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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 take this opportunity to comment on a revised 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 the revision of its information collection titled, “Municipal Securities Dealers and Government Securities Brokers and Dealers—Registration and Withdrawal.”

# DATES:

You should submit written comments by July 15, 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: 1557-0184, 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 “1557-0184” 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” drop down menu. Click on “Information Collection Review.” From the “Currently under Review” drop-down menu, select “Department of Treasury” and then click “submit.” This information collection can be located by searching by OMB control number “1557-0184” or “Municipal Securities Dealers and Government Securities Brokers and Dealers—Registration and Withdrawal.” 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, 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, 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 obtaining, causing to be obtained, soliciting, or requiring the disclosure to an agency of information by means of identical questions posed to, or identical reporting, recordkeeping, or disclosure requirements imposed on, ten or more persons. 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. In compliance with the PRA, the OCC is publishing notice of the proposed revision of the collection of information set forth in this document.                

*Title:*                     Municipal Securities Dealers and Government Securities Brokers and Dealers—Registration and Withdrawal.                

*OMB Control No.:*                     1557-0184.                

*Form Numbers:*                     MSD, MSDW,[1]                                          MSD-4, MSD-5, G-FIN, G-FINW, GFIN-4 and GFIN-5.[2] 

*Abstract:*                     This information collection is required to satisfy the requirements of section 15B [3]                                          and section 15C [4]                                          of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which require, in part, any national bank or Federal savings association that acts as a government securities broker/dealer or a municipal securities dealer, and certain national bank and FSA employees, to file the appropriate form with the OCC to inform the agency of its broker/dealer activities. The OCC uses this information to determine which national banks and Federal savings associations are acting as government securities broker/dealers and municipal securities dealers and to monitor entry into and exit from these activities by institutions and registered persons. The OCC also uses the information in planning national bank and Federal savings association examinations.                

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

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

*Estimated Number of Respondents:*                     15 (5 government securities dealers and 10 municipal and government securities dealers).                

*Estimated Number of Responses:*                     717.                

*Frequency of Response:*                     On occasion.                

*Estimated Annual Burden:*                     597 burden hours.                

                    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized,                           ( print page 29783)                        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.                             The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) maintains collections for the MSD and MSDW under OMB Control Nos. 3235-0083 and 3235-0087; however, there is a requirement that these be filed with the OCC, which is covered by OMB Control No. 1557-0184.                    
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2.                             The Department of the Treasury maintains collections for the G-FIN-4 and G-FIN-5 under OMB Control No. 1535-0089; however, there is a requirement that the forms be filed with the OCC, which is covered by OMB Control No. 1557-0184.                    
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3.                             15 U.S.C. 78o-4.                    
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4.                             15 U.S.C. 78o-5.                    
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[FR Doc. 2022-10436 Filed 5-13-22; 8:45 am]

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