Notice2023-19476
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
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Published
September 11, 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 and Disclosure Requirements Associated with Regulation H (Securities Transactions by State Member Banks) (FR H-3; OMB No. 7100-0196).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 174 (Monday, September 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62366-62367]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19476]
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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 and Disclosure Requirements Associated with
Regulation H (Securities Transactions by State Member Banks) (FR H-3;
OMB No. 7100-0196).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 13, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by FR H-3, 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#e290878591cc818d8f8f878c9691a28487868790838e90879187909487cc858d94"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="63110604104d000c0e0e060d1710230506070611020f110610061115064d040c15">[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 9:00 a.m. and
5:00 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, 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#fa948f929bd49f96979b9d92889b9893ba9c8898d49d958c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b9d7ccd1d897dcd5d4d8ded1cbd8dbd0f9dfcbdb97ded6cf">[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 and Disclosure Requirements
Associated with Regulation H (Securities Transactions by State Member
Banks).
Collection identifier: FR H-3.
OMB control number: 7100-0196.
General description of collection: Section 15C of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the Act), establishes federal regulation of
brokers and dealers of
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government securities, including banks and other financial
institutions, and directs those brokers and dealers to keep certain
records.\1\ These requirements are implemented for state member banks
(SMBs) by sections 208.34(c), (d), and (g) of the Board's Regulation H,
which require that non-exempt SMBs \2\ effecting securities
transactions for customers establish and maintain a system of records
of these transactions, furnish confirmations of transactions to
customers that disclose certain information, and establish written
policies and procedures relating to securities trading.
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\1\ 15 U.S.C. 78o-5.
\2\ The requirements of section 208.34 of Regulation H apply to
all state member banks that effect more than 500 government
securities brokerage transactions per year, unless the institution
has filed a written notice, or is required to file notice, with the
Board that it acts as a government securities broker or a government
securities dealer. These requirements also do not apply to
activities of foreign branches of SMBs; activities of nonmember,
non-insured trust company subsidiaries of bank holding companies; or
activities that are subject to regulations promulgated by the
Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. In addition, SMBs with an
annual average of less than 200 securities transactions for
customers over the prior three calendar years (exclusive of
transactions in U.S. government and agency obligations) are exempt
from these Regulation H recordkeeping and disclosure requirements.
See 12 CFR 208.34(a)(1)(i)-(iv).
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Frequency: Event-generated, quarterly.
Respondents: SMBs, SMB officers/employees.
Total estimated number of respondents: 3,368.
Total estimated annual burden hours: 100,774.\3\
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\3\ 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-3.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, September 5,
2023.
Michele Taylor Fennell,
Deputy Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2023-19476 Filed 9-8-23; 8:45 am]
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