80_FR_45419 80 FR 45274 - Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request

80 FR 45274 - Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 145 (July 29, 2015)

Page Range45274-45276
FR Document2015-18588

In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the OCC, the Board, and the FDIC (collectively, 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, with revision, the Foreign Branch Report of Condition (FFIEC 030 and FFIEC 030S), which is a currently approved information collection for each agency. The proposed changes would be effective for the FFIEC 030 and FFIEC 030S reports as of the December 31, 2015, report date. At the end of the comment period, the comments and recommendations received will be analyzed to determine the extent to which the FFIEC and the agencies should modify the proposed revisions prior to giving final approval. The agencies will then submit the revisions to OMB for review and approval.

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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

AGENCIES: 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 (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the OCC, the Board, and the 
FDIC (collectively, 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, with 
revision, the Foreign Branch Report of Condition (FFIEC 030 and FFIEC 
030S), which is a currently approved information collection for each 
agency. The proposed changes would be effective for the FFIEC 030 and 
FFIEC 030S reports as of the December 31, 2015, report date. At the end 
of the comment period, the comments and recommendations received will 
be analyzed to determine the extent to which the FFIEC and the agencies 
should modify the proposed revisions prior to giving final approval. 
The agencies will then submit the revisions to OMB for review and 
approval.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 28, 2015.

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, will be shared among the agencies.
    OCC: Because paper mail in the Washington, DC, area and at the OCC 
is subject to delay, commenters are encouraged to submit comments by 
email, if possible. Comments may be sent to: Legislative and Regulatory 
Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 
Attention: 1557-0099, 400 7th Street SW., Suite 3E-218, Mail Stop 9W-
11, Washington, DC 20219. In addition, comments may be sent by fax to 
(571) 465-4326 or by electronic mail to [email protected]. You may 
personally inspect and photocopy comments at the OCC, 400 7th Street 
SW., Washington, DC 20219. For security reasons, the OCC requires that 
visitors make an appointment to inspect comments. You may do so by 
calling (202) 649-6700. Upon arrival, visitors will be required to 
present valid government-issued photo identification and submit to 
security screening in order to inspect and photocopy comments.
    All 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.
    Board: You may submit comments, identified by FFIEC 030 or FFIEC 
030S, by any of the following methods:
     Agency Web site: http://www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments at: http://www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: [email protected]. Include reporting 
form 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 
www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm 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 MP-500 
of the Board's Martin Building (20th and C Streets NW.) between 9:00 
a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays.
    FDIC: You may submit comments, which should refer to ``Foreign 
Branch Report of Condition, 3064-0011,'' by any of the following 
methods:
     Agency Web site: http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/federal/propose.html. Follow the instructions for submitting comments 
on the FDIC's Web site.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: [email protected]. Include ``FFIEC 030 and FFIEC 
030S'' in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: Gary A. Kuiper, Counsel, Attn: Comments, Room MB-
3074, 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 http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/federal/propose.html 
including any personal information provided. Comments may be inspected 
at the FDIC Public Information Center, Room E-1002, 3501 Fairfax Drive, 
Arlington, VA 22226, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on business days.
    Additionally, commenters may send a copy of their comments to the 
OMB desk officer 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 
revisions discussed in this notice, please contact any of the agency 
clearance officers whose names appear below. In addition, copies of the 
report forms can be obtained at the FFIEC's Web site (http://www.ffiec.gov/ffiec_report_forms.htm).

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    OCC: Shaquita Merritt, OCC Clearance Officer, (202) 649-5490, for 
persons who are deaf or hard of hearing, TTY, (202) 649-5597, 
Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division, Office of the 
Comptroller of the Currency, 400 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20219.
    Board: Mark Tokarski, Federal Reserve Board Acting Clearance 
Officer, (202) 452-3829, 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: Gary A. Kuiper, Counsel, (202) 898-3877, Legal Division, 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street NW., Washington, 
DC 20429.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposal to extend for three years, with 
revision, the following currently approved collections of information:
    Report Title: Foreign Branch Report of Condition.
    Form Numbers: FFIEC 030 and FFIEC 030S.
    Frequency of Response: Annually, and quarterly for significant 
branches.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.

