[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 16 (Monday, January 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4038-4039]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01350]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Agency Information Collection Requirements; Information
Collection Renewal; Comment Request; Release of Non-Public Information
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 renewal of its information
collection titled, ``Release of Non-Public Information.''
DATES: You should submit written comments by March 27, 2015.
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: 1557-0200, 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.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary H. Gottlieb, OCC Clearance
Officer, (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., Suite
3E-218, Mail Stop 9W-11, Washington, DC 20219.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OCC is proposing to extend OMB approval
of the following information collection:
Title: Release of Non-Public Information--12 CFR 4, Subpart C.
OMB Number: 1557-0200.
Form Number: None.
Abstract: This submission covers an existing regulation and
involves no change to the regulation or to the information collections
embodied in the regulation. The OCC requests only that OMB renew its
approval of the information collections in the current regulation.
The information requirements require individuals who are requesting
non-public OCC information to provide the OCC with information
regarding the legal grounds for the request. The release of non-public
OCC information to a requester without sufficient legal grounds to
obtain the information would inhibit open consultation between a bank
and the OCC, thereby impairing the OCC's supervisory and regulatory
mission. The OCC is entitled, under statute and case law, to require
requesters to demonstrate that they have sufficient legal grounds for
the OCC to release non-public OCC information. The OCC needs to
identify the requester's legal grounds to determine if it should
release the requested non-public OCC information.
The information requirements in 12 CFR part 4, subpart C, are as
follows:
12 CFR 4.33: Request for non-public OCC records or
testimony.
12 CFR 4.35(b)(3): Third parties requesting testimony.
12 CFR 4.37(a)(2): OCC former employee notifying OCC of
subpoena.
12 CFR 4.37(a) and (b): Limitation on dissemination of
released information.
12 CFR 4.38(a) and (b): Conditions on dissemination of
released information.
12 CFR 4.39(d): Request for authenticated records or
certificate of nonexistence of records.
The OCC uses the information to process requests for non-public OCC
information and to determine if sufficient grounds exist for the OCC to
release the requested information or provide testimony that would
include a discussion of non-public information. This information
collection facilitates the processing of requests and expedites the
OCC's release of non-public information and testimony to the requester,
as appropriate.
Type of Review: Extension, without change, of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; individuals.
Number of Respondents: 83.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Total Annual Burden: 241 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 agency, including whether
the information has practical utility;
(b) The accuracy of the agency'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 20, 2015.
Stuart E. Feldstein,
Director, Legislative & Regulatory Activities Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-01350 Filed 1-23-15; 8:45 am]
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