Notice2026-02126
Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection Renewal; Comment Request; Assessment of Fees
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Published
February 3, 2026
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 its information collection titled, "Assessment of Fees."
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 3, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5032-5033]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02126]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection
Renewal; Comment Request; Assessment of Fees
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 its information collection titled, ``Assessment of
Fees.''
DATES: Comments must be received by April 6, 2026.
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#bececcdfd7d0d8d1fed1dddd90caccdbdfcd90d9d1c8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f78785969e999198b7989494d98385929684d9909881">[email protected]</span></a>.
<bullet> Mail: Chief Counsel's Office, Attention: Comment
Processing, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Attention: 1557-
0223, 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
``1557-0223'' 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
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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 ``1557-0223'' or
``Assessment of Fees.'' 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: Assessment of Fees.
OMB Control No.: 1557-0223.
Type of Review: Regular.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
Description: The OCC is requesting comment on its proposed
extension, without change, of the information collection titled,
``Assessment of Fees.'' The OCC is authorized by the National Bank Act
(for national banks and Federal branches and agencies) and the Home
Owners' Loan Act (for Federal savings associations) to collect
assessments, fees, and other charges as necessary or appropriate to
carry out the responsibilities of the OCC. 12 U.S.C. 16, 481, 482 and
1467. The OCC requires independent credit card national banks and
independent credit card Federal savings associations (collectively,
independent credit card institutions) to pay an additional assessment
based on receivables attributable to accounts owned by the national
bank or Federal savings association. 12 CFR 8.2(c). Independent credit
card institutions are national banks or Federal savings associations
that engage primarily in credit card operations and are not affiliated
with a full-service national bank or full-service Federal savings
association. 12 CFR 8.2(c)(3)(vi) and (vii). Under 12 CFR 8.2(c)(2),
the OCC also has the authority to assess an independent credit card
institution that is affiliated with a full-service national bank or
full-service Federal savings association if the OCC concludes that the
affiliation is intended to evade the requirements of 12 CFR part 8. The
OCC requires independent credit card institutions to report receivables
attributable data to the OCC semiannually or at a time specified by the
OCC. 12 CFR 8.2(c)(4). ``Receivables attributable'' are the total
amount of outstanding balances due on credit card accounts owned by
independent credit card institutions (the receivables attributable to
those accounts) on the last day of an assessment period minus
receivables retained on the national bank or Federal savings
association's balance sheet as of that day. 12 CFR 8.2(c)(3)(viii). The
OCC uses the information to calculate the assessment for each national
bank and Federal savings association and adjust the assessment rate for
independent credit card institutions over time.
Estimated Burden
Estimated Frequency of Response: Semiannually.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 10 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.
Christopher A. Crawford,
Acting Assistant Director, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
[FR Doc. 2026-02126 Filed 2-2-26; 8:45 am]
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