[Federal Register: April 19, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 75)]
[Notices]
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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: Submission for OMB
Review; 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 the
information collection displays a currently valid OMB control number.
The OCC is soliciting comment concerning its renewal, without change,
of an information collection titled ``Disclosure of Financial and Other
Information by National Banks--12 CFR 18.'' The OCC also gives notice
that it has sent the information collection to OMB for review and
approval.
DATES: You should submit your comments to the OCC and the OMB Desk
Officer by May 19, 2004.
ADDRESSES: You should direct your comments to:
OCC: Communications Division, Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency, Public Reference Room, Mailstop 1-5, Attention: 1557-0182,
250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219. You are encouraged to submit
your comments by facsimile transmission or electronic mail. Comments
may be sent by facsimile transmission to (202) 874-4448, or by
electronic mail to regs.comments@occ.treas.gov. You can inspect and
photocopy the comments at the OCC's Public Reference Room, 250 E
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219. You can make an appointment to
inspect the comments by calling (202) 874-5043. Additionally, you may
request copies of comments via electronic mail or CD-ROM by contacting
the OCC's Public Reference Room at http://www.foia.pa@occ.treas.gov">http://www.foia.pa@occ.treas.gov.
OMB: Mark Menchik, OMB Desk Officer, Control Number 1557-0182,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503. Alternatively, you may send a comment by facsimile transmission
to (202) 395-6974 or by electronic mail to mmenchik@omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You can request additional information
or a copy of the information collection from John Ference, Acting
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.
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.
Form Number: None.
Abstract: This submission covers 12 CFR Part 18, an existing
regulation, and involves no change to the regulation or to the
information collections embodied in the regulation. The OCC requests
only that OMB renew its approval of the information collections in the
current regulation.
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.
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. Depositors, security holders,
and the general public use the information 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.
Type of Review: Extension, without change, of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,150.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 2,150.
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Frequency of Response: Annual.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,075 hours.
Comments: The OCC has a continuing interest in the public's opinion
regarding collections of information. All comments will become a matter
of public record. The OCC received no comments in response to its
initial Federal Register notice (69 FR 390; January 5, 2004) regarding
renewal of this information collection. Nevertheless, members of the
public still are invited to submit comments regarding any aspect of
this collection of information. Comments are invited specifically 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: April 13, 2004.
Mark Tenhundfeld,
Assistant Director, Legislative & Regulatory Activities Division.
[FR Doc. 04-8746 Filed 4-16-04; 8:45 am]
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