2019-00559. Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request  

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    AGENCY:

    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

    ACTION:

    Notice and request for comment.

    SUMMARY:

    The FDIC, as part of its obligations under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the renewal of the existing information collection described below (3064-0111). On November 2, 2018, the FDIC requested comment for 60 days on a proposal to renew the information collection described below. No comments were received. The FDIC hereby gives notice of its plan to submit to OMB a request to approve the renewal of this collection, and again invites comment on this renewal.

    DATES:

    Comments must be submitted on or before March 4, 2019.

    ADDRESSES:

    Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to the FDIC by any of the following methods:

    • https://www.FDIC.gov/​regulations/​laws/​federal.
    • Email: comments@fdic.gov. Include the name and number of the collection in the subject line of the message.
    • Mail: Jennifer Jones (202-898-6768), Counsel, MB-3105, 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 17th Street Building (located on F Street), on business days between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

    All comments should refer to the relevant OMB control number. A copy of the comments may also be submitted to the OMB desk officer for the FDIC: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Jennifer Jones, Counsel, 202-898-6768, jennjones@fdic.gov, MB-3105, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20429.

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    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    On November 2, 2018, the FDIC requested comment for 60 days on a proposal to renew the information collection described below. No comments were received. The FDIC hereby gives notice of its plan to submit to OMB a request to approve the renewal of this collection, and again invites comment on this renewal.

    Proposal to renew the following currently approved collection of information:

    1. Title: Activities and Investments of Insured State Banks.

    OMB Number: 3064-0111.

    Form Number: None.

    Affected Public: Insured state nonmember banks and insured state savings associations.

    Burden Estimate:

    Summary of Annual Burden

    Information Collection (IC) descriptionType of burdenObligation to respondEstimated number of respondentsEstimated number of responsesEstimated time per responseFrequency of responseTotal annual estimated burden hours
    Activities and Investments of Insured State BanksReportingMandatory2318.00On Occasion184.00
    Total Hourly Burden184.00

    General Description of Collection:

    Section 24 of the Federal Deposit Insurance (FDI Act), 12 U.S.C. 1831a, limits investments and other activities in which state banks may engage, as principal, to those permissible for national banks and those approved by the FDIC under procedures set forth in part 362 of the FDIC's Rules and Regulations, 12 CFR part 362. With certain exceptions, section 24 of the FDI Act limits the activities and investments of state banks to those activities and investments that are permissible for national banks. In addition, the statute Start Printed Page 716prohibits a state bank from directly engaging, as a principal, in any activity or investment that is not permissible for a national bank, or indirectly through a subsidiary in an activity or investment that is not permissible for a subsidiary of a national bank, unless such bank meets its minimum capital requirements and the FDIC determines that the activity or investment does not pose a significant risk to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF). The FDIC can make such a determination for exception by regulation or by order. Section 28(a), 12 U.S.C. 1831e, similarly limits the investments and activities of state savings associations and their service corporations to those permitted by federal savings associations and their service corporations, absent FDIC approval. Part 362 details the activities that state banks or their subsidiaries may engage in, under certain criteria and conditions and identifies the information that state banks must furnish to the FDIC in order to obtain the FDIC's approval or non-objection. Part 362 also applies to the activities and investments of state savings associations and their subsidiaries.

    There is no change in the method or substance of the collection. The overall reduction in burden hours is the result of economic fluctuation. In particular, the number of respondents has decreased while the hours per response and frequency of responses have remained the same.

    Request for Comment:

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the FDIC's functions, including whether the information has practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the estimates 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; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. All comments will become a matter of public record.

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    Dated at Washington, DC, on January 28, 2019.

    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

    Valerie Best,

    Assistant Executive Secretary.

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    [FR Doc. 2019-00559 Filed 1-30-19; 8:45 am]

    BILLING CODE 6714-01-P

Document Information

Published:
01/31/2019
Department:
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice and request for comment.
Document Number:
2019-00559
Dates:
Comments must be submitted on or before March 4, 2019.
Pages:
715-716 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
OMB No. 3064-0111
PDF File:
2019-00559.Pdf