[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 173 (Thursday, September 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55082-55083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19374]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency


Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection 
Renewal; Comment Request; Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity 
Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies and 
Diversity Self-Assessment Template for OCC-Regulated Entities

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 comment on a continuing information 
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). 
The OCC may not conduct or sponsor, and a 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 on the renewal of its information collection titled 
``Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of 
Entities Regulated by the Agencies and Diversity Self-Assessment 
Template for OCC-Regulated Entities.''

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 7, 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-
0334, 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 
``1557-0334'' 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 ``1557-0334'' or ``Joint Standards for 
Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by 
the Agencies and Diversity Self-Assessment Template for OCC-Regulated 
Entities.'' 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 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 before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To 
comply with this requirement, the OCC is publishing notice of the 
renewal of this collection of information.
    Title: Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and 
Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies and Diversity Self-
Assessment Template for OCC-Regulated Entities.
    OMB Control No.: 1557-0334.
    Abstract: This information collection covers standards, pursuant to 
which OCC-regulated entities voluntarily self-assess their diversity 
policies and practices, and includes a template to assist with the 
self-assessment. The template provided is a PDF fillable form, which 
replaces the Excel spreadsheet template. The template (1) asks for 
general information about a respondent; (2) includes questions and 
solicits comments for certain standards about program successes and 
challenges; (3) asks for a description of current practices for the 
self-assessment standards; (4) seeks additional diversity data; and (5) 
provides an opportunity for a respondent to provide other information 
regarding or comment on the self-assessment of its diversity and 
inclusion policies and practices. The OCC may use the information 
submitted to monitor progress and trends in the financial services 
industry regarding diversity and inclusion in employment and 
contracting activities and to identify and highlight diversity and 
inclusion policies and practices that have been successful. The OCC 
will continue to reach out to the entities it regulates and other 
interested parties to discuss diversity and inclusion in the financial 
services industry and share leading practices. Finally, if an OCC-
regulated entity submits confidential commercial information that is 
both customarily and actually treated as private by the entity, the 
entity can designate the information as private, and the OCC will treat 
the self-assessment information as private to the extent permitted by 
law, including the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552, et seq.
    Type of Review: Regular.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Burden Estimates:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 82 (58 repeat respondents; 24 new 
respondents) of 327 institutions with greater than 100 employees that 
are requested to submit.
    Frequency of Collection: Annual.
    Average Annual Response Time Per Respondent: 8 hours for new 
respondents and 4 hours for repeat respondents.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 424 hours.
    Comments: The comments submitted in response to this notice will be 
summarized and included in the OCC's request for OMB approval of this

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information collection. All comments will become a matter of public 
record. The OCC invites comments on:
    (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the OCC, including whether the 
information has practical utility;
    (b) Whether the OCC has accurately estimated the information 
collection burden;
    (c) How the OCC can enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected;
    (d) How the OCC can minimize the burden of the collection on 
respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology; and
    (e) The respondents' estimated capital or start-up costs, as well 
as the costs of operating, maintaining, and purchasing services 
necessary to provide the information being collected.

Theodore J. Dowd,
Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
[FR Doc. 2022-19374 Filed 9-7-22; 8:45 am]
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