[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 110 (Tuesday, June 8, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32095-32096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-12994]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency


Proposed Extension of Information Collection; 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. Currently, the OCC is soliciting comment concerning its extension 
without change of an information collection titled, ``Examination 
Questionnaire.''

DATES: You should submit written comments by August 9, 2004.

ADDRESSES: You should direct all written comments to the Communications 
Division, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Public Information 
Room, Mailstop 1-5, Attention: 1557-0199, 250 E Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20219. In addition, you may 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. 
You can make an appointment to inspect the comments by calling (202) 
874-5043.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You can request additional information 
or a copy of the collection from John Ference 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: Examination Questionnaire.
    OMB Number: 1557-0199.
    Description: This notice covers an extension without change of a 
currently approved collection of information titled Examination 
Questionnaire. The OCC has updated the estimated burden numbers and 
compensated for a

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reduction in the number of national banks, but has made no changes to 
the underlying collection of information. Completed Examination 
Questionnaires provide the OCC with information needed to properly 
evaluate the effectiveness of the examination process and agency 
communications. The OCC will use the information to identify problems 
or trends that may impair the effectiveness of the examination process, 
to identify ways to improve its service to the banking industry, and to 
analyze staff and training needs. A questionnaire is provided to each 
national bank at the conclusion of their supervisory cycle (12 or 18-
month period). A banker may now choose to complete this questionnaire 
on National BankNet, the OCC's secure extranet site.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 2,100.
    Total Annual Responses: 1,869.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 312 burden hours.
    Type of Review: Extension of OMB approval.
    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.
    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 startup costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.

    Dated: June 3, 2004.
Stuart Feldstein,
Assistant Director, Legislative & Regulatory Activities Division.
[FR Doc. 04-12994 Filed 6-7-04; 8:45 am]
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