This interim final rule, a follow-up to the recent systemic risk determination by the Secretary of the Treasury (after consultation with the President), establishes a Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program pursuant to which the FDIC will guarantee payment of certain newly-issued senior unsecured debt (Debt Guarantee Component) and certain non-interest bearing transaction accounts (Deposit Guarantee Component).
The reporting, recordkeeping, and disclosure requirements contained in the interim rule are needed immediately to facilitate the FDICÂs administration of the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program and to ensure notice to the public about which entities are participating in the program. The use of normal clearance procedures is necessary because of the sudden, unanticipated systemic risks posed to the nationÂs financial system by recent economic conditions and because public harm is reasonably likely to result if liquidity is not restored to financial markets.
The Temporary Liquidity Guaranty Program is part of a coordinated government response to current volatility in the national and global credit markets and is designed to strengthen confidence and encourage liquidity in the banking system. The program is comprised of a Debt Guarantee Component and a Deposit Guarantee Component. A portion of the paperwork burden associated with the TLG Program is one-time only and the remainder is temporary and will not extend beyond December 31, 2009, for deposit guarantee-related collections and June 30, 2012, for debt guarantee-related collections.
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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