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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 the general public and other Federal agencies to 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 respondents are 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 renewal of its information collection titled “Interagency Guidance on Asset Securitization Activities.”

# DATES:

Comments must be submitted on or before May 9, 2022.

# 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: 1557-0217, 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) 465-4326.                    

*Instructions:*                         You must include “OCC” as the agency name and “1557-0217” 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” dropdown. Underneath the “Currently under Review” section heading, from the drop-down menu select “Department of Treasury” and then click “submit.” This information collection can be located by searching by OMB control number “1557-0217” or “Interagency Guidance on Asset Securitization Activities.”                    

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, Suite 3E-218, 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. 3501-3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from 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 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 proposed collection of information set forth in this document.                

*Title:*                     Interagency Guidance on Asset Securitization Activities.                

*OMB Control No.:*                     1557-0217.                

*Type of Review:*                     Regular.                

*Description:*                     In 1999, the OCC issued the Interagency Guidance on Asset Securitization Activities [1]                                          (guidance) in response to a determination that some institutions involved in asset securitization activities had significant weaknesses in their asset securitization practices. The information collection contained in the guidance applies to financial institutions engaged in asset securitization activities and provides that any institution engaged in these activities should maintain a written asset securitization policy, document the fair value of retained interests, and maintain a management information system to monitor asset securitization activities. Financial institution management uses the information collected to ensure the safe and sound operation of the institution's asset securitization activities. The OCC uses the information to evaluate the quality of an institution's risk management practices.                

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

*Burden Estimates:*

*Estimated Number of Respondents:*                     35 national banks and Federal savings associations.                

*Estimated Annual Burden:*                     1,827 hours.                

*Frequency of Response:*                     On occasion.                          ( print page 13793)    

Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized, included in the request for OMB approval, and 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 information collection burden;

(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.

Theodore J. Dowd,

Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

# Footnotes

1.                             OCC Bulletin 1999-46, December 13, 1999,                         *https://www.occ.gov/​news-issuances/​bulletins/​1999/​bulletin-1999-46a.pdf.*
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