[Federal Register: March 3, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 41)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCIES: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury;
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board); and Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
ACTION: Notice of information collection to be submitted to OMB for
review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the OCC, the Board, and the FDIC
(collectively, the ``agencies'') may not conduct or sponsor, and the
respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection
unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number.
On November 8, 2002, the agencies requested public comment for 60
days on proposed revisions to the Country Exposure Report and the
Country Exposure Information Report, which are currently approved
collections of information. After considering the two comments the
agencies received, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination
Council (FFIEC), of which the agencies are members, adopted the
proposed revisions.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 2, 2003.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to
any or all of the agencies. All comments should refer to the OMB
control number(s) and will be shared among the agencies.
OCC: Comments should be sent to the Public Information Room, Office
of the Comptroller of the Currency, Mailstop 1-5, Attention: 1557-0100,
250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219. Due to delays in paper mail
delivery in the Washington area, commenters are encouraged to submit
comments by fax or e-mail. Comments may be sent by fax to (202) 874-
4448, or by e-mail to regs.comments@occ.treas.gov. You can inspect and
photocopy the comments at the OCC's Public Information Room, 250 E
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219. You can make an appointment to
inspect the comments by calling (202) 874-5043.
Board: Written comments, which should refer to ``Country Exposure
Report, 7100-0035,'' may be mailed to Ms. Jennifer J. Johnson,
Secretary, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., 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, NW. Members of the public may
inspect comments in Room MP-500 between 9 a.m. and 5 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.
FDIC: Written comments should be addressed to Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary, Attention: Comments/Legal, Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20429. All
comments should refer to ``Country Exposure Report, 3064-0017.''
Commenters are encouraged to submit comments by fax or electronic mail
[Fax number: (202) 898-3838; Internet address: comments@fdic.gov].
Comments also may be hand-delivered to the guard station at the rear of
the 550 17th Street Building (located on F Street) on business days
between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Comments may be inspected and photocopied in
the FDIC Public Information Center, Room 100, 801 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on business days.
A copy of the comments may also be submitted to the OMB desk
officer for the agencies: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive
Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 or electronic mail to
jlackeyj@omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information or a copy of
the collection may be requested from:
OCC: Jessie Dunaway, OCC Clearance Officer, or Camille Dixon, (202)
874-5090, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division, Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219.
Board: Cynthia M. Ayouch, Board Clearance Officer, (202) 452-2204,
Division of Research and Statistics, Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, 20th and C Streets, NW., Washington, DC 20551.
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) users may call (202) 263-
4869.
FDIC: Tamara R. Manly, Management Analyst, (202) 898-7453, Legal
Division, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20429.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Request for OMB approval to extend, with
revision, the following currently approved collections of information:
Report Title: Country Exposure Report/Country Exposure Information
Report.
Form Number: FFIEC 009 and FFIEC 009a.
Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
For OCC
OMB Number: 1557-0100.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 21 (FFIEC 009), 21 (FFIEC 009a).
Estimated Average Time per Response: 30 burden hours (FFIEC 009),
5.25 burden hours (FFIEC 009a).
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 2,520 burden hours (FFIEC 009), 441
burden hours (FFIEC 009a).
For Board
OMB Number: 7100-0035.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 31 (FFIEC 009), 16 (FFIEC 009a).
Estimated Average Time per Response: 30 burden hours (FFIEC 009),
5.25 burden hours (FFIEC 009a).
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 3720 burden hours (FFIEC 009), 336
burden hours (FFIEC 009a).
For FDIC
OMB Number: 3064-0017.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 22 (FFIEC 009), 22 (FFIEC 009a).
Estimated Average Time per Response: 30 burden hours (FFIEC 009),
5.25 burden hours (FFIEC 009a).
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 2,640 burden hours (FFIEC 009), 462
burden hours (FFIEC 009a).
General Description of Reports
These information collections are mandatory: 12 U.S.C. 161 and 1817
(for national banks), 12 U.S.C. 248(a), 1844(c), and 3906 (for state
member banks and bank holding companies); and 12 U.S.C. 1817 and 1820
(for insured state nonmember commercial and savings banks). The FFIEC
009 information collection is given
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confidential treatment (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4) and (b)(8)). The FFIEC 009a
information collection is not given confidential treatment. Small
businesses (i.e., small banks) are not affected.