OCC

    OMB Number: 1557-0099.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 199 annual branch respondents 
(FFIEC 030). 57 quarterly branch respondents (FFIEC 030). 30 annual 
branch respondents (FFIEC 030S).
    Estimated Average Time per Response: 3.4 burden hours (FFIEC 030). 
0.5 burden hours (FFIEC 030S).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,467 burden hours.

Board

    OMB Number: 7100-0071.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 14 annual branch respondents 
(FFIEC 030). 24 quarterly branch respondents (FFIEC 030). 11 annual 
branch respondents (FFIEC 030S).
    Estimated Average Time per Response: 3.4 burden hours (FFIEC 030). 
0.5 burden hours (FFIEC 030S).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 380 burden hours.

FDIC

    OMB Number: 3064-0011.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 8 annual branch respondents (FFIEC 
030). 1 quarterly branch respondent (FFIEC 030). 8 annual branch 
respondents (FFIEC 030S).
    Estimated Average Time per Response: 3.4 burden hours (FFIEC 030). 
0.5 burden hours (FFIEC 030S).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 45 burden hours.

General Description of Reports

    This information collection is mandatory: 12 U.S.C. 602 (Board); 12 
U.S.C. 161 and 602 (OCC); and 12 U.S.C. 1828 (FDIC). This information 
collection is given confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4) and 
(8).

Abstract

    The FFIEC 030 contains asset and liability information for foreign 
branches of insured U.S. banks and insured U.S. savings associations 
(U.S. institutions) and is required for regulatory and supervisory 
purposes. The information is used to analyze the foreign operations of 
U.S. institutions. All foreign branches of U.S. institutions regardless 
of charter type file this report as provided in the instructions to the 
FFIEC 030 and FFIEC 030S.
    An institution must file a separate report for each foreign branch, 
but in some cases may consolidate filing for multiple foreign branches 
in the same country, as discussed below. A branch with either total 
assets of at least $2 billion or commitments to purchase foreign 
currencies and U.S. dollar exchange of at least $5 billion as of the 
end of a calendar quarter is considered a ``significant branch'' and is 
required to report quarterly on the FFIEC 030. A foreign branch that 
does not meet either of the criteria to file quarterly, but has total 
assets in excess of $250 million, must file the entire FFIEC 030 report 
on an annual basis as of each December 31.
    A foreign branch that does not meet the criteria to file the FFIEC 
030 report, but has total assets of $50 million or more (but less than 
or equal to $250 million), must file the Abbreviated Foreign Branch 
Report of Condition (FFIEC 030S) on an annual basis as of each December 
31.

Current Actions

    The agencies propose to revise the officer declaration requirement 
that applies to the FFIEC 030 and FFIEC 030S, reduce the information 
provided if the consolidation option is elected, and add a field on the 
cover page for an institution to indicate whether the branch meets the 
criteria for annual or quarterly filing.
    At present, the FFIEC 030 and FFIEC 030S reports must be signed by 
an authorized officer who addresses the correctness of the information 
reported by stating only that the report is true and correct to the 
best of his or her knowledge and belief. The agencies propose to revise 
the language of this declaration requirement to make explicit that the 
authorized officer must be an officer of the parent U.S. institution 
who attests that the report, including any consolidated branches, has 
been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the 
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council and is true and 
correct to the best of his or her knowledge and belief. In addition, 
this attestation language would be moved from page 3 to page 1 of the 
FFIEC 030.
    At a U.S. institution's option, branches in a single country 
currently may report their year-end information on a consolidated 
basis.\1\ When this option is exercised, each branch that is 
consolidated into the report for the U.S. institution's principal 
branch in a country is instructed to state on the cover page of its 
report that no figures are shown for this branch in its report because 
its figures have been consolidated with those reported by the principal 
branch in that country. The branch that has been consolidated also must 
include its address on the cover page of its report, which it must file 
with the appropriate Federal Reserve District Bank. In turn, the 
principal branch is instructed to state the number of branches in the 
country that are consolidated into its report, and then list the 
address of each consolidated branch. The agencies propose to eliminate 
the requirement for a branch that is consolidated into the report for 
the U.S. institution's principal branch in a country to submit the 
cover page of the report containing the statement that the branch is 
consolidated into the report filed by the principal branch in that 
country, along with its address. This requirement is unnecessary given 
that this information is conveyed in the report for the U.S. 
institution's principal branch in that country.
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    \1\ However, foreign branches that meet the threshold for 
reporting on a quarterly basis must not be consolidated with any 
other branch. In addition, a branch with total assets of less than 
$50 million, which is exempt from filing the FFIEC 030 and 030S 
reports, need not be consolidated.
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    The FFIEC 030 report for December 31 must be filed by both annual 
and quarterly respondents. To aid in identifying annual versus 
quarterly respondents, the agencies propose to add a field to the cover 
page of the FFIEC 030 report in which respondents would indicate 
whether the report is filed annually or quarterly. This field would 
only need to be completed annually on the December 31 report.

