[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 242 (Monday, December 18, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75812-75813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-21464]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment 
Request--Interagency Guidance on Response Programs for Unauthorized 
Access to Customer Information and Customer Notice

AGENCY: Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and continuing 
information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507. The Office of Thrift Supervision within the 
Department of the Treasury will submit the proposed information 
collection requirement described below to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. 
Today, OTS is soliciting public comments on its proposal to extend this 
information collection.

DATES: Submit written comments on or before February 16, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referring to the collection by title of the 
proposal or by OMB approval number, to Information Collection Comments, 
Chief Counsel's Office, Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20552; send a facsimile transmission to (202) 906-
6518; or send an e-mail to [email protected]. OTS 
will post comments and the related index on the OTS Internet Site at 
http://www.ots.treas.gov. In addition, interested persons may inspect 
comments at the Public Reading Room, 1700 G Street, NW., by 
appointment. To make an appointment, call (202) 906-5922, send an e-
mail to public.info@ots.treas.gov">public.info@ots.treas.gov, or send a facsimile transmission to 
(202) 906-7755.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You can request additional information 
about this proposed information collection from Lewis Angel, Technology 
Program Manager, Information Technology Risk Management, (202) 906-
5645, Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20552.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OTS may not conduct or sponsor an 
information collection, and respondents are not required to respond to 
an information collection, unless the information collection displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. As part of the approval process, we 
invite comments on the following information collection.
    Comments should address one or more of the following points:
    a. Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of OTS, including whether the 
information will have practical utility;
    b. The accuracy of OTS's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
information collection, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    c. Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    d. Ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on 
respondents, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    e. Whether the estimates need to be adjusted based upon the 
institutions' experience regarding the number of actual security 
breaches that occur.

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    We will summarize the comments that we receive and include them in 
the OTS request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of 
public record. In this notice, OTS is soliciting comments concerning 
the following information collection.
    Title of Proposal: Interagency Guidance on Response Programs for 
Unauthorized Access to Customer Information and Customer Notice.
    OMB Number: 1550-0110.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Description: On March 29, 2005, the Office of the Comptroller of 
the Currency (OCC), Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
(Board), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and Office of 
Thrift Supervision (OTS) (collectively, the Agencies) published the 
Interagency Guidance on Response Programs for Unauthorized Access to 
Customer Information and Customer Notice (70 FR 15736) (Guidance). The 
Guidance interprets the requirements of section 501(b) of the Gramm-
Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), 15 U.S.C. 6801, and the Interagency Guidelines 
Establishing Information Security Standards (Security Guidelines) \1\ 
to include the development and implementation of a response program to 
address unauthorized access to or use of customer information that 
could result in substantial harm or inconvenience to a customer. The 
Guidance states that every financial institution should develop and 
implement a response program designed to address incidents of 
unauthorized access to customer information maintained by the 
institution or its service provider, and describes the appropriate 
elements of a financial institution's response program, including 
customer notification procedures.
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    \1\ 12 CFR part 570, app. B (OTS).
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    OTS is proposing to extend OMB approval of the following 
information collection. This submission involves no change to the 
regulation or to the information collection requirements.
    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; individuals.
    Number of Respondents: 852.
    Estimated Time per Response:
     Developing Notices: 20 hours x 8 = 160 hours. 24 hours x 852 = 
20,448 hours.
     Notifying Customers: 29 hours x 17 = 435 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden = 20,883 hours.
    Clearance Officer: Marilyn K. Burton, (202) 906-6467, Office of 
Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552.

    Dated: December 12, 2006.
Deborah Dakin,
Senior Deputy Chief Counsel, Regulations and Legislation Division.
[FR Doc. E6-21464 Filed 12-15-06; 8:45 am]
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