The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the Act) requires any person acting as a transfer agent to
register as such and to amend registration information when it
changes. State member banks (SMBs) and their subsidiaries, bank
holding companies (BHCs), savings and loan holding companies
(SLHCs), and certain nondeposit trust company and other
subsidiaries of BHCs that act as transfer agents must register with
the Federal Reserve System by submitting Form TA-1. The information
collected is available to the public upon request and includes the
company name, all business addresses, and answers to three
questions about the registrant’s proposed activities as a transfer
agent. The Federal Reserve uses the information to act upon
registration applications and to aid in performing its supervisory
duties. Similar data are not available from any other
source.
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.