Request for Comment

    Public comment is requested on all aspects of this joint notice. 
Comments are invited on:
    a. Whether the information collection is necessary for the proper 
performance

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of the agencies' functions, including whether the information has 
practical utility;
    b. The accuracy of the agencies' estimate of the burden of the 
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 the 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 the requested 
information.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be shared among 
the agencies. All comments will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: July 17, 2015.
Stuart Feldstein,
Director, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division, Office of the 
Comptroller of the Currency.
    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, July 22, 2015.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Secretary of the Board.
    Dated at Washington, DC, this 17th day of July, 2015.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Valerie J. Best,
Assistant Executive Secretary.
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                                              by the name of the individual                            the extent to which the FFIEC and the                 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
                                              submitting the comment (or signing the                   agencies should modify the proposed                   DC 20551.
                                              comment, if submitted on behalf of an                    revisions prior to giving final approval.                All public comments are available
                                              association, business, labor union, etc.).               The agencies will then submit the                     from the Board’s Web site at
                                              The Department of Transportation                         revisions to OMB for review and                       www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/
                                              Privacy Act Statement can be viewed in                   approval.                                             foia/ProposedRegs.cfm as submitted,
                                              the Federal Register published on April                                                                        unless modified for technical reasons.
                                                                                                       DATES:  Comments must be submitted on                 Accordingly, your comments will not be
                                              11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70, pages
                                                                                                       or before September 28, 2015.                         edited to remove any identifying or
                                              19477–78) or by visiting http://
                                              www.regulations.gov.                                     ADDRESSES: Interested parties are                     contact information. Public comments
                                                                                                       invited to submit written comments to                 may also be viewed electronically or in
                                              (Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1501, et seq., 49 CFR
                                                                                                       any or all of the agencies. All comments,             paper in Room MP–500 of the Board’s
                                              1.93(h)).
                                                                                                       which should refer to the OMB control                 Martin Building (20th and C Streets
                                                 Dated: July 24, 2015.                                 number, will be shared among the                      NW.) between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
                                                 By Order of the Maritime Administrator.               agencies.                                             on weekdays.
                                              T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,                                    OCC: Because paper mail in the                        FDIC: You may submit comments,
                                              Secretary, Maritime Administration.                      Washington, DC, area and at the OCC is                which should refer to ‘‘Foreign Branch
                                              [FR Doc. 2015–18594 Filed 7–28–15; 8:45 am]              subject to delay, commenters are                      Report of Condition, 3064–0011,’’ by
                                              BILLING CODE 4910–81–P                                   encouraged to submit comments by                      any of the following methods:
                                                                                                       email, if possible. Comments may be                      • Agency Web site: http://
                                                                                                       sent to: Legislative and Regulatory                   www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/federal/
                                                                                                       Activities Division, Office of the                    propose.html. Follow the instructions
                                              DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
                                                                                                       Comptroller of the Currency, Attention:               for submitting comments on the FDIC’s
                                              Office of the Comptroller of the                         1557–0099, 400 7th Street SW., Suite                  Web site.
                                              Currency                                                 3E–218, Mail Stop 9W–11, Washington,                     • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
                                                                                                       DC 20219. In addition, comments may                   www.regulations.gov. Follow the
                                              FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM                                   be sent by fax to (571) 465–4326 or by                instructions for submitting comments.
                                                                                                       electronic mail to prainfo@occ.treas.gov.                • Email: comments@FDIC.gov.
                                                                                                       You may personally inspect and                        Include ‘‘FFIEC 030 and FFIEC 030S’’ in
                                              FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
                                                                                                       photocopy comments at the OCC, 400                    the subject line of the message.
                                              CORPORATION                                                                                                       • Mail: Gary A. Kuiper, Counsel,
                                                                                                       7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20219.
                                              Proposed Agency Information                                                                                    Attn: Comments, Room MB–3074,
                                                                                                       For security reasons, the OCC requires
