Notice2022-06537
Agency Information Collection Requirements; Information Collection Renewals; Submission for OMB Review; Request for a Religious Exception to the COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement; and Request for a Medical Exception to the COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement
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Published
March 29, 2022
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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 collections titled, "Request for a Religious Exception to the COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement;" and "Request for a Medical Exception to the COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement." The OCC is also giving notice that it has sent the collection to OMB for review.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18068-18070]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06537]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Agency Information Collection Requirements; Information
Collection Renewals; Submission for OMB Review; Request for a Religious
Exception to the COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement; and Request for a
Medical Exception to the COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement
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
collections titled, ``Request for a Religious Exception to the COVID-19
Vaccine Requirement;'' and ``Request for a Medical Exception to the
COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement.'' The OCC is also giving notice that it
has sent the collection to OMB for review.
DATES: You should submit written comments by April 28, 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#39494b5850575f5679565a5a174d4b5c584a175e564f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a7d7d5c6cec9c1c8e7c8c4c489d3d5c2c6d489c0c8d1">[email protected]</span></a>.
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<bullet> Mail: Chief Counsel's Office, Attention: Comment
Processing, 1557-0352 or 1557-0353, 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
``1557-0352 or ``1557-0353'' 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 also 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.
On January 18, 2022, the OCC published a 60-day notice for this
information collection, 87 FR 2669. You may review comments and other
related materials that pertain to this information collection following
the close of the 30-day comment period for this notice by the method
set forth in the next bullet.
<bullet> Viewing Comments Electronically: Go to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>.
Hover over the ``Information Collection Review'' tab and click on
``Information Collection Review'' drop-down menu. From the ``Currently
under Review'' drop-down menu, select ``Department of Treasury'' and
then click ``submit.'' This information collection can be located by
searching by OMB control number ``1557-0352'' or ``1557-0353''or
``Request for a Religious Exception to the COVID-19 Vaccine
Requirement;'' and ``Request for a Medical Exception to the COVID-19
Vaccine Requirement.''. 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. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a
speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay
services.
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. The OCC requests that OMB extend its approval of the
emergency approvals for the collections in this notice.
Title: Request for a Religious Exception to the COVID-19 Vaccine
Requirement.
OMB Control No.: 1557-0353.
Title: Request for a Medical Exception to the COVID-19 Vaccine
Requirement.
OMB Control No.: 1557-0352.
Abstract: The President, by Executive order 13991 (January 20,
2021) established the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force. The Taskforce
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 Taskforce 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. To determine whether
employees who requested a religious or medical exception qualified for
the exception sought, or, alternatively, were required to comply with
the November 22 deadline, the OCC developed the ``Request for Religious
Exception to the COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement Form'' and the
``Request for Medical Exception to the COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement
Form'' (collectively, Request forms). The Request forms were developed,
consistent with guidance issued by the Task force and the U.S.
Department of Treasury's Office of Civil Rights and Diversity, to
gather information from employees and applicants for employment who
requested religious or medical exceptions to determine whether such
employees qualified for legal exceptions to the vaccine requirement.
The Request forms also were used to collect information from job
applicants who requested a legal exception upon receiving an offer of
employment from the OCC.
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: Businesses or other for-profit; individuals.
Religious Exception:
Estimated Number of Respondents: 4 Job Applicants.
Estimated Burden per Respondent: 0.50 hours.
Total Burden: 2 hours.
Medical Exception:
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2 Job Applicants; 66 Medical
Professionals.
Estimated Burden per Respondent: 0.25 hours for Job Applicants;
0.50 hours for Medical Professionals.
Total Burden: 33.5 hours.
On January 18, 2022, the OCC published a 60-day notice for this
information collection, 87 FR 2669. No comments were received. Comments
continue to be invited on:
(a) Whether the collections of information are 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
collections 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 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.
A Notice Regarding Injunctions
The vaccination requirement issued pursuant to E.O. 14043, is
currently the
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subject of a nationwide injunction. While that injunction remains in
place, the OCC will not process requests for a medical or religious
exception from the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to E.O.
14043. The OCC will also not request the submission of any medical or
religious information related to a request for an exception from the
vaccination requirement pursuant to E.O. 14043 while the injunction
remains in place. But the OCC may nevertheless receive information
regarding a medical or religious exception. That is because, if the OCC
were to receive a request for an exception from the COVID-19
vaccination requirement pursuant to E.O. 14043 during the pendency of
the injunction, the OCC will accept the request, hold it in abeyance,
and notify the employee who submitted the request that implementation
and enforcement of the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to
E.O. 14043 is currently enjoined and that an exception therefore is not
necessary so long as the injunction is in place. In other words, during
the pendency of the injunction, any information collection related to
requests for medical or religious exception from the COVID-19
vaccination requirement pursuant to E.O. 14043 is not undertaken to
implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement.
Theodore J. Dowd,
Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
[FR Doc. 2022-06537 Filed 3-28-22; 8:45 am]
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