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(CAS No. 58–89–9) and chlordecone
(CAS No. 143–50–0).
At the November 2005 meeting, in
accordance with the procedures laid
down in Article 8 of the Convention,
POPRC examined the proposals and
applied the screening criteria in Annex
D of the Convention (‘‘Information
Requirements and Screening Criteria’’).
With regard to all five chemicals,
POPRC decided that it was satisfied that
the screening criteria had been fulfilled
and that further work should therefore
be undertaken in accordance with the
provisions of the Convention.
The five chemicals being newly
proposed at the November 2006 meeting
for inclusion in Annexes A, B and/or C
of the Stockholm Convention are two
industrial chemicals:
Octabromodiphenyl ether (CAS No.
32536–52–0) and pentachlorobenzene
(CAS No. 608–93–5); one chemical with
both industrial and pesticidal uses:
Short-chained chlorinated paraffins
(CAS No. 85535–84–8); and two
pesticides: Alpha
hexachlorocyclohexane (CAS No. 319–
84–6) and beta hexachlorocyclohexane
(CAS No. 319–85–7).
Article 8 provides that once POPRC is
satisfied that the screening criteria in
Annex D have been fulfilled in the
proposals, the following steps are then
undertaken:
• Parties and observers are requested
to provide additional information about
the chemical, including information to
be used in developing the risk profiles,
per Annex E (‘‘Information
Requirements for the Risk Profile’’).
• Draft risk profiles are prepared for
consideration by POPRC.
• POPRC reviews the risk profiles and
decides, on the basis of the risk profile,
if the chemical is likely, as a result of
its long-range environmental transport,
to lead to significant adverse human
health and/or environmental effects,
such that global action is warranted. If
POPRC determines that action is
warranted, or the Conference of the
Parties (COP) determines that the
proposal shall proceed, then Parties and
observers will be asked to provide
information, per Annex F (‘‘Information
on Socio-Economic Considerations’’), to
aid in the development of risk
management evaluations.
• Once POPRC is satisfied with the
risk management evaluation, POPRC
then prepares a recommendation
whether to list the chemical for
consideration by COP.
• COP makes the final decision on
listing the chemical in Annexes A, B,
and/or C.
EPA anticipates issuing Federal
Register notices, with at least 30 day
comment periods, soliciting information
after all but the last step, when
appropriate.
A. What Action is the Agency Taking?
The Agency is issuing this notice to
increase awareness of the documents
being discussed at POPRC in November
2006, the status of their review under
the Convention, and upcoming
procedural steps required by the
Convention. The Agency will also use
any comments received to inform its
position on issues for the meeting. The
relevant meeting documents have been
posted at http://www.pops.int/
documents/meetings/poprc_2/
default.htm.
Comments, identified by docket ID
number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2006–0794,
must be received on or before October
31, 2006.
B. What is the Agency’s Authority for
Taking this Action?
EPA is requesting comment and
information under the authority of
section 102(2)(F) of the National
Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq., which directs all agencies
of the Federal Government to
‘‘[r]ecognize the worldwide and long-
range character of environmental
problems and, where consistent with
the foreign policy of the United States,
lend appropriate support to initiatives,
resolutions and programs designed to
maximize cooperation in anticipating
and preventing a decline in the quality
of mankind’s world environment.’’
Section 17(d) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
also provides additional support in that
it directs the Administrator of EPA ‘‘in
cooperation with the Department of
State and any other appropriate Federal
agency, [to] participate and cooperate in
any international efforts to develop
improved pesticide research and
regulations.’’
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Chemicals,
Hazardous substances.
Dated: October 2, 2006.
Charles M. Auer,
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics.
[FR Doc. E6–16577 Filed 10–5–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560 –50–S
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; Joint 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.
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 July 14, 2006, the agencies, under
the auspices of the Federal Financial
Institutions Examination Council
(FFIEC), published a notice in the
Federal Register (71 FR 40119)
requesting public comment for 60 days
on the extension, with revision, of the
Foreign Branch Report of Condition
(FFIEC 030), which is a currently
approved information collection for
each agency. The comment period for
this notice expired on September 12,
2006. No comments were received. The
agencies are now submitting requests to
OMB for approval of the extension, with
revision, of the FFIEC 030.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before November 6, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are
invited to submit written comments to
any or all of the agencies. All comments,
which should refer to the OMB control
number, will be shared among the
agencies.
OCC: You should direct your
comments to: Communications
Division, Office of the Comptroller of
the Currency, Public Information Room,
Mailstop 1–5, Attention: 1557–0099,
250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC
20219. In addition, comments may be
sent by fax to 202–874–4448, or by
electronic mail to
regs.comments@occ.treas.gov. You can
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(CAS No. 58–89–9) and chlordecone
(CAS No. 143–50–0).