                                              Collection Activities; Comment                                                                                 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
                                                                                                       that visitors make an appointment to
                                              Request                                                                                                        550 17th Street NW., Washington, DC
                                                                                                       inspect comments. You may do so by
                                                                                                                                                             20429.
                                                                                                       calling (202) 649–6700. Upon arrival,
                                              AGENCIES:  Office of the Comptroller of                                                                           • Hand Delivery: Comments may be
                                                                                                       visitors will be required to present valid
                                              the Currency (OCC), Treasury; Board of                                                                         hand delivered to the guard station at
                                                                                                       government-issued photo identification
                                              Governors of the Federal Reserve                                                                               the rear of the 550 17th Street Building
                                                                                                       and submit to security screening in
                                              System (Board); and Federal Deposit                                                                            (located on F Street) on business days
                                                                                                       order to inspect and photocopy
                                              Insurance Corporation (FDIC).                                                                                  between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
                                                                                                       comments.                                                Public Inspection: All comments
                                              ACTION: Joint notice and request for                        All comments received, including
                                              comment.                                                                                                       received will be posted without change
                                                                                                       attachments and other supporting                      to http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/
                                              SUMMARY:   In accordance with the                        materials, are part of the public record              federal/propose.html including any
                                              requirements of the Paperwork                            and subject to public disclosure. Do not              personal information provided.
                                              Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C.                   include any information in your                       Comments may be inspected at the FDIC
                                              chapter 35), the OCC, the Board, and the                 comment or supporting materials that                  Public Information Center, Room E–
                                              FDIC (collectively, the agencies) may                    you consider confidential or                          1002, 3501 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
                                              not conduct or sponsor, and the                          inappropriate for public disclosure.                  22226, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
                                              respondent is not required to respond                       Board: You may submit comments,                    on business days.
                                              to, an information collection unless it                  identified by FFIEC 030 or FFIEC 030S,                   Additionally, commenters may send a
                                              displays a currently valid Office of                     by any of the following methods:                      copy of their comments to the OMB
                                              Management and Budget (OMB) control                         • Agency Web site: http://                         desk officer for the agencies by mail to
                                              number. The Federal Financial                            www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the                    the Office of Information and Regulatory
                                              Institutions Examination Council                         instructions for submitting comments at:              Affairs, U.S. Office of Management and
                                              (FFIEC), of which the agencies are                       http://www.federalreserve.gov/                        Budget, New Executive Office Building,
                                              members, has approved the agencies’                      generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm.                    Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW.,
                                              publication for public comment of a                         • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://              Washington, DC 20503; by fax to (202)
                                              proposal to extend, with revision, the                   www.regulations.gov. Follow the                       395–6974; or by email to oira_
                                              Foreign Branch Report of Condition                       instructions for submitting comments.                 submission@omb.eop.gov.
                                              (FFIEC 030 and FFIEC 030S), which is                        • Email: regs.comments@                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                              a currently approved information                         federalreserve.gov. Include reporting                 further information about the revisions
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                                              collection for each agency. The                          form number in the subject line of the                discussed in this notice, please contact
                                              proposed changes would be effective for                  message.                                              any of the agency clearance officers
                                              the FFIEC 030 and FFIEC 030S reports                        • FAX: (202) 452–3819 or (202) 452–                whose names appear below. In addition,
                                              as of the December 31, 2015, report date.                3102.                                                 copies of the report forms can be
                                              At the end of the comment period, the                       • Mail: Robert DeV. Frierson,                      obtained at the FFIEC’s Web site
                                              comments and recommendations                             Secretary, Board of Governors of the                  (http://www.ffiec.gov/ffiec_report_
                                              received will be analyzed to determine                   Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and               forms.htm).


