80 FR 43777 - Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 141 (July 23, 2015)

Page Range		43777-43778
FR Document		2015-18059

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 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 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 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 number.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 21, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by FR 2082 or RFP/Q, 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 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, 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, and purchase of services to provide information.

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

    1. Report title: Registration of a Securities Holding Company.
    Agency form number: FR 2082.
    OMB control number: 7100-0347.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Reporters: Securities holding companies.
    Estimated annual reporting hours: 40 hours.
    Estimated average hours per response: 8 hours.
    Number of respondents: 5.
    General description of report: The confidentiality of the forms 
required to be filed pursuant to section 241.3(b)(3)(i) is covered in 
specific memoranda relating to those forms. With respect to the 
``Registration of a Securities Holding Company'' form required pursuant 
to section 241.3(a)(1), the information submitted on and with the form 
is normally public. However, a company may seek confidential treatment 
for any such information that it believes is exempt from disclosure 
under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(1)-(9)). A 
determination of confidentiality would be made on a case-by-case basis.
    Abstract: On June 4, 2012, the Federal Reserve published a final 
rulemaking for Securities Holding Companies (Regulation OO) in the 
Federal Register (77 FR 32881). Regulation OO implements section 618 of 
the Dodd-

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Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act), 
which permits nonbank companies that own at least one registered 
securities broker or dealer, and that are required by a foreign 
regulator or provision of foreign law to be subject to comprehensive 
consolidated supervision, to register with the Board and subject 
themselves to supervision by the Board.

Proposal to approve under OMB delegated authority the extension for 
three years, with revision, of the following report

