Supervisory and Regulatory Survey

Potential Sample Topics for the
Supervisory and Regulatory Survey
(FR 3052; OMB No. 7100-0322)
The Board utilizes the FR 3052 survey process, as needed, to collect information on
specific issues that affect its statutory responsibilities. A principal value of the FR 3052 is the
flexibility it provides the Federal Reserve to respond quickly to the need for data due to
unanticipated economic, financial, supervisory, or regulatory developments. The Board cannot
predict what specific information will be needed, but such needs are generally very time
sensitive. Because the relevant questions may change with each survey, there is no fixed
reporting form.
Written qualitative questions or questionnaires may include categorical questions, yes-no
questions, ordinal questions, and open-ended questions. Written quantitative surveys may request
dollar amounts, percentages, numbers of items, interest rates, and other similar information.
Institutions may also be asked to provide copies of existing documents (for example, pertaining
to practices and performances for a particular business activity). Before conducting a survey, the
Board reviews any information to be collected to determine if the information is available by
other means. In soliciting participation for a survey, the Board would explain to respondents the
purpose of the survey and how the data would be used.
The Board welcomes feedback from firms on surveys conducted under the FR 3052, both
formally, through frequently asked questions, and informally via outreach sessions, ad-hoc
discussions, and e-mails. When a survey template is available in advance of the planned
distribution date, the Board works to distribute the template to respondents early for information
purposes, and when time allows, to incorporate any feedback. Following a survey, the Board will
make the survey instrument publicly available on the Board’s OMB Public Docket.