[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 246 (Thursday, December 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 80487]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-32541]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review; comment request.

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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. The OCC may not conduct or sponsor, and a respondent is not 
required to respond to, an information collection that has been 
extended, revised, or implemented unless it displays a currently valid 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. Currently, the 
OCC is soliciting comments concerning an extension, without change, of 
an information collection titled Disclosure of Financial and Other 
Information by National Banks--12 CFR Part 18. The OCC also gives 
notice that it has sent the information collection to OMB for review.

DATES: You should submit your written comments to both OCC and the OMB 
Reviewer by January 22, 2001.

ADDRESSES: You should send your written comments to the Public 
Information Room, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E 
Street, SW., Attention: 1557-0182, Mailstop 1-5,Washington, DC 20219. 
In addition, you can send comments by facsimile transmission to (202) 
874-4448, or by electronic mail to [email protected]. You can 
inspect and photocopy the comments at the OCC's Public Reference Room, 
250 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20219 on business days. You can make 
an appointment to inspect the comments by calling (202)874-5043.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may request additional information 
from Thomas Ramsey, (202) 874-5586, Core Policy Development Division, 
or a copy of the collection and supporting documentation submitted to 
OMB from Jessie Dunaway, Clearance Officer, or Camille Dixon, (202) 
874-5090, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division (1557-0182), 
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20219.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OCC is proposing to extend OMB approval 
of the following information collection:
    Title: Disclosure of Financial and Other Information by National 
Banks--12 CFR 18.
    OMB Number: 1557-0182.
    Form Numbers: 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.
    This disclosure of information is needed to facilitate informed 
decisionmaking by existing and potential customers and investors by 
improving public understanding of, and confidence in, the financial 
condition of an individual national bank. The disclosed information is 
used by depositors, security holders, and the general public in 
evaluating the condition of, and deciding whether to do business with, 
a particular national bank. Disclosure and increased public knowledge 
complements OCC's efforts to promote the safety and soundness of 
national banks and the national banking system.
    The information collections contained in part 18 are found in 
Secs. 18.4(c) and 18.8. Section 18.4(c) permits a bank to prepare an 
optional narrative for inclusion in its annual disclosure statement. 
Section 18.8 requires that a national bank promptly furnish materials 
in response to a request.
    Type of Review: Extension, without change, of a currently approved 
collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,450.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 2,450.
    Frequency of Response: Annual.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,225 burden hours.
    OMB Reviewer: Alexander Hunt, (202) 395-7340, Paperwork Reduction 
Project 1557-0182, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10226, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: December 15, 2000.
Mark J. Tenhundfeld,
Assistant Director, Legislative & Regulatory Activities Division.
[FR Doc. 00-32541 Filed 12-20-00; 8:45 am]
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