[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 216 (Friday, November 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71137-71138]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24625]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency


Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection 
Revision; Submission for OMB Review; Licensing Manual

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 take this opportunity to comment on a revision to a 
continuing information collection as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). In accordance with the requirements of the 
PRA, the OCC may not conduct or sponsor, and respondents are 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 revision to its information 
collection titled ``Licensing Manual.'' The OCC also is giving notice 
that it has sent the collection to OMB for review.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 7, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Commenters are encouraged to submit comments by email, if 
possible. You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     Email: [email protected].
     Mail: Chief Counsel's Office, Attention: Comment 
Processing, 1557-0014, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 400 
7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218, Washington, DC 20219.
     Hand Delivery/Courier: 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218, 
Washington, DC 20219.
    Instructions: You must include ``OCC'' as the agency name and 
``1557-0014'' in your comment. In general, the OCC will publish 
comments on www.reginfo.gov without change, including any business or 
personal information provided, such as name and address information, 
email addresses, or phone numbers. 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.
    You may review comments and other related materials that pertain to 
this information collection \1\ following the close of the 30-day 
comment period for this notice by the following method:
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    \1\ On August 13 and 19, 2020, the OCC published 60-day notices 
for this combined information collection, at 85 FR 49417 and 51155, 
respectively.
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     Viewing Comments Electronically: Go to www.reginfo.gov. 
Click on the ``Information Collection Review'' tab. Underneath the 
``Currently under Review'' section heading, from the drop-down menu 
select ``Department of Treasury'' and then click ``submit.'' This 
information collection can be located by searching by OMB control 
number ``1557-0014'' or ``Licensing Manual.'' Upon finding the 
appropriate information collection, click on the related ``ICR 
Reference Number.'' On the next screen, select ``View Supporting 
Statement and Other Documents'' and then click on the link to any 
comment listed at the bottom of the screen.
     For assistance in navigating www.reginfo.gov, please 
contact the Regulatory Information Service Center at (202) 482-7340.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shaquita Merritt, Clearance Officer, 
(202) 649-5490 or, for persons who are deaf or hearing impaired, TTY, 
(202) 649-5597, Chief Counsel's Office, Office of the Comptroller of 
the Currency, 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218, Washington, DC 20219.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal 
agencies must obtain approval from the OMB for each collection of 
information that they conduct or sponsor. ``Collection of information'' 
is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) to include agency 
requests or requirements that members of the public submit reports, 
keep records, or provide information to a third party. The OCC is 
asking OMB for approval of the following information collection.
    Title: Licensing Manual.
    OMB Control No.: 1557-0014.
    Description: The Licensing Manual sets forth the OCC's policies and 
procedures for the formation of a national bank, Federal savings 
association, or Federal branch or agency as well as entry into the 
Federal banking system by other institutions and corporate expansion 
and structural changes by existing banks. The Licensing Manual includes 
sample documents to assist the applicant in understanding the types of 
information the OCC needs in order to process a filing. An applicant 
may use the format of the sample documents or any other format that 
provides for the submission of information sufficient for the OCC to 
act on a particular filing, such as the OCC's electronic filing system, 
the Central Application Tracking System.
    The OCC is seeking approval of Form AC, which is used when a 
Federal savings association seeks to convert from a mutual to stock 
form of ownership. The OCC must give prior approval for a Federal 
savings association to convert from a mutual to stock form. Applicants 
may seek a waiver of certain requirements as well as the extension of 
certain timeframes. Given that the process for waiver or extension is 
minimal, the associated burden is de minimis in nature. Form AC 
requires submission of the following information:
     Application;
     Plan of conversion;
     Proxy statement and offering circular;
     Form of proxy;
     Additional information required for conversion with a 
charitable contribution;
     Sequence and timing of the plan;
     Record dates;
     Expenses incident to the conversion; and
     Indemnification.
    The OCC is also seeking to renew approval of the following 
requirements: \2\
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    \2\ The requirements were added through the interim final rule 
titled ``Director, Shareholder, and Member Meetings,'' 85 FR 31943 
(May 28, 2020).
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     FSAs must amend their bylaws and file their amendments 
with the OCC if they wish to utilize remote means of participation for 
member or shareholder meetings.
     National banks and FSAs must elect procedures for remote 
participation at member or shareholder meetings.
     Depending on which State or law the FSA elects to follow 
for procedures for remote means of communication, the FSA may have to 
amend its bylaws and file the amendment with the OCC.
     National banks must indicate in their bylaws the 
procedures they will use for telephonic or electronic participation at 
shareholder meetings.
     The OCC is considering allowing National banks and FSAs to 
use alternative/electronic means to notify members/shareholders of 
meetings.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals; Businesses or other for-profit.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents for Licensing Manual: 3,717.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden for Licensing Manual: 13,038 hours.
    On August 13 and 19, 2020, the OCC published 60-day notices for 
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combined information collection, at 85 FR 49417 and 51155, 
respectively. No comments were received. Comments continue to be 
invited on:
    (a) Whether the information collection is necessary for the proper 
performance of the OCC's functions, including whether the information 
has practical utility;
    (b) The accuracy of the OCC's estimates of the burden of the 
information collection, 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 information collection on 
respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.

Theodore J. Dowd,
Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
[FR Doc. 2020-24625 Filed 11-5-20; 8:45 am]
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