Notice2025-16510

Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection Renewal; Submission for OMB Review; Municipal Securities Dealers and Government Securities Brokers and Dealers-Registration and Withdrawal

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August 28, 2025

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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 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." The OCC also is giving notice that it has sent the collection to OMB for review.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 165 (Thursday, August 28, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42064-42065]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16510]


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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; 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.'' The OCC also is giving notice 
that it has sent the collection to OMB for review.

DATES: Comments must be received by September 29, 2025.

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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#f8888a9991969e97b8979b9bd68c8a9d998bd69f978e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1c6c6e7d75727a735c737f7f32686e797d6f327b736a">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    <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.
    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.
    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'' 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. 
The OCC asks the OMB to extend its approval of the collection in this 
notice.
    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: On June 23, 2025, the OCC published a 60-day notice for 
this information collection, (90 FR 26678). No comments were received.
    Comments continue to be 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.

Carl Kaminski,
Assistant Director, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
[FR Doc. 2025-16510 Filed 8-27-25; 8:45 am]
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