Notice2023-15245
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
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Published
July 19, 2023
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Federal Reserve System
Abstract
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) invites comment on a proposal to extend for three years, without revision, the Recordkeeping Requirements Associated with Regulation H (Real Estate Lending Standards Regulation for State Member Banks) (FR H-5; OMB No. 7100-0261).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46164-46165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15245]
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
ACTION: Notice, request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board)
invites comment on a proposal to extend for three years, without
revision, the Recordkeeping Requirements Associated with Regulation H
(Real Estate Lending Standards Regulation for State Member Banks) (FR
H-5; OMB No. 7100-0261).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 18, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by FR H-5, by any of the
following methods:
<bullet> Agency Website: <a href="https://www.federalreserve.gov/">https://www.federalreserve.gov/</a>. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments at <a href="https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/foia/proposedregs.aspx">https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/foia/proposedregs.aspx</a>.
<bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#44362123376a272b2929212a30370422212021362528362137213632216a232b32"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="196b7c7e6a377a7674747c776d6a597f7c7d7c6b78756b7c6a7c6b6f7c377e766f">[email protected]</span></a>. Include the OMB
number or FR number in the subject line of the message.
<bullet> FAX: (202) 452-3819 or (202) 452-3102.
<bullet> Mail: Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Attn: Ann E.
Misback, Secretary of the Board, Mailstop M-4775, 2001 C St NW,
Washington, DC 20551.
All public comments are available from the Board's website at
<a href="https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/foia/proposedregs.aspx">https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/foia/proposedregs.aspx</a> as
submitted, unless modified for technical reasons or to remove
personally identifiable information at the commenter's request.
Accordingly, comments will not be edited to remove any confidential
business information, identifying information, or contact information.
Public comments may also be viewed electronically or in paper in Room
M-4365A, 2001 C St NW, Washington, DC 20551, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
on weekdays, except for Federal holidays. For security reasons, the
Board requires that visitors make an appointment to inspect comments.
You may do so by calling (202) 452-3684. Upon arrival, visitors will be
required to present valid government-issued photo identification and to
submit to security screening in order to inspect and photocopy
comments.
Additionally, commenters may send a copy of their comments to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Desk Officer for the Federal
Reserve Board,
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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: Federal Reserve Board Clearance
Officer--Nuha Elmaghrabi--Office of the Chief Data Officer, Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9bf5eef3fab5fef7f6fafcf3e9faf9f2dbfde9f9b5fcf4ed"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="69071c0108470c0504080e011b080b00290f1b0b470e061f">[email protected]</span></a>, (202)
452-3884.
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 <a href="https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/reportingforms/home/review">https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/reportingforms/home/review</a> or may be requested from the agency clearance officer, whose
name appears above. Final versions of these documents will be made
available at <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>, if approved.
Request for Comment on Information Collection Proposal
The Board invites public comment on the following information
collection, which is being reviewed under authority delegated by the
OMB under the PRA. Comments are invited on the following:
a. Whether the proposed collection of information is 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 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 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 Collection
Collection title: Recordkeeping Requirements Associated with
Regulation H (Real Estate Lending Standards Regulation for State Member
Banks).
Collection identifier: FR H-5.
OMB control number: 7100-0261.
General description of collection: This information collection
includes a recordkeeping requirement associated with Regulation H--
Membership of State Banking Institutions in the Federal Reserve System
(12 CFR part 208) that implements section 304 of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991. Pursuant to Regulation
H, state member banks must adopt and maintain written real estate
lending policies. Additionally, this information collection includes
certain voluntary recordkeeping provisions in the Interagency
Guidelines for Real Estate Lending Policies.
Frequency: On-going.
Respondents: State member banks.
Total estimated number of respondents: 701.
Total estimated annual burden hours: 17,545.\1\
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\1\ More detailed information regarding this collection,
including more detailed burden estimates, can be found in the OMB
Supporting Statement posted at <a href="https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/reportingforms/home/review">https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/reportingforms/home/review</a>. On the page displayed at the link, you
can find the OMB Supporting Statement by referencing the collection
identifier, FR H-5.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, July 13, 2023.
Erin Cayce,
Assistant Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2023-15245 Filed 7-18-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-P
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