[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 9 (Monday, January 14, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2719-2720]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-00531]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Information
Collection; Submission for OMB Review
AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), as part
of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on a continuing information collection, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a respondent is not
required to respond to, an information collection unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number. The OCC is soliciting comment
concerning its information collection titled, ``Securities Exchange Act
Disclosure Rules and Securities of Federal Savings Associations.''
The OCC also is announcing that the proposed collection of
information has
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been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review
and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments must be received by February 13, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Communications Division, Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency, Mailstop 6W-11, Attention: 1557-0106, Washington, DC 20219.
In addition, comments may be sent by electronic mail to
[email protected]. You may personally inspect and photocopy
comments at the OCC, 400 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20219. For
security reasons, the OCC requires that visitors make an appointment to
inspect comments. You may do so by calling (202) 649-6700. Upon
arrival, visitors will be required to present valid government-issued
photo identification and to submit to security screening in order to
inspect and photocopy comments.
Additionally, please send a copy of your comments by mail to: OCC
Desk Officer, 1557-0106, U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street NW. 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or by electronic mail
to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You can request additional information
or a copy of the collection from Johnny Vilela or Mary H. Gottlieb, OCC
Clearance Officers, (202) 649-5490, Legislative and Regulatory
Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency,
Washington, DC 20219.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, the OCC
has submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB
for review and clearance.
Securities Exchange Act Disclosure Rules and Securities of Federal
Savings Association--12 CFR 11 and 12 CFR 194 (OMB Control Number 1557-
0106)
The OCC is proposing to extend OMB approval of the following
information collection:
Title: Securities Exchange Act Disclosure Rules (12 CFR part 11)
and Securities of Federal Savings Associations (12 CFR part 194).
OMB Control No.: 1557-0106.
Description: This submission covers an existing regulation and
involves no change to the regulation or to the information collection
requirements. The OCC requests only that OMB approve its revised
estimates.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is required by statute
to collect, through regulation, from any firm that is required to
register its stock with the SEC, certain information and documents. 15
U.S.C. 78m(a)(1). Federal law requires the OCC to apply equivalent
requirements to any national bank or Federal savings association
required to be registered (those with a class of equity securities held
by 2,000 or more shareholders). 15 U.S.C. 78l(i).
12 CFR parts 11 and 194 seek to ensure that a national bank or
Federal savings association whose securities are subject to
registration provides adequate information about its operations to
current and potential shareholders, depositors, and to the public. The
OCC reviews the information to ensure that registered national banks
and Federal savings associations comply with Federal law and makes
public all information required to be filed under these rules.
Investors, depositors, and the public use this information to make
informed investment decisions.
In the Federal Register of October 24, 2012 (77 FR 65054), the OCC
published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the templates
and the collection of information. The OCC received no comments on the
collection of information portion of the notice.
Burden Estimates
The OCC estimates the burden of this collection of information as
follows:
Estimated Number of Respondents: 14.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 78.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 522.5 hours.
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.
Dated: January 8, 2013.
Michele Meyer,
Assistant Director, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-00531 Filed 1-11-13; 8:45 am]
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