[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 126 (Friday, July 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39590-39592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14060]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency


Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection 
Revision; Comment Request; 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 the 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 the renewal of its information 
collection titled ``Licensing Manual.''

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 30, 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].

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     Mail: Chief Counsel's Office, Attention: Comment 
Processing, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Attention: 1557-
0014, 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 
``1557-0014'' 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.
    Following the close of this notice's 60-day comment period, the OCC 
will publish a second notice with a 30-day comment period. 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 this collection by the method set forth in the next 
bullet.
     Viewing Comments Electronically: Go to www.reginfo.gov. 
Hover over the ``Information Collection Review'' drop down menu, and 
click on ``Information Collection Review.'' From the ``Currently under 
Review'' 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, Chief Counsel's Office, Office of the Comptroller of 
the Currency, 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218, Washington, DC 20219. If 
you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 
7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal 
agencies must obtain approval from the OMB for each collection of 
information 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 or revision 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 revision of the collection of information set 
forth in this document.
    Title: Licensing Manual.
    OMB Control No.: 1557-0014.
    Abstract: The Licensing Manual sets forth the OCC's policies and 
procedures for the formation of a national bank or Federal branch or 
agency, entry into the Federal banking system by other institutions, 
and corporate expansion and structural changes by existing banks. The 
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 sufficient information for 
the OCC to act on a particular filing, including the OCC's electronic 
filing system, the Central Application Tracking System (CATS).
    To reflect revisions to 12 CFR part 5, which was revised effective 
January 11, 2021,\1\ the following applications, notices and templates 
are being amended.
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    \1\ 85 FR 80404 (December 11, 2020).

 Instructions--Bylaws (National Banks)
 Instructions--Articles of Association (National Banks)
 Articles of Association (National Banks)
 Model Bylaws for Stock Associations (Federal Savings 
Associations)
 Model Charter for Stock Associations (Federal Savings 
Associations)
 Federal Mutual Association Charter (Federal Savings 
Associations)
 Federal Mutual Association Bylaws (Federal Savings 
Associations)
 Application for Charter or Bylaw Amendment (Federal Savings 
Associations)
 Notice for Charter and Bylaw Amendment (Federal Savings 
Associations)
 Management Interlock Application
 Increase in Permanent Capital and Preferred Stock Terms 
Application
 Increase in Permanent Capital Notice
 Application for Reduction of Permanent Capital, or Dividends 
Payable in Property Other Than Cash, or Capital Distribution
 Reverse Stock Split Application
 Quasi-Reorganization Application
 Issuance of, or Prepayment of, or Material Changes to 
Subordinated Debt After-the-Fact Notice
 Issuance of Subordinated Debt and Inclusion as Tier 2 Capital 
Application
 Prepayment of, or Material Changes to, Existing Subordinated 
Debt Application
 Operating Subsidiary Application
 Other Equity and Pass-Through Investments Application
 Operating Subsidiary After-the-Fact Notice (National Banks)
 Equity Investment in Statutory Subsidiary After-the-Fact 
Notice (National Banks)
 Financial Subsidiary Application (National Banks)
 Financial Subsidiary Certification (National Banks)
 Financial Subsidiary Application and Certification (National 
Banks)
 Bank Service Company Notice
 Service Corporation Application (Federal Savings Associations)
 Subsidiary Redesignation Notice (Federal Savings Associations)
 12 U.S.C. 1828(m) Investment Application (Federal Savings 
Associations)
 After-the-Fact Notice for Satisfaction of DPC Other Equity 
Investments and Pass-Through Investments
 After-the-Fact Notice for Other Equity Investments and Pass 
Through Investments

    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals; Businesses or other for-profit.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,694.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 12,481.15.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and included in the submission to OMB. Comments are requested on:
    (a) Whether the information collections are necessary for the 
proper performance of the OCC's functions, including whether the 
information has practical utility;

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    (b) The accuracy of the OCC's estimates of the burden of the 
information collections, 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 information collections 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. 2022-14060 Filed 6-30-22; 8:45 am]
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