[Federal Register: January 5, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 2)]
[Notices]               
[Page 390-391]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

 
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Extension of 
Information Collection; Comment Request

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 a continuing 
information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a respondent is not 
required to respond to, an information collection unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. The OCC is soliciting comment 
concerning its information collection titled, ``Disclosure of Financial 
and Other Information by National Banks--12 CFR 18.''

DATES: You should submit written comments by March 5, 2004.

ADDRESSES: You should direct comments to the Communications Division, 
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Public Information Room, 
Mailstop 1-5, Attention: 1557-0182, 250 E Street SW., Washington, DC 
20219. Due to delays in paper mail in the Washington area, commenters 
are encouraged to submit comments by fax or e-mail. Comments may be 
sent by fax to (202) 874-4448, or by e-mail to 
regs.comments@occ.treas.gov. You can inspect and photocopy the comments 
at the OCC's Public Information Room, 250 E Street SW., Washington, DC 
20219. You can make an appointment to inspect the comments by calling 
(202) 874-5043.
    A copy of the comments should also be sent to the OMB Desk Officer 
for the OCC: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive 
Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or by e-mail to 
jlackeyj@omb.eop.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You can request additional information 
from John Ference, Acting OCC Clearance Officer, or Camille Dixon, 
(202) 874-5090, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division, Office 
of the Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20219.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OCC is proposing to extend OMB approval 
of the following information collection:
    Title: Disclosure of Financial and Other Information by National 
Banks--12 CFR 18.
    OMB Number: 1557-0182.
    Description: This submission covers an existing regulation and 
involves no change to the regulation or to the information collection 
requirements. The OCC requests only that OMB extend its approval of the 
information collection.
    This disclosure of information is needed to facilitate informed 
decision making by existing and potential customers and investors by 
improving public understanding of , and confidence in, the financial 
condition of an individual national bank. The disclosed information is 
used by depositors, security holders, and the general public in 
evaluating the condition of, and deciding whether to do business with, 
a particular national bank. Disclosure and increased public knowledge 
complements OCC's efforts to promote the safety and soundness of 
national banks and the national banking system.
    The information collections contained in part 18 are found in 12 
CFR 18.4(c) and 18.8. Section 18.4(c) permits a national bank to 
prepare an optional narrative for inclusion in its annual disclosure 
statement. Section 18.8 requires that a national bank promptly furnish 
materials in response to a request.
    Type of Review: Extension, without change, of a currently approved 
collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,450.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 2,450.
    Frequency of Response: Annual.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,225 hours.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and included in the request 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 estimate 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 startup costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.

    Dated: December 29, 2003.
Mark J. Tenhundfeld,
Assistant Director, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division.
[FR Doc. 04-68 Filed 1-2-04; 8:45 am]

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