On November 26, 2010, the Federal
Reserve published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal
Register for public comment (75 FR 72741). The Federal Reserve
proposed to revise the Bank Holding Companies and Change in Bank
Control Regulation Y following the passage of section 619 of the
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
(Dodd-Frank Act), commonly referred to as the Volcker Rule. In
general, the Volcker Rule amends Regulation Y by prohibiting
banking entities from engaging in proprietary trading or from
investing in, sponsoring, or having certain relationships with a
hedge fund or private equity fund. The Volcker Rule also amends
Regulation Y by requiring nonbank financial companies, supervised
by the Board, that engage in such activities or have such
investments to be subject to additional capital requirements,
quantitative limits, or other restrictions. The information
collections associated with the Volcker Rule are located in
sections 225.181(c) and 225.182(c) of Regulation Y. Sections
225.181(c) and 225.182(c) permit a banking entity and nonbank
financial company respectively, to request an extension of time to
conform its activities to the Volcker Rule. The comment period
expired on January 10, 2011. The Federal Reserve received 12
comments; two of these comments specifically addressed the proposed
paperwork burden estimates. On February 14, 2011, the Federal
Reserve published a notice of final rulemaking in the Federal
Register which clarified certain aspects of the proposed rule in
response to public comments (76 FR 8265). The final rule is
effective on April 1, 2011.
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.