The Country Exposure Report collects
information on international claims of U.S. banks and bank holding
companies that is used for supervisory and analytical purposes to
monitor banks' country exposure to determine the degree of risk in
their portfolios. The Country Exposure Information Report provides
public information on material foreign country exposure of
respondents filing the Country Exposure Report.
The number of FFIEC 009
respondents decreased from 29 to 28 and the number of FFIEC 009a
respondents decreased from 16 to 15 resulting in a net decrease of
301 burden 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.