At the November 2005 meeting, in
accordance with the procedures laid
down in Article 8 of the Convention,
POPRC examined the proposals and
applied the screening criteria in Annex
D of the Convention (‘‘Information
Requirements and Screening Criteria’’).
With regard to all five chemicals,
POPRC decided that it was satisfied that
the screening criteria had been fulfilled
and that further work should therefore
be undertaken in accordance with the
provisions of the Convention.
The five chemicals being newly
proposed at the November 2006 meeting
for inclusion in Annexes A, B and/or C
of the Stockholm Convention are two
industrial chemicals:
Octabromodiphenyl ether (CAS No.
32536–52–0) and pentachlorobenzene
(CAS No. 608–93–5); one chemical with
both industrial and pesticidal uses:
Short-chained chlorinated paraffins
(CAS No. 85535–84–8); and two
pesticides: Alpha
hexachlorocyclohexane (CAS No. 319–
84–6) and beta hexachlorocyclohexane
(CAS No. 319–85–7).
Article 8 provides that once POPRC is
satisfied that the screening criteria in
Annex D have been fulfilled in the
proposals, the following steps are then
undertaken:
• Parties and observers are requested
to provide additional information about
the chemical, including information to
be used in developing the risk profiles,
per Annex E (‘‘Information
Requirements for the Risk Profile’’).
• Draft risk profiles are prepared for
consideration by POPRC.
• POPRC reviews the risk profiles and
decides, on the basis of the risk profile,
if the chemical is likely, as a result of
its long-range environmental transport,
to lead to significant adverse human
health and/or environmental effects,
such that global action is warranted. If
POPRC determines that action is
warranted, or the Conference of the
Parties (COP) determines that the
proposal shall proceed, then Parties and
observers will be asked to provide
information, per Annex F (‘‘Information
on Socio-Economic Considerations’’), to
aid in the development of risk
management evaluations.
• Once POPRC is satisfied with the
risk management evaluation, POPRC
then prepares a recommendation
whether to list the chemical for
consideration by COP.
• COP makes the final decision on
listing the chemical in Annexes A, B,
and/or C.
EPA anticipates issuing Federal
Register notices, with at least 30 day
comment periods, soliciting information
after all but the last step, when
appropriate.
A. What Action is the Agency Taking?
The Agency is issuing this notice to
increase awareness of the documents
being discussed at POPRC in November
2006, the status of their review under
the Convention, and upcoming
procedural steps required by the
Convention. The Agency will also use
any comments received to inform its
position on issues for the meeting. The
relevant meeting documents have been
posted at http://www.pops.int/
documents/meetings/poprc_2/
default.htm.
Comments, identified by docket ID
number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2006–0794,
must be received on or before October
31, 2006.
B. What is the Agency’s Authority for
Taking this Action?
EPA is requesting comment and
information under the authority of
section 102(2)(F) of the National
Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq., which directs all agencies
of the Federal Government to
‘‘[r]ecognize the worldwide and long-
range character of environmental
problems and, where consistent with
the foreign policy of the United States,
lend appropriate support to initiatives,
resolutions and programs designed to
maximize cooperation in anticipating
and preventing a decline in the quality
of mankind’s world environment.’’
Section 17(d) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
also provides additional support in that
it directs the Administrator of EPA ‘‘in
cooperation with the Department of
State and any other appropriate Federal
agency, [to] participate and cooperate in
any international efforts to develop
improved pesticide research and
regulations.’’
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Chemicals,
Hazardous substances.
Dated: October 2, 2006.
Charles M. Auer,
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics.
[FR Doc. E6–16577 Filed 10–5–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560 –50–S
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; Joint 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.
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 July 14, 2006, the agencies, under
the auspices of the Federal Financial
Institutions Examination Council
(FFIEC), published a notice in the
Federal Register (71 FR 40119)
requesting public comment for 60 days
on the extension, with revision, of the
Foreign Branch Report of Condition
(FFIEC 030), which is a currently
approved information collection for
each agency. The comment period for
this notice expired on September 12,
2006. No comments were received. The
agencies are now submitting requests to
OMB for approval of the extension, with
revision, of the FFIEC 030.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before November 6, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are
invited to submit written comments to
any or all of the agencies. All comments,
which should refer to the OMB control
number, will be shared among the
agencies.
OCC: You should direct your
comments to: Communications
Division, Office of the Comptroller of
the Currency, Public Information Room,
Mailstop 1–5, Attention: 1557–0099,
250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC
20219. In addition, comments may be
sent by fax to 202–874–4448, or by
electronic mail to
regs.comments@occ.treas.gov. You can
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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: You may submit comments,
identified by FFIEC 030 (7100–0071), by
any of the following methods:
• Agency Web site: http://
www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
on the http://www.federalreserve.gov/
generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• E-mail:
regs.comments@federalreserve.gov.
