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Docket No.
Requester
Regulation(s)
Nature of special permit
The proposed special permit segment would
be treated as a high consequence area with
the implementation of IM. The pipeline segment was installed prior to 1980.
The proposed special permit area includes
one (1) EPNG interstate pipeline segment of
20-inch diameter pipeline located in San
Juan County in New Mexico. The pipeline operates at a MAOP of 894 psig.
EPNG is owned and operated by the Kinder
Morgan Company.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60118 (c)(1) and 49
CFR 1.97.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 01,
2017, under authority delegated in 49 CFR
1.97.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Information Collection
Revision; Request for Comment;
Uniform Interagency Transfer Agent
Registration and Deregistration Forms
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency (OCC), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
AGENCY:
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 the revision of
an information collection as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA).
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 on a
revision to its collection titled ‘‘Uniform
Interagency Transfer Agent Registration
and Deregistration Forms.’’
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before July 5, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Because paper mail in the
Washington, DC, area and at the OCC is
subject to delay, commenters are
encouraged to submit comments by
email, if possible. Comments may be
sent to: Legislative and Regulatory
Activities Division, Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency, Attention
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‘‘1557–0124, Forms TA–1 and TA–W,’’
400 7th Street SW., Suite 3E–218,
Washington, DC 20219. In addition,
comments may be sent by fax to 571–
465–4326 or by electronic mail to
prainfo@occ.treas.gov.
You may personally inspect and
photocopy comments at the OCC, 400
7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20219.
For security reasons, the OCC requires
that visitors make an appointment to
inspect comments. You may do so by
calling 202–649–6700 or, for persons
who are deaf or hard of hearing, TTY,
(202) 649–5597. Upon arrival, visitors
will be required to present valid
government-issued photo identification
and submit to security screening in
order to inspect and photocopy
comments.
All 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
comments or supporting materials that
you consider confidential or
inappropriate for public disclosure.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shaquita Merritt, OCC Clearance
Officer, 202–649–5490 or, for persons
who are deaf or hard of hearing, TTY,
(202) 649–5597, Legislative and
Regulatory Activities Division, Office of
the Comptroller of the Currency, 400 7th
Street SW., Washington, DC 20219.
The OCC
is proposing to revise the following
information collection:
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Form TA–1
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Registrations: 1; Amendments: 10.
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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: Registrations: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1
hour.
Section 17A(c) of the Security
Exchange Act of 1934 (the Act) requires
all transfer agents for securities
registered under section 12 of the Act
or, if the security 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
‘‘fil[e] 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.’’ 1 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
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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. In
2007, the OCC removed Form TA–W
from this information collection and
began use of the SEC’s Form TA–W
(OMB Control No. 3235–0151). The OCC
is now reinstituting use of Form TA–W
by national banks and federal savings
associations to alleviate any confusion
created by the use of the SEC form.
The OCC has determined that Forms
TA–1 and TA–W are mandatory and
that 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) of the
Act (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(34)(B)(ii)) 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) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78q–1(c)),
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.’’
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(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.
Dated: April 27, 2017.
Karen Solomon,
Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency.
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All comments received are part of the
public record and subject to public
disclosure. Comments are invited 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;
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Amended: Advisory Committee on
Homeless Veterans, Notice of Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) gives notice under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.
2., that the Advisory Committee on
Homeless Veterans will meet May 10–
May 12, 2017 at various locations in
Washington DC. This notice is amended
to reflect a change in the meeting time
and location.
Date
Time
Location
May 10, 2017 ..................................
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ......................
* May 11, 2017 ................................
8:20 a.m.–4:45 p.m. ......................
May 12, 2017 ..................................
8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. ....................
810 Vermont Avenue NW., Conference Room 530, Washington, DC
20420.
American Legion Headquarters, Main Conference Room, 1608 K
Street NW., Washington, DC 20006.
810 Vermont Avenue NW., Conference Room 530, Washington, DC
20420.
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Note: The asterisk (*) reflects the new meeting time and location.
The meeting sessions are open to the
public.
