SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

On June 15, 1984, OMB delegated to the Board authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) to approve and assign OMB control numbers to collections of information conducted or sponsored by the Board. In exercising this delegated authority, the Board is directed to take every reasonable step to solicit comment. In determining whether to approve a collection of information, the Board will consider all comments received from the public and other agencies.

During the comment period for this proposal, a copy of the proposed PRA OMB submission, including the draft reporting form and instructions, supporting statement (which contains more detail about the information collection and burden estimates than this notice), and other documentation, will be made available on the Board's public website at https://www.federalreserve.gov/​apps/​reportingforms/​review or may be requested from the agency clearance officer, whose name appears above. On the page displayed at the link above, you can find the supporting information by referencing the collection identifier, Form MSD-4 or Form MSD-5. Final versions of these documents will be made available at https://www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​PRAMain, if approved.

Request for Comment on Information Collection Proposal

The Board invites public comment on the following information collections, which are being reviewed under authority delegated by the OMB under the PRA. Comments are invited on the following:

a. Whether the proposed collections of information are necessary for the proper performance of the Board's functions, including whether the information has practical utility;

b. The accuracy of the Board's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collections, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

c. Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;

d. Ways to minimize the burden of information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and

e. Estimates of capital or startup costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.

At the end of the comment period, the comments and recommendations received will be analyzed to determine the extent to which the Board should modify the proposal.

Proposal Under OMB Delegated Authority To Extend for Three Years, Without Revision, the Following Information Collections

Collection titles: Uniform Application for Municipal Securities Principal or Municipal Securities Representative Associated with a Bank Municipal Securities Dealer and Uniform Termination Notice for Municipal Securities Principal or Municipal Securities Representative Associated with a Bank Municipal Securities Dealer.

Collection identifiers: Form MSD-4 and Form MSD-5.

OMB control number: 7100-0100.

General description of collections: Form MSD-4 and Form MSD-5 must be submitted in certain circumstances by a municipal security dealer (MSD) that is itself or is a subsidiary of a state member bank (SMB), a bank holding company (BHC), a savings and loan holding company (SLHC), or a foreign dealer bank, as defined below. Form MSD-4 collects information (such as personal history and professional qualifications) regarding an employee whom the MSD wishes to assume the duties of municipal securities principal or representative. Form MSD-5 collects the date of, and reason for, termination of such an employee.

Frequency: Event-generated.

Respondents: The Form MSD-4 and Form MSD-5 panels comprise each MSD that is an SMB, BHC, or SLHC, certain subsidiaries of such firms, or a foreign dealer bank.

Total estimated number of respondents: 72.

Estimated average hours per response: Reporting—Form MSD-4, 1; Form MSD-5, 0.66; Recordkeeping—Form MSD-4 and Form MSD-5, 0.08.

Total estimated annual burden hours: 63.

89 FR 104537