[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 145 (Monday, July 29, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 36625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15967]


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NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Production of Non-Public Records and Testimony of 
Employees in Legal Proceedings (Touhy Request)

AGENCY: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA).

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), as part of a 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites 
the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on the 
extension of a currently approved collection, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before September 27, 
2019 to be assured consideration.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
the information collections to the Mackie Malaka, National Credit Union 
Administration, 1775 Duke Street, Suite 6058, Alexandria, Virginia 
22314, or email at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Address requests for additional 
information to the address above or telephone (703) 548-2704.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Number: 3133-0146.
    Title: Production of Non-public Records and Testimony of Employees 
in Legal Proceedings (Touhy Request).
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: 12 CFR part 792, subpart C requires anyone requesting 
NCUA non-public records for use in legal proceedings, or similarly the 
testimony of NCUA personnel, to provide NCUA with information regarding 
the requester's grounds for the request. This process is also known as 
a ``Touhy Request''. The information collected will help NCUA decide 
whether to release non-public records or permit employees to testify in 
legal proceedings. NCUA regulations also require an entity or person in 
possession of NCUA records to notify the NCUA upon receipt of a 
subpoena for those records. The NCUA requires this notice to protect 
its records and, when necessary, intervene in litigation or file an 
objection to the disclosure of its confidential information in the 
appropriate court or tribunal.
    Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated No. of Respondents: 20.
    Estimated Annual Frequency: 1.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses: 20.
    Estimated Burden Hours per Response: 4 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 80.
    Reason for Change: An adjustment increase is being made to the 
number of hours per response to give a more accurate account of the 
time it takes to prepare a Touhy request.
    Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and included in the request for Office of Management 
and Budget approval. All comments will become a matter of public 
record. The public is invited to submit comments concerning: (a) 
Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper 
execution of the function of the agency, including whether the 
information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information, 
including the validity of the methodology and 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 
the information on the respondents, including the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

    By Gerard Poliquin, Secretary of the Board, the National Credit 
Union Administration, on July 23, 2019.

    Dated: July 23, 2019.
Mackie I. Malaka,
NCUA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-15967 Filed 7-26-19; 8:45 am]
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