The Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
(BHC Act) and Board’s Regulation Y - Bank Holding Companies and
Change in Bank Control (12 CFR 225) require a bank holding company
(BHC) to seek the prior approval of the Board before purchasing or
redeeming its equity securities in certain circumstances. Due to
the limited information that a BHC must provide in connection with
any such request, there is no required reporting form (the FR 4008
designation is for internal purposes only), and each request for
prior approval must be filed as a notification with the Reserve
Bank that has direct supervisory responsibility for the requesting
BHC. The Federal Reserve uses the information provided in the
redemption notice to supervise BHCs.
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.