[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 11 (Tuesday, January 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2669-2670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00836]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency


Agency Information Collection Requirements; Information 
Collection Renewals; Comment Requests; Request for a Religious 
Exception to the COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement; and Request for a 
Medical Exception to the COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement

AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and requests 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 the renewal of two 
information collections 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 the 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 the renewal of its information 
collections titled, ``Request for a Religious Exception to the COVID-19 
Vaccine Requirement;'' and ``Request for a Medical Exception to the 
COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement.''

DATES: You should submit written comments by March 21, 2022.

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, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Attention: 1557-
0353 or 1557-0352, 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218, Washington, DC 
20219.
     Hand Delivery/Courier: 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218, 
Washington, DC 20219.
     Fax: (571) 465-4326.
    Instructions: You must include ``OCC'' as the agency name and 
``1557-0353'' and/or ``1557-0352'' 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 beginning on the date of publication of the 
second notice for these collections by the method set forth in the next 
bullet. Following the close of this notice's 60-day comment period, the 
OCC will publish a second notice with a 30-day comment period:
     Viewing Comments Electronically: Go to www.reginfo.gov. 
Hover over the ``Information Collection Review'' dropdown. Underneath 
the ``Currently under Review'' section heading, from the drop-down menu 
select ``Department of Treasury'' and then click ``submit.'' These 
information collections can be located by searching by: OMB control 
number ``1557-0353'' or ``Request for a Religious Exception to the 
COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement;'' or ``1557-0352'' or ``Request for a 
Medical Exception to the COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement.''
    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, OCC Clearance 
Officer, (202) 649-5490, 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 Office of Management and Budget 
(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. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of title 44 requires Federal 
agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning 
each proposed collection of information, including each proposed 
extension of an existing collection of information, before submitting 
the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, 
the OCC is publishing notice of the renewal of the emergency approvals 
granted to the information collections set forth in this document.
    Title: Request for a Religious Exception to the COVID-19 Vaccine 
Requirement.
    OMB Control No.: 1557-0353.
    Title: Request for a Medical Exception to the COVID-19 Vaccine 
Requirement.
    OMB Control No.: 1557-0352.
    Abstract: The President, by Executive order 13991 (January 20, 
2021) established the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force. The Task 
force was established to give the heads of Federal agencies ongoing 
guidance to keep their employees safe and their agencies operating 
during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Task force issued guidance, in 
accordance with the President's Executive Order 14043 (September 9, 
2021), requiring Federal employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by 
November 22, 2021 absent an exception required by law. To determine 
whether employees who request a religious or medical exception qualify 
for the exception sought, or, alternatively, must comply with the 
November 22 deadline, the OCC has developed the ``Request for Religious 
Exception to the COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement Form'' and the 
``Request for Medical Exception to the COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement 
Form'' (collectively, Request forms).
    The Request forms were developed, consistent with guidance issued 
by the Task force and the U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Civil 
Rights and Diversity, to gather information from employees and 
applicants for employment who have requested religious or medical 
exceptions to determine whether such employees qualify for legal 
exceptions to the vaccine requirement. The Request forms also will be 
used to collect information from job applicants who may request a legal 
exception upon receiving an offer of employment from the OCC.
    Type of Review: Extension, without change, of a currently approved 
collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; individuals.
    Religious Exception:

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    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4 Job Applicants.
    Estimated Burden per Respondent: 0.50 hours.
    Total Burden: 2 hours.
    Medical Exception:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2 Job Applicants; 66 Medical 
Professionals.
    Estimated Burden per Respondent: 0.25 hours for Job Applicants; 
0.50 hours for Medical Professionals.
    Total Burden: 33.5 hours.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and included in the requests for OMB approval. All comments will become 
a matter of public record. Comments are invited on:
    (a) Whether the collections of information are necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information has practical utility;
    (b) The accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden of the 
collections of information;
    (c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected;
    (d) Ways to minimize the burden of the collections 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.

Patrick T. Tierney,
Assistant Director, Bank Advisory, Office of the Comptroller of the 
Currency.
[FR Doc. 2022-00836 Filed 1-14-22; 8:45 am]
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