[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67749-67750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24455]


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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 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.'' The OCC also is giving notice 
that the collection has been sent to OMB for review.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 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, 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.
     Fax: (571) 293-4835.
    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

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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.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should also be sent within 30 days of publication of this 
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. You can find this 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    On July 1, 2022, the OCC published a 60-day notice for this 
information collection, (87 FR 39590). You may review comments and 
other related materials that pertain to this information collection 
following the close of the 30-day comment period for this notice by the 
method set forth in the next bullet.
     Viewing Comments Electronically Go to www.reginfo.gov. 
Hover over the ``Information Collection Review'' tab and click on 
``Information Collection Review'' from the drop-down menu. 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. The OCC asks OMB 
to approve this revised collection.
    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.
    On July 1, 2022, the OCC published a notice for 60 days of comment 
concerning this collection (87 FR 39590). No comments were received. 
Comments continue to be solicited on:
    (a) Whether the information collections are 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 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. 2022-24455 Filed 11-8-22; 8:45 am]
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