Include the OMB control number in the
subject line of the message.
• Fax: 202–452–3819 or 202–452–
3102.
• Mail: Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary,
Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, 20th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20551.
All public comments are available
from the Board’s Web site at http://
www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/
foia/ProposedRegs.cfm as submitted,
unless modified for technical reasons.
Accordingly, your comments will not be
edited to remove any identifying or
contact information. Public comments
may also be viewed electronically or in
paper in Room MP–500 of the Board’s
Martin Building (20th and C Streets,
NW.) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on
weekdays.
FDIC: You may submit written
comments, which should refer to
‘‘Foreign Branch Report of Condition,
3064–0011,’’ by any of the following
methods:
• Agency Web site: http://
www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/federal/
notices.html. Follow the instructions for
submitting comments on the FDIC Web
site.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• E-mail: comments@FDIC.gov.
Include ‘‘Foreign Branch Report of
Condition, 3064–0011’’ in the subject
line of the message.
• Mail: Steven F. Hanft, Clearance
Officer (202–898–3907), Attention:
Comments, Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, 550 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20429.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Comments
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.
Public Inspection: All comments
received will be posted without change
to http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/
federal/notices/html including any
personal information provided.
Comments may be inspected at the FDIC
Public Information Center, Room E–
1002, 3502 North Fairfax Drive,
Arlington, VA 22226, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m. on business days.
Additionally, commenters should
send a copy of their comments to the
OMB Desk Officer for the agencies by
mail to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Office of
Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20503 or by fax to 202–395–6974.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Additional information or a copy of the
collection may be requested from:
OCC: Mary Gottlieb, OCC Clearance
Officer, or Camille Dickerson, 202–874–
5090, Legislative and Regulatory
Activities Division, Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219.
Board: Michelle Long, Federal
Reserve Board Clearance Officer, 202–
452–3829, 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,
Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, 20th and C Streets,
NW., Washington, DC 20551.
FDIC: Steven F. Hanft, Clearance
Officer, at shanft@fdic.gov, (202–898–
3907), Room MB–2088, Legal Division,
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
550 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20429.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposal
to request approval from OMB of the
extension for three years, with revision,
of the following currently approved
collections of information:
Report Title: Foreign Branch Report of
Condition.
Form Numbers: FFIEC 030 and FFIEC
030S.
Frequency of Response: Annually,
and quarterly for significant branches.
Affected Public: Business or other for
profit.
OCC
OMB Number: 1557–0099.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
118 annual branch respondents (FFIEC
030); 73 quarterly branch respondents
(FFIEC 030); 200 annual branch
respondents (FFIEC 030S).
Estimated Average Time per
Response: 3.4 burden hours (FFIEC
030); 0.5 burden hours (FFIEC 030S).
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
1,494 burden hours.
Board
OMB Number: 7100–0071.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 17
annual branch respondents (FFIEC 030);
16 quarterly branch respondents (FFIEC
030); 24 annual branch respondents
(FFIEC 030S).
Estimated Average Time per
Response: 3.4 burden hours (FFIEC
030); 0.5 burden hours (FFIEC 030S).
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 288
burden hours.
FDIC
OMB Number: 3064–0011.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 6
annual respondents (FFIEC 030); 2
quarterly respondents (FFIEC 030); 7
annual respondents (FFIEC 030S).
Estimated Average Time per
Response: 3.4 burden hours (FFIEC
030); 0.5 burden hours (FFIEC 030S).
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 51
burden hours.
General Description of Reports
This information collection is
mandatory: 12 U.S.C. 321, 324, and 602
(Board); 12 U.S.C. 602 (OCC); and 12
U.S.C. 1828 (FDIC). This information
collection is given confidential
treatment (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(8)).
Abstract
The FFIEC 030 and FFIEC 030S
contain asset and liability information
for foreign branches of insured U.S.
commercial banks and state-chartered
savings banks and is required for
regulatory and supervisory purposes.
The information is used to analyze the
foreign operations of U.S. banks.
Foreign branches of U.S. banks that
have in excess of $250 million in total
assets file the FFIEC 030, with
significant branches submitting the
report quarterly and other branches in
this size range submitting the report
annually as of December 31. Foreign
branches with total assets between $50
million and $250 million file the
abbreviated FFIEC 030S report annually
as of December 31. Foreign branches
with less than $50 million in total assets
are exempt from reporting. All reports
are filed with the appropriate Federal
Reserve District Bank. The Federal
Reserve collects this information on
behalf of the parent U.S. bank’s primary
federal bank regulatory agency.
Current Actions
In response to the July 14, 2006,
notice published in the Federal Register
(71 FR 40119), the agencies did not
receive any comments. The revisions to
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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: You may submit comments,
identified by FFIEC 030 (7100–0071), by
any of the following methods:
• Agency Web site: http://
www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
on the http://www.federalreserve.gov/
generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• E-mail:
regs.comments@federalreserve.gov.
