Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; OCC Supplier Registration Form, 41833-41834 [2013-16645]

Agencies

• Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
• DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 133 (Thursday, July 11, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41833-41834]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16645]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office 
of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; OCC Supplier 
Registration Form

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is 
announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 12, 2013.

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--NEW, 400 7th Street SW., Suite 3E-218, Mail Stop 9W-
11, Washington, DC 20219. In addition, comments may be sent by fax to 
(571) 465-4326 or by electronic mail to regs.comments@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. Upon arrival, visitors will be 
required to present valid government-issued photo identification and to 
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 enclose any information in your comment or 
supporting materials that you consider confidential or inappropriate 
for public disclosure.
    Additionally, please send a copy of your comments by mail to: OCC 
Desk Officer, 1557-NEW, U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th 
Street NW., 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or by email to: oira 
submission@omb.eop.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may request additional information 
of the collection from Johnny Vilela or Mary H. Gottlieb, OCC Clearance 
Officers, (202) 649-5490, Legislative and Regulatory Activities 
Division, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 400 7th Street 
SW., Suite 3E-218, Mail Stop 9W-11, Washington, DC 20219.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, the OCC 
has submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB 
for review and clearance.
    Title: OCC Supplier Registration Form.
    OMB Number: 1557-NEW.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1000.
    Estimated Burden Hours per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 167 hours.
    Abstract: Section 342 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and 
Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) requires the (OCC) to develop and 
implement standards and procedures to ensure, to the maximum extent 
possible, the fair inclusion and utilization of minorities, women, and 
minority-owned and women-owned businesses in all business and 
activities of the agency at all levels, including in procurement, 
insurance, and all types of contracts \1\ and to develop standards for 
coordinating technical assistance to such business.\2\
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    \1\ 12 U.S.C. 5452(c)(1)
    \2\ 12 U.S.C. 5452(b)(2)(B)
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    In order to comply with the Congressional mandates to develop 
standards for the fair inclusion and utilization of minority-and women-
owned businesses and to provide effective technical assistance to these

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businesses, the OCC is developing an on-going system to collect up-to-
date contact information and capabilities statements from potential 
suppliers. This information will allow the OCC to update and enhance 
its internal database of interested minority- and women-owned 
businesses. This information also will allow the OCC to measure the 
effectiveness of its technical assistance and outreach efforts and 
target areas where additional outreach efforts are necessary.
    In the Federal Register of May 3, 2013 (78 FR 26114), the OCC 
published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the proposed 
collection of information. The OCC received no comments.
    Comments continue to be 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.

    Dated: July 8, 2013.
Michele Meyer,
Assistant Director, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-16645 Filed 7-10-13; 8:45 am]
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