2015-19245. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection Renewal; Comment Request (3064-0072 and 3064-0093)

AGENCY:

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

ACTION:

Notice and request for comment.

SUMMARY:

The FDIC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the renewal of existing collections of information, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Currently, the FDIC is soliciting comment on the renewal of the collections of information described below.

DATES:

Comments must be submitted on or before October 5, 2015.

ADDRESSES:

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

• http://www.FDIC.gov/​regulations/​laws/​federal/​
• Email: [e-mail] Include the name of the collection in the subject line of the message.
• Mail: Gary A. Kuiper, Counsel, (202.898.3877), MB-3074 or John Popeo, Counsel, (202.898.6923), MB-3007, 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gary A. Kuiper or John W. Popeo, at the FDIC address above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Proposal to renew the following currently-approved collections of information:

1. Title: Acquisition Services Information Requirements.

OMB Number: 3064-0072.

Form Numbers: 3064-1600/04, 1600-07, 3700-57, 3700/4A, 3700/12, 3700/44.

Affected Public: State nonmember banks.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 4049.

Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: .4 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1620 hours.

General Description of Collection: This is a collection of information involving the submission of various forms by contractors doing business with the FDIC.

2. Title: Notices Required of Government Securities Dealers or Brokers (Insured State Nonmember Banks).

OMB Number: 3064-0093.

Form Numbers: G-FIN; G-FINW; G-FIN4 & G-FIN5.

Affected Public: Insured state nonmember banks acting as government securities brokers and dealers.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 17.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours per Response: 1 hour.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 17 hours.

General Description of Collection: The Government Securities Act of 1986 requires all financial institutions acting as government securities brokers and dealers to notify their Federal regulatory agencies of their broker-dealer activities, unless exempted from the notice requirements by Treasury Department regulation.

Request for Comment

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collections of information are 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 collections of information, 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 collections 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.

Dated at Washington, DC, this 31st day of July 2015.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Robert E. Feldman,

Executive Secretary.