Treasury International Capital Form BQ-3, "Report of Maturities of Selected Liabilities of Depository Institutions, Brokers, and Dealers to Foreigners"

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form BQ-3 Treasury International Capital Form BQ-3, "Report of Maturities of Selected Liabilities of Depository Institutions, Brokers, and Dealers to Foreigners"	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
ss(1505-0189,BQ3).doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2011-12-20	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
15241	Treasury International Capital Form BQ-3, "Report of Maturities of Selected Liabilities of Depository Institutions, Brokers, and Dealers to Foreigners"	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1505-0189	ICR Reference No: 201112-1505-006
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200811-1505-008
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/DO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Treasury International Capital Form BQ-3, "Report of Maturities of Selected Liabilities of Depository Institutions, Brokers, and Dealers to Foreigners"
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/04/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/06/2012
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2015	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2012
Responses	468	0	392
Time Burden (Hours)	1,872	0	1,568
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Form BQ-3 is required by law and is designed to collect timely information on international portfolio capital movements, including maturities of selected U.S. dollar and foreign currency liabilities of depository institutions, bank and financial holding companies, brokers and dealers to foreigners. This information is necessary in the computation of the U.S. balance of payments accounts and the U.S. international investment position, and in the formulation of U.S. international financial and monetary policies.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 22 USC 286f Name of Law: Bretton Woods Agreements Act
   US Code: 22 USC 3103 Name of Law: International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act
   EO: EO 10033 Name/Subject of EO: Regulations governing the providing of statistical information to intergovernmental organizations
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 58086	09/19/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 4625	01/30/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Treasury International Capital Form BQ-3, "Report of Maturities of Selected Liabilities of Depository Institutions, Brokers, and Dealers to Foreigners"	BQ-3	BQ-3

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	468	392	0	0	76	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,872	1,568	0	0	304	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: For Form BQ-3, there is an increase in burden hours to 1,872, as compared to the estimate of 1,568 currently carried in OMB's Information Collection Inventory. The total overall increase is the result of an increase of 304 hours due to the increase in the number of respondents.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $320,557

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 02/06/2012

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