[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 75 (Monday, April 19, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20963-20964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8746]


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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 renewal, without change, 
of an information collection titled ``Disclosure of Financial and Other 
Information by National Banks--12 CFR 18.'' 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 May 19, 2004.

ADDRESSES: You should direct your comments to:
    OCC: Communications Division, Office of the Comptroller of the 
Currency, Public Reference Room, Mailstop 1-5, Attention: 1557-0182, 
250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219. You are encouraged to submit 
your comments by facsimile transmission or electronic mail. Comments 
may be sent 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. You can make an appointment to 
inspect the comments by calling (202) 874-5043. Additionally, you may 
request copies of comments via electronic mail or CD-ROM by contacting 
the OCC's Public Reference Room at http://[email protected].
    OMB: Mark Menchik, OMB Desk Officer, Control Number 1557-0182, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503. Alternatively, you may send a comment by facsimile transmission 
to (202) 395-6974 or by electronic mail to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You can request additional information 
or a copy of the information collection from John Ference, Acting 
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: Disclosure of Financial and Other Information by National 
Banks--12 CFR 18.
    OMB Number: 1557-0182.
    Form Number: None.
    Abstract: This submission covers 12 CFR Part 18, 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.
    The information collections contained in part 18 are found in 12 
CFR 18.4(c) and 18.8. Section 18.4(c) permits a national 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.
    This disclosure of information is needed to facilitate informed 
decision making by existing and potential customers and investors by 
improving public understanding of and confidence in, the financial 
condition of an individual national bank. Depositors, security holders, 
and the general public use the information 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.
    Type of Review: Extension, without change, of a currently approved 
collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,150.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 2,150.

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    Frequency of Response: Annual.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,075 hours.
    Comments: The OCC has a continuing interest in the public's opinion 
regarding collections of information. All comments will become a matter 
of public record. The OCC received no comments in response to its 
initial Federal Register notice (69 FR 390; January 5, 2004) regarding 
renewal of this information collection. Nevertheless, members of the 
public still are invited to submit comments regarding any aspect of 
this collection of information. Comments are invited specifically 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 startup costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.

    Dated: April 13, 2004.
Mark Tenhundfeld,
Assistant Director, Legislative & Regulatory Activities Division.
[FR Doc. 04-8746 Filed 4-16-04; 8:45 am]
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