Include the OMB control number in the
subject line of the message.
• Fax: 202–452–3819 or 202–452–
3102.
• Mail: Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary,
Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, 20th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20551.
All public comments are available
from the Board’s Web site at http://
www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/
foia/ProposedRegs.cfm as submitted,
unless modified for technical reasons.
Accordingly, your comments will not be
edited to remove any identifying or
contact information. Public comments
may also be viewed electronically or in
paper in Room MP–500 of the Board’s
Martin Building (20th and C Streets,
NW.) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on
weekdays.
FDIC: You may submit written
comments, which should refer to
‘‘Foreign Branch Report of Condition,
3064–0011,’’ by any of the following
methods:
• Agency Web site: http://
www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/federal/
notices.html. Follow the instructions for
submitting comments on the FDIC Web
site.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• E-mail: comments@FDIC.gov.
Include ‘‘Foreign Branch Report of
Condition, 3064–0011’’ in the subject
line of the message.
• Mail: Steven F. Hanft, Clearance
Officer (202–898–3907), Attention:
Comments, Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, 550 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20429.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Comments
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.
Public Inspection: All comments
received will be posted without change
to http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/
federal/notices/html including any
personal information provided.
Comments may be inspected at the FDIC
Public Information Center, Room E–
1002, 3502 North Fairfax Drive,
Arlington, VA 22226, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m. on business days.
Additionally, commenters should
send a copy of their comments to the
OMB Desk Officer for the agencies by
mail to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Office of
Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20503 or by fax to 202–395–6974.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Additional information or a copy of the
collection may be requested from:
OCC: Mary Gottlieb, OCC Clearance
Officer, or Camille Dickerson, 202–874–
5090, Legislative and Regulatory
Activities Division, Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219.
Board: Michelle Long, Federal
Reserve Board Clearance Officer, 202–
452–3829, 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,
Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, 20th and C Streets,
NW., Washington, DC 20551.
FDIC: Steven F. Hanft, Clearance
Officer, at shanft@fdic.gov, (202–898–
3907), Room MB–2088, Legal Division,
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
550 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20429.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposal
to request approval from OMB of the
extension for three years, with revision,
of the following currently approved
collections of information:
Report Title: Foreign Branch Report of
Condition.
Form Numbers: FFIEC 030 and FFIEC
030S.
Frequency of Response: Annually,
and quarterly for significant branches.
Affected Public: Business or other for
profit.
OCC
OMB Number: 1557–0099.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
118 annual branch respondents (FFIEC
030); 73 quarterly branch respondents
(FFIEC 030); 200 annual branch
respondents (FFIEC 030S).
Estimated Average Time per
Response: 3.4 burden hours (FFIEC
030); 0.5 burden hours (FFIEC 030S).
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
1,494 burden hours.
Board
OMB Number: 7100–0071.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 17
annual branch respondents (FFIEC 030);
16 quarterly branch respondents (FFIEC
030); 24 annual branch respondents
(FFIEC 030S).
Estimated Average Time per
Response: 3.4 burden hours (FFIEC
030); 0.5 burden hours (FFIEC 030S).
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 288
burden hours.
FDIC
OMB Number: 3064–0011.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 6
annual respondents (FFIEC 030); 2
quarterly respondents (FFIEC 030); 7
annual respondents (FFIEC 030S).
Estimated Average Time per
Response: 3.4 burden hours (FFIEC
030); 0.5 burden hours (FFIEC 030S).
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 51
burden hours.
General Description of Reports
This information collection is
mandatory: 12 U.S.C. 321, 324, and 602
(Board); 12 U.S.C. 602 (OCC); and 12
U.S.C. 1828 (FDIC). This information
collection is given confidential
treatment (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(8)).
Abstract
The FFIEC 030 and FFIEC 030S
contain asset and liability information
for foreign branches of insured U.S.
commercial banks and state-chartered
savings banks and is required for
regulatory and supervisory purposes.
The information is used to analyze the
foreign operations of U.S. banks.
Foreign branches of U.S. banks that
have in excess of $250 million in total
assets file the FFIEC 030, with
significant branches submitting the
report quarterly and other branches in
this size range submitting the report
annually as of December 31. Foreign
branches with total assets between $50
million and $250 million file the
abbreviated FFIEC 030S report annually
as of December 31. Foreign branches
with less than $50 million in total assets
are exempt from reporting. All reports
are filed with the appropriate Federal
Reserve District Bank. The Federal
Reserve collects this information on
behalf of the parent U.S. bank’s primary
federal bank regulatory agency.
Current Actions
In response to the July 14, 2006,
notice published in the Federal Register
(71 FR 40119), the agencies did not
receive any comments. The revisions to
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