[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 78 (Wednesday, April 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22761-22762]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-09253]
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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; Policy Communications Survey
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 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 (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, ``Policy Communications Survey.'' The
OCC is also giving notice that it has sent the collection to OMB for
review.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 23, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Because paper mail in the Washington, DC area and at the OCC
is subject to delay, commenters are encouraged to submit comments by
email if possible. Comments may be sent to: Legislative and Regulatory
Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency,
Attention: 1557-0226, 400 7th Street SW., Suite 3E-218, Mail Stop 9W-
11, Washington, DC 20219. In addition, comments may be sent by fax to
(571) 465-4326 or 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.
All comments received, including attachments and other supporting
materials, are part of the public record and subject to public
disclosure. Do not enclose any information in your comment or
supporting materials that you consider confidential or inappropriate
for public disclosure.
Additionally, please send a copy of your comments by mail to: OCC
Desk Officer, 1557-0226, U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street NW., 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or by email to: oira
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Johnny Vilela or Mary H. Gottlieb, OCC
Clearance Officers, (202) 649-5490, for persons who are deaf or hard of
hearing, TTY, (202) 649-5597, Legislative and Regulatory Activities
Division, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 400 7th Street
SW., Washington, DC 20219.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal
agencies must obtain approval from the OMB for each collection of
information 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 is proposing to extend OMB approval of the following
information collection:
Title: Policy Communications Survey.
OMB Control Number: 1557-0226.
Description: This information collection provides the OCC with
information needed to evaluate properly the effectiveness of its policy
guidance, found in publications such as bulletins, advisories, and the
Comptroller's Handbook. This collection focuses on the evaluation of
one specific communications product known as bank supervision policy
guidance.
Type of Review: Regular review.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,769 (1221 national banks; 48
Federal branches and agencies of foreign banks; 500 Federal savings
associations)
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 1,769.
Estimated Frequency of Response: Once annually.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 442.25 hours.
The OCC issued a 60-day Federal Register notice on February 14,
2014. 79 FR 9047. 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;
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(b) The accuracy of the OCC's estimate of the burden of the
information collection;
(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: April 17, 2014.
Stuart E. Feldstein,
Director, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division.
[FR Doc. 2014-09253 Filed 4-22-14; 8:45 am]
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