[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16475-16476]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6893]


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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 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 Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) control number. The OCC is soliciting comment 
concerning its information collection titled, ``Policy Communications 
Questionnaire.'' The OCC also gives notice that it has sent the 
collection to OMB for review.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 22, 2011.

ADDRESSES:  Communications Division, Office of the Comptroller of the 
Currency, Mailstop 2-3, Attention: 1557-0226, 250 E Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20219. In addition, comments may be sent by fax to (202) 
874-5274, or by electronic mail to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f88a9d9f8bd69b9795959d968c8bb8979b9bd68c8a9d998bd69f978e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b9cbdcdeca97dad6d4d4dcd7cdcaf9d6dada97cdcbdcd8ca97ded6cf">[email protected]</span></a>. You may 
personally inspect and photocopy the comments at the OCC, 250 E Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20219. For security reasons, the OCC requires that 
visitors make an appointment to inspect comments. You may do so by 
calling (202) 874-4700. Upon arrival, visitors will be required to 
present valid government-issued photo identification and to submit to 
security screening in order to inspect and photocopy comments.
    Additionally, please send a copy of your comments to OCC Desk 
Officer, 1557-0223, by mail to U.S. Office of

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Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., <greek-i>10235, 
Washington, DC 20503, or by fax to (202) 395-6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You can request additional information 
or a copy of the collection from Mary H. Gottlieb, OCC Clearance 
Officer, (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: Policy Communications Questionnaire.
    OMB Control Number: 1557-0226.
    Description: This information collection provides the OCC with 
information needed to properly evaluate the effectiveness of the OCC's 
policy guidance, found in publications such as bulletins, advisories, 
and the Comptroller's Handbook. The collection focuses on one 
communications product, issuances known as bank supervision policy 
guidance.
    Type of Review: Regular review.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses:
    Estimated Frequency of Response: 1 to 2 times annually.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 750 hours.
    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 issued a 60-day Federal Register notice on January 6, 2011. 
76 FR 821. No comments were received. Comments continue to be invited 
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) The accuracy of the OCC's estimate of the burden of the 
information collection;
    (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 start-up costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.

    Dated: March 17, 2011.
Michele Meyer,
Assistant Director, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division, 
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
[FR Doc. 2011-6893 Filed 3-22-11; 8:45 am]
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