[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 154 (Tuesday, August 11, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 48136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-19622]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Information 
Collection; Submission for OMB Review; Bank Appeals Follow-Up 
Questionnaire

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 new 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 a new collection of information titled, ``Bank 
Appeals Follow-Up Questionnaire.'' The OCC also is giving notice that 
it has sent the collection to OMB for review.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 10, 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-NEW, 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 include 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-NEW, U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th 
Street NW., #10235, Washington, DC 20503, or by email to: 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shaquita Merritt, 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., Washington, DC 20219.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Bank Appeals Follow-Up Questionnaire.
    OMB Control No.: To be assigned by OMB.
    Type of Review: Regular.
    Description: The OCC's Office of the Ombudsman (Ombudsman) is 
committed to assessing its efforts to provide a fair and expeditious 
appeals process to institutions under its supervision. To perform this 
assessment, it is necessary to obtain feedback from individual 
appellant institutions on the effectiveness of the Ombudsman's current 
efforts to provide a fair and expeditious appeals process and 
suggestions on ways to enhance the bank appeals process. The Ombudsman 
will use the information gathered to assess adherence to OCC Bulletin 
2013-15, ``Bank Appeals Process,'' dated June 7, 2013, for each appeal 
submitted and to enhance its bank appeals program.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Burden Estimates:

Estimated Number of Respondents: 15.
Estimated Number of Responses: 15.
Estimated Annual Burden: 2.5 hours.

    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Comments: The OCC published a notice for 60 days of comment on June 
5, 2015 (80 FR 32204). 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: August 5, 2015.
Mary H. Gottlieb,
Regulatory Specialist, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-19622 Filed 8-10-15; 8:45 am]
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