Section 18(d)(2) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act requires the FDIC's prior approval for the establishment and operation of foreign branches by insured state nonmember banks upon such conditions and pursuant to such regulations as the Corporation may prescribe. This collection, therefore, requires reports on assets and liabilities for foreign branches of insured U.S. commercial banks and state-chartered savings banks and as necessary for regulatory and supervisory purposes.
The change in burden of +19.0 hours consists of an adjustment of +13.6 hours resulting from an increase from 2 to 3 in the number of foreign branches subject to quarterly reporting on the form FFIEC 030, an adjustment of +3.4 hours resulting from an increase from 6 to 7 in the number of foreign branches subject to annual reporting on the form FFIEC 030, and an adjustment of +1.0 hours resulting from an increase from 7 to 9 in the number of foreign branches subject to annual reporting on the form FFIEC 030S. The exact amount of the annual burden has increased 18 hours from 51.1 hours to 69.1 hours, which, when rounded up to 70 hours, results in a change in burden of 19 hours. (Previously the burden of 51.1 hours apparently was not rounded up to 52 hours.)
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.