[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 27 (Friday, February 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9452-9453]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02820]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed 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. 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 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. 
Currently, the OCC is soliciting comment concerning its renewal of an 
information collection titled, ``Municipal Securities Dealers and 
Government Securities Brokers and Dealers--Registration and 
Withdrawal.''

DATES: You should submit written comments by April 9, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Because paper mail in the Washington, DC area and at the OCC 
is subject to delay, commenters are encouraged to submit comments by 
email if possible. Comments may be sent to: Legislative and Regulatory 
Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Mail 
Stop 9W-11, Attention: 1557-0184, Washington, DC 20219. In addition, 
comments may be sent by fax to (571) 465-4326 or by electronic mail to 
[email protected]. You may personally inspect and photocopy 
comments at the OCC, 400 7th 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) 649-6700. Upon 
arrival, visitors will be required to present valid government-issued 
photo identification and to submit to security screening in order to 
inspect and photocopy comments.
    All comments received, including attachments and other supporting 
materials, are part of the public record and subject to public 
disclosure. Do not enclose any information in your comment or 
supporting materials that you consider confidential or inappropriate 
for public disclosure.
    Additionally, please send a copy of your comments by mail to: OCC 
Desk Officer, 1557-0184, U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th 
Street NW., 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or emailed to oira 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You can request additional information 
from or a copy of the collection from Johnny Vilela or Mary H. 
Gottlieb, Clearance Officers, (202) 649-5490, Legislative and 
Regulatory Activities Division (1557-0184), Office of the Comptroller 
of the Currency, Washington, DC 20219.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OCC is proposing to extend OMB approval 
of the following information collection:
    Title: (MA)--Municipal Securities Dealers and Government Securities 
Brokers and Dealers--Registration and Withdrawal.
    OMB Control No.: 1557-0184.
    Form Numbers: MSD, MSDW, MSD-4, MSD-5, G-FIN, G-FINW.
    Abstract: This information collection is required to satisfy the 
requirements of section 15B \1\ and section 15C \2\ of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 which require, in part, any national bank or 
Federal savings association that acts as a government securities 
broker/dealer or a municipal securities dealer to file the appropriate 
form with the OCC to

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inform the agency of its broker/dealer activities. The OCC uses this 
information to determine which national banks and Federal savings 
associations are acting as government and municipal securities broker/
dealers and to monitor entry into and exit from government and 
municipal securities broker/dealer activities by institutions and 
registered persons. The OCC also uses the information in planning 
national bank and Federal savings association examinations.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78o-4.
    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 78o-5.
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    Type of Review: Renewal of a currently approved collection. The 
collection has not changed. The OCC asks only that OMB approve its 
revised estimates and extend its approval of the forms, revised only to 
add a clarification to the instructions.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; individuals.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 24.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 920.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 867.25 burden hours.
    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 OCC, including whether the 
information has practical utility;
    (b) The accuracy of the OCC's estimate of the information 
collection burden;
    (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 start-up costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.

    Dated: February 4, 2013.
Michele Meyer,
Assistant Director, Legislative & Regulatory Activities Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-02820 Filed 2-7-13; 8:45 am]
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