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###### Department of the Treasury

###### Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 

# AGENCY:

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury. 

# ACTION:

Notice and request for comment. 

# 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 an extension of OMB approval of the information collection titled, “Disclosure and Reporting of CRA-Related Agreements (12 CFR part 35).” The OCC also gives notice that it has sent the information collection to OMB for review and approval. 

# DATES:

Comments must be submitted on or before May 7, 2007. 

# ADDRESSES:

                        Communications Division, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Public Information Room, Mailstop 1-5, Attention: 1557-0219, 250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219. In addition, comments may be sent by fax 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 Information Room, 250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219. You can make an appointment to inspect the comments by calling (202) 874-5043.                     

Additionally, you should send a copy of your comments to OCC Desk Officer, 1557-0219, by mail to U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., #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 and supporting documentation submitted to OMB by contacting: Mary Gottlieb or Camille Dickerson, (202) 874-5090, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219. 

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

*Title:*                     Disclosure and Reporting of CRA-Related Agreements (12 CFR Part 35).                 

*OMB Number:*                     1557-0219.                 

*Type of Review:*                     Extension of a currently approved collection.                 

*Description:*                     This submission covers an existing regulation and involves no change to the regulation, the information collection requirements, or the burden estimates. The OCC requests only that OMB extend its approval of the information collection.                 

National banks and their affiliates (hereinafter referred to collectively as national banks) occasionally enter into agreements with nongovernmental entities or persons (NGEPs) that are related to national banks' Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) responsibilities. Section 48 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDI Act) requires disclosure of certain of these agreements, and imposes reporting requirements on national banks and other insured depository institutions (IDIs), their affiliates, and NGEPs. 12 U.S.C. 1831y. As mandated by the FDI Act, the OCC, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Office of Thrift Supervision issued regulations to implement these disclosure and reporting requirements. The reporting provisions of these regulations constitute collections of information under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The regulation issued by the OCC is codified at 12 CFR 35; the collections of information contained in that regulation are known as “CRA Sunshine.” 

Section 48 of the FDI Act applies to written agreements that: (1) are made in fulfillment of the CRA, (2) involve funds or other resources of an IDI or affiliate with an aggregate value of more than $10,000 in a year, or loans with an aggregate principal value of more than $50,000 in a year, and (3) are entered into by an IDI or affiliate of an IDI and a NGEP. 12 U.S.C. 1831y(e). 

The parties to a covered agreement must make the agreement available to the public and the appropriate agency. The parties also must file a report annually with the appropriate agency concerning the disbursement, receipt and use of funds or other resources under the agreement. The collections of information in CRA Sunshine implement these statutorily mandated disclosure and reporting requirements. The parties to the agreement may request confidential treatment of proprietary and confidential information in an agreement or annual report. 12 CFR 35.8. 12 U.S.C. 1831y(a)-(c). 

The information collections are found in 12 CFR 35.4(b); 35.6(b)(1); 35.6(c)(1); 35.6(d)(1)(i) and (ii); 35.6(d)(2); 35.7(b); and 35.7(f)(2)(ii). 

*Affected Public:*                     Individuals; Businesses or other for-profit.                 

*Burden Estimates:*

*Estimated Number of Respondents:*                     362.                 

*Estimated Total Annual Responses:*                     2,813.                 

*Estimated Total Annual Burden:*                     3,899 hours.                 

*Frequency of Response:*                     On occasion.                 

*Comments:*                     A 60-day                     **Federal Register**                     notice was issued on January 16, 2007 (72 FR 1802). 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 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;                           ( print page 17225)    

(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 cost of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.

Dated: March 30, 2003. 

Stuart Feldstein,

Assistant Director, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division.

[FR Doc. E7-6419 Filed 4-5-07; 8:45 am]

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