[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 176 (Monday, September 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62798-62799]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21731]


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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; Survey of Minority Owned 
Institutions

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 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 a renewal of an 
information collection titled, ``Survey of Minority Owned 
Institutions.'' The OCC also is giving notice that it has sent the 
collection to OMB for review.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 12, 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: 1557-0236, 400 7th Street SW., Suite 3E-218, mail stop 9W-
11, Washington,

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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 you consider confidential or inappropriate 
for public disclosure.
    Additionally, please send a copy of your comments by mail to: OCC 
Desk Officer, 1557-0236, 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: Shaquita Merritt, OCC 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 requests that OMB extend its 
approval of the following collection of information:
    Title: Survey of Minority Owned Institutions.
    OMB Control No.: 1557-0236.
    Type of Review: Regular review.
    Description: The OCC is committed to assessing its efforts to 
provide supervisory support, technical assistance, education, and other 
outreach to the minority-owned institutions under its supervision in 
accordance with meeting the goals prescribed under section 308 of the 
Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 
1989.\1\ To perform this assessment, it is necessary to obtain feedback 
from the individual institutions on the effectiveness of OCC's current 
efforts in these areas and suggestions on how the OCC might enhance or 
augment its supervision and technical assistance going forward. The OCC 
uses the information gathered to assess the needs of minority-owned 
institutions and its efforts to meet those needs. The OCC also uses the 
information to focus and enhance its supervisory, technical assistance, 
education and other outreach activities with respect to minority-owned 
institutions.
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    \1\ 12 U.S.C. 1463 note.
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    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Burden Estimates:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 55.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 55.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 110 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Comments: On June 24, 2016, the OCC issued a 60-day notice 
soliciting comment on the information collection, 81 FR 41374. 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: September 2, 2016.
Karen Solomon,
Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
[FR Doc. 2016-21731 Filed 9-9-16; 8:45 am]
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