[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13042-13043]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04810]


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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 COVID-19 Vaccine 
Status and Proof of Vaccination

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 collection 
titled, ``Request for COVID-19 Vaccine Status and Proof of 
Vaccination.''

DATES: You should submit written comments by May 9, 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-
0355, 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 
``1557-0355'' 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'' drop-down menu. From 
the ``Currently under Review'' drop-down menu select ``Department of 
Treasury'' and then click ``submit.'' These information collections can 
be located by searching: OMB control number ``1557-0355'' or ``Request 
for COVID-19 Vaccine Status and Proof of Vaccination.''
    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 approval 
granted to the information collection set forth in this document.
    Title: Request for COVID-19 Vaccine Status and Proof of 
Vaccination.''
    OMB Control No.: 1557-0355.
    Abstract: The President, by Executive order 13991 (January 20, 
2021) established the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (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 a legally required exception. The Task Force 
issued guidance regarding individuals who start their government 
service after November 22, 2021, stating that those individuals should 
be fully vaccinated prior to their start date, except in limited 
circumstances where an accommodation is legally required. The guidance 
also provided that agencies should require documentation to prove 
vaccination status of those individuals prior to the enter on-duty 
date. To determine whether individuals who have been offered a position 
with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) are fully 
vaccinated during the onboarding process and before their enter on-duty 
date, in compliance with the Task Force guidance, the OCC developed the 
Appian vaccine attestation form in an online application (Attestation 
Form). The Attestation Form was developed, consistent with guidance 
issued by the Task Force and the U.S. Department of Treasury, to gather 
information from current and prospective employees regarding their 
vaccination status and proof of vaccination.
    To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide 
injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending 
on the course of ongoing litigation, Office of the Comptroller of the 
Currency will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 
vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring 
Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees while the 
injunction is in effect.
    Type of Review: Extension, without change, of a currently approved 
collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Burden Estimate:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 250.

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    Estimated Burden per Respondent: 0.25 Hours.
    Total Burden: 62.5 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 collection of information is 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 
collection 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 collection 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.

Theodore J. Dowd,
Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
[FR Doc. 2022-04810 Filed 3-7-22; 8:45 am]
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