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                                                OCC: Shaquita Merritt, OCC Clearance                   General Description of Reports                        institution who attests that the report,
                                              Officer, (202) 649–5490, for persons                        This information collection is                     including any consolidated branches,
                                              who are deaf or hard of hearing, TTY,                    mandatory: 12 U.S.C. 602 (Board); 12                  has been prepared in conformance with
                                              (202) 649–5597, Legislative and                          U.S.C. 161 and 602 (OCC); and 12 U.S.C.               the instructions issued by the Federal
                                              Regulatory Activities Division, Office of                1828 (FDIC). This information collection              Financial Institutions Examination
                                              the Comptroller of the Currency, 400 7th                                                                       Council and is true and correct to the
                                                                                                       is given confidential treatment under 5
                                              Street SW., Washington, DC 20219.                                                                              best of his or her knowledge and belief.
                                                                                                       U.S.C. 552(b)(4) and (8).
                                                Board: Mark Tokarski, Federal                                                                                In addition, this attestation language
                                              Reserve Board Acting Clearance Officer,                  Abstract                                              would be moved from page 3 to page 1
                                              (202) 452–3829, Office of the Chief Data                                                                       of the FFIEC 030.
                                                                                                          The FFIEC 030 contains asset and
                                              Officer, Board of Governors of the                                                                                At a U.S. institution’s option,
                                                                                                       liability information for foreign
                                              Federal Reserve System, 20th and C                                                                             branches in a single country currently
                                                                                                       branches of insured U.S. banks and
                                              Streets NW., Washington, DC 20551.                                                                             may report their year-end information
                                                                                                       insured U.S. savings associations (U.S.
                                              Telecommunications Device for the Deaf                                                                         on a consolidated basis.1 When this
                                                                                                       institutions) and is required for
                                              (TDD) users may call (202) 263–4869.                                                                           option is exercised, each branch that is
                                                FDIC: Gary A. Kuiper, Counsel, (202)                   regulatory and supervisory purposes.
                                                                                                                                                             consolidated into the report for the U.S.
                                              898–3877, Legal Division, Federal                        The information is used to analyze the
                                                                                                                                                             institution’s principal branch in a
                                              Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th                  foreign operations of U.S. institutions.
                                                                                                                                                             country is instructed to state on the
                                              Street NW., Washington, DC 20429.                        All foreign branches of U.S. institutions
                                                                                                                                                             cover page of its report that no figures
                                                                                                       regardless of charter type file this report           are shown for this branch in its report
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposal
                                                                                                       as provided in the instructions to the                because its figures have been
                                              to extend for three years, with revision,
                                                                                                       FFIEC 030 and FFIEC 030S.                             consolidated with those reported by the
                                              the following currently approved
                                                                                                          An institution must file a separate                principal branch in that country. The
                                              collections of information:
                                                                                                       report for each foreign branch, but in                branch that has been consolidated also
                                                Report Title: Foreign Branch Report of
                                                                                                       some cases may consolidate filing for                 must include its address on the cover
                                              Condition.
                                                Form Numbers: FFIEC 030 and FFIEC                      multiple foreign branches in the same                 page of its report, which it must file
                                              030S.                                                    country, as discussed below. A branch                 with the appropriate Federal Reserve
                                                Frequency of Response: Annually,                       with either total assets of at least $2               District Bank. In turn, the principal
