[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 194 (Thursday, October 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62183-62184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25241]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB; 
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 it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. The OCC is soliciting comment 
concerning its information collection titled, ``Comptroller's Licensing 
Manual.'' The OCC also is giving notice that it has submitted the 
collection to OMB for review.

DATES: You should submit written comments by November 8, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Communications Division, Office of the Comptroller of the 
Currency, Mailstop 2-3, Attention: 1557-0014, 250 E Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20219. In addition, comments may be sent by fax to (202) 
874-5274, or by electronic mail to [email protected]. You may 
personally inspect and photocopy comments at the OCC, 250 E Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20219. For security reasons, the OCC requires that 
visitors make an appointment to inspect comments. You may do so by 
calling (202) 874-4700. Upon arrival, visitors will be required to 
present valid government-issued identification and to submit to 
security screening in order to inspect and photocopy comments.
    Additionally, you should send a copy of your comments to OCC Desk 
Officer, 1557-0014, by mail to U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 
725 17th Street, NW., 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or by fax 
to (202) 395-6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You can request additional information 
or a copy of the collection from Mary H. Gottlieb, OCC Clearance 
Officer, (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: Comptroller's Licensing Manual.
    OMB No.: 1557-0014.
    Description: This submission covers an existing manual and involves 
no change to the manual or to the information collection requirements. 
The information collection requirements ensure that national banks 
conduct their operations in a safe and sound manner and in accordance 
with applicable Federal banking statutes and regulations. The 
information is necessary for regulatory and examination purposes.
    The Comptroller's Licensing Manual (Manual) explains the OCC's 
policies and procedures for the formation of a new national bank, entry 
into the national banking system by other institutions, and corporate 
expansion and structural changes by existing national banks. The Manual 
includes sample documents to assist the applicant in understanding the 
types of information that the OCC needs in order to process a filing. 
The documents are samples only. An applicant may use any format that 
provides sufficient information for the OCC to act on a particular 
filing, including the OCC's e-Corp filing system.
    Type of Review: Regular.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses or other 
for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,864.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 5,864.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 16,144 hours.
    A 60-day Federal Register notice was published on June 11, 2010. 75 
FR 33385. No comments were received. Comments continue to be 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.


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    Dated: August 10, 2010.
Michele Meyer,
Assistant Director, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-25241 Filed 10-6-10; 8:45 am]
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