2740 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 8 / Wednesday, January 13, 2021 / Notices 

1Following the close of this notice’s 60-day 

comment period, the OCC will publish a second 

notice with a 30-day comment period. 2 15 U.S.C. 78q–1(c). 

date of publication of the second notice 

for this collection 1 by the following 

method: 

• Viewing Comments Electronically: 

Go to www.reginfo.gov. Click on the 

‘‘Information Collection Review’’ tab. 

Underneath the ‘‘Currently under 

Review’’ section heading, from the dropdown menu select ‘‘Department of 

Treasury’’ and then click ‘‘submit.’’ This 

information collection can be located by 

searching by OMB control number 

‘‘1557–0124’’ or ‘‘Uniform Interagency 

Transfer Agent Registration and 

Deregistration Forms.’’ 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, OCC Clearance 

Officer, 202–649–5490, Chief Counsel’s 

Office, Office of the Comptroller of the 

Currency, 400 7th Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20219. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal 

agencies must obtain approval from the 

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. Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of title 44 requires Federal 

agencies to provide a 60-day notice in 

the Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information, 

including each proposed extension or 

revision of an existing collection of 

information, before submitting the 

collection to OMB for approval. To 

comply with this requirement, the OCC 

is publishing notice of the revision of 

the collection of information set forth in 

this document. 

Report Title: Uniform Interagency 

Transfer Agent Registration and 

Deregistration Forms. 

Form Numbers: Form TA–1 & TA–W. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Affected Public: National banks and 

their subsidiaries, Federal savings 

associations and their subsidiaries. 

OMB Control No.: 1557–0124. 

Form TA–1 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

Registrations: 1; Amendments: 10. 

Estimated Average Time per 

Response: Registrations: 1.25 hours; 

Amendments: 10 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 3 

hours. 

Form TA–W 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

Deregistrations: 2. 

Estimated Average Time per 

Response: Deregistrations: 30 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1 

hour. 

Section 17A(c) of the Securities 

Exchange Act of 1934 (the Act) requires 

all transfer agents for qualifying 

securities registered under section 12 of 

the Act, as well as for securities that 

would be required to be registered 

except for the exemption from 

registration provided by section 

12(g)(2)(B) or section 12(g)(2)(G), to file 

with the appropriate regulatory agency 

an application for registration in such 

form and containing such information 

and documents as such appropriate 

regulatory agency may prescribe as 

necessary or appropriate in furtherance 

of the purposes of this section.2 In 

general, an entity performing transfer 

agent functions for a qualifying security 

is required to register with its 

appropriate regulatory agency (‘‘ARA’’). 

The OCC’s regulations at 12 CFR 9.20 

implement these provisions of the Act. 

To accomplish the registration of 

transfer agents, Form TA–1 was 

developed in 1975 as an interagency 

effort by the Securities and Exchange 

Commission (SEC) and the Federal 

banking agencies (the OCC, the Board of 

Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, and the Federal Deposit 

Insurance Corporation). The agencies 

primarily use the data collected on 

Form TA–1 to determine whether an 

application for registration should be 

approved, denied, accelerated, or 

postponed, and they use the data in 

connection with their supervisory 

responsibilities. In addition, when a 

national bank or Federal savings 

association no longer acts as a transfer 

agent for covered corporate securities or 

when the national bank or Federal 

savings association is no longer 

supervised by the OCC, i.e., liquidates 

or converts to another form of financial 

institution, the national bank or Federal 

savings association must file Form TA– 

W with the OCC, requesting withdrawal 

from registration as a transfer agent. 

Forms TA–1 and TA–W are 

mandatory and their collection is 

authorized by sections 17A(c), 17(a)(3), 

and 23(a)(1) of the Act, as amended (15 

U.S.C. 78q–1(c), 78q(a)(3), and 

78w(a)(1)). Additionally, section 

3(a)(34)(B)(i) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 

78c(a)(34)(B)(i)) provides that the OCC 

is the ARA in the case of a national 

banks and Federal savings associations 

and subsidiaries of such institutions. 

The registrations are public filings and 

are not considered confidential. 

The OCC needs the information 

contained in this collection to fulfill its 

statutory responsibilities. Section 

17A(c)(2) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78q– 

1(c)(2)), as amended, provides that all 

those authorized to transfer securities 

registered under section 12 of the Act 

(transfer agents) shall register by filing 

with the appropriate regulatory agency 

an application for registration in such 

form and containing such information 

and documents as such appropriate 

regulatory agency may prescribe to be 

necessary or appropriate in furtherance 

of the purposes of this section. 

Request for Comment 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and 

included in the submission to OMB. 

Comments are requested 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; 

(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; and 

(e) Estimates of capital or start-up 

costs and costs of operation, 

maintenance, and purchase of services 

to provide information. 

Bao Nguyen, 

Principal Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of the 

Comptroller of the Currency. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Departmental Offices; Debt 

Management Advisory Committee 

Meeting 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. App. 2, 10(a)(2), that a meeting 

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will take place via conference call on 

February 2, 2021 at 9 a.m. of the 

following debt management advisory 

.committee: Treasury Borrowing 

Advisory Committee of The Securities 

Industry and Financial Markets 

Association. 

