Notice2022-14060
Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection Revision; Comment Request; Licensing Manual
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Published
July 1, 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 revision to 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 respondents are 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 "Licensing Manual."
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 126 (Friday, July 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39590-39592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14060]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection
Revision; Comment Request; Licensing Manual
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 the revision to 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 respondents are 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 ``Licensing Manual.''
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 30, 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#641416050d0a020b240b07074a10160105174a030b12"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ee9e9c8f87808881ae818d8dc09a9c8b8f9dc0898198">[email protected]</span></a>.
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<bullet> Mail: Chief Counsel's Office, Attention: Comment
Processing, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Attention: 1557-
0014, 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
``1557-0014'' 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.
Following the close of this notice's 60-day comment period, the OCC
will publish a second notice with a 30-day comment period. 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 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'' drop down menu, and
click on ``Information Collection Review.'' 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 ``1557-0014'' or ``Licensing Manual.''
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, 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 OMB for each collection of
information 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 or revision 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 revision of the collection of information set
forth in this document.
Title: Licensing Manual.
OMB Control No.: 1557-0014.
Abstract: The Licensing Manual sets forth the OCC's policies and
procedures for the formation of a national bank or Federal branch or
agency, entry into the Federal banking system by other institutions,
and corporate expansion and structural changes by existing banks. The
Manual includes sample documents to assist the applicant in
understanding the types of information the OCC needs in order to
process a filing. An applicant may use the format of the sample
documents or any other format that provides sufficient information for
the OCC to act on a particular filing, including the OCC's electronic
filing system, the Central Application Tracking System (CATS).
To reflect revisions to 12 CFR part 5, which was revised effective
January 11, 2021,\1\ the following applications, notices and templates
are being amended.
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\1\ 85 FR 80404 (December 11, 2020).
<bullet> Instructions--Bylaws (National Banks)
<bullet> Instructions--Articles of Association (National Banks)
<bullet> Articles of Association (National Banks)
<bullet> Model Bylaws for Stock Associations (Federal Savings
Associations)
<bullet> Model Charter for Stock Associations (Federal Savings
Associations)
<bullet> Federal Mutual Association Charter (Federal Savings
Associations)
<bullet> Federal Mutual Association Bylaws (Federal Savings
Associations)
<bullet> Application for Charter or Bylaw Amendment (Federal Savings
Associations)
<bullet> Notice for Charter and Bylaw Amendment (Federal Savings
Associations)
<bullet> Management Interlock Application
<bullet> Increase in Permanent Capital and Preferred Stock Terms
Application
<bullet> Increase in Permanent Capital Notice
<bullet> Application for Reduction of Permanent Capital, or Dividends
Payable in Property Other Than Cash, or Capital Distribution
<bullet> Reverse Stock Split Application
<bullet> Quasi-Reorganization Application
<bullet> Issuance of, or Prepayment of, or Material Changes to
Subordinated Debt After-the-Fact Notice
<bullet> Issuance of Subordinated Debt and Inclusion as Tier 2 Capital
Application
<bullet> Prepayment of, or Material Changes to, Existing Subordinated
Debt Application
<bullet> Operating Subsidiary Application
<bullet> Other Equity and Pass-Through Investments Application
<bullet> Operating Subsidiary After-the-Fact Notice (National Banks)
<bullet> Equity Investment in Statutory Subsidiary After-the-Fact
Notice (National Banks)
<bullet> Financial Subsidiary Application (National Banks)
<bullet> Financial Subsidiary Certification (National Banks)
<bullet> Financial Subsidiary Application and Certification (National
Banks)
<bullet> Bank Service Company Notice
<bullet> Service Corporation Application (Federal Savings Associations)
<bullet> Subsidiary Redesignation Notice (Federal Savings Associations)
<bullet> 12 U.S.C. 1828(m) Investment Application (Federal Savings
Associations)
<bullet> After-the-Fact Notice for Satisfaction of DPC Other Equity
Investments and Pass-Through Investments
<bullet> After-the-Fact Notice for Other Equity Investments and Pass
Through Investments
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals; Businesses or other for-profit.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,694.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 12,481.15.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and included in the submission to OMB. Comments are requested on:
(a) Whether the information collections are necessary for the
proper performance of the OCC's functions, including whether the
information has practical utility;
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(b) The accuracy of the OCC's estimates of the burden of the
information collections, including the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(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.
Theodore J. Dowd,
Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
[FR Doc. 2022-14060 Filed 6-30-22; 8:45 am]
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