                                              and quarterly for significant branches.                  billion or commitments to purchase                    branch is instructed to state the number
                                                Affected Public: Business or other for                 foreign currencies and U.S. dollar                    of branches in the country that are
                                              profit.                                                  exchange of at least $5 billion as of the             consolidated into its report, and then
                                                                                                       end of a calendar quarter is considered               list the address of each consolidated
                                              OCC                                                      a ‘‘significant branch’’ and is required to           branch. The agencies propose to
                                                OMB Number: 1557–0099.                                 report quarterly on the FFIEC 030. A                  eliminate the requirement for a branch
                                                Estimated Number of Respondents:                       foreign branch that does not meet either              that is consolidated into the report for
                                              199 annual branch respondents (FFIEC                     of the criteria to file quarterly, but has            the U.S. institution’s principal branch in
                                              030). 57 quarterly branch respondents                    total assets in excess of $250 million,               a country to submit the cover page of
                                              (FFIEC 030). 30 annual branch                            must file the entire FFIEC 030 report on              the report containing the statement that
                                              respondents (FFIEC 030S).                                an annual basis as of each December 31.               the branch is consolidated into the
                                                Estimated Average Time per                                A foreign branch that does not meet                report filed by the principal branch in
                                              Response: 3.4 burden hours (FFIEC                        the criteria to file the FFIEC 030 report,            that country, along with its address.
                                              030). 0.5 burden hours (FFIEC 030S).                     but has total assets of $50 million or                This requirement is unnecessary given
                                                Estimated Total Annual Burden:                         more (but less than or equal to $250                  that this information is conveyed in the
                                              1,467 burden hours.                                      million), must file the Abbreviated                   report for the U.S. institution’s principal
                                              Board                                                    Foreign Branch Report of Condition                    branch in that country.
                                                                                                       (FFIEC 030S) on an annual basis as of                    The FFIEC 030 report for December 31
                                                OMB Number: 7100–0071.                                 each December 31.
                                                Estimated Number of Respondents: 14                                                                          must be filed by both annual and
                                              annual branch respondents (FFIEC 030).                   Current Actions                                       quarterly respondents. To aid in
                                              24 quarterly branch respondents (FFIEC                                                                         identifying annual versus quarterly
                                                                                                          The agencies propose to revise the                 respondents, the agencies propose to
                                              030). 11 annual branch respondents                       officer declaration requirement that
                                              (FFIEC 030S).                                                                                                  add a field to the cover page of the
                                                                                                       applies to the FFIEC 030 and FFIEC                    FFIEC 030 report in which respondents
                                                Estimated Average Time per
                                                                                                       030S, reduce the information provided                 would indicate whether the report is
                                              Response: 3.4 burden hours (FFIEC
                                                                                                       if the consolidation option is elected,               filed annually or quarterly. This field
                                              030). 0.5 burden hours (FFIEC 030S).
                                                Estimated Total Annual Burden: 380                     and add a field on the cover page for an              would only need to be completed
                                              burden hours.                                            institution to indicate whether the                   annually on the December 31 report.
                                                                                                       branch meets the criteria for annual or
                                              FDIC                                                     quarterly filing.                                     Request for Comment
                                                OMB Number: 3064–0011.                                    At present, the FFIEC 030 and FFIEC                   Public comment is requested on all
                                                Estimated Number of Respondents: 8                     030S reports must be signed by an                     aspects of this joint notice. Comments
                                              annual branch respondents (FFIEC 030).                   authorized officer who addresses the                  are invited on:
                                              1 quarterly branch respondent (FFIEC                     correctness of the information reported                  a. Whether the information collection
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                                              030). 8 annual branch respondents                        by stating only that the report is true               is necessary for the proper performance
                                              (FFIEC 030S).                                            and correct to the best of his or her
                                                Estimated Average Time per                             knowledge and belief. The agencies                      1 However, foreign branches that meet the

