# Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
**AGENCY:**
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury; Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board); and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
**ACTION:**
Joint notice and request for comment.
**SUMMARY:**
In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the OCC, the Board, and the FDIC (the agencies) may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. On May 9, 2025, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), of which the agencies are members, requested public comment for 60 days on a proposal to extend for three years, without revision, the Country Exposure Report (FFIEC 009) and the Country Exposure Information Report (FFIEC 009a), which are currently approved collections of information. The comment period for the May notice expired on July 8, 2025. As described in the *SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION* section of this document, the agencies will proceed with the extension, without revision, of the FFIEC 009 and FFIEC 009a. In addition, the agencies are giving notice that they are sending the collections to OMB for review.
**DATES:**
Comments must be submitted on or before September 22, 2025.
**ADDRESSES:**
Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to any or all of the agencies. All comments will be shared among the agencies.
*OCC:* You may submit comments, which should refer to “FFIEC 009 and FFIEC 009a,” by any of the following methods:
• *Email: [email protected].*
• *Mail:* Chief Counsel's Office, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Attention: 1557-0100, 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218, Washington, DC 20219.
• *Hand Delivery/Courier:* 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218, Washington, DC 20219.
• *Fax:* (571) 293-4835.
*Instructions:* You must include “OCC” as the agency name and “1557-0100” in your comment. In general, the OCC will publish comments on *www.reginfo.gov* without change, including any business or personal information provided, such as name and address information, email addresses, or phone numbers. Comments received, including attachments and other supporting materials, are part of the public record and subject to public disclosure. Do not include any information in your comment or supporting materials that you consider confidential or inappropriate for public disclosure.
You may review comments and other related materials that pertain to this information collection beginning on the date of publication of the second notice for this collection by the following method:
• *Viewing Comments Electronically:* Go to *www.reginfo.gov.* Hover over the “Information Collection Review” drop down menu and select “Information Collection Review.” Underneath the “Currently under Review” section heading, from the drop-down menu select “Department of Treasury” and then click “submit.” This information collection can be located by searching by OMB control number “1557-0100.” Upon finding the appropriate information collection, click on the related “ICR Reference Number.” On the next screen, select “View Supporting Statement and Other Documents” and then click on the link to any comment listed at the bottom of the screen.
For assistance in navigating *www.reginfo.gov,* please contact the Regulatory Information Service Center at (202) 482-7340.
*Board:* You may submit comments, which should refer to “FFIEC 009 and FFIEC 009a” by any of the following methods:
• *Agency Website: http://www.federalreserve.gov.* Follow the instructions for submitting comments at: *http://www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm.*
• *Email: [email protected].* Include “FFIEC 009 and FFIEC 009a” in the subject line of the message.
• *Fax:* (202) 395-6974.
• *Mail:* Ann E. Misback, Secretary, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551.
All public comments are available on the Board's website at *https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/foia/proposedregs.aspx* as submitted, unless modified for technical reasons. Accordingly, your comments will not be edited to remove any identifying or contact information.
*FDIC:* You may submit comments, which should refer to “FFIEC 009 and FFIEC 009a,” by any of the following methods:
• *Agency Website: https://www.fdic.gov/federal-register-publications.* Follow the instructions for submitting comments on the FDIC's website.
• *Email: [email protected].* Include “FFIEC 009 and FFIEC 009a Extension” in the subject line of the message.
• *Mail:* Michelle Mire, Senior Attorney, Attn: Comments, Room MB-3072, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20429.
• *Hand Delivery:* Comments may be hand delivered to the guard station at the rear of the 550 17th Street NW building (located on F Street NW) on business days between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m..
• *Public Inspection:* Comments received, including any personal information provided, may be posted without change to *https://www.fdic.gov/federal-register-publications.* Commenters should submit only information that the commenter wishes to make available publicly. The FDIC may review, redact, or refrain from posting all or any portion of any comment that it may deem to be inappropriate for publication, such as irrelevant or obscene material. The FDIC may post only a single representative example of identical or substantially identical comments, and in such cases will generally identify the number of identical or substantially identical comments represented by the posted example. All comments that have been redacted, as well as those that have not been posted, that contain comments on the merits of this document will be retained in the public comment file and will be considered as required under all applicable laws. All comments may be accessible under the Freedom of Information Act.
Additionally, written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collections should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to *www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.* Find these particular information collections by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
For further information about the proposed FFIEC reports discussed in this notice, please contact any of the agency staff whose names appear below. In addition, a copy of the proposed FFIEC 009 and FFIEC 009a report forms can be obtained at the FFIEC's website ( *https://www.ffiec.gov/resources/reporting-forms/ffiec009* ).
*OCC:* Shaquita Merritt, Clearance Officer, (202) 649-5490, Chief Counsel's Office, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 400 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20219. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.
