Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection Renewal; Comment Request; Information Collection Revision; Comment Request; Municipal Securities Dealers and Government Securities Brokers and Dealers-Registration and Withdrawal
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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, "Municipal Securities Dealers and Government Securities Brokers and Dealers--Registration and Withdrawal."
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 118 (Monday, June 23, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26678-26679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-11415]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection
Renewal; Comment Request; Information Collection Revision; Comment
Request; Municipal Securities Dealers and Government Securities Brokers
and Dealers--Registration and Withdrawal
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,
``Municipal Securities Dealers and Government Securities Brokers and
Dealers--Registration and Withdrawal.''
DATES: Comments must be received by August 22, 2025.
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#ec9c9e8d85828a83ac838f8fc2989e898d9fc28b839a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b1c1c3d0d8dfd7def1ded2d29fc5c3d4d0c29fd6dec7">[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-
0184, 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
``1557-0184'' 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 OMB control number ``1557-0184'' or ``Municipal
Securities Dealers and Government Securities Brokers and Dealers--
Registration and Withdrawal.'' 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, 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 information, before submitting the
collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, the
OCC is publishing notice of the renewal of this collection.
Title: Municipal Securities Dealers and Government Securities
Brokers and Dealers--Registration and Withdrawal.
OMB Control No.: 1557-0184.
Form Numbers: MSD, MSDW,\1\ MSD-4, MSD-5, G-FIN, G-FINW, GFIN-4 and
GFIN-5.\2\
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\1\ The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) maintains
collections for the MSD and MSDW under OMB Control Nos. 3235-0083
and 3235-0087; however, there is a requirement that these be filed
with the OCC, which is covered by OMB Control No. 1557-0184.
\2\ The Department of the Treasury maintains collections for the
G-FIN-4 and G-FIN-5 under OMB Control No. 1530-0064; however, there
is a requirement that the forms be filed with the OCC, which is
covered by OMB Control No. 1557-0184.
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Type of Review: Regular.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; individuals.
Description: This information collection is required to satisfy the
requirements of section 15B and section 15C of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, which require, in part, any national bank or Federal
savings association that acts as a government securities broker/dealer
or a municipal securities dealer to file the appropriate form with the
OCC to inform the agency of its broker/dealer activities. The OCC uses
this information to determine which national banks and Federal savings
associations are acting as government securities broker/dealers and
municipal securities dealers and to monitor entry into and exit from
these activities by institutions and registered persons. The OCC also
uses the information in planning national bank and Federal savings
association examinations.
Estimated Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 13 (4 government securities
dealers and 9 municipal and government securities dealers).
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 612 responses.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 509.5 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. 2025-11415 Filed 6-20-25; 8:45 am]
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