                                              Response: 3.4 burden hours (FFIEC                        propose to revise the language of this                threshold for reporting on a quarterly basis must not
                                                                                                                                                             be consolidated with any other branch. In addition,
                                              030). 0.5 burden hours (FFIEC 030S).                     declaration requirement to make                       a branch with total assets of less than $50 million,
                                                Estimated Total Annual Burden: 45                      explicit that the authorized officer must             which is exempt from filing the FFIEC 030 and
                                              burden hours.                                            be an officer of the parent U.S.                      030S reports, need not be consolidated.



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                                              45276                        Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 145 / Wednesday, July 29, 2015 / Notices

                                              of the agencies’ functions, including                    General License No. 6 authorizes                      on December 30, 2014, OFAC made
                                              whether the information has practical                    noncommercial, personal remittances to                General License No. 5 available on the
                                              utility;                                                 or from the Crimea region of Ukraine or               OFAC Web site (www.treasury.gov/
                                                b. The accuracy of the agencies’                       for or on behalf of an individual                     ofac).
                                              estimate of the burden of the                            ordinarily resident in the Crimea region                 On January 30, 2015, OFAC issued
                                              information collection, including the                    of Ukraine, subject to certain                        three general licenses. General License
                                              validity of the methodology and                          limitations. General License No. 7                    No. 6 authorizes noncommercial,
                                              assumptions used;                                        authorizes the operation of accounts in               personal remittances to or from the
                                                c. Ways to enhance the quality,                        U.S. financial institutions for                       Crimea region of Ukraine or for or on
                                              utility, and clarity of the information to               individuals ordinarily resident in the                behalf of an individual ordinarily
                                              be collected;                                            Crimea region of Ukraine, subject to                  resident in the Crimea region of
                                                d. Ways to minimize the burden of the                  certain limitations. General License No.              Ukraine, subject to certain limitations.
                                              information collection on respondents,                   8 authorizes transactions related to the              General License No. 7 authorizes the
                                              including through the use of automated                   receipt and transmission of                           operation of accounts in U.S. financial
                                              collection techniques or other forms of                  telecommunications and mail, subject to               institutions for individuals ordinarily
                                              information technology; and                              certain limitations. On May 22, 2015,                 resident in the Crimea region of
                                                e. Estimates of capital or start up costs              OFAC issued General License No. 9,                    Ukraine, subject to certain limitations.
                                              and costs of operation, maintenance,                     which authorizes the exportation of                   General License No. 8 authorizes
                                              and purchase of services to provide the                  certain services and software incident to             transactions related to the receipt and
                                              requested information.                                   the exchange of Internet-based                        transmission of telecommunications and
                                                Comments submitted in response to                      communications, subject to certain                    mail involving the Crimea region of
                                              this notice will be shared among the                     limitations.                                          Ukraine, subject to certain limitations.
                                              agencies. All comments will become a                                                                           At the time of their issuance on January
                                              matter of public record.                                 DATES: Effective Date: December 30,
                                                                                                       2014, for General License No. 5; January              30, 2015, OFAC made General License
                                                Dated: July 17, 2015.
                                                                                                       30, 2015 for General License No. 6,                   Nos. 6, 7, and 8 available on the OFAC
                                              Stuart Feldstein,                                        General License No. 7, and General                    Web site (www.treasury.gov/ofac).
                                              Director, Legislative and Regulatory Activities          License No. 8; and May 22, 2015 for                      On May 22, 2015, OFAC issued
                                              Division, Office of the Comptroller of the               General License No. 9.                                General License No. 9 authorizing the
                                              Currency.                                                                                                      exportation from the United States or by
                                                                                                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve                                                                    U.S. persons of certain services and
                                              System, July 22, 2015.
                                                                                                       Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.:
                                                                                                                                                             software incident to the exchange of
                                                                                                       202–622–2480, Assistant Director for
                                              Robert deV. Frierson,                                                                                          Internet-based communications, subject
                                                                                                       Policy, tel.: 202–622–2746, Assistant
                                              Secretary of the Board.                                                                                        to certain limitations. At the time of its
                                                                                                       Director for Regulatory Affairs, tel.: 202–
                                                Dated at Washington, DC, this 17th day of                                                                    issuance on May 22, 2015, OFAC made
