[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 95 (Friday, May 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28597-28598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11393]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency


Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection 
Renewal; Submission for OMB Review; General Reporting and Recordkeeping 
Requirements by Savings Associations

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 (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 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
    The OCC is soliciting comment concerning renewal of its information 
collection titled, ``General Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements 
by Savings Associations.'' The OCC is also giving notice that it has 
sent the collection to OMB for review.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 16, 2014.

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: 1557-0266, 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.
    Additionally, please send a copy of your comments by mail to: OCC 
Desk Officer, 1557-0266, U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th 
Street NW., 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or by email to: oira 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Johnny Vilela or Mary H. Gottlieb, OCC 
Clearance Officers, (202) 649-5490, for persons who are deaf or hard of 
hearing, TTY, (202) 649-5597, Legislative and Regulatory Activities 
Division, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 400 7th Street 
SW., Suite 3E-218, Mail Stop 9W-11, Washington, DC 20219.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal 
agencies must obtain approval from the OMB for each collection of 
information they conduct or sponsor. ``Collection of information'' is 
defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) to include agency 
requests or requirements that members of the public submit reports, 
keep records, or provide information to a third party.
    The OCC is proposing to extend OMB approval of the following 
information collection:
    Title: General Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements by Savings 
Associations.
    OMB Control No.: 1557-0266.
    Type of Review: Regular review.
    Abstract: This information collection relates to reports and 
records required by the following regulations:
     12 CFR 152.11 (books and records, Federal stock 
associations);
     12 CFR 145.96(c) (agency business records, Federal stock 
associations);
     12 CFR 144.8 (communications between members of a Federal 
mutual savings association);
     12 CFR 162.1 (regulatory reporting requirements, each 
Federal savings association and its affiliates);
     12 CFR 163.1 (chartering documents, each Federal savings 
association);
     12 CFR 163.47(e) (pension plans, each Federal savings 
association or service corporation);
     12 CFR 172.6(b) (standard flood hazard determination form, 
each Federal savings association);
     12 CFR 162.4 (audit of Federal savings association, 
savings and loan holding company, or affiliate); and
     12 CFR 163.76(c) (offers and sales of securities of a 
Federal savings association or its affiliates in any office of the 
savings association).

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    Federal savings associations use these required reports and records 
for internal management control purposes and examiners use them to 
determine whether Federal savings associations are being operated 
safely, soundly, and in compliance with regulations. The absence of 
these reporting and record keeping requirements would make it difficult 
for institutions to establish prudent internal controls and limit the 
ability of examiners to determine the accurate performance and 
condition of Federal savings associations.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Burden Estimates:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 500.
    Estimated Total Burden: 68,345 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Comments: The OCC issued a Federal Register notice regarding the 
collection for 60 days of comment on February 14, 2014. 79 FR 9044. No 
comments were received. Comments continue to be invited on:
    (a) Whether the collections of information 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 estimates of the burden of the 
information collections, 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: May 12, 2014.
Stuart E. Feldstein,
Director, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division.
[FR Doc. 2014-11393 Filed 5-15-14; 8:45 am]
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