Abstract
The Country Exposure Report (FFIEC 009) is filed quarterly with the
agencies and provides information on international claims of U.S. banks
and bank holding companies that is used for supervisory and analytical
purposes. The information is used to monitor country exposure of banks
to determine the degree of risk in their portfolios and the possible
impact on U.S. banks of adverse developments in particular countries.
The Country Exposure Information Report (FFIEC 009a) is a supplement to
the FFIEC 009 and provides publicly available information on material
foreign country exposures (all exposures to a country in excess of one
percent of total assets or 20 percent of capital, whichever is less) of
U.S. banks and bank holding companies that file the FFIEC 009 report.
As part of the Country Exposure Information Report, reporting
institutions must also furnish a list of countries in which they have
lending exposures above 0.75 percent of total assets or 15 percent of
total capital, whichever is less.
Current Action
On November 8, 2002, the OCC, the Board, and the FDIC jointly
published a notice soliciting comments for 60 days on proposed
revisions to the FFIEC 009 and FFIEC 009a (67 FR 68228). The agencies
proposed to require electronic submission of all FFIEC 009 and 009a
reports effective with the March 31, 2003, report date. The agencies
proposed to have the Board collect and process the FFIEC 009 and 009a
reports on their behalf via the Federal Reserve System's Internet
Electronic Submission (IESUB) system. Electronic filing capability via
IESUB is available on the Internet through the use of data entry or a
file transfer feature. These methods are secure and result in a minimal
burden to banks and bank holding companies. The agencies would no
longer accept paper (hard copy) reports from banks and bank holding
companies after the December 31, 2002, report date. The submission
deadline would remain 45 calendar days after the report date. No other
changes to the FFIEC 009 reporting forms or the FFIEC 009a reporting
forms and instructions were proposed.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Comments Received on the Agencies' Proposal
In response to the November 8, 2002, notice, the agencies received
2 comment letters, one from a banking organization and one from a
bankers' association. The two commenters alluded to their familiarity
with the IESUB system filing requirements and supported the proposed
submission method. However, the commenters expressed concern about the
start-up time and effort required to initially submit their FFIEC 009
and 009a reports electronically. The commenters specifically cited the
lack of currently approved FFIEC 009 and 009a vendor software
applications as a concern. The commenters recommended the agencies
investigate the possibility of providing a standardized pre-formatted
form for file transfer submission to alleviate this concern.
The FFIEC and the agencies have considered the comments received
and determined that it would not be practical or necessary for the
Board, or the Federal Reserve district banks, to create a specific pre-
formatted form for filing the FFIEC 009 and 009a via IESUB using the
file transfer method. Rather than developing a pre-formatted form for
file transfer submissions, the Federal Reserve district banks will
provide technical assistance to any respondent who needs assistance
creating files for their initial FFIEC 009 and 009a submission via
IESUB. Any FFIEC 009 and 009a respondent who needs assistance is
encouraged to visit the Federal Reserve System Web site
http://www.reportingandreserves.org/req.html
for additional information on www.reportingandreserves.org/req.html for additional
information on http://www.reportingandreserves.org/req.html IESUB.
The Web site also includes a link that respondents may use to
contact their local Federal Reserve district bank for assistance with
IESUB.
Request for Comment
Comments are invited on:
a. Whether the information collections are necessary for the proper
performance of the agencies' functions, including whether the
information has practical utility;
b. The accuracy of the agencies' estimates of the burden of the
information collections, 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 collections on
respondents, including through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology; and
e. Estimates of capital or start up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be shared among
the agencies. All comments will become a matter of public record.
Written comments should address the accuracy of the burden estimates
and ways to minimize burden including the use of automated collection
techniques or the use of other forms of information technology as well
as other relevant aspects of the information collection request.
Dated: February 24, 2003.
Mark J. Tenhundfeld,
Assistant Director, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division,
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, February 25,
2003.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Secretary of the Board.
Dated at Washington, DC, this 24th day of February, 2003.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-4911 Filed 2-28-03; 8:45 am]
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