[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 223 (Monday, November 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69546-69547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-28043]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency


Agency Information Collection Activities; Information Collection 
Renewal; Comment Request

AGENCIES: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury.

ACTION: Joint notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the OCC may not conduct or sponsor, 
and a respondent is not required to respond to, an information 
collection unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) control number. The OCC is extending, without 
revision, the ``Risk-Based Capital Standards: Advanced Capital Adequacy 
Framework'' information collection, pending OMB review and action on 
proposed changes to the collection arising from proposed rules 
published in the Federal Register on August 30, 2012, entitled 
``Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Implementation of Basel 
III, Minimum Regulatory Capital Ratios, Capital Adequacy, Transition 
Provisions, and Prompt Corrective Action;'' ``Regulatory Capital Rules: 
Standardized Approach for Risk-Weighted Assets; Market Discipline and 
Disclosure Requirements;'' and ``Regulatory Capital Rules: Advanced 
Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rule; Market Risk Capital Rule.''

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 18, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Communications Division, Office of the Comptroller of the 
Currency, Public Information Room, Mail Stop 2-3, Attention: 1557-0234, 
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. 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 photo 
identification and submit to security screening in order to inspect and 
photocopy comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Johnny Vilela, or Mary Gottlieb, OCC 
Clearance Officers, (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 renew the following 
currently approved collection of information without change:
    Title: Risk-Based Capital Standards; Advanced Capital Adequacy 
Framework.
    OMB Control No.: 1557-0234.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Insured National banks and Federal branches and 
agencies of foreign banks, Federal savings associations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 55.

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    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 821,640 hours.
    General Description of Collection: On December 7, 2007, the OCC, 
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal 
Deposit Insurance Corporation (Agencies) issued the joint final rule 
entitled ``Risk-Based Capital Standards: Advanced Capital Adequacy 
Framework'' (final rule) implementing a new risk-based regulatory 
capital framework for institutions in the United States. The final rule 
requires certain large or internationally active banks and bank holding 
companies to (1) Adopt a written implementation plan, (2) update that 
plan for any mergers, (3) obtain prior written approvals for the use of 
certain approaches for determining risk-weighted assets, and (4) make 
certain public disclosures regarding their capital ratios, their 
components, and information on implicit support provided to a 
securitization.
    The Agencies, on August 30, 2012, proposed three rules that would 
amend this collection: Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, 
Implementation of Basel III, Minimum Regulatory Capital Ratios, Capital 
Adequacy, Transition Provisions, and Prompt Corrective Action (77 FR 
52792); Regulatory Capital Rules: Standardized Approach for Risk-
Weighted Assets; Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements (77 FR 
52888); and Regulatory Capital Rules: Advanced Approaches Risk-based 
Capital Rules; Market Risk Capital Rule (77 FR 52978). An information 
collection request to revise and rename the collection on the basis of 
the three rules has been submitted to OMB for review. However, the OCC 
is proceeding with the renewal process to ensure continuation of the 
collection in the event that OMB does not act on the OCC's request to 
revise the collection prior to its expiration date.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized, 
included in the request for OMB approval, and become a matter of public 
record. Comments are invited on:
    a. Whether the information collections are necessary for the proper 
performance of the OCC's functions, including whether the information 
has practical utility;
    b. The accuracy of the OCC's estimate of the burden of the 
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;
    d. Ways to minimize the burden of information collections on 
respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology; and
    e. Estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.

    Dated: November 14, 2012.
Michele Meyer,
Assistant Director, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-28043 Filed 11-16-12; 8:45 am]
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