[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2815-2816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-1182]


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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: 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. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a respondent is not 
required to respond to, an information collection unless the 
information collection displays a currently valid OMB control number. 
The OCC is soliciting comment concerning its information collection 
titled, ``Release of Non-Public Information--12 CFR 4.'' The OCC also 
gives notice that it has sent the information collection to OMB for 
review and approval.

DATES: You should submit your comments to the OCC and the OMB Desk 
Officer by February 20, 2003.

ADDRESSES: You should direct comments to:
    Communications Division, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 
Public Information Room, Mailstop 1-5, Attention: 1557-0200, 250 E 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219. Due to delays in paper mail in the 
Washington area, commenters are encouraged to submit comments by fax or 
e-mail. Comments may be sent by fax to (202) 874-4448, or by e-mail to 
[email protected]. You can inspect and photocopy the comments 
at the OCC's Public Information Room, 250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20219. You can make an appointment to inspect the comments by calling 
(202) 874-5043.
    Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., OMB Desk Officer for the OCC, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You can request additional information 
or a copy of the collection from Jessie Dunaway, OCC Clearance Officer, 
or Camille Dixon, (202) 874-5090, Legislative and Regulatory Activities 
Division, 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: Release of Non-Public Information--12 CFR 4.
    OMB Number: 1557-0200.
    Description: This submission covers an existing regulation and 
involves no change to the regulation or to the information collection. 
The OCC requests only that OMB extend its approval of the information 
collection.
    The information collection requirements contained in 12 CFR part 4 
are as follows:
    Section 4.33 requires a person seeking non-public OCC information 
to submit a request in writing to the OCC.
    Section 4.35(b)(3) requires a third party to submit to the OCC a 
separate request for information beyond the scope of a previous request 
for testimony.
    Section 4.37(a)(2) requires current and former OCC employees 
subpoenaed or otherwise requested to provide information to notify the 
OCC.
    Section 4.37(b)(1)(i) requires any person, national bank, or other 
entity to seek OCC approval before disclosing non-public OCC 
information.
    Section 4.37(b)(3) requires any person, national bank, or other 
entity served with a request, subpoena, order, motion to compel, or 
other judicial or administrative process to provide non-

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public OCC information to notify the OCC.
    Section 4.38(a) and (b) requires may a condition a decision to 
release non-public OCC information on a written agreement of 
confidentiality or agreement of the parties to appropriate limitations.
    Section 4.39 requires requesters who require authenticated records 
or certificates to request certifications from the OCC.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; individuals.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 170.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 170.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 467 hours.

    Dated: January 10, 2003.
Mark J. Tenhundfeld,
Assistant Director, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division.
[FR Doc. 03-1182 Filed 1-17-03; 8:45 am]
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