[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20077-20078]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08494]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency


Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection 
Renewal; Comment Request; International 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).
    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 ``International Regulation.''

DATES: Comments must be received by June 15, 2015.

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: 1557-0102, 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 
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: Mary H. Gottlieb, OCC Clearance 
Officer, (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: The OCC is proposing to extend OMB approval 
of the following information collection without change:
    Title: International Regulation--Part 28.
    OMB Control No.: 1557-0102.
    Description: This submission covers an existing regulation and 
involves no change to the regulation or to the information collection 
requirements. The OCC requests only that OMB extend its approval of the 
information collection.
    12 CFR 28.3 Filing Requirements for Foreign Operations of a 
National Bank--Notice Requirement. A national bank shall notify the OCC 
when it files an application, notice, or report with the FRB \1\ to 
establish or open a foreign branch, or acquire or divest of an interest 
in, or close, an Edge corporation, Agreement corporation, foreign bank, 
or other foreign organization; or opens a foreign branch, and no 
application or notice is required by the FRB for such transaction.
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    \1\ Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
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    In practice, the OCC also has required an application pursuant to 
section 28.3(c) from a national bank seeking to join a foreign 
exchange, clearinghouse, or similar type of organization. In lieu of a 
notice, the OCC may accept a copy of an application, notice, or report 
submitted to another Federal agency that covers the proposed action and 
contains substantially the same information required by the OCC. A 
national bank shall furnish the OCC with any additional information the 
OCC may require in connection with the national bank's foreign 
operations.
    12 CFR 28.14(c) Limitations Based Upon Capital of a Foreign Bank--
Aggregation. A foreign bank shall aggregate business transacted by all 
Federal branches and agencies with the business transacted by all state 
branches and agencies controlled by the foreign bank in determining its 
compliance with limitations based upon the capital of the foreign bank. 
A foreign bank shall designate one Federal branch or agency office in 
the United States to maintain consolidated information so that the OCC 
can monitor compliance.
    12 CFR 28.15(d), (d)(1), (d)(2), and (f) Capital Equivalency 
Deposits. A foreign bank should require its depository bank to 
segregate its capital equivalency deposits on the depository bank's 
books and records. The instruments making up the capital equivalency 
deposit that are placed in safekeeping at a depository bank to satisfy 
a foreign bank's capital equivalency deposit requirement must be 
maintained pursuant to an agreement prescribed by the OCC that shall be 
a written agreement entered into with the OCC. Each Federal branch or 
agency shall maintain a capital equivalency account and keep records of 
the amount of liabilities requiring capital equivalency coverage in a 
manner and form prescribed by the OCC. A foreign bank's capital 
equivalency deposits may not be reduced in value below the

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minimum required for that branch or agency without the prior approval 
of the OCC, but in no event below the statutory minimum.
    12 CFR 28.16(c) Deposit-Taking by an Uninsured Federal branch--
Application for an Exemption. A foreign bank may apply to the OCC for 
an exemption to permit an uninsured Federal branch to accept or 
maintain deposit accounts that are not listed in section 28.16(b). The 
request should describe the types, sources, and estimated amount of 
such deposits and explain why the OCC should grant an exemption, and 
how the exemption maintains and furthers the policies described in 
section 28.16(a).
    12 CFR 28.16(d) Deposit-Taking by an Uninsured Federal Branch--
Aggregation of Deposits. A foreign bank that has more than one Federal 
branch in the same state may aggregate deposits in all of its Federal 
branches in that state, but exclude deposits of other branches, 
agencies, or wholly owned subsidiaries of the bank. The Federal branch 
shall compute the average amount by using the sum of deposits as of the 
close of business of the last 30 calendar days ending with, and 
including, the last day of the calendar quarter, divided by 30. The 
Federal branch shall maintain records of the calculation until its next 
examination by the OCC.
    12 CFR 28.18(c)(1) Recordkeeping and Reporting--Maintenance of 
Accounts, Books, and Records. Each Federal branch or agency shall 
maintain a set of accounts and records reflecting its transactions that 
are separate from those of the foreign bank and any other branch or 
agency. The Federal branch or agency shall keep a set of accounts and 
records in English sufficient to permit the OCC to examine the 
condition of the Federal branch or agency and its compliance with 
applicable laws and regulations.
    12 CFR 28.20(a)(1) Maintenance of Assets--General Rule. The OCC may 
require a foreign bank to hold certain assets in the state in which its 
Federal branch or agency is located.
    12 CFR 28.22(e) Reports of Examination. The Federal branch or 
agency shall send the OCC certification that all of its Reports of 
Examination have been destroyed or return its Reports of Examination to 
the OCC.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 49.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 2,284.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized, 
included in the request for OMB approval, and 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 
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 start-up costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.

    Dated: April 8, 2015.
Mary H. Gottlieb,
Regulatory Specialist, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-08494 Filed 4-13-15; 8:45 am]
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