Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request (3064-0200), 83242 [2016-27962]

Agencies

• FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 224 (Monday, November 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 83242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-27962]


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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request (3064-0200)

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The FDIC, 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 the renewal of existing 
information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). On August 24, 2016, (81 FR 57908), the 
FDIC requested comment for 60 days on a proposal to revise the ``Joint 
Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices'' 
information collection by adding a form to the information collection 
entitled ``Diversity Self-Assessment Template for Entities Regulated by 
the FDIC.'' No comments were received. The FDIC hereby gives notice of 
its plan to submit to OMB a request to approve the renewal of these 
collections, and again invites comment on this renewal.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 21, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to 
the FDIC by any of the following methods:
     https://www.FDIC.gov/regulations/laws/federal/notices.html.
     Email: comments@fdic.gov. Include the name and number of 
the collection in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: Manny Cabeza (202-898-3767), Counsel, MB-3007, 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street NW., Washington, 
DC 20429.
     Hand Delivery: Comments may be hand-delivered to the guard 
station at the rear of the 17th Street Building (located on F Street), 
on business days between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
    All comments should refer to the relevant OMB control number. A 
copy of the comments may also be submitted to the OMB desk officer for 
the FDIC: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Manny Cabeza, at the FDIC address 
above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposal to renew the following currently 
approved collections of information:
    1. Title: Joint Standards for Assessing Diversity Policies and 
Practices.
    OMB Number: 3064-0200.
    Form Number: FDIC 2710/05.
    Affected Public: Insured financial institutions supervised by the 
FDIC.
    Annual Number of Respondents: 398.
    Frequency of Response: Annual.
    Average Response Time per Respondent: 8 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,184 hours.
    General Description of Collection: This voluntary information 
collection applies to entities regulated by the FDIC for purposes of 
assessing their diversity policies and practices as described in the 
final Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards for 
Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by 
the Agencies.\1\ This revision to the previously approved collection 
adds a form entitled Diversity Self-Assessment Template for Entities 
Regulated by the FDIC intended to facilitate responders' self-
assessment process. The FDIC estimates that the use of the template 
will result in a reduction in the average response time per respondent 
from 12 hours to 8 hours with a corresponding reduction in the 
estimated total annual burden hours for this collection of information 
from 4,778 hours to 3,184 hours. The Diversity Self-Assessment Template 
for Entities Regulated by the FDIC can be viewed at www.fdic.gov/about/diversity/dsa_template.docx. This revision to the previously approved 
collection of information: (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 give other information regarding or 
comment on the self-assessment of its diversity policies and practices.
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    \1\ 80 FR 33016 (June 10, 2015).
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    The FDIC 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 FDIC 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 FDIC 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.

Request for Comment

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collections of information 
are necessary for the proper performance of the FDIC's functions, 
including whether the information has practical utility; (b) the 
accuracy of the 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; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collections of 
information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology. All 
comments will become a matter of public record.

    Dated at Washington, DC, this 16th day of November, 2016.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Valerie J. Best,
Assistant Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-27962 Filed 11-18-16; 8:45 am]
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