[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 23 (Monday, February 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1429-1430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-00901]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION

[Docket No. CFPB-2019-0001]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request

AGENCY: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 
the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) is requesting to 
renew the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for an 
existing information collection titled, ``Joint Standards for Assessing 
the Diversity Policies and Practices.''

DATES: Written comments are encouraged and must be received on or 
before April 5, 2019 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by the title of the 
information collection, OMB Control Number (see below), and docket 
number (see above), by any of the following methods:
     Electronic: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: [email protected]. Include Docket 
No. CFPB-2019-0001 in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: Comment Intake, Bureau of Consumer Financial 
Protection (Attention: PRA Office), 1700 G Street NW, Washington, DC 
20552.
     Hand Delivery/Courier: Comment Intake, Bureau of Consumer 
Financial Protection (Attention: PRA Office), 1700 G Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20552.
    Please note that comments submitted after the comment period will 
not be accepted. In general, all comments received will become public 
records, including any personal information provided. Sensitive 
personal information, such as account numbers or Social Security 
numbers, should not be included.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Documentation prepared in support of 
this information collection request is available at 
www.regulations.gov. Requests for additional information should be 
directed to Darrin King, PRA Officer, at (202) 435-9575, or email: 
[email protected]. If you require this document in an alternative 
electronic format, please contact [email protected]. Please 
do not submit comments to these email boxes.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title of Collection: Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity 
Policies and Practices.
    OMB Control Number: 3170-0060.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of an existing information 
collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profit entities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 750.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,000.
    Abstract: Section 342 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and 
Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Act) required the Office of the 
Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System (Board), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), 
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) and Securities and 
Exchange Commission (SEC) (together, Agencies and separately, Agency) 
each

[[Page 1430]]

to establish an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) to be 
responsible for all matters of the Agency relating to diversity in 
management, employment, and business activities. The Act also 
instructed each OMWI Director to develop standards for assessing the 
diversity policies and practices of entities regulated by the Agency. 
The Agencies worked together to develop joint standards (Joint 
Standards) and, on June 10, 2015, they jointly published in the Federal 
Register the ``Final Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint 
Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of 
Entities Regulated by the Agencies'' (Policy Statement). The Agencies 
will use the information provided to them to monitor progress and 
trends in the financial services industry with regard to diversity and 
inclusion in employment and contracting activities, as well as to 
identify and highlight those policies and practices that have been 
successful. The primary federal financial regulator will share 
information with other agencies, when appropriate, to support 
coordination of efforts and to avoid duplication. The Agencies may 
publish information disclosed to them, such as best practices, in any 
form that does not identify a particular entity or individual or 
disclose confidential business information. This is a routine request 
for OMB to renew its approval of the collections of information 
currently approved under this OMB control number.
    Request for Comments: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the Bureau, including whether the information will 
have practical utility; (b) The accuracy of the Bureau's estimate of 
the burden of the collection of information, including the validity of 
the methods and the assumptions used; (c) Ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) Ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this 
notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB 
approval. All comments will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: January 29, 2019.
Darrin A. King,
Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Bureau of Consumer Financial 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 2019-00901 Filed 2-1-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4810-AM-P