    1. Report title: Request for Proposal and Request for Price 
Quotations.
    Agency form number: RFP and RFPQ.
    OMB control number: 7100-0180.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Reporters: Vendors of goods and services.
    Estimated annual reporting hours: RFP: 17,500 hours; RFPQ: 4,400 
hours; Subcontractor report: 50 hours.
    Estimated average hours per response: RFP: 50 hours; RFPQ: 2 hours; 
Subcontractor report: 20 minutes.
    Number of respondents: RFP: 350; RFPQ: 2,200; Subcontractor report: 
150.
    General description of report: The RFP and RFPQ are required to 
obtain a benefit and are authorized by Sections 10(3), 10(4), and 11(1) 
of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 243, 244, and 248(l)). With 
regard to the Subcontracting Report, Section 342(c) of Dodd-Frank 
requires the Federal Reserve to develop and implement standards and 
procedures to assess the diversity policies and practices in all 
business and activities of the agency at all levels, including 
procurement, insurance, and all types of contracts. (12 U.S.C. 
5452(c)(1)). ``Such procedure shall include a written statement, in a 
form and with such content as the Director [of OMWI] shall prescribe . 
. . that a contractor shall ensure . . . the fair inclusion of women 
and minorities in the workforce of the contractor and, as applicable, 
subcontractors.'' (12 U.S.C. 5452(c)(2)).
    Proposals from vendors that are not accepted and incorporated into 
contracts with the Federal Reserve would be protected from Freedom of 
Information (FOIA) disclosure by 41 U.S.C. 4702, which expressly 
prohibits FOIA disclosure of these proposals. Moreover, during the 
solicitation process vendors are permitted to mark information 
contained in their proposals that is proprietary or confidential with 
the label RESTRICTED DATA. For information so marked, the Federal 
Reserve also may determine on a case-by-case basis whether FOIA 
exemption 4, which applies to ``trade secrets and commercial or 
financial information,'' would protect information from disclosure 
pursuant to a FOIA request (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4)).
    Abstract: The Federal Reserve uses the RFP and the RFPQ as 
appropriate to obtain competitive proposals and contracts from approved 
vendors of goods and services. This information collection is required 
to collect data on prices, specifications of goods and services, and 
qualifications of prospective vendors.
    Current Actions: In connection with the RFP and RFPQ process, the 
Federal Reserve proposes to require prime contractors to submit a 
Subcontracting Report that would collect information about their 
subcontractors' commitments toward diversity and inclusion of minority-
owned and women-owned vendors in the subcontractor's activities.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, July 20, 2015.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Secretary of the Board.
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Governors not later than August 14, • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// proposed information collections, along
2015. www.regulations.gov. Follow the with an analysis of comments and
A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis instructions for submitting comments. recommendations received, will be
(Yvonne Sparks, Community • Email: regs.comments@ submitted to the Board for final
Development Officer) P.O. Box 442, St. federalreserve.gov. Include OMB approval under OMB delegated
Louis, Missouri 63166–2034: number in the subject line of the authority. Comments are invited on the
1. Bear State Financial, Inc., Little message. following:
Rock, Arkansas; to acquire 100 percent • FAX: (202) 452–3819 or (202) 452– a. Whether the proposed collection of
of Metropolitan National Bank, 3102. information is necessary for the proper
Springfield, Missouri. • Mail: Robert deV. Frierson, performance of the Federal Reserve’s
B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas Secretary, Board of Governors of the functions; including whether the
City (Dennis Denney, Assistant Vice Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and information has practical utility;
President) 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, b. The accuracy of the Federal
City, Missouri 64198–0001: DC 20551. Reserve’s estimate of the burden of the
1. HYS Investments, LLC, to acquire All public comments are available proposed information collection,
additional voting shares up to 26.10 from the Board’s Web site at http:// including the validity of the
percent of BOTS, Inc., parent of www.federalreserve.gov/apps/foia/ methodology and assumptions used;
VisionBank, all in Topeka, Kansas. proposedregs.aspx as submitted, unless c. Ways to enhance the quality,
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve modified for technical reasons. utility, and clarity of the information to
System, July 17, 2015. Accordingly, your comments will not be be collected;
edited to remove any identifying or d. Ways to minimize the burden of
Michael J. Lewandowski,
contact information. Public comments information collection on respondents,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
may also be viewed electronically or in including through the use of automated
[FR Doc. 2015–18010 Filed 7–22–15; 8:45 am] collection techniques or other forms of
paper form in Room 3515, 1801 K Street
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(between 18th and 19th Streets NW.) information technology; and
Washington, DC 20006 between 9:00 e. Estimates of capital or start up costs
a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. and costs of operation, maintenance,
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM and purchase of services to provide
Additionally, commenters may send a
copy of their comments to the OMB information.
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment Desk Officer—Shagufta Ahmed—Office Proposal to approve under OMB
Request of Information and Regulatory Affairs, delegated authority the extension for
Office of Management and Budget, New three years, without revision, of the
AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Executive Office Building, Room 10235 following report
Federal Reserve System. 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC
SUMMARY: On June 15, 1984, the Office 20503 or by fax to (202) 395–6974. 1. Report title: Registration of a
of Management and Budget (OMB) Securities Holding Company.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
delegated to the Board of Governors of Agency form number: FR 2082.
copy of the PRA OMB submission, OMB control number: 7100–0347.
the Federal Reserve System (Board) its including the proposed reporting form
approval authority under the Paperwork Frequency: On occasion.
and instructions, supporting statement, Reporters: Securities holding
Reduction Act (PRA), to approve of and and other documentation will be placed
assign OMB numbers to collection of companies.
into OMB’s public docket files, once Estimated annual reporting hours: 40
information requests and requirements approved. These documents will also be
conducted or sponsored by the Board. hours.
made available on the Federal Reserve Estimated average hours per response:
Board-approved collections of Board’s public Web site at: http:// 8 hours.
information are incorporated into the www.federalreserve.gov/apps/ Number of respondents: 5.
official OMB inventory of currently reportforms/review.aspx or may be General description of report: The
approved collections of information. requested from the agency clearance confidentiality of the forms required to
Copies of the PRA Submission, officer, whose name appears below. be filed pursuant to section
supporting statements and approved Federal Reserve Board Clearance 241.3(b)(3)(i) is covered in specific
collection of information instruments Officer—Nuha Elmaghrabi—Office of memoranda relating to those forms.
are placed into OMB’s public docket the Chief Data Officer, Board of With respect to the ‘‘Registration of a
files. The Federal Reserve may not Governors of the Federal Reserve Securities Holding Company’’ form
conduct or sponsor, and the respondent System, Washington, DC 20551 (202) required pursuant to section 241.3(a)(1),
is not required to respond to, an 452–3829. Telecommunications Device the information submitted on and with
information collection that has been for the Deaf (TDD) users may contact the form is normally public. However, a
extended, revised, or implemented on or (202) 263–4869, Board of Governors of company may seek confidential
after October 1, 1995, unless it displays the Federal Reserve System, treatment for any such information that
a currently valid OMB number. Washington, DC 20551. it believes is exempt from disclosure
DATES: Comments must be submitted on SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: under the Freedom of Information Act
or before September 21, 2015. (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(1)–(9)). A
Request for comment on information
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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, determination of confidentiality would
identified by FR 2082 or RFP/Q, by any collection proposals be made on a case-by-case basis.
of the following methods: The following information Abstract: On June 4, 2012, the Federal
• Agency Web site: http:// collections, which are being handled Reserve published a final rulemaking for
www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the under this delegated authority, have Securities Holding Companies
instructions for submitting comments at received initial Board approval and are (Regulation OO) in the Federal Register
http://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/ hereby published for comment. At the (77 FR 32881). Regulation OO
foia/proposedregs.aspx. end of the comment period, the implements section 618 of the Dodd-

