The FR 2416 report provides detailed balance sheet information on large U.S.-chartered commercial banks. The FR 2644 report provides information on selected assets for small U.S.-chartered commercial banks. The Federal Reserve uses these data for constructing weekly estimates of bank credit, of sources and uses of bank funds, and of balance sheet for the banking system as a whole.
For the FR 2416, the proposed deletion of current data item M.8, Securitized commercial industrial loans, and the addition of the proposed data item M.8, Securitized real estate loans, would not affect reporting burden on net. But the proposed elimination of the two loan items on the FR 2416 would reduce the estimated average hours per response from 9.00 hours to 8.61 hours, resulting in a net annual decrease of 1,014 hours.
The FR 2644 estimated average hours per response would increase marginally from 1.40 hours to 1.41 hours due to the proposed addition of one data item that would be reported by only a small fraction of the panel. This would increase the FR 2644 reporting burden by 572 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;
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