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.
Mark Tokarski 202-452-5241 Mark.E.Tokarski@frb.gov
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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:
(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.