Notice2024-18666
Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection Renewal; Comment Request; Release of Non-Public Information
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Published
August 21, 2024
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). 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 Information."
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67711-67712]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18666]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection
Renewal; Comment Request; Release of Non-Public 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 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 Information.''
DATES: Comments must be received by October 21, 2024.
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#225250434b4c444d624d41410c56504743510c454d54"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2e5e5c4f474048416e414d4d005a5c4b4f5d00494158">[email protected]</span></a>.
<bullet> Mail: Chief Counsel's Office, Attention: Comment
Processing, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Attention: 1557-
0200, 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
``1557-0200'' 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.
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'' 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 ``1557-0200'' 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, 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 et seq.),
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.
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of title 44 generally 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
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information, before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, the OCC is publishing notice of the
renewal/revision of this collection.
Title: Release of Non-Public Information.
OMB Control No.: 1557-0200.
Type of Review: Regular.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; individuals.
Description: 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:
<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 the 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.
Estimated Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 6 hours.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and included in the request 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 OCC, including whether the
information has practical utility;
(b) The accuracy of the OCC'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.
Patrick T. Tierney,
Assistant Director, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
[FR Doc. 2024-18666 Filed 8-20-24; 8:45 am]
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