Treasury Securities and Agency Debt and Mortgage-Backed Securities Reporting Requirements

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form FR 2956 Reporting Treasury Securities and Agency Debt and Mortgage-Backed Securities in TRACE	Form	Modified	Available
Form FR 2956 Reporting Treasury Securities and Agency Debt and Mortgage-Backed Securities in TRACE	Form	Modified	Available
FR2956_20241125_omb.pdf	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2024-11-25	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
249955	Part 2: Agency debt and MBS	Form	Modified	Reporting Treasury Securities and Agency Debt and Mortgage-Backed Securities in TRACE
249955	Part 2: Agency debt and MBS	Instruction	Modified
249954	Part 1: Treasury securities	Form	Modified	Reporting Treasury Securities and Agency Debt and Mortgage-Backed Securities in TRACE
249954	Part 1: Treasury securities	Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 7100-0383	ICR Reference No: 202411-7100-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202411-7100-001
Agency/Subagency: FRS	Agency Tracking No: FR 2956
Title: Treasury Securities and Agency Debt and Mortgage-Backed Securities Reporting Requirements
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Delegated
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/25/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 11/25/2024
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2027	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2024
Responses	11,000	0	11,000
Time Burden (Hours)	22,000	0	33,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The FR 2956 collects detailed data on depository institutions’ daily transactions trading of marketable U.S. Treasury securities and transactions trading of the debt and mortgage-backed securities (MBS) issued by U.S. federal government agencies including government-sponsored enterprises (agencies). The report has two parts: Part 1 collects data on transactions in U.S. Treasury debt, and Part 2 collects transactions in debt and MBS issued by agencies. Every national bank, state member bank, state non-member bank, savings association, or U.S. branch and agency of a foreign bank filing a Notice by Financial Institutions of Government Securities Broker or Government Securities Dealer Activities (Form G-FIN; OMB No. 7100-0224) with average daily transaction volumes of over $100 million, for U.S. Treasury debt, or over $50 million, for agency-issued debt and MBS, during the prior fiscal year is subject to the these reporting requirements. Depository institutions subject to the reporting requirements of the FR 2956 electronically report transactions through the Board’s data collection vendor, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), utilizing its Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE). The Board receives data on transactions executed by FINRA’s broker-dealer members from FINRA, but the depository institutions subject to the FR 2956 are not members of FINRA and are not subject to its rules.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 12 USC 225a Name of Law: Federal Reserve Act
   US Code: 12 USC 248(a) Name of Law: Federal Reserve Act
  

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:
	89 FR 54462	07/01/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 90286	11/15/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Part 1: Treasury securities	FR 2956	Reporting Treasury Securities and Agency Debt and Mortgage-Backed Securities in TRACE
Part 2: Agency debt and MBS	FR 2956	Reporting Treasury Securities and Agency Debt and Mortgage-Backed Securities in TRACE

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	11,000	11,000	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	22,000	33,000	0	-11,000	0	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The estimated total annual burden for the FR 2956 is 33,000 hours, and would decrease to 22,000 hours with the revisions.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $650,000

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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? No

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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: 11/25/2024

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