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OMB Control No: 1505-0016	ICR Reference No: 202301-1505-003
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201912-1505-003
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/DO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Treasury International Capital (TIC) Forms BC, BL-1, BL-2, BQ-1, BQ-2, and BQ-3
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/06/2023
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/31/2023
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2026	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2023
Responses	10,468	0	11,288
Time Burden (Hours)	97,007	0	103,702
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: These Treasury International Capital (TIC) B forms are required by law and are designed to collect timely and readily available information on cross-border claims and liabilities of U.S. banks, other financial institutions, and their domestic customers. These reports are required by E.O. Number 10033 of February 8, 1949 and implementing Treasury Regulations (31 C.F.R. 128), the International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act (22. U.S.C. 3103), and the Bretton Woods Agreements Act (Sec. 8(a) 59 Stat. 515; 22 U.S.C. 286f). The TIC B forms comprise the following six forms: (1) Form BC (monthly), “Report of U.S. Dollar Claims of Financial Institutions on Foreign Residents”, is filed by banks, other depository institutions, bank holding companies, financial holding companies, securities brokers and dealers, and all other financial institutions in the United States to report their own portfolio claims (exclusive of long-term securities) on foreign residents. (2) Form BL-1 (monthly), “Report of U.S. Dollar Liabilities of Financial Institutions to Foreign Residents”, is filed by banks, other depository institutions, bank holding companies, financial holding companies, securities brokers and dealers, and all other financial institutions in the United States to report their own portfolio liabilities (exclusive of long-term securities) to foreign residents. (3) Form BL-2 (monthly), “Report of Customers’ U.S. Dollar Liabilities to Foreign Residents”, is filed by banks, other depository institutions, bank holding companies, financial holding companies, securities brokers and dealers, and all other financial institutions in the United States to report the U.S. dollar liabilities (exclusive of long-term securities) of their domestic customers. (4) Form BQ-1 (quarterly), “Report of Customers’ U.S. Dollar Claims on Foreign Residents”, is filed by banks, other depository institutions, bank holding companies, financial holding companies, securities brokers and dealers, and all other financial institutions in the United States to report their own and their domestic customers’ portfolio claims (exclusive of long-term securities) on foreign residents. (5) BQ-2 (quarterly), “Part 1 - Report of Foreign Currency Liabilities and Claims of Financial Institutions and of their Domestic Customers’ Foreign Currency Claims with Foreign Residents; Part 2 - Report of Customers’ Foreign Currency Liabilities to Foreign Residents”, is filed by banks, other depository institutions, bank holding companies, financial holding companies, securities brokers and dealers, and all other financial institutions in the United States to report their own liabilities and claims (exclusive of long-term securities), and liabilities and claims (exclusive of long-term securities) of their domestic customers, denominated in foreign currencies. (6) Form BQ-3 (quarterly), “Report of Maturities of Selected Liabilities and Claims of Financial Institutions with Foreign Residents”, is filed by banks, other depository institutions, bank holding companies, financial holding companies, brokers and dealers, and all other financial institutions in the United States to report the maturities of selected liabilities and claims with foreign residents denominated in U.S. dollars or in foreign currencies.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 22 USC 286f Name of Law: Bretton Woods Agreements Act
   EO: EO 10033 Name/Subject of EO: Regulations governing the providing of statistical information to intergovernmental organizations
   US Code: 22 USC 3103 Name of Law: International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 65851	11/01/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 18374	03/28/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	10,468	11,288	-820
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	97,007	103,702	-6,695
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There are no program changes for any of the B-forms; the changes in the burden hours for each B-form is due only to decreases in the number of respondents. For the total of all B-forms, there will be an overall decrease of 6,695 in burden hours to 97,007 as compared to the estimate of 103,702 currently carried in OMB's Information Collection Inventory.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $12,761,879

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

Agency Contact: Dwight Wolkow 202-622-1276 wolkowd@do.treas.gov

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