[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 38 (Monday, February 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 8316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03825]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection
Renewal; 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 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.
Currently, the OCC is soliciting comment concerning the renewal of
an existing collection titled ``Bank Appeals Follow-Up Questionnaire.''
DATES: You should submit written comments by April 27, 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: 1557-0332, 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
``1557-0332'' 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 Treasury'' and then click ``submit''. This
information collection can be located by searching by OMB control
number ``1557-0332'' or ``Bank Appeals Follow-Up Questionnaire.'' 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, 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 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 renewal 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 renewal of the collection of information set forth in this
document.
Title: Bank Appeals Follow-Up Questionnaire.
OMB Control No.: 1557-0332.
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 efforts
to provide a fair and expeditious appeals process and suggestions to
enhance the bank appeals process. The Ombudsman uses 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.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 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 collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the OCC, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) The accuracy of the OCC'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: February 20, 2018.
Karen Solomon,
Acting Senior Deputy Comptroller and Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2018-03825 Filed 2-23-18; 8:45 am]
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