[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 28, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53169-53170]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-20931]


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NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for 
Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously Approved Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA).

ACTION: Request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The NCUA intends to submit the following information 
collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This information 
collection is published to obtain comments from the public. The NCUA's 
rules and regulations direct each credit union to have a vital records 
preservation program that includes procedures for maintaining duplicate 
vital records at a location far enough from the credit union's offices 
to avoid the simultaneous loss of both sets of records in the event of 
a disaster. The NCUA's rules and regulations require a written vital 
records preservation program that includes a schedule for the storage 
and destruction of records and emergency contact information for 
employees, officials, regulatory offices, and vendors used to support 
vital records.

DATES: Comments will be accepted until September 27, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to 
the NCUA Contact and the OMB Reviewer listed below:

NCUA Contact: Tracy Crews, National Credit Union Administration, 1775 
Duke Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3428, Fax No. 703-837-2861, 
Email: [email protected].
OMB Contact: Office of Management and Budget, ATTN: Desk Officer for 
the National Credit Union Administration, Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information, a 
copy of the information collection request, or a copy of submitted 
comments should be directed to Tracy Crews at the National Credit Union 
Administration, 1775 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-3428, or at 
(703) 518-6444.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract and Request for Comments

    NCUA is reinstating and amending the collection for 3133-0032. 
Credit union records preservation programs enable NCUA to ensure that 
federally-insured credit unions (FICUs) can reconstruct their vital 
records in the event that records are destroyed by a catastrophe and 
facilitates restoration of vital member services. The program does not 
have to be submitted to the NCUA but must be available for review by 
examination staff. The frequency of collection will be unique to each 
credit union based on its operations, storage schedule, and storage 
methods, but occurs on a flow basis at least quarterly. NCUA has 
modified the cost basis for this data collection to focus on the 
recordkeeping labor cost of maintaining a records preservation program 
rather than the technology cost to store records offsite. NCUA believes 
that electronically backing up and storing credit union records offsite 
has become

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a usual and customary business practice. Therefore, credit union labor 
costs are the appropriate recordkeeping burden associated with 
maintaining a records preservation program under part 749. This is the 
primary reason why the total annual burden has decreased, along with a 
decline in the number of FICUs from 8,420 to 6,753 and newly chartered 
FICUs from 15 to 5.
    The NCUA requests that you send your comments on this collection to 
the location listed in the addresses section. Your comments should 
address: (a) The necessity of the information collection for the proper 
performance of NCUA, including whether the information will have 
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of our estimate of the burden 
(hours and cost) of the collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways we could 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (d) ways we could minimize the burden of the collection 
of the information on the respondents such as through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology. It is NCUA's policy to make all comments available to the 
public for review.

II. Data

    Title: Records Preservation under 12 CFR part 749.
    OMB Number: 3133-0032.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously 
approved collection.
    Description: Part 749 of NCUA Regulations directs each credit union 
to develop and maintain a records preservation program and maintain a 
log for records stored and destroyed.
    Respondents: All credit unions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 6,758. This total 
consists of 6,753 existing FICUs as of 3/31/2013, and an anticipated 5 
newly chartered FICUs in 2013.
    Estimated Burden Hours per Response: 2 hours for existing FICUs and 
8 hours for newly chartered FICUs.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 13,546.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $427,512.

    By the National Credit Union Administration Board on August 22, 
2013.
Gerard Poliquin,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2013-20931 Filed 8-27-13; 8:45 am]
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