02-10623. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request  

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    AGENCY:

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

    SUMMARY:

    Background.

    On June 15, 1984, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) delegated to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) its approval authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act, as per 5 CFR 1320.16, to approve of and assign OMB control numbers to collection of information requests and requirements conducted or sponsored by the Board under conditions set forth in 5 CFR 1320 Appendix A.1. Board- approved collections of information are incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. Copies of the OMB 83-Is the supporting statements and approved collection of information instruments are placed into OMB's public docket files. The Federal Reserve may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

    Request for comment on information collection proposals.

    The following information collections, which are being handled under this delegated authority, have received initial Board approval and are hereby published for comment. At the end of the comment period, the proposed information collections, along with an analysis of comments and recommendations received, will be submitted to the Board for final approval under OMB delegated authority. Comments are invited on the following:

    a. whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the Federal Reserve's functions; including whether the information has practical utility

    b. the accuracy of the Federal Reserve'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; and

    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.

    DATES:

    Comments must be submitted on or before July 1, 2002.

    ADDRESSES:

    Comments may be mailed to Ms. Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20551. However, because paper mail in the Washington area and at the Board of Governors is subject to delay, please consider submitting your comments by e- mail to regs.comments@federalreserve.gov, or faxing them to the Office of the Secretary at 202-452-3819 or 202-452-3102. Comments addressed to Ms. Johnson may also be delivered to the Board's mail facility in the West Courtyard between 8:45 a.m. and 5:15 p.m., located on 21st Street between Constitution Avenue and C Street, N.W. Members of the public may inspect comments in Room MP-500 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays pursuant to 261.12, except as provided in 261.14, of the Board's Rules Regarding Availability of Information, 12 CFR 261.12 and 261.14.

    A copy of the comments may also be submitted to the OMB desk officer for the Board: Alexander T. Hunt, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 3208, Washington, DC 20503.

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    A copy of the proposed form and instructions, the Paperwork Reduction Act Submission (OMB 83-I), supporting statement, and other documents that will be placed into OMB's public docket files once approved may be requested from the agency clearance officer, whose name appears below.

    Mary M. West, Federal Reserve Board Clearance Officer (202-452-3829), Division of Research and Statistics, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf Start Printed Page 21241(TDD) users may contact (202-263-4869), Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551.

    Proposals to approve under OMB delegated authority the extension for three years, without revision, of the following reports:

    1. Report title: The Ongoing Intermittent Survey of Households

    Agency form number: FR 3016

    OMB control number: 7100-0150

    Frequency: on occasion

    Reporters:. households and individuals

    Annual reporting hours: 390 hours

    Estimated average hours per response: 3.92 minutes

    Number of respondents: 500

    Small businesses are not affected.

    General description of report: This information collection is voluntary (12 U.S.C. 225a, 263, and 15 U.S.C. 1691b). No issue of confidentiality normally arises because names and any other characteristics that would permit personal identification of respondents are not reported to the Board. However, exemption 6 of the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(6)) would exempt this information from disclosure.

    Abstract: The Federal Reserve uses this voluntary survey to obtain household-based information specifically tailored to the Federal Reserve's policy, regulatory, and operational responsibilities. The University of Michigan's Survey Research Center (SRC) includes survey questions on behalf of the Federal Reserve in an addendum to their regular monthly Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Expectations. The SRC conducts the survey by telephone with a sample of 500 households and includes questions of special interest to Board staff intermittently, as needed. The frequency and content of the questions depend on changing economic, regulatory, and legislative developments.

    2. Report title: The Recordkeeping and Disclosure Requirement in Connection with Regulation M (Consumer Leasing)

    Agency form number: Reg M

    OMB control number: 7100-0202

    Frequency: on occasion

    Reporters: consumer lessors

    Annual reporting hours: 11,160 hours disclosures; and 19 hours advertising

    Estimated average hours per response: 18 minutes disclosures; and 25 minutes advertising

    Number of respondents: 310

    Small businesses are affected.

    General description of report: This information collection is mandatory sections 105(a) and 187 of TILA (15 U.S.C. §§ 1604(a) and 1667f) is not given confidential treatment.

    Abstract: The Consumer Leasing Act and Regulation M are intended to provide consumers with meaningful disclosures about the costs and terms of leases for personal property. The disclosures enable consumers to compare the terms for a particular lease with those for other leases and, when appropriate, to compare lease terms with those for credit transactions. The act and regulation also contain rules about advertising consumer leases and limit the size of balloon payments in consumer lease transactions. The information collection pursuant to Regulation M is triggered by specific events. All disclosures must be provided to the lessee prior to the consummation of the lease and when the availability of consumer leases on particular terms is advertised.

    3. Report title: The Recordkeeping and Disclosure Requirement in Connection with Regulation DD (Truth in Savings)

    Agency form number: Reg DD

    OMB control number: 7100-0271

    Frequency: Account disclosures, 500; change in terms notices, 1,130; prematurity notices, 1,015; disclosures on periodic statements, 12; and advertising, 12

    Reporters: state member banks

    Annual reporting hours: 146,644 hours

    Estimated average hours per response: Account disclosures, 1.5 minutes; change in terms notices, 1 minute; prematurity notices, 1 minute; disclosures on periodic statements, 8 hours; and advertising, 30 minutes

    Number of respondents: 976

    Small businesses are affected.

    General description of report: This information collection is mandatory. Section 269 of the Truth in Savings Act (12 U.S.C. § 4308) authorizes the Board to issue regulations to carry out the provisions of the Act. Since the Federal Reserve does not collect any information, the information collection is not given confidential treatment.

    Abstract: The Truth in Savings Act and Regulation DD require depository institutions to disclose yields, fees, and other terms concerning deposit accounts to consumers at account opening, upon request, and when changes in terms occur. Depository institutions that provide periodic statements are required to include information about fees imposed, interest earned, and the annual percentage yield earned during those statement periods. The act and regulation mandate the methods by which institutions determine the account balance on which interest is calculated. They also contain rules about advertising deposit accounts.

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    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, April 25, 2002.

    Robert deV. Frirson,

    Deputy Secretary of the Board.

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    [FR Doc. 02-10623 Filed 4-29-02; 8:45 am]

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Document Information

Published:
04/30/2002
Department:
Federal Reserve System
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
02-10623
Dates:
Comments must be submitted on or before July 1, 2002.
Pages:
21240-21241 (2 pages)
PDF File:
02-10623.pdf