[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 232 (Monday, December 5, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74469-74470]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26345]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency


Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection 
Renewal; Submission for OMB Review; 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.'' The OCC also is giving notice 
that it has sent the information collection to OMB for review.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 4, 2023.

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, 1557-0334, 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 
``1557-0334'' 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, 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

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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 September 8, 2022, the OCC published a 60-day notice for this 
information collection, (87 FR 55082). No comments were received. You 
may review any comments and other related materials that pertain to 
this information collection at the beginning 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 ``1557-0334'' 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. The OCC asks 
that OMB renew its approval of the collection in this notice.
    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 sets forth standards for OCC-
regulated entities to voluntarily self-assess their diversity and 
inclusion policies and practices and includes a template to assist with 
the self-assessment. The template is now a PDF fillable form, which 
replaces the current Excel spreadsheet template. No other substantive 
changes were made to the 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 and inclusion 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 (24 new respondents; 58 repeat 
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: On September 8, 2022, the OCC published a 60-day notice 
for this information collection, (87 FR 55082), in response to which 
the OCC received no comments. Comments continue to be solicited 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. 2022-26345 Filed 12-2-22; 8:45 am]
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