[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 249 (Monday, December 30, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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[FR Doc No: 2019-28054]



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DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

12 CFR Parts 3, 6, 34, 46, 160, 161, 163, and 167

[Docket ID OCC-2019-0004]
RIN 1557-AE50


Other Real Estate Owned and Technical Amendments; Correction

AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: On October 22, 2019, the Office of the Comptroller of the 
Currency (OCC) published in the Federal Register a final rule to revise 
the other real estate owned rule and make related technical amendments. 
The final rule had an effective date of December 1, 2019. On November 
21, 2019, the OCC published a correction to that final rule in the 
Federal Register amending the final rule's effective date to January 1, 
2020. This document corrects and supplements the November 21, 2019, 
final rule.

DATES: Effective January 1, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Korzeniewski, Counsel, or J. 
William Binkley, Attorney, Chief Counsel's Office, (202) 649-5490; or 
for persons who are hearing impaired, TTY, (202) 649-5597.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    On October 22, 2019, the OCC published in the Federal Register a 
final rule to revise its rule on other real estate owned (OREO) at 12 
CFR part 34, subpart E, and make related technical amendments (OREO 
final rule).\1\ On November 21, 2019, the OCC published a correction to 
the OREO final rule in the Federal Register amending the OREO final 
rule's effective date to January 1, 2020 (the November 21, 2019, final 
rule).\2\ This document corrects and supplements the November 21, 2019, 
final rule with the additional regulatory analyses below.
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    \1\ 84 FR 56369 (Oct. 22, 2019).
    \2\ 84 FR 64193 (Nov. 21, 2019).
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II. Additional Regulatory Analyses

Good Cause To Dispense With Notice and Public Procedure

    The OCC ordinarily publishes a notice of proposed rulemaking in the 
Federal Register to provide for notice and public procedure before the 
provisions of a rule take effect in accordance with section 553(b) of 
the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553(b)). Nevertheless, an 
agency can dispense with this notice and public procedure if it finds, 
for good cause, that the notice and public procedure thereon are 
impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest and 
incorporates a statement of its findings and reasons in the final rule.
    The OCC finds that that there is good cause to dispense with notice 
and public procedure requirements in this final rule and the November 
21, 2019, final rule because they are unnecessary. The November 21, 
2019, final rule merely delayed the effective date of the OREO final 
rule to January 1, 2020, that was previously subjected to notice and 
public procedure. The delayed effective date avoids confusion about 
adopting different effective dates for national banks and Federal 
savings associations. This final rule merely supplements the regulatory 
analyses for the November 21, 2019, final rule. Therefore, the OCC 
finds it unnecessary to undertake further notice and public procedure 
with respect to this final rule and the November 21, 2019, final rule.

Congressional Review Act

    Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act, the Office of Management 
and Budget will determine if this final rule and the November 21,2019, 
final rule are not ``major rules,'' as defined at 5 U.S.C. 804(2). As 
required by the Congressional Review Act, the OCC will submit the final 
rules and other appropriate reports to Congress and the Government 
Accountability Office for review.

    Dated: December 20, 2019.
Morris R. Morgan,
First Deputy Comptroller, Comptroller of the Currency.
[FR Doc. 2019-28054 Filed 12-27-19; 8:45 am]
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