[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9944-9945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-03179]
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NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for
Revision to a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment
Request
AGENCY: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA).
ACTION: Request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The NCUA intends to submit the following information
collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44
U.S.C. Chapter 35). This information collection is published to obtain
comments from the public.
DATES: Comments will be accepted until April 15, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to
the NCUA Contact and the OMB Reviewer listed below:
NCUA Contact: Tracy Crews, National Credit Union Administration,
1775 Duke Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3428, Fax No. 703-837-
2861, Email: [email protected].
OMB Contact: Office of Management and Budget, ATTN: Desk Officer
for the National Credit Union Administration, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information, a
copy of the information collection request, or a copy of submitted
comments should be directed to Tracy Crews at the National Credit Union
Administration, 1775 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-3428, or at
(703) 518-6444.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract and Request for Comments
NCUA is renewing the currently approved collection for 3133-0185.
The collection includes the NCUA Vendor Registration Form (NCUA 1772)
and instructions for completing the form. Section 342 of the Dodd-Frank
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (The ``Dodd-Frank Act'')
calls for NCUA (the ``Agency'') to promote the inclusion of minority-
owned and women-owned firms in the Agency's business activities. The
Dodd-Frank Act also requires NCUA to annually report to Congress the
total amounts paid to minority- and women-owned businesses. In order to
comply with this Congressional mandate, NCUA needs to collect certain
information from its current and potential vendors, so that it can
identify businesses that meet the criteria that must be reported to
Congress. Without the use of the vendor registration form, NCUA would
not be able to capture the type of information that Congress is
requiring under the Dodd-Frank Act. The section within the Dodd-Frank
Act that makes it necessary to collect this information is as follows:
Section 342(e)(2) Reports--Each office shall submit to Congress an
annual report regarding the actions taken by the agency and the Office
pursuant to this section, which shall include--the percentage of the
amounts described in paragraph (1) that were paid to contractors
described in subsection (c) (1) [minority-owned and women-owned
businesses]. The vendor information is to be submitted to the agency on
a one-time basis through a one-page vendor form. The one-page form is
brief and asks for simple, readily available information. Additionally,
NCUA plans to make this registration available electronically in a
format that allows vendors to complete and submit online, without
requiring any printing, manual entries, or faxing. The information
provided will be used to assign an ownership status to the vendor
(i.e., minority-owned business, woman-owned business) per the
requirements of the Act. Once an ownership status is assigned to each
vendor, NCUA will be able to calculate the total amounts of contracting
dollars paid to minority-owned and women-owned businesses. There is no
change in burden hours or cost from NCUA's last submission.
The NCUA requests that you send your comments on this collection to
the location listed in the addresses section. Your comments should
address: (a) The necessity of the information collection for the proper
performance of NCUA, including whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of our estimate of the burden
(hours and cost) of the collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways we could
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways we could minimize the burden of the collection
of the information on the respondents such as through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology. It is NCUA's policy to make all comments available to the
public for review. Comments submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval. All
comments will become a matter of public record.
II. Data
Proposal for the following collection of information:
OMB Number: 3133-0185.
Form Number: NCUA 1772.
Type of Review: Revision to the currently approved collection.
Title: NCUA Vendor Registration Form.
Description: Current and potential vendors complete a one-page
registration form. The form asks for basic information from vendors
interested in doing business with the agency. This information allows
NCUA to provide Congress with required reports on contracts with
minority-owned and women-owned firms.
Respondents: Current and potential vendors.
Estimated No. of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 1000.
Estimated Burden Hours Per Response: 10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 167 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $3,500.
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By the National Credit Union Administration Board on ------
February 6, 2013------.
Mary Rupp,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2013-03179 Filed 2-11-13; 8:45 am]
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