The purpose of the Committee is to
provide the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
with an on-going assessment of the
effectiveness of the policies,
organizational structures, and services
of VA in assisting Veterans at-risk and
experiencing homelessness. The
Committee shall assemble and review
information related to the needs of
homeless Veterans and provide advice
on the most appropriate means of
providing assistance to that subset of the
Veteran population. The Committee will
make recommendations to the Secretary
regarding such activities.
The agenda will include briefings
from officials at VA and other agencies
regarding services for homeless
Veterans. The Committee will also
receive a briefing on the annual report
that was developed after the last
meeting of the Advisory Committee on
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Homeless Veterans and will then
discuss topics for its upcoming annual
report and recommendations to the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
No time will be allocated at this
meeting for receiving oral presentations
from the public. Interested parties
should provide written comments on
issues affecting Veterans at-risk and
experiencing homelessness for review
by the Committee to Anthony Love,
Designated Federal Officer, VHA
Homeless Programs Office (10NC1),
Department of Veterans Affairs, 90 K
Street Northeast, Washington, DC, or via
email at Anthony.Love@va.gov.
Members of the public who wish to
attend in-person should contact both
Charles Selby and Timothy Underwood
of the VHA Homeless Program Office by
April 25, 2017, at Charles.Selby@va.gov
and Timothy.Underwood@va.gov, while
providing their name, professional
affiliation, address, and phone number.
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There will also be a call-in number at 1–
800–767–1750; Access Code: 79421#.
Because the meeting is being held in a
government building, a photo I.D. must
be presented at the Guard’s Desk as a
part of the clearance process. Due to an
increase in security protocols, and in
order to prevent delays in clearance
processing, you should allow an
additional 30 minutes before the
meeting begins. Attendees who require
reasonable accommodation should state
so in their requests.
Dated: May 2, 2017.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection
Revision; Request for Comment; Uniform Interagency Transfer Agent
Registration and Deregistration Forms
AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
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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 the revision of an information collection as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).
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 on a revision to its collection
titled ``Uniform Interagency Transfer Agent Registration and
Deregistration Forms.''
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 5, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Because paper mail in the Washington, DC, area and at the
OCC is subject to delay, commenters are encouraged to submit comments
by email, if possible. Comments may be sent to: Legislative and
Regulatory Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency, Attention ``1557-0124, Forms TA-1 and TA-W,'' 400 7th Street
SW., Suite 3E-218, Washington, DC 20219. In addition, comments may be
sent by fax to 571-465-4326 or by electronic mail to
prainfo@occ.treas.gov.
You may personally inspect and photocopy comments at the OCC, 400
7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20219. For security reasons, the OCC
requires that visitors make an appointment to inspect comments. You may
do so by calling 202-649-6700 or, for persons who are deaf or hard of
hearing, TTY, (202) 649-5597. Upon arrival, visitors will be required
to present valid government-issued photo identification and submit to
security screening in order to inspect and photocopy comments.
All 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 comments or
supporting materials that you consider confidential or inappropriate
for public disclosure.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shaquita Merritt, OCC Clearance
Officer, 202-649-5490 or, for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing,
TTY, (202) 649-5597, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division,
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 400 7th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20219.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OCC is proposing to revise the following
information collection:
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: Registrations: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1 hour.
Section 17A(c) of the Security Exchange Act of 1934 (the Act)
requires all transfer agents for securities registered under section 12
of the Act or, if the security 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 ``fil[e] 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.'' \1\ 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.
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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
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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. In
2007, the OCC removed Form TA-W from this information collection and
began use of the SEC's Form TA-W (OMB Control No. 3235-0151). The OCC
is now reinstituting use of Form TA-W by national banks and federal
savings associations to alleviate any confusion created by the use of
the SEC form.
The OCC has determined that Forms TA-1 and TA-W are mandatory and
that 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) of the Act (15 U.S.C.
78c(a)(34)(B)(ii)) 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) of the Act (15
U.S.C. 78q-1(c)), 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
All comments received are part of the public record and subject to
public disclosure. Comments are invited 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.
Dated: April 27, 2017.
Karen Solomon,
Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
[FR Doc. 2017-09049 Filed 5-4-17; 8:45 am]
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