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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Information Collection
Revision; Submission for OMB
Review; Diversity Self-Assessment
Template for OCC-Regulated Entities
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 take this opportunity to
comment on a revised information
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collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The OCC
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 previously received
OMB approval for a voluntary
information collection in the Final
Interagency Policy Statement
Establishing Joint Standards for
Assessing the Diversity Policies and
Practices of Entities Regulated by the
Agencies (Policy Statement). The OCC
now is soliciting comment on a revised
information collection which adds a
‘‘Diversity Self-Assessment Template for
OCC-Regulated Entities’’ (Template) to
facilitate the self-assessment described
in the Policy Statement. The OCC also
is giving notice that it has sent the
collection to OMB for review.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before December 19, 2016.
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:
1557–0334, 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 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 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 with your
comment, attachment, 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, 1557–0334, 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:
Shaquita Merritt, OCC Clearance
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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., Suite 3E–218, Mail Stop
9W–11, Washington, DC 20219.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), certain
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) of the PRA implementing
regulations) to include agency requests
or requirements that members of the
public submit reports, keep records, or
provide information to a third party.
The OCC is requesting that OMB
approve its proposed revision to the
collection of information.
Title: Diversity Self-Assessment
Template for OCC-Regulated Entities.
OMB Control No.: 1557–0334.
Description: The OCC previously
received OMB approval for a voluntary
information collection with respect to
the Policy Statement, pursuant to which
entities regulated by the OCC
voluntarily self-assess their diversity
policies and practices.1 This proposed
revision to that collection would add
the Template to assist with the selfassessment. The Template (1) asks for
general information about a respondent;
(2) includes a checklist of the standards
set forth in the Policy Statement; (3)
seeks additional diversity data; and (4)
provides an opportunity for a
respondent to provide other information
regarding or comment on the selfassessment of its diversity policies and
practices. A draft of this Template can
be viewed at www.occ.gov/
divselfassessment.
The OCC estimates that use of the
Template would reduce the average
response time for this collection per
respondent from 12 hours to 8 hours.
The OCC may use the information
submitted by the entities it regulates to
monitor progress and trends in the
financial services industry with regard
to diversity and inclusion in
employment and contracting activities
and to identify and highlight those
policies and practices that have been
successful. The OCC will continue to
reach out to the regulated entities and
other interested parties to discuss
diversity and inclusion in the financial
services industry and share leading
practices. The OCC may also publish
information disclosed by the entity,
such as any identified leading practices,
in any form that does not identify a
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particular institution or individual or
disclose confidential business
information.
Type of Review: Revision.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit.
Burden Estimates:
Number of Respondents: 215.
Revised Annual Burden for Policy
Statement and Template: 8 hours.
Total Burden: 1,720 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual.
Comments: On August 25, 2016, the
OCC issued a 60-day notice soliciting
comments on the revision to the
information collection. See 81 FR
58553. The comment period closed on
October 24, 2016, and the OCC received
one comment from an individual who
raised several issues.
First, the commenter stated that use of
the Template would not reduce a
regulated entity’s collection burden. We
believe, however, that the structured
format and layout of the Template is
easy to use and thereby simplifies the
information collection. We expect that
this will reduce the time it takes to
complete a self-assessment based on the
Joint Standards. Furthermore, similar
information currently provided in
response to required EEOC and OFCCP
annual reports, can be easily recorded
on the self-assessment Template.
Second, the commenter stated that the
OCC’s publication of a Template creates
the impression that the Policy Statement
and Template set out mandatory, not
voluntary, standards. The OCC does not
intend to create this impression and
notes that the Template itself states that
‘‘a self-assessment by the organization is
voluntary.’’ The Policy Statement itself
also makes the voluntary nature of a
self-assessment clear. Third, the
commenter asserted that the Template’s
yes/no structure is overly simplistic.
