[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 88 (Wednesday, May 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24927-24928]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11838]
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
ACTION: Notice
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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. 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. Board-
approved collections of information will be incorporated into the
official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of
information. A copy of the OMB 83-I and supporting statement and the
approved collection of information instrument will be placed into OMB's
public docket files. The following information collection, which is
being handled under this delegated authority, has received initial
Board approval and is hereby published for comment. At the end of the
comment period, the proposed information collection, 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 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 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 7, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Comments, which should refer to the OMB control number or
agency form number, should be addressed to William W. Wiles, Secretary,
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th and C Streets,
N.W., Washington, DC 20551, or
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delivered to the Board's mail room between 8:45 a.m. and 5:15 p.m., and
to the security control room outside of those hours. Both the mail room
and the security control room are accessible from the courtyard
entrance on 20th Street between Constitution Avenue and C Street, N.W.
Comments received may be inspected in room M-P-500 between 9:00 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m., except as provided in section 261.8 of the Board's Rules
Regarding Availability of Information, 12 CFR 261.8(a).
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of the information collection,
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. McLaughlin, Chief, Financial Reports Section (202-452-
3829), Division of Research and Statistics, Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551. Telecommunications Device
for the Deaf (TDD) users may contact Diane Jenkins (202-452-3544),
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551.
Proposal to approve under OMB delegated authority the extension for
three years, without revision, of the following report:
1. Report title: Request for Proposal (RFP); Request for Price
Quotations (RFPQ)
Frequency: on occasion
Reporters: vendors and suppliers
Annual reporting hours: 7,610
Estimated average hours per response: 20.0 (RFP); 0.5 (RFPQ)
Number of respondents: 248 (RFP); 5,300 (RFPQ)
Small businesses are affected.
General description of report: This information collection is
required to obtain or retain a benefit (12 U.S.C. sections 243, 244,
and 248) and is not given confidential treatment unless a respondent
requests that portions of the information be kept confidential and the
Board grants the request pursuant to the applicable exemptions provided
by the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. section 552).
Abstract: The Federal Reserve Board uses the RFP and the RFPQ as
needed to obtain competitive proposals and contracts from approved
vendors of goods and services. Depending upon the goods and services
for which the Federal Reserve Board is seeking competitive bids, the
respondent is requested to provide either prices for providing the
goods or services (RFPQ) or a document covering not only prices, but
also the means of performing a particular service and a description of
the qualification of the staff who will perform the service (RFP). The
Board staff uses this information to analyze the proposals and to
select the best offer.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, May 2, 1997.
William W. Wiles,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 97-11838 Filed 5-6-97; 8:45AM]
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