                                                                                                       622–4855, Assistant Director for
                                              July, 2015.                                                                                                    General License No. 9 available on the
                                                                                                       Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation,
                                              Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.                                                                         OFAC Web site (www.treasury.gov/
                                                                                                       tel.: 202–622–2490, Office of Foreign
                                              Valerie J. Best,                                                                                               ofac). With this notice, OFAC is
                                                                                                       Assets Control, or Chief Counsel
                                              Assistant Executive Secretary.                                                                                 publishing Ukraine-related General
                                                                                                       (Foreign Assets Control), tel.: 202–622–
                                                                                                                                                             License Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 in the
                                              [FR Doc. 2015–18588 Filed 7–28–15; 8:45 am]              2410, Office of the General Counsel,
                                                                                                                                                             Federal Register.
                                              BILLING CODE 4810–33–P; 6210–01–P; 6714–01–P             Department of the Treasury (not toll free
                                                                                                       numbers).                                             Generak License No. 5
                                                                                                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            Authorizing Certain Activities
                                              DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
                                                                                                       Electronic and Facsimile Availability                 Prohibited by Executive Order 13685 of
                                              Office of Foreign Assets Control                                                                               December 19, 2014 Necessary To Wind
                                                                                                         This document and additional                        Down Operations Involving the Crimea
                                                                                                       information concerning OFAC are                       Region of Ukraine
                                              Publication of Ukraine General
                                                                                                       available from OFAC’s Web site
                                              Licenses 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9                                                                                        (a) Except as provided in paragraph
                                                                                                       (www.treasury.gov/ofac). Certain general
                                              AGENCY:   Office of Foreign Assets                       information pertaining to OFAC’s                      (b) of this general license, all
                                              Control, Treasury.                                       sanctions programs also is available via              transactions and activities prohibited by
                                              ACTION: Notice, publication of general                   facsimile through a 24-hour fax-on-                   Section 1 of Executive Order 13685 of
                                              licenses.                                                demand service, tel.: 202–622–0077.                   December 19, 2014, ‘‘Blocking Property
                                                                                                                                                             of Certain Persons and Prohibiting
                                              SUMMARY:   The Department of the                         Background                                            Certain Transactions With Respect to
                                              Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets                         Since December 30, 2014, OFAC has                  the Crimea Region of Ukraine’’ (the
                                              Control (OFAC) is publishing General                     issued five general licenses authorizing              ‘‘Crimea E.O.’’), that are ordinarily
                                              License No. 5, General License No. 6,                    certain transactions for the Crimea                   incident and necessary (1) to the
                                              General License No. 7, General License                   region of Ukraine involving certain                   winding down or divestiture or transfer
                                              No. 8, and General License No. 9 issued                  activities prohibited by Executive Order              to a foreign person of a U.S. person’s
                                              under the Ukraine-related sanctions                      13685 of December 19, 2014. On                        share of ownership, including an equity
                                              program. On December 30, 2014, OFAC                      December 30, 2014, OFAC issued                        interest, in pre-December 20, 2014
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                                              issued General License No. 5, which                      General License No. 5 authorizing                     investments located in the Crimea
                                              authorizes transactions and activities                   transactions and activities prohibited by             region of Ukraine; (2) to the winding
                                              necessary to wind down operations                        Executive Order 13685 of December 19,                 down of operations, contracts, or other
                                              involving the Crimea region of Ukraine,                  2014 necessary to wind down                           agreements that were in effect prior to
                                              subject to certain limitations. On                       operations involving the Crimea region                December 20, 2014, involving the
                                              January 30, 2015, OFAC issued three                      of Ukraine, subject to certain                        exportation, reexportation, sale, or
                                              Ukraine-related general licenses.                        limitations. At the time of its issuance              supply of goods, services, or technology


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Document Created: 2015-12-15 13:05:36
Document Modified: 2015-12-15 13:05:36
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionJoint notice and request for comment.
DatesComments must be submitted on or before September 28, 2015.
ContactFor further information about the revisions discussed in this notice, please contact any of the agency clearance officers whose names appear below. In addition, copies of the report forms can be obtained at the FFIEC's Web site (http:// www.ffiec.gov/ffiec_report_forms.htm).
FR Citation80 FR 45274 

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