under this
writing on the standards enumerated in • Agency Web site: http:// delegated authority, has received initial
the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the Board approval and is hereby published
proposal also involves the acquisition of instructions for submitting comments at for comment. At the end of the comment
a nonbanking company, the review also http://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/ period, the proposed information
includes whether the acquisition of the foia/proposedregs.aspx. collection, along with an analysis of
nonbanking company complies with the • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// comments and recommendations
standards in section 4 of the BHC Act www.regulations.gov. Follow the received, will be submitted to the Board
(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise instructions for submitting comments. for final approval under OMB delegated
noted, nonbanking activities will be • Email: regs.comments@ authority. Comments are invited on the
conducted throughout the United States. federalreserve.gov. Include OMB following:
Unless otherwise noted, comments number in the subject line of the a. Whether the proposed collection of
regarding each of these applications message. information is necessary for the proper
must be received at the Reserve Bank • FAX: (202) 452–3819 or (202) 452– performance of the Federal Reserve’s
indicated or the offices of the Board of 3102. functions; including whether the
Governors not later than July 13, 2015. • Mail: Robert deV. Frierson, information has practical utility;
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Secretary, Board of Governors of the b. The accuracy of the Federal
(Colette A. Fried, Assistant Vice Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Reserve’s estimate of the burden of the
President), 230 South LaSalle Street, Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, proposed information collection,
Chicago, Illinois 60690–1414: DC 20551. including the validity of the
1. Heartland Financial USA, Inc., All public comments are available methodology and assumptions used;
Dubuque, Iowa; to acquire 100 percent from the Board’s Web site at http:// c. Ways to enhance the quality,
www.federalreserve.gov/apps/foia/ utility, and clarity of the information to
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of the voting shares of First Scottsdale
Bank, N.A., Scottsdale, Arizona. proposedregs.aspx as submitted, unless be collected;
modified for technical reasons. d. Ways to minimize the burden of
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Accordingly, your comments will not be information collection on respondents,
System, June 12, 2015. edited to remove any identifying or including through the use of automated
Margaret McCloskey Shanks, contact information. Public comments collection techniques or other forms of
Deputy Secretary of the Board. may also be viewed electronically or in information technology; and
[FR Doc. 2015–14851 Filed 6–16–15; 8:45 am] paper form in Room 3515, 1801 K Street e. Estimates of capital or start up costs
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and purchase of services to provide reviewed on a case-by-case basis and in mutual holding company ‘‘shall be
information. response to a specific request for subject to such regulations as the Board
disclosure. may prescribe.’’ (12 U.S.C. 1467a(o)(7)).
Proposal To Approve Under OMB Abstract: Any mutual savings Section 10 of HOLA also requires a
Delegated Authority the Extension for association that wishes to reorganize to savings and loan holding company to
Three Years, Without Revision, of the form a mutual holding company must file ‘‘such reports as may be required by
Following Reports submit a notice (Form 1522) to the the Board’’ and provides that such
1. Report title: Notice of Mutual Federal Reserve. The notice provides reports ‘‘shall contain such information
Holding Company Reorganization and details of the reorganization plan, which concerning the operations of such
the Application for Approval of a is to be approved by the majority of the savings and loan holding company and
Minority Stock Issuance by a Savings association’s board of directors and any its subsidiaries as the Board may
Association Subsidiary of a Mutual acquired association. Details of the require.’’ (12 U.S.C. 1467a(b)(2).
Holding Company. reorganization plan should contain a Forms 1681, 1682, and 1683 are
Agency form number: Form 1522; complete description of all significant distributed to the owners of the mutual
Form 1523. terms of the proposed reorganization, holding company; no issues of
OMB control number: 7100–0340. shall attach and incorporate any Stock confidentiality should arise in
Frequency: On occasion. Issuance Plan proposed in connection connection with these forms. One of the
Reporters: Mutual savings with the reorganization plan and elements required for the application on
associations and savings association comply with other informational Form 1680 is a consolidated business
subsidiaries or subsidiary holding requirements specified in (12 CFR plan showing how the capital acquired
companies of a mutual holding 239.6). in the conversion will be used. Business
company. Any savings association subsidiary or plans are not considered confidential,
Estimated annual reporting hours: subsidiary holding company of a mutual although the applicant may request
Form 1522: 400 hours; Form 1523: 1,050 holding company must file an confidential treatment pursuant to
hours. application (Form 1523) for minority sections (b)(4), of the Freedom of
Estimated average hours per response: stock issuance. Minority stock issuances Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4),) for
Form 1522: 400 hours; Form 1523: 350 applications are required to provide the portions of the business plan if
hours. Federal Reserve with information to
Number of respondents: Form 1522: 1; disclosure would likely result in
determine whether mutual holding substantial competitive harm. All such
Form 1523: 3.