The OCC notes, however, that while an
entity’s self-assessment of each standard
begins with a yes/no response, the
entity also is asked about the relevant
successes and/or challenges associated
with each standard. In addition, at the
end of the Template, respondents are
invited to provide any ‘‘other important
information or comments regarding the
self-assessment of their diversity and
inclusion policies and practices.’’
Finally, the commenter asserts that by
publishing the Template, the agency has
effectively foreclosed the possibility of a
better self-assessment framework. To the
contrary, the Template invites a
regulated entity to ‘‘utilize this
Template or its own assessment tool.’’
In addition, the OCC specifically asked
the public in its 60-day notice for
‘‘[w]ays to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
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collected’’ and asks this same question
again below. We welcome the public to
share with us, and with other regulated
entities, any framework or tool that
facilitates a regulated entity’s diversity
self-assessment.
In addition, we continue to invite
comments on the following:
(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: November 10, 2016.
Karen Solomon,
Deputy Chief Counsel, office of the
Comptroller of the Currency.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Information Collection
Renewal; Comment Request;
Reporting, Recordkeeping, and
Disclosure Requirements Associated
With Proprietary Trading and Certain
Interests in and Relationships With
Covered Funds
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 take this opportunity 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 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.
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The OCC is soliciting comment
concerning renewal of its information
collection titled, ‘‘Reporting,
Recordkeeping, and Disclosure
Requirements Associated with
Proprietary Trading and Certain
Interests in and Relationships with
Covered Funds.’’
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before January 17, 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:
1557–00309, 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 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
comment 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., Suite 3E–218, Mail Stop
9W–11, Washington, DC 20219.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), 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 requires Federal
agencies to provide a 60-day notice in
the Federal Register concerning each
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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: Reporting, Recordkeeping, and
Disclosure Requirements Associated
with Proprietary Trading and Certain
Interests in and Relationships with
Covered Funds.
OMB Control No.: 1557–0309.
Type of Review: Regular.
Description: This collection of
information is established pursuant to a
2014 final rule 1 required by the DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act), which
was enacted on July 21, 2010.2 Section
619 of the Dodd-Frank Act contains
certain prohibitions and restrictions on
the ability of a banking entity and
nonbank financial company supervised
by the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System (Board) to engage in
proprietary trading and have certain
interests in, or relationships with, a
hedge fund or private equity fund.
Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act
added a new section 13 to the Bank
Holding Company Act (BHC Act)
(codified at 12 U.S.C. 1851) that
generally prohibits any banking entity
from engaging in proprietary trading or
from acquiring or retaining an
ownership interest in, sponsoring, or
having certain relationships with a
hedge fund or private equity fund,
subject to certain exemptions.
Section 44.12(e) states that, upon
application by a banking entity, the
Board may extend the period of time to
meet the requirements on ownership
limitations under § 44.12(a)(2)(i) for up
to 2 additional years, if the Board finds
that an extension would be consistent
with safety and soundness and not
detrimental to the public interest. An
application for extension must: (1) Be
submitted to the Board at least 90 days
prior to the expiration of the applicable
time period; (2) provide the reasons for
application including information that
addresses the factors in paragraph (e)(2)
of § 44.12; and (3) explain the banking
entity’s plan for reducing the permitted
investment in a covered fund through
redemption, sale, dilution, or other
methods as required in § 44.12(a)(2).
Section 44.20(d) provides that a
banking entity engaged in proprietary
trading activity permitted under subpart
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Protection Act, Public Law 111–203, 124 Stat. 1376
(2010).
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection
Revision; Submission for OMB Review; Diversity Self-Assessment Template
for OCC-Regulated Entities
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 take this opportunity to comment on a revised information
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collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).
The OCC 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
previously received OMB approval for a voluntary information collection
in the Final Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards
for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities
Regulated by the Agencies (Policy Statement). The OCC now is soliciting
comment on a revised information collection which adds a ``Diversity
Self-Assessment Template for OCC-Regulated Entities'' (Template) to
facilitate the self-assessment described in the Policy Statement. The
OCC also is giving notice that it has sent the collection to OMB for
review.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 19, 2016.
