[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 3, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14313-14314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06585]
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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 the renewal of its
information collection titled, ``Release of Non-Public Information.''
DATES: You should submit written comments by June 4, 2018.
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. You may submit comments by any of the following
methods:
Email: [email protected].
Mail: Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division,
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Attention: 1557-0200, 400
7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218, Washington, DC 20219.
Hand Delivery/Courier: 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218,
Washington, DC 20219.
Fax: (571) 465-4326.
Instructions: You must include ``OCC'' as the agency name and
``1557-0200'' in your comment. In general, the OCC will publish them on
www.reginfo.gov without change, including any business or personal
information that you provide, such as name and address information,
email addresses, or phone numbers. 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.
You may review comments and other related materials that pertain to
this information collection beginning on the date of publication of the
second notice for this collection \1\ by any of the following methods:
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\1\ Following the close of the 60-Day comment period for this
notice, the OCC will publish a notice for 30 days of comment for
this collection.
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Viewing Comments Electronically: Go to www.reginfo.gov.
Click on the ``Information Collection Review'' tab. Underneath the
``Currently under Review'' section heading, from the drop-down menu,
select ``Department of
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Treasury'' and then click ``submit.'' This information collection can
be located by searching by OMB control number ``1557-0200'' or
``Release of Non-public Information.'' Upon finding the appropriate
information collection, click on the related ``ICR Reference Number.''
On the next screen, select ``View Supporting Statement and Other
Documents'' and then click on the link to any comment listed at the
bottom of the screen.
For assistance in navigating www.reginfo.gov, please
contact the Regulatory Information Service Center at (202) 482-7340.
Viewing Comments Personally: You may personally inspect
and photocopy comments at the OCC, 400 7th Street SW, Washington, DC.
For security reasons, the OCC requires that visitors make an
appointment to inspect comments. You may do so by calling (202) 649-
6700 or, for persons who are deaf or hearing impaired, TTY, (202) 649-
5597. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shaquita Merritt, OCC Clearance
Officer, (202) 649-5490 or, for persons who are deaf or hearing
impaired, TTY, (202) 649-5597, Legislative and Regulatory Activities
Division, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 400 7th Street SW,
Suite 3E-218, Washington, DC 20219.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), federal
agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for each collection of information that 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. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of title 44 requires federal
agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning
each proposed collection of information, including each proposed
extension of an existing collection of information, before submitting
the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement,
the OCC is publishing notice of the proposed collection of information
set forth in this document.
Title: Release of Non-Public Information.
OMB Control No.: 1557-0200.
Abstract: The information collection 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:
(1) 12 CFR 4.33: Request for non-public OCC records or testimony.
(2) 12 CFR 4.35(b)(3): Third parties requesting testimony.
(3) 12 CFR 4.37(a)(2): OCC former employee notifying OCC of
subpoena.
(4) 12 CFR 4.37(a) and (b): Prohibition on dissemination of
released information.
(5) 12 CFR 4.38(a) and (b): Restrictions on dissemination of
released information.
(6) 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: 2.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Total Annual Burden: 6 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: March 26, 2018.
Karen Solomon,
Acting Senior Deputy Comptroller and Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2018-06585 Filed 4-2-18; 8:45 am]
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