General description of report: Forms companies and their subsidiaries are requests for confidential treatment
1522 and 1523 are mandatory and conducting insider abuse or unsafe and would need to be reviewed on a case-
authorized pursuant to section 10 of the unsound practices. by-case basis and in response to a
The Federal Reserve intends to update specific request for disclosure.
Home Owners’ Loan Act (HOLA).
and revise the Notice and Application to Abstract: Sections 5(i) (standard
Section 10 of HOLA (‘‘Regulations of
conform to Federal Reserve standards in conversions) and 5(p) (supervisory
holding companies’’) provides generally
the near future. conversions) of HOLA authorize mutual
that ‘‘[t]he Board is authorized to issue 2. Report title: Application for
such regulations . . . as the Board to stock conversions. The four
Conversion, Proxy Statement, Offering individual forms are all one-time
deems necessary or appropriate to Circular, and Order Form.
enable the Board to administer and submissions that are used by mutual
Agency form number: Form 1680, holding companies requesting approval
carry out the purposes of this section, Form 1681, Form 1682, Form 1683.
and to require compliance therewith to convert to a stock institution. The
OMB control number: 7100–0335. Federal Reserve intends to update and
and prevent evasions thereof.’’ (12 Frequency: On occasion.
U.S.C. 1467a(g)(1)). With respect to revise the mutual stock conversion
Reporters: Mutual holding companies. application forms to conform to Federal
mutual holding companies, HOLA states Estimated annual reporting hours:
that a mutual holding company ‘‘shall Reserve standards in the near future.
Form 1680: 2,990 hours; Form 1681: 50 3. Report title: Savings and Loan
be subject to such regulations as the hours; Form 1682: 1,50 hours; Form Holding Company Application.
Board may prescribe.’’ (12 U.S.C. 1683: 10 hours. Agency form number: Form H–(e).
1467a(o)(7)). Section 10 of HOLA also Estimated average hours per response: OMB control number: 7100–0336.
requires a savings and loan holding Form 1680: 299 hours; Form 1681: 500 Frequency: On occasion.
company to file ‘‘such reports as may be hours; Form 1682: 150 hours; Form Reporters: Entities seeking prior
required by the Board’’ and provides 1683: 1 hour. approval to become a savings and loan
that such reports ‘‘shall contain such Number of respondents: Form 1680: holding company (SLHC).
information concerning the operations 10; Form 1681: 10; Form 1682: 10; Form Estimated annual reporting hours:
of such savings and loan holding 1683: 10. 6,000 hours.
company and its subsidiaries as the General description of report: The Estimated average hours per response:
Board may require.’’ (12 U.S.C. mutual stock conversion forms are 500 hours.
1467a(b)(2)). mandatory and authorized by Home Number of respondents: 12.
The information on Forms 1522 and Owners’ Loan Act (HOLA) section 10, General description of report: The
1523 generally not considered which provides generally that ‘‘the Savings and Loan Holding Company
confidential. However, the notificant or Board is authorized to issue such Application is mandatory and
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applicant may request confidential regulations . . . as the Board deems authorized pursuant to section 10 of
treatment for portions of these forms necessary or appropriate to enable the HOLA, which provides that ‘‘the Board
pursuant to exemption 4 of the Freedom Board to administer and carry out the is authorized to issue such regulations
of Information Act, (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4)) purposes of this section, and to require . . . as the Board deems necessary or
if it believes disclosure of those portions compliance therewith and prevent appropriate to enable the Board to
would likely result in substantial evasions thereof.’’ (12 U.S.C. administer and carry out the purposes of
competitive harm. All such requests for 1467a(g)(1)). With respect to mutual this sections, and require compliance
confidential treatment would need to be holding companies, HOLA states that a therewith and prevent evasions

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thereof.’’ (12 U.S.C. 1467a(g)(1)). Section Section C–B, Organization and activities by serving as NCHS’
10 of HOLA also requires a savings and Functions, is hereby amended as consultants in the fields of
loan holding company to file ‘‘such follows: mathematical statistics, survey design
reports as may be required by the Delete in its entirety the title and and methodology, and cognition and
Board’’ and provides that such reports function statements for the Office of survey measurement; (5) consults and
‘‘shall contain such information Research and Methodology (CPC13). collaborates on statistical research
concerning the operations of such After the title and the mission and projects with PHS agencies and other
savings and loan holding company and function statements for the Division of Federal organizations, State and local
its subsidiaries as the Board may require Health and Nutrition Examination governments, universities, private
(12 U.S.C. 1467a(b)(2). Surveys (CPCG) insert the following: research organizations, and
The information on Form H–(e) is not Division of Research and Methodology international health agencies; (6)
considered confidential unless the (CPCH). (1) Participates in the provides administrative, management,
applicant requests confidential development of policy, long-range and leadership functions for all DRM
treatment pursuant to exemption 4 or 6 plans, and programs for NCHS; (2) units.