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: 1557-0334, 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 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 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 with your comment,
attachment, 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, 1557-0334, 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: 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., Suite 3E-218, Mail Stop 9W-11, Washington, DC 20219.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), certain
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) of the PRA
implementing regulations) to include agency requests or requirements
that members of the public submit reports, keep records, or provide
information to a third party. The OCC is requesting that OMB approve
its proposed revision to the collection of information.
Title: Diversity Self-Assessment Template for OCC-Regulated
Entities.
OMB Control No.: 1557-0334.
Description: The OCC previously received OMB approval for a
voluntary information collection with respect to the Policy Statement,
pursuant to which entities regulated by the OCC voluntarily self-assess
their diversity policies and practices.\1\ This proposed revision to
that collection would add the Template to assist with the self-
assessment. The Template (1) asks for general information about a
respondent; (2) includes a checklist of the standards set forth in the
Policy Statement; (3) seeks additional diversity data; and (4) provides
an opportunity for a respondent to provide other information regarding
or comment on the self-assessment of its diversity policies and
practices. A draft of this Template can be viewed at www.occ.gov/divselfassessment.
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The OCC estimates that use of the Template would reduce the average
response time for this collection per respondent from 12 hours to 8
hours. The OCC may use the information submitted by the entities it
regulates to monitor progress and trends in the financial services
industry with regard to diversity and inclusion in employment and
contracting activities and to identify and highlight those policies and
practices that have been successful. The OCC will continue to reach out
to the regulated entities and other interested parties to discuss
diversity and inclusion in the financial services industry and share
leading practices. The OCC may also publish information disclosed by
the entity, such as any identified leading practices, in any form that
does not identify a particular institution or individual or disclose
confidential business information.
Type of Review: Revision.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
Burden Estimates:
Number of Respondents: 215.
Revised Annual Burden for Policy Statement and Template: 8 hours.
Total Burden: 1,720 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual.
Comments: On August 25, 2016, the OCC issued a 60-day notice
soliciting comments on the revision to the information collection. See
81 FR 58553. The comment period closed on October 24, 2016, and the OCC
received one comment from an individual who raised several issues.
First, the commenter stated that use of the Template would not
reduce a regulated entity's collection burden. We believe, however,
that the structured format and layout of the Template is easy to use
and thereby simplifies the information collection. We expect that this
will reduce the time it takes to complete a self-assessment based on
the Joint Standards. Furthermore, similar information currently
provided in response to required EEOC and OFCCP annual reports, can be
easily recorded on the self-assessment Template.
Second, the commenter stated that the OCC's publication of a
Template creates the impression that the Policy Statement and Template
set out mandatory, not voluntary, standards. The OCC does not intend to
create this impression and notes that the Template itself states that
``a self-assessment by the organization is voluntary.'' The Policy
Statement itself also makes the voluntary nature of a self-assessment
clear. Third, the commenter asserted that the Template's yes/no
structure is overly simplistic. The OCC notes, however, that while an
entity's self-assessment of each standard begins with a yes/no
response, the entity also is asked about the relevant successes and/or
challenges associated with each standard. In addition, at the end of
the Template, respondents are invited to provide any ``other important
information or comments regarding the self-assessment of their
diversity and inclusion policies and practices.''
Finally, the commenter asserts that by publishing the Template, the
agency has effectively foreclosed the possibility of a better self-
assessment framework. To the contrary, the Template invites a regulated
entity to ``utilize this Template or its own assessment tool.'' In
addition, the OCC specifically asked the public in its 60-day notice
for ``[w]ays to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be
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collected'' and asks this same question again below. We welcome the
public to share with us, and with other regulated entities, any
framework or tool that facilitates a regulated entity's diversity self-
assessment.
In addition, we continue to invite comments on the following:
(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: November 10, 2016.
Karen Solomon,
Deputy Chief Counsel, office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
[FR Doc. 2016-27712 Filed 11-17-16; 8:45 am]
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