Notice2022-26345
Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection Renewal; Submission for OMB Review; Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies and Diversity Self-Assessment, Template for OCC-Regulated Entities
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Published
December 5, 2022
Issuing agencies
Treasury DepartmentComptroller of the Currency
Abstract
The OCC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites comment on a continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The OCC may not conduct or sponsor, and a 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 on the renewal of its information collection titled "Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies and Diversity Self-Assessment Template for OCC-Regulated Entities." The OCC also is giving notice that it has sent the information collection to OMB for review.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 232 (Monday, December 5, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74469-74470]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26345]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection
Renewal; Submission for OMB Review; Joint Standards for Assessing the
Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies
and Diversity Self-Assessment, Template for OCC-Regulated Entities
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 comment on a continuing information
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).
The OCC may not conduct or sponsor, and a 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 on the renewal of its information collection titled
``Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of
Entities Regulated by the Agencies and Diversity Self-Assessment
Template for OCC-Regulated Entities.'' The OCC also is giving notice
that it has sent the information collection to OMB for review.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 4, 2023.
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#ccbcbeada5a2aaa38ca3afafe2b8bea9adbfe2aba3ba"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="28585a4941464e4768474b4b065c5a4d495b064f475e">[email protected]</span></a>.
<bullet> Mail: Chief Counsel's Office, Attention: Comment
Processing, 1557-0334, 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) 293-4835.
Instructions: You must include ``OCC'' as the agency name and
``1557-0334'' 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, 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
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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>. You can find this
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
On September 8, 2022, the OCC published a 60-day notice for this
information collection, (87 FR 55082). No comments were received. You
may review any comments and other related materials that pertain to
this information collection at the beginning 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'' from the 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 ``1557-0334'' or ``Joint
Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of
Entities Regulated by the Agencies and Diversity Self-Assessment
Template for OCC-Regulated Entities.'' 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 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 renew its approval of the collection in this notice.
Title: Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and
Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies and Diversity Self-
Assessment Template for OCC-Regulated Entities.
OMB Control No.: 1557-0334.
Abstract: This information collection sets forth standards for OCC-
regulated entities to voluntarily self-assess their diversity and
inclusion policies and practices and includes a template to assist with
the self-assessment. The template is now a PDF fillable form, which
replaces the current Excel spreadsheet template. No other substantive
changes were made to the template. The template (1) asks for general
information about a respondent; (2) includes questions and solicits
comments for certain standards about program successes and challenges;
(3) asks for a description of current practices for the self-assessment
standards; (4) seeks additional diversity and inclusion data; and (5)
provides an opportunity for a respondent to provide other information
regarding or comment on the self-assessment of its diversity and
inclusion policies and practices. The OCC may use the information
submitted to monitor progress and trends in the financial services
industry regarding diversity and inclusion in employment and
contracting activities and to identify and highlight diversity and
inclusion policies and practices that have been successful. The OCC
will continue to reach out to the entities it regulates and other
interested parties to discuss diversity and inclusion in the financial
services industry and share leading practices. Finally, if an OCC-
regulated entity submits confidential commercial information that is
both customarily and actually treated as private by the entity, the
entity can designate the information as private, and the OCC will treat
the self-assessment information as private to the extent permitted by
law, including the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552, et seq.
Type of Review: Regular.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
Burden Estimates:
Estimated Number of Respondents: 82 (24 new respondents; 58 repeat
respondents) of 327 institutions with greater than 100 employees that
are requested to submit.
Frequency of Collection: Annual.
Average Annual Response Time per Respondent: 8 hours for new
respondents and 4 hours for repeat respondents.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 424 hours.
Comments: On September 8, 2022, the OCC published a 60-day notice
for this information collection, (87 FR 55082), in response to which
the OCC received no comments. Comments continue to be solicited on:
(a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the OCC, including whether the
information has practical utility;
(b) Whether the OCC has accurately estimated the information
collection burden;
(c) How the OCC can enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected;
(d) How the OCC can minimize the burden of the collection on
respondents, including through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology; and
(e) The respondents' estimated capital or start-up costs, as well
as the costs of operating, maintaining, and purchasing services
necessary to provide the information being collected.
Theodore J. Dowd,
Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
[FR Doc. 2022-26345 Filed 12-2-22; 8:45 am]
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