[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 160 (Monday, August 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50491-50492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-20139]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency


Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection 
Renewal; Comment Request; Licensing Manual

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 an information 
collection renewal, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA).
    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. Under the PRA, Federal agencies are 
required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each 
proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension 
of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for 
public comment in response to the notice.
    The OCC is soliciting comment concerning its information collection 
titled, ``Comptroller's Licensing Manual.''

DATES: You should submit written comments by October 18, 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, Attention: 1557-0014, 400 7th Street SW., Suite 3E-218, Mail 
Stop 9W-11, 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You can request additional information 
or a copy of the collection from Johnny Vilela or Mary H. Gottlieb, OCC 
Clearance Officers, (202) 649-5490, Legislative and Regulatory 
Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 400 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20219.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OCC is requesting an extension, without 
change, of the following information collection:
    Title: Comptroller's Licensing Manual.
    OMB Number: 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 and 
Federal savings associations 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) sets forth the OCC's 
policies and procedures for the formation of a new national bank, 
Federal savings association, or Federal branch or agency; entry into 
the Federal banking system by other institutions; and corporate 
expansion and structural changes by existing national banks and Federal 
savings associations. The Manual includes sample documents to assist 
the respondent in understanding the types of information the OCC needs 
in order to process a filing. An applicant may use the format of the 
sample documents or any other format that provides sufficient 
information for the OCC to act on a particular filing, including for 
national banks, 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: 3,831.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 3,831.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 12,174 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 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 13, 2013.
Michele Meyer,
Assistant Director, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-20139 Filed 8-16-13; 8:45 am]
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