Notice2022-04810
Agency Information Collection Requirements; Information Collection Renewals; Comment Requests; Request for COVID-19 Vaccine Status and Proof of Vaccination
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Published
March 8, 2022
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 the renewal of two information collections 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, "Request for COVID-19 Vaccine Status and Proof of Vaccination."
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13042-13043]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04810]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Agency Information Collection Requirements; Information
Collection Renewals; Comment Requests; Request for COVID-19 Vaccine
Status and Proof of Vaccination
AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and requests 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 the renewal of two
information collections 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, ``Request for COVID-19 Vaccine Status and Proof of
Vaccination.''
DATES: You should submit written comments by May 9, 2022.
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#a2d2d0c3cbccc4cde2cdc1c18cd6d0c7c3d18cc5cdd4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c8b8baa9a1a6aea788a7ababe6bcbaada9bbe6afa7be">[email protected]</span></a>.
<bullet> Mail: Chief Counsel's Office, Attention: Comment
Processing, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Attention: 1557-
0355, 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
``1557-0355'' 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.
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 these collections by the method set forth in the next
bullet. Following the close of this notice's 60-day comment period, the
OCC will publish a second notice with a 30-day comment period:
<bullet> Viewing Comments Electronically: Go to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>.
Hover over the ``Information Collection Review'' drop-down menu. From
the ``Currently under Review'' drop-down menu select ``Department of
Treasury'' and then click ``submit.'' These information collections can
be located by searching: OMB control number ``1557-0355'' or ``Request
for COVID-19 Vaccine Status and Proof of Vaccination.''
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 Office of Management and Budget
(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. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of title 44 requires Federal
agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning
each proposed collection of information, including each proposed
extension of an existing collection of information, before submitting
the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement,
the OCC is publishing notice of the renewal of the emergency approval
granted to the information collection set forth in this document.
Title: Request for COVID-19 Vaccine Status and Proof of
Vaccination.''
OMB Control No.: 1557-0355.
Abstract: The President, by Executive order 13991 (January 20,
2021) established the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (Task Force).
The Task Force was established to give the heads of Federal agencies
ongoing guidance to keep their employees safe and their agencies
operating during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Task Force issued guidance,
in accordance with the President's Executive Order 14043 (September 9,
2021), requiring Federal employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by
November 22, 2021 absent a legally required exception. The Task Force
issued guidance regarding individuals who start their government
service after November 22, 2021, stating that those individuals should
be fully vaccinated prior to their start date, except in limited
circumstances where an accommodation is legally required. The guidance
also provided that agencies should require documentation to prove
vaccination status of those individuals prior to the enter on-duty
date. To determine whether individuals who have been offered a position
with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) are fully
vaccinated during the onboarding process and before their enter on-duty
date, in compliance with the Task Force guidance, the OCC developed the
Appian vaccine attestation form in an online application (Attestation
Form). The Attestation Form was developed, consistent with guidance
issued by the Task Force and the U.S. Department of Treasury, to gather
information from current and prospective employees regarding their
vaccination status and proof of vaccination.
To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide
injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending
on the course of ongoing litigation, Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19
vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring
Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees while the
injunction is in effect.
Type of Review: Extension, without change, of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Burden Estimate:
Estimated Number of Respondents: 250.
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Estimated Burden per Respondent: 0.25 Hours.
Total Burden: 62.5 Hours.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and included in the requests for OMB approval. All comments will become
a matter of public record. Comments are 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 estimates 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. 2022-04810 Filed 3-7-22; 8:45 am]
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