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Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer commercial or financial information,’’ • Regulations.gov: http://
Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act), which would protect information from www.regulations.gov.
permits nonbank companies that own at disclosure pursuant to a FOIA request (5 Submit comments via the Federal
least one registered securities broker or U.S.C. 552(b)(4)). eRulemaking portal by searching the
dealer, and that are required by a foreign Abstract: The Federal Reserve uses OMB control number. Select the link
regulator or provision of foreign law to the RFP and the RFPQ as appropriate to ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ that corresponds
be subject to comprehensive obtain competitive proposals and with ‘‘Information Collection 9000–
consolidated supervision, to register contracts from approved vendors of 0152, Service Contracting’’. Follow the
with the Board and subject themselves goods and services. This information instructions provided at the ‘‘Submit a
to supervision by the Board. collection is required to collect data on Comment’’ screen. Please include your
prices, specifications of goods and name, company name (if any), and
Proposal to approve under OMB
services, and qualifications of ‘‘Information Collection 9000–0152,
delegated authority the extension for
prospective vendors. Service Contracting’’ on your attached
three years, with revision, of the
Current Actions: In connection with document.
following report • Mail: General Services
the RFP and RFPQ process, the Federal
1. Report title: Request for Proposal Reserve proposes to require prime Administration, Regulatory Secretariat
and Request for Price Quotations. contractors to submit a Subcontracting Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW.,
Agency form number: RFP and RFPQ. Report that would collect information Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms.
OMB control number: 7100–0180. about their subcontractors’ Flowers/IC 9000–0152, Service
Frequency: On occasion. commitments toward diversity and Contracting.
Reporters: Vendors of goods and inclusion of minority-owned and Instructions: Please submit comments
services. women-owned vendors in the only and cite Information Collection
Estimated annual reporting hours: 9000–0152, Service Contracting, in all
subcontractor’s activities.
RFP: 17,500 hours; RFPQ: 4,400 hours; correspondence related to this
Subcontractor report: 50 hours. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, July 20, 2015. collection. All comments received will
Estimated average hours per response:
Robert deV. Frierson, be posted without change to http://
RFP: 50 hours; RFPQ: 2 hours;
www.regulations.gov, including any
Subcontractor report: 20 minutes. Secretary of the Board.
Number of respondents: RFP: 350; personal and/or business confidential
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RFPQ: 2,200; Subcontractor report: 150. information provided.
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General description of report: The FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
RFP and RFPQ are required to obtain a Michael O. Jackson, Procurement
benefit and are authorized by Sections Analyst, Office of Governmentwide
10(3), 10(4), and 11(1) of the Federal DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Acquisition Policy, GSA, 208–208–4949
Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 243, 244, and or via email at
GENERAL SERVICES michaelo.jackson@gsa.gov.
248(l)). With regard to the ADMINISTRATION
Subcontracting Report, Section 342(c) of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dodd-Frank requires the Federal NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
Reserve to develop and implement A. Purpose
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
standards and procedures to assess the The policies implemented at FAR
diversity policies and practices in all [OMB Control No. 9000–0152; Docket 2015– 37.115, Uncompensated Overtime, are
business and activities of the agency at 0055; Sequence 17] based on Section 834 of Public Law
all levels, including procurement, 101–510 (10 U.S.C. 2331). The policies
insurance, and all types of contracts. (12 Information Collection; Service require insertion of FAR provision
U.S.C. 5452(c)(1)). ‘‘Such procedure Contracting 52.237–10, Identification of
shall include a written statement, in a AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), Uncompensated Overtime, in all
form and with such content as the General Services Administration (GSA), solicitations valued above the simplified
Director [of OMWI] shall prescribe . . . and National Aeronautics and Space acquisition threshold, for professional
that a contractor shall ensure . . . the Administration (NASA). or technical services to be acquired on
fair inclusion of women and minorities the basis of the number of hours to be
ACTION: Notice of request for public
in the workforce of the contractor and, provided.
as applicable, subcontractors.’’ (12 comments regarding an extension to an The provision requires that offerors
U.S.C. 5452(c)(2)). existing OMB clearance. identify uncompensated overtime hours,
Proposals from vendors that are not SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the in excess of 40 hours per week, and the
accepted and incorporated into Paperwork Reduction Act the uncompensated overtime rate for direct
contracts with the Federal Reserve Regulatory Secretariat Division will be charge Fair Labor Standards Act-exempt
would be protected from Freedom of submitting to the Office of Management personnel. This permits Government
Information (FOIA) disclosure by 41 and Budget (OMB) a request to review contracting officers to ascertain cost
U.S.C. 4702, which expressly prohibits and approve an extension of a currently realism of proposed labor rates for
FOIA disclosure of these proposals. approved information collection professional employees and discourages
Moreover, during the solicitation requirement concerning service the use of uncompensated overtime.
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process vendors are permitted to mark contracting.
information contained in their proposals B. Annual Reporting Burden
that is proprietary or confidential with DATES: Submit comments on or before The burden placed on offerors is the
the label RESTRICTED DATA. For September 21, 2015. time required to identify and support
information so marked, the Federal ADDRESSES: Submit comments any hours in excess of 40 hours per
Reserve also may determine on a case- identified by Information Collection week included in their proposal or
by-case basis whether FOIA exemption 9000–0152, Service Contracting, by any subcontractor’s proposal. It is estimated
4, which applies to ‘‘trade secrets and of the following methods: that there will be 17,500 service

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		In connection with the RFP and RFPQ process, the Federal Reserve proposes to require prime contractors to submit a Subcontracting Report that would collect information about their subcontractors' commitments toward diversity and inclusion of minority- owned and women-owned vendors in the subcontractor's activities.
Dates		Comments must be submitted on or before September 21, 2015.
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.
FR Citation		80 FR 43777