At this meeting, the Treasury is 

seeking advice from the Committee on 

topics related to the economy, financial 

markets, Treasury financing, and debt 

management. Following the working 

session, the Committee will present a 

written report of its recommendations. 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. App. 2, 

10(d) and Public Law 103–202, 

202(c)(1)(B)(31 U.S.C. 3121 note). 

This notice shall constitute my 

determination, pursuant to the authority 

placed in heads of agencies by 5 U.S.C. 

App. 2, 10(d) and vested in me by 

Treasury Department Order No. 101–05, 

that the meeting will consist of 

discussions and debates of the issues 

presented to the Committee by the 

Secretary of the Treasury and the 

making of recommendations of the 

Committee to the Secretary, pursuant to 

Public Law 103–202, § 202(c)(1)(B). 

Thus, this information is exempt from 

disclosure under that provision and 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(3)(B). In addition, the 

meeting is concerned with information 

that is exempt from disclosure under 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(A). The public interest 

requires that such meetings be closed to 

the public because the Treasury 

Department requires frank and full 

advice from representatives of the 

financial community prior to making its 

final decisions on major financing 

operations. Historically, this advice has 

been offered by debt management 

advisory committees established by the 

several major segments of the financial 

community. When so utilized, such a 

committee is recognized to be an 

advisory committee under 5 U.S.C. App. 

2, 3. 

Although the Treasury’s final 

announcement of financing plans may 

not reflect the recommendations 

provided in reports of the Committee, 

premature disclosure of the Committee’s 

deliberations and reports would be 

likely to lead to significant financial 

speculation in the securities market. 

Thus, this meeting falls within the 

exemption covered by 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(9)(A). 

The Office of Debt Management is 

responsible for maintaining records of 

debt management advisory committee 

meetings and for providing annual 

reports setting forth a summary of 

Committee activities and such other 

matters as may be informative to the 

public consistent with the policy of 5 

U.S.C. 552(b). The Designated Federal 

Officer or other responsible agency 

official who may be contacted for 

additional information is Fred 

Pietrangeli, Director for Office of Debt 

Management (202) 622–1876. 

Dated: January 8, 2021. 

Frederick E. Pietrangeli, 

Director, Office of Debt Management. 

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U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND 

SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION 

Notice of Open Public Hearing 

AGENCY: U.S.-China Economic and 

Security Review Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of open public hearing. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following hearing of the U.S.-China 

Economic and Security Review 

Commission. 

The Commission is mandated by 

Congress to investigate, assess, and 

report to Congress annually on ‘‘the 

national security implications of the 

economic relationship between the 

United States and the People’s Republic 

of China.’’ Pursuant to this mandate, the 

Commission will hold a public hearing 

in Washington, DC on January 28, 2021 

on ‘‘U.S.-China Relations at the Chinese 

Communist Party’s Centennial.’’ 

DATES: The hearing is scheduled for 

Thursday, January 28, 2021, 10:30 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: This hearing will be held 

with panelists and Commissioners 

participating in-person or online via 

videoconference. Members of the 

audience will be able to view a live 

webcast via the Commission’s website at 

www.uscc.gov. Also, please check the 

Commission’s website for possible 

changes to the hearing schedule. 

Reservations are not required to attend 

the hearing. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public seeking further 

information concerning the hearing 

should contact Jameson Cunningham, 

444 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 602, 

Washington, DC 20001; via email at 

jcunningham@uscc.gov. Reservations 

are not required to attend the hearing. 

ADA Accessibility: For questions 

about the accessibility of the event or to 

request an accommodation, please 

contact Jameson Cunningham via email 

at jcunningham@uscc.gov. Requests for 

an accommodation should be made as 

soon as possible, and at least five 

business days prior to the event. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: This is the first public 

hearing the Commission will hold 

during its 2021 report cycle. The 

hearing will evaluate the state of the 

U.S.-China relationship, the Chinese 

Communist Party’s goals in the year of 

its centennial, and the implications for 

the United States. The first panel will 

offer a net assessment of the current 

state of U.S.-China political, economic, 

and security relations heading into 

2021. The second panel will examine 

key takeaways from the Fifth Plenum 

and other recent high-level CCP 

conferences and statements. The third 

panel will consider the implications for 

the United Sates of the trend lines in 

China’s politics, economy, security 

policy, and foreign affairs. 

The hearing will be co-chaired by 

Chairman Carolyn Bartholomew and 

Commissioner Roy Kamphausen. Any 

interested party may file a written 

statement by January 28, 2021 by 

transmitting to the contact above. A 

portion the hearing will include a 

question and answer period between the 

Commissioners and the witnesses. 

Authority: Congress created the U.S.- 

China Economic and Security Review 

Commission in 2000 in the National 

Defense Authorization Act (Pub. L. 106– 

398), as amended by Division P of the 

Consolidated Appropriations 

Resolution, 2003 (Pub. L. 108–7), as 

amended by Public Law 109–108 

(November 22, 2005), as amended by 

Public Law 113–291 (December 19, 

2014). 

Dated: January 7, 2021. 

Daniel W. Peck, 

Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and 

Security Review Commission. 

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