of the Freedom of Information Act (5 plans, coordinates, stimulates and Collaborating Center for Statistical
U.S.C. 552(b)(4),(6)). All such requests participates in NCHS’ basic and applied Research and Survey Design (CPCHB).
for confidential treatment would need to research program, including but not (1) Conducts basic research in
be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and limited to research in the fields of mathematical and statistical theory,
in response to a specific request for mathematical statistics, survey design analysis, and computation to improve
disclosure. and methodology, mathematics and the efficiency, quality, confidentiality,
Abstract: The Federal Reserve operations research; (3) formulates and analytical utility of NCHS’ data
analyzes each holding company statistical standards regarding survey systems and products; (2) provides
application to determine whether the design, data collection, coding, data statistical consultation and technical
applicant meets the statutory criteria set analysis, data presentation, disclosure assistance to all NCHS data systems on
forth in section 10(e) of the Home limitation, and statistical computing for survey methods, quality control, and
Owners’ Loan Act (Act), as amended, to all NCHS data systems and coordinates design of data systems; (3) investigates
become a savings and loan holding activities directed at the implementation and develops new and improved
company. The applications are reviewed and maintenance of these standards; (4) statistical methods for analyzing public
for adequacy of answers to items and supports all of NCHS through health data; (4) conducts basic research
completeness in all material respects. consultation in the fields of regarding the impact of sampling and
The applications are event-generated mathematical statistics, survey design non-sampling errors on statistical
and provide the Federal Reserve with and methodology, cognition and survey estimation and analysis and develops
information necessary to evaluate the measurement, mathematics and error profiles of sampling and non-
proposed transaction. The Federal operations research, missing data sampling error for NCHS’ complex data
Reserve intends to update and revise the problems, and data dissemination; (5) systems; (5) develops and recommends
Application forms to conform to Federal consults, collaborates and participates standards for data presentation,
Reserve standards in the near future. in research projects with HHS, CDC and analysis, statistical computing,
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
other Federal organizations, State and statistical disclosure limitation, survey
System, June 12, 2015. local governments, universities, private design and methodology; (6) promotes
Robert deV. Frierson, research organizations, and the publication and dissemination of
international agencies and research on statistical theory, survey
Secretary of the Board.
organizations; and (6) provides design, and methods research; (7)
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scientific services and facilities on a develops sample design and statistical
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reimbursable basis to research and estimation procedures for NCHS
health policy communities, principally surveys; (8) develops statistical models
through the Center for Questionnaire and innovative survey techniques to
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Design and Evaluation Research and the extend the analytic potential of NCHS
HUMAN SERVICES Research Data Center. complex sample surveys; and (9) plans
Office of the Division Director (OD) for future use of Center data through a
Centers for Disease Control and (CPCH1). (1) Participates in the continuous research program on
Prevention development of policy, long range statistical theory, survey design,
plans, and programs for NCHS; (2) statistical and mathematical methods,
Statement of Organization, Functions,
plans, coordinates, and stimulates the statistical computing, and data analysis.
and Delegations of Authority
NCHS applied and basic research Collaborating Center for
Part C (Centers for Disease Control program which includes the fields of Questionnaire Design and Evaluation
and Prevention) of the Statement of mathematical statistics, survey design Research (CPCH). (1) Promotes and
Organization, Functions, and and methodology, cognition and survey advances interdisciplinary research on
Delegations of Authority of the measurement, and automated statistical the cognitive aspects of survey methods;
Department of Health and Human and graphical technologies, and (2) conducts basic and applied research
Services (45 FR 67772–76, dated conducts research in each of these on the cognitive aspects of the survey
October 14, 1980, and corrected at 45 FR fields; (3) formulates statistical response process in order to improve
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69296, October 20, 1980, as amended standards regarding the survey design, the efficiency and quality of NCHS’ data
most recently at 80 FR 1417–1419, dated data collection, coding, data analysis, systems; (3) develops new methods for
January 9, 2015) is amended to reflect data presentation, and statistical investigating the cognitive aspects of
the reorganization of the National computing for all NCHS data systems survey data collection and presentation;
Center for Health Statistics, Office of and coordinates activities directed at the (4) promotes the dissemination and
Public Health Scientific Services, implementation and maintenance of implementation of cognitive research
Centers for Disease Control and these standards; (4) supports all of the methods through publications and
Prevention. NCHS basic and applied research presentations; (5) develops and tests

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