Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection Renewal; Submission for OMB Review; Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies and Diversity Self-Assessment Template for OCC-Regulated Entities, 68544-68545 [2019-27051]

Agencies

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

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 241 (Monday, December 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68544-68545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27051]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency


Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection 
Renewal; Submission for OMB Review; Joint Standards for Assessing the 
Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies 
and 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 continuing 
information 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 is soliciting comment on the renewal of its information 
collection titled ``Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity 
Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies and 
Diversity Self-Assessment Template for OCC-Regulated Entities.'' The 
OCC also is giving notice that it has sent the collection to OMB for 
review.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 15, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Commenters are encouraged to submit comments by email, if 
possible. You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     Email: [email protected].
     Mail: Chief Counsel's Office, Attention: Comment 
Processing, 1557-0334, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 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 
``1557-0334'' 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.
    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 
[email protected].
    You may review comments and other related materials that pertain to 
this information collection \1\ following the close of the 30-day 
comment period for this notice by any of the following methods:
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    \1\ On September 4, 2019, the OCC published a 60-day notice for 
this information collection, 84 FR 46604.
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     Viewing Comments Electronically: Go to www.reginfo.gov. 
Click on the ``Information Collection Review'' tab. Underneath the 
``Currently under Review'' section heading, from the drop-down menu 
select ``Department of Treasury'' and then click ``submit.'' This 
information collection can be located by searching by OMB control 
number ``1557-0334'' or ``Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity 
Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies and 
Diversity Self-Assessment Template for OCC-Regulated Entities.'' 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.
     Viewing Comments Personally: You may personally inspect 
comments at the OCC, 400 7th Street SW, Washington, DC. 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 hearing impaired, 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 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shaquita Merritt, Clearance Officer, 
(202) 649-5490 or, for persons who are deaf or hearing impaired, TTY, 
(202) 649-5597, Chief Counsel's Office, 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 et seq.), 
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) to 
include agency requests or requirements that members of the public 
submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a third party. 
The OCC asks that OMB extend its approval of the collection of 
information described in this document.
    Title: Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and 
Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies and Diversity Self-
Assessment Template for OCC-Regulated Entities.
    OMB Control No.: 1557-0334.
    Description: This information collection covers standards, pursuant 
to which certain entities regulated by the OCC voluntarily self-assess 
their diversity policies and practices, and a template to assist with 
the self-assessment. The template (1) asks for general information 
about a respondent; (2) includes questions about certain standards and 
solicits comments about the successes and challenges of a respondent's 
diversity program; (3) asks for a description of current practices for 
the self-assessment standards; (4) seeks additional diversity data; and 
(5) provides an opportunity for a respondent to provide other 
information regarding or comment on the self-assessment of its 
diversity policies and practices.
    The OCC may use information submitted to monitor progress and 
trends in the financial services industry regarding diversity and 
inclusion in employment and contracting activities and to identify and 
highlight diversity and inclusion policies and practices that have been 
successful. The OCC will continue to reach out to the entities it 
regulates 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 an entity, 
such as leading practices, in any form that does not identify the 
specific entity or individual or disclose confidential business 
information. Finally, if an OCC-regulated entity submits confidential 
commercial information that is both customarily and actually treated as 
private by the entity, the entity can designate the information as 
such, in which case the OCC will treat the self-assessment information 
as private to the extent permitted by law, including the Freedom of 
Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552, et seq.
    Type of Review: Regular.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.

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    Burden Estimates:
    Number of Respondents: 110.
    Estimated Annual Burden for Standards and Template: 8 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 880 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual.
    Comments: On September 4, 2019, the OCC issued a notice for 60 days 
of comment concerning this collection, 84 FR 46604. No comments were 
received. 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: December 10, 2019.
Theodore J. Dowd,
Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
[FR Doc. 2019-27051 Filed 12-13-19; 8:45 am]
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