*Board:* Nuha Elmaghrabi, Federal Reserve Board Clearance Officer, (202) 452-3884, Office of the Chief Data Officer, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th and C Streets NW, Washington, DC 20551. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) users may call (202) 263-4869.
*FDIC:* Michelle Mire, Senior Attorney, (202) 898-7377, Legal Division, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20429.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
On May 9, 2025, the agencies requested public comment on a proposal to extend for three years, without revision, the FFIEC 009 and the FFIEC 009a. [^1] The comment period expired on July 8, 2025. One comment letter was received from a trade association regarding the reporting of securities financing transactions (SFTs) compared to the reporting for other collateralized claims on the FFIEC 009. The comment letter also included suggestions on how the agencies could reduce burden for the FFIEC 009 respondents and enhance reporting comparability. This comment letter is under review by the agencies. At this time, the agencies will proceed with the extension without revision of the FFIEC 009 and FFIEC 009a, as proposed, and are sending the collections to OMB for review.
[^1] 90 FR 19789 (May 9, 2025).
*Report Titles:* Country Exposure Report and Country Exposure Information Report.
*Form Numbers:* FFIEC 009 and FFIEC 009a.
*Frequency of Response:* Quarterly.
*Affected Public:* Business or other for-profit.
**OCC**
*OMB Number:* 1557-0100.
*Estimated Number of Respondents:* 10 national banks (FFIEC 009), 3 (FFIEC 009a).
*Estimated Average Time per Response:* 131 hours (FFIEC 009), 6 hours (FFIEC 009a).
*Estimated Total Annual Burden:* 5,240 hours (FFIEC 009), 72 hours (FFIEC 009a).
**Board**
*OMB Number:* 7100-0035.
*Estimated Number of Respondents:* 48 bank holding companies, edge and/or agreement corporations, financial holding companies, intermediate holding companies, and state member banks (FFIEC 009), 36 (FFIEC 009a).
*Estimated Average Time per Response:* 135 hours (FFIEC 009), 6.5 hours (FFIEC 009a).
*Estimated Total Annual Burden:* 25,920 hours (FFIEC 009), 936 hours (FFIEC 009a).
**FDIC**
*OMB Number:* 3064-0017.
*Estimated Number of Respondents:* 11 nonmember banks (FFIEC 009), 8 (FFIEC 009a).
*Estimated Average Time per Response:* 131 hours (FFIEC 009), 6 hours (FFIEC 009a).
*Estimated Total Annual Burden:* 5,764 hours (FFIEC 009), 192 hours (FFIEC 009a).
**General Description of Reports**
The Country Exposure Report (FFIEC 009) is filed quarterly with the agencies and provides information on international claims of U.S. banks, savings associations, Edge and/or Agreement corporations, bank holding companies, savings and loan holding companies, and intermediate holding companies (U.S. banking organizations) that is used for supervisory and analytical purposes. The information is used to monitor the foreign country exposures of reporting institutions to determine the degree of risk in their portfolios and assess the potential risk of loss. The Country Exposure Information Report (FFIEC 009a) is a supplement to the FFIEC 009 and provides publicly available information on material foreign country exposures of U.S. banking organizations that file the FFIEC 009 report. On the FFIEC 009a, reporting institutions provide a list of countries in which they have lending exposures above 0.75 percent of their total assets or 15 percent of their total capital, whichever is less.
**Legal Basis and Need for Collection**
These information collections are mandatory under the following statutes: 12 U.S.C. 161 and 1817 (national banks), 12 U.S.C. 1464 (Federal savings associations), 12 U.S.C. 248(a)(1) and (2), 1844(c), and 3906 (State member banks and bank holding companies); 12 U.S.C. 1467a(b)(2)(A) (savings and loan holding companies); 12 U.S.C. 5365(a) (intermediate holding companies); and 12 U.S.C. 1817 and 1820 (insured State nonmember commercial and savings banks and insured State savings associations). The FFIEC 009 information collection is given confidential treatment (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4) and (b)(8)). The FFIEC 009a information collection is not given confidential treatment.
**Request for Comment**
Public comment is requested on all aspects of this joint notice. Comment is specifically invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed revisions to the collections of information that are the subject of this notice are necessary for the proper performance of the agencies' functions, including whether the information has practical utility;
(b) The accuracy of the agencies' estimates of the burden of the information collections as they are proposed to be revised, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;
(d) Ways to minimize the burden of information collections on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and
(e) Estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.
Comments submitted in response to this joint notice will be shared among the agencies.
Eden Gray,
Assistant Director, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Benjamin W. McDonough,
Deputy Secretary and Ombuds of the Board.
Dated at Washington, DC, on August 18, 2025.
Jennifer M. Jones,
Deputy Executive Secretary.