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###### Department of the Treasury

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

# AGENCY:

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury.

# ACTION:

Notice and request for comment.

# SUMMARY:

The OCC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites comment on a continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). In accordance with the requirements of the PRA, the OCC may not conduct or sponsor, and the 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 a revision to its information collection titled “Company-Run Annual Stress Test Reporting Template and Documentation for Covered Institutions with Total Consolidated Assets of $250 Billion or More under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act” 

# DATES:

Comments must be received by December 30, 2024. 

# ADDRESSES:

Commenters are encouraged to submit comments by email, if possible. You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
      -  Email: prainfo@occ.treas.gov .                    
      -  Mail:                          Chief Counsel's Office, Attention: Comment Processing, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Attention: 1557-0319, 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218, Washington, DC 20219.                    
      -  Hand Delivery/Courier:                          400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218, Washington, DC 20219.                    
      -  Fax:                          (571) 293-4835.                    

*Instructions:*                         You must include “OCC” as the agency name and “1557-                              ( print page 86080)                            0319” in your comment. In general, the OCC will publish comments on                         *www.reginfo.gov*                         without change, including any business or personal information provided such as name and address information, email addresses, or phone numbers. Comments received, including attachments and other supporting materials, are part of the public record and subject to public disclosure. Do not include any information in your comment or supporting materials that you consider confidential or inappropriate for public disclosure.                    

Following the close of this notice's 60-day comment period, the OCC will publish a second notice with a 30-day comment period. You may review comments and other related materials that pertain to this information collection beginning on the date of publication of the second notice for this collection by the method set forth in the next bullet.
      -  Viewing Comments Electronically:                          Go to                          www.reginfo.gov . Hover over the “Information Collection Review” tab and click on “Information Collection Review” from the drop-down menu. From the “Currently under Review” drop-down menu, select “Department of Treasury” and then click “submit.” This information collection can be located by searching OMB control number “1557-0319” or “Company-Run Annual Stress Test Reporting Template and Documentation for Covered Institutions with Total Consolidated Assets of $250 Billion or More under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.” 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, Clearance Officer, (202) 649-5490, Chief Counsel's Office, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 400 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20219. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

                    Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501*et seq.*), 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 generally requires Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the                     **Federal Register**                     concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension 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 this collection.                

*Title:*                     “Company-Run Annual Stress Test Reporting Template and Documentation for Covered Institutions with Total Consolidated Assets of $250 Billion or More under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.”                 

*OMB Control No.:*                     1557-0319.                

*Type of Review:*                     Revision.                

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

*Description:*                     Section 165(i)(2) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act [1]                                          (Dodd-Frank Act) requires certain financial companies, including national banks and federal savings associations, to conduct annual stress tests [2]                                          and requires the primary financial regulatory agency [3]                                          of those financial companies to issue regulations implementing the stress test requirements.[4]                                          Under section 165(i)(2), a covered institution is required to submit to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) and to its primary financial regulatory agency a report at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the primary financial regulatory agency may require.[5] 

                    On October 9, 2012, the OCC published in the                     **Federal Register**                     a final rule implementing the section 165(i)(2) annual stress test requirement.[6]                                          This rule describes the reports and information collections required to meet the reporting requirements under section 165(i)(2). These information collections will be treated as confidential (to the extent permitted by law.[7] 

                    In 2012, the OCC first implemented the reporting templates referenced in the final rule.[8]                                          The OCC uses the data collected to assess the reasonableness of the stress test results of covered institutions and to provide forward-looking information to the OCC regarding a covered institution's capital adequacy. The OCC also may use the results of the stress tests to determine whether additional analytical techniques and exercises could be appropriate to identify, measure, and monitor risks at the covered institution. The stress test results are expected to support ongoing improvement in a covered institution's stress testing practices with respect to its internal assessments of capital adequacy and overall capital planning.                

                    The OCC recognizes that many covered institutions with total consolidated assets of $250 billion or more are required to submit reports using reporting form FR Y-14A.[9]                                          The OCC also recognizes the Board has proposed modifications to the FR Y-14A and, to the extent practical, the OCC will keep its reporting requirements consistent with the Board's FR Y-14A in order to minimize burden on covered institutions.[10] 

The OCC's proposed changes include only limited updates to reflect the changes made by the Board, and the proposed OCC reporting forms will substantially resemble the forms used by the OCC last year. The OCC's proposed changes include removing the CECL Supplemental Schedule from the reporting instructions. The CECL Supplemental Schedule was a one-time schedule that reporting banks provided the during the first submission cycle following their implementation of the ASU 2016-13 standards. This collection was implemented to identify the effect and timing of the adoption of CECL and the associated transition provisions, as provided by section 301 of the regulatory capital rules. As all firms have now adopted ASU 2016-13, this supplemental collection is not needed on a going-forward basis for modeling or analytical purposes. The proposed changes also include a small number of revisions that do not stem from revisions proposed by the Board. These include minor corrections and eliminating references to LIBOR, which is no longer a reference rate, in the instructions.

                    If the Board proposes additional changes to the FR Y-14A reporting forms after the publication of this notice, the OCC expects to make                           ( print page 86081)                        corresponding changes to the OCC reporting forms to minimize inconsistencies and reduce burden. The OCC's proposed new reporting forms and instructions are available on the OCC's website at                     *https://www.occ.treas.gov/​publications-and-resources/​forms/​dodd-frank-act-stress-test/​index-dodd-frank-act-stress-test.html*.                

## Estimated Burden

*Estimated Frequency of Response:*                     On occasion.                 

*Estimated Number of Respondents:*                     4 annually and 4 biennially.                 

*Estimated Total Annual Burden:*                     3,558 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 OCC, including whether the information has practical utility; 

(b) The accuracy of the OCC'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 start-up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.

Patrick T. Tierney,

Assistant Director, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

# Footnotes

1.                             Public Law 111-203, 124 Stat. 1376, July 2010.                    
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2.                             12 U.S.C. 5365(i)(2)(A).                    
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3.                             12 U.S.C. 5301(12).                    
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4.                             12 U.S.C. 5365(i)(2)(C).                    
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5.                             12 U.S.C. 5365(i)(2)(B).                    
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6.                             77 FR 61238 (October 9, 2012) (codified at 12 CFR part 46).                    
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7.                             5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).                    
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8.                                                     *See*77 FR 49485 (August 16, 2012) and 77 FR 66663 (November 6, 2012).                    
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9.                                                     *http://www.federalreserve.gov/​reportforms*.                    
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10.                             89 FR 52042 (June 21, 2024).                    
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[FR Doc. 2024-25037 Filed 10-28-24; 8:45 am]

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