[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39104-39105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14162]


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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; Lending Limits

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 comment on the renewal of an 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, ``Lending Limits.'' The OCC also is giving notice 
that it has sent the collection to OMB for review.

DATES: Comments must be submitted by July 15, 2016.

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: 1557-0221, 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 or, for persons who are deaf or hard of 
hearing, TTY, (202) 649-5597. 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

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you consider confidential or inappropriate for public disclosure.
    Additionally, please send a copy of your comments by mail to: OCC 
Desk Officer, 1557-0221, 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 or, 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: The OCC is publishing notice of the renewal 
of the collection of information set forth in this document.
    Title: Lending Limits.
    OMB Control No.: 1557-0221 (12 CFR 32.7) (Merging in 1557-0317 (12 
CFR 32.7)).
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: 12 CFR 32.7(a) provides that, in addition to the amount 
that a national bank or savings association may lend to one borrower 
under 12 CFR 32.3, an eligible national bank or savings association may 
make residential real estate loans, small business loans, small farm 
loans or extensions of credit thereof to one borrower in the lesser of 
the following two amounts: 10 percent of its capital and surplus; or 
the percent of its capital and surplus, in excess of 15 percent, that a 
State bank or savings association is permitted to lend under the State 
lending limit that is available for residential real estate loans or 
unsecured loans in the state where the main office of the national bank 
or savings association is located.\1\
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    \1\ An eligible national bank or eligible savings association is 
well capitalized as defined in the prompt corrective action rules 
applicable to the institution and has a composite rating of 1 or 2 
under the Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System in connection 
with its most recent examination or subsequent review, with at least 
a rating of 2 for asset quality and for management.
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    An eligible national bank or savings association must submit an 
application to, and receive approval from, its supervisory office 
before using the supplemental lending limits in Sec.  32.7(a). The 
supervisory office may approve a completed application if it finds that 
approval is consistent with safety and soundness. Section 32.7(b) 
provides that the application must include:
    (1) Certification that the national bank or savings association is 
an eligible national bank or eligible savings association;
    (2) Citations to relevant State laws or regulations;
    (3) A copy of a written resolution by a majority of the national 
bank's or savings association's board of directors approving the use of 
the limits, and confirming the terms and conditions for use of this 
lending authority; and
    (4) A description of how the board will exercise its continuing 
responsibility to oversee the use of this lending authority.
    12 CFR 32.9(b) provides national banks and savings associations 
with three alternative methods for calculating the credit exposure of 
derivative transactions other than credit derivatives (the Internal 
Model Method, the Conversion Factor Matrix Method, and the Remaining 
Maturity Method) and two alternative methods for calculating such 
exposure for securities financing transactions. The OCC provided these 
models to reduce the practical burden of such calculations, 
particularly for small and mid-size banks and savings associations.
    Under 12 CFR 32.9(b)(1)(i)(C)(1), the use of a model (other than 
the model approved for purposes of the Advanced Measurement Approach in 
the capital rules) must be approved by the OCC specifically for part 32 
purposes and must be approved in writing. If a national bank or Federal 
savings association proposes to use an internal model that has been 
approved by the OCC for purposes of the Advanced Measurement Approach, 
the institution must provide prior written notification to the OCC 
prior to use of the model for lending limits purposes. OCC approval 
also is required before substantive revisions are made to a model that 
is used for lending limits purposes.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 295.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,958 hours.
    On April 4, 2016, the OCC published a notice for 60 days of comment 
concerning the collection, 81 FR 19288. No comments were received. 
Comments continue to be 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 information 
collection burden;
    (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 10, 2016.
Mary Hoyle Gottlieb,
Regulatory Specialist, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-14162 Filed 6-14-16; 8:45 am]
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