Notice2021-15659
Agency Information Collection Requirements; Information Collection Renewal; Submission for OMB Review; Release of Non-Public OCC Information
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Published
July 23, 2021
Issuing agencies
Treasury DepartmentComptroller of the Currency
Abstract
The OCC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on a continuing information collection as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). In accordance with the requirements of the PRA, the OCC 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. The OCC is soliciting comment concerning the renewal of its information collection titled, ``Release of Non-Public OCC Information.'' The OCC also is giving notice that it has submitted the collection to OMB for review.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 139 (Friday, July 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39100-39101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15659]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Agency Information Collection Requirements; Information
Collection Renewal; Submission for OMB Review; Release of Non-Public
OCC Information
AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The OCC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to comment on a continuing
information collection as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (PRA). In accordance with the requirements of the PRA, the OCC 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. The OCC is
soliciting comment concerning the renewal of its information collection
titled, ``Release of Non-Public OCC Information.'' The OCC also is
giving notice that it has submitted the collection to OMB for review.
DATES: You should submit written comments by August 23, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Commenters are encouraged to submit comments by email, if
possible. You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#93e3e1f2fafdf5fcd3fcf0f0bde7e1f6f2e0bdf4fce5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4d3d3f2c24232b220d222e2e63393f282c3e632a223b">[email protected]</span></a>.
<bullet> Mail: Chief Counsel's Office, Attention: Comment
Processing, 1557-0200, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 400
7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218, Washington, DC 20219.
<bullet> Hand Delivery/Courier: 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218,
Washington, DC 20219.
<bullet> Fax: (571) 465-4326.
Instructions: You must include ``OCC'' as the agency name and
``1557-0200'' in your comment. In general, the OCC will publish
comments on <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a> 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.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
You may review comments and other related materials that pertain to
this information collection \1\ following the close of the 30-day
comment period for this notice by the following method:
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\1\ On April 8, 2021, the OCC published a 60-day notice for this
information collection, 86 FR 18371.
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<bullet> Viewing Comments Electronically: Go to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>.
Click on the ``Information Collection Review'' tab. 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 ``1557-0200'' or ``Release of Non-Public Information.'' 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.
<bullet> For assistance in navigating <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>, please
contact the Regulatory Information Service Center at (202) 482-7340.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shaquita Merritt, OCC Clearance
Officer, (202) 649-5490, Chief Counsel's Office, Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency, 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218,
Washington, DC 20219.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal
agencies must obtain approval from the OMB for each collection of
information that they conduct or sponsor. ``Collection of information''
is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) to include agency
requests or requirements that members of the public submit reports,
keep records, or provide information to a third party. The OCC asks
that OMB extend its approval of the collection in this document.
Title: Release of Non-Public OCC Information.
OMB Control No.: 1557-0200.
Abstract: The information collection requirements require
individuals who are requesting non-public OCC information to provide
the OCC with information regarding the legal grounds for the request.
The release of non-public OCC information to a requester without
sufficient legal grounds to obtain the information would inhibit open
consultation between a bank and the OCC, thereby impairing the OCC's
supervisory and regulatory mission. The OCC is entitled, under statute
and case law, to require requesters to demonstrate that they have
sufficient legal grounds for the OCC to release non-public OCC
information. The OCC needs to identify the requester's legal grounds to
determine if it should release the requested non-public OCC
information.
The information requirements in 12 CFR part 4, subpart C, are as
follows:
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<bullet> 12 CFR 4.33: Request for non-public OCC records or
testimony;
<bullet> 12 CFR 4.35(b)(3): Third parties requesting testimony;
<bullet> 12 CFR 4.37(a)(2): OCC former employee notifying OCC of
subpoena;
<bullet> 12 CFR 4.37(a) and (b): Prohibition on dissemination of
released information;
<bullet> 12 CFR 4.38(a) and (b): Restrictions on dissemination of
released information; and
<bullet> 12 CFR 4.39(d): Request for authenticated records or
certificate of nonexistence of records.
The OCC uses the information to process requests for non-public OCC
information and to determine if sufficient grounds exist for the OCC to
release the requested information or provide testimony that would
include a discussion of non-public information. This information
collection facilitates the processing of requests and expedites the
OCC's release of non-public information and testimony to the requester,
as appropriate.
Type of Review: Extension, without change, of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; individuals.
Number of Respondents: 2.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Total Annual Burden: 6 hours.
On April 8, 2021, the OCC published a 60-day notice for this
information collection, 86 FR 18371. No comments were received.
Comments continue to be invited on:
(a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether
the information has practical utility;
(b) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
collection of information;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected;
(d) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection 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.
Theodore J. Dowd,
Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
[FR Doc. 2021-15659 Filed 7-22-21; 8:45 am]
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