[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 119 (Friday, June 20, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35413-35414]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14397]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency


Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection 
Renewal; Comment Request; Fair Housing Home Loan Data System Regulation

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).
    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.
    In accordance with the requirements of the PRA, the OCC may not 
conduct or sponsor, and the 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, ``Fair Housing Home Loan Data System Regulation.''

DATES: You should submit your comments by August 19, 2014.
    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: 1557-0159, 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: 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

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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 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. Section 
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires Federal 
agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning 
each proposed collection of information, including each proposed 
extension of an existing collection of information, before submitting 
the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, 
the OCC is publishing notice of the proposed collection of information 
set forth in this document.
    The OCC is proposing to extend approval of the following 
information collection:
    Title: Fair Housing Home Loan Data System Regulation.
    OMB Control No.: 1557-0159.
    Description: The Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3605) prohibits 
discrimination in the financing of housing on the basis of race, color, 
religion, sex, or national origin. The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (15 
U.S.C. 1691 et seq.) prohibits discrimination in any aspect of a credit 
transaction on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, 
sex, marital status, age, receipt of income from public assistance, or 
exercise of any right under the Consumer Credit Protection Act (15 
U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). The OCC is responsible for ensuring that national 
banks and Federal savings associations comply with those laws. The OCC 
needs this information to fulfill its statutory responsibilities.
    The information collection requirements are as follows:
     12 CFR 27.3(a) requires national banks that are required 
to collect data on home loans under 12 CFR part 203 \1\ to present the 
data on Form FR HMDA-LAR,\2\ or in automated format in accordance with 
the HMDA-LAR instructions, and to include one additional item (the 
reason for denial) on the HMDA-LAR. Section 27.3(a) also lists 
exceptions to the HMDA-LAR recordkeeping requirements. Federal savings 
associations generate this information pursuant to the CFPB's 
Regulation C, 12 CFR part 1003.
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    \1\ This regulation has been transferred to the Consumer 
Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) (12 CFR part 1003).
    \2\ Loan Application Register, http://www.ffiec.gov/hmda/pdf/hmdalar2011.pdf.
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     12 CFR 27.3(b) lists the information banks should seek to 
obtain from an applicant as part of a home loan application, and also 
sets forth information that a bank must disclose in collecting certain 
information from an applicant.
     12 CFR 27.3(c) sets forth additional information required 
to be kept in the loan file.
     12 CFR 27.4 states that the OCC may require a national 
bank to maintain a Fair Housing Inquiry/Application Log found in 
Appendix III to part 27 if there is reason to believe that the bank is 
engaging in discriminatory practices or if analysis of the data 
compiled by the bank under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (12 U.S.C. 
2801 et seq.) and 12 CFR part 203 indicates a pattern of significant 
variation in the number of home loans between census tracts with 
similar incomes and home ownership levels differentiated only by race 
or national origin.
     12 CFR 27.5 requires a national bank to maintain the 
information required by Sec.  27.3 for 25 months after the bank 
notifies the applicant of action taken on an application, or after 
withdrawal of an application.
     12 CFR 27.7 requires a national bank to submit the 
information required by Sec. Sec.  27.3 and 27.4 to the OCC upon its 
request, prior to a scheduled examination using the Monthly Home Loan 
Activity Format form in Appendix I to part 27 and the Home Loan Data 
Form in Appendix IV to part 27.
    Type of Review: Regular.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,927.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 31,704 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 burden of the 
information collection;
    (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: June 16, 2014.
Stuart Feldstein,
Director, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division.
[FR Doc. 2014-14397 Filed 6-19-14; 8:45 am]
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