[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 108 (Friday, June 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 32204]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-13819]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Information
Collection; Comment Request; Bank Appeals Follow-Up Questionnaire
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 new 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 collection of new information titled, ``Bank Appeals
Follow-Up Questionnaire.''
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 4, 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-NEW, 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 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 include any information in your comment or
supporting materials that you consider confidential or inappropriate
for public disclosure.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shaquita Merritt, 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., Washington, DC 20219.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Bank Appeals Follow-Up Questionnaire.
OMB Control No.: To be assigned by OMB.
Type of Review: Regular.
Description: The OCC's Office of the Ombudsman (Ombudsman) is
committed to assessing its efforts to provide a fair and expeditious
appeal process to institutions under OCC supervision. To perform this
assessment, it is necessary to obtain feedback from individual
appellant institutions on the effectiveness of the Ombudsman's current
efforts to provide a fair and expeditious appeals process and
suggestions to enhance the bank appeals process. The Ombudsman will use
the information gathered to assess adherence to OCC Bulletin 2013-15,
``Bank Appeals Process,'' dated June 7, 2013, for each appeal submitted
and to enhance its bank appeals program.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
Burden Estimates:
Estimated Number of Respondents: 15.
Estimated Number of Responses: 15.
Estimated Annual Burden: 2.5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Comments: 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 collections of information are necessary for the
proper performance of the OCC's functions, including whether the
information has practical utility;
(b) The accuracy of the OCC's estimates of the burden of the
information collections, including the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(d) Ways to minimize the burden of information collections on
respondents, including through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
(e) Estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.
Dated: June 1, 2015.
Mary H. Gottlieb,
Regulatory Specialist, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-13819 Filed 6-4-15; 8:45 am]
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