Agency Information Collection Requirements; Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Community Reinvestment Act Qualifying Activities Confirmation Request Form, 71318-71319 [2021-27160]
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(1) Mark each page of the original
document submission containing CBI as
‘‘Confidential’’; (2) send PHMSA, along
with the original document, a second
copy of the original document with the
CBI deleted; and (3) explain why the
information you are submitting is CBI.
Unless you are notified otherwise,
PHMSA will treat such marked
submissions as confidential under the
FOIA, and they will not be placed in the
public docket of this notice.
Submissions containing CBI should be
sent to Angela Hill, DOT, PHMSA, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, PHP–30,
Washington, DC 20590–0001. Any
commentary PHMSA receives that is not
specifically designated as CBI will be
placed in the public docket for this
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Angela Hill by telephone at 202–366–
1246, by email at Angela.Hill@dot.gov,
or by mail at DOT, PHMSA, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, PHP–30, Washington,
DC 20590–0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
1320.8(d), Title 5, Code of Federal
Regulations, requires PHMSA to provide
interested members of the public and
affected agencies an opportunity to
comment on information collection and
recordkeeping requests. This notice
identifies the information collection
request that PHMSA will submit to the
OMB for approval.
The following information is provided
below for the impacted information
collection: (1) Title of the information
collection; (2) OMB control number; (3)
Current expiration date; (4) Type of
request; (5) Abstract of the information
collection activity; (6) Description of
affected public; (7) Estimate of total
annual reporting and recordkeeping
burden; and (8) Frequency of collection.
PHMSA requests comments on the
following information collection:
Title: Gas Pipeline Safety Program
Performance Progress Report and
Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety
Program Performance Progress Report.
OMB Control Number: 2137–0584.
Current Expiration Date: 03/31/2022.
Abstract: Section 60105 of 49 U.S.C.
sets forth specific requirements a state
must meet to qualify for certification
status to assume regulatory and
enforcement responsibility for intrastate
pipelines. A state must submit an
annual performance progress report to
validate responsibility for regulating
intrastate pipelines, and states who
receive federal grant funding must also
show the state has adequate damage
prevention plans and associated records
in place.
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PHMSA uses this information to
evaluate a state’s eligibility for federal
grants and to enforce regulatory
compliance. This information collection
request requires a participating state to
annually submit a Gas Pipeline Safety
Program Performance Progress Reports
and/or a Hazardous Liquid Pipeline
Safety Program Performance Progress
Report to PHMSA’s Office of Pipeline
Safety showing compliance with the
terms of the certification and to
maintain records detailing a damage
prevention plan. The purpose of the
collection is to exercise oversight of the
grant program and to ensure that states
are compliant with federal pipeline
safety regulations.
PHMSA intends to request renewal of
this information collection and to make
minor editorial changes to the
instructions and definitions sections of
the Gas Pipeline Safety Program
Performance Progress Report and the
Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety
Program Performance Progress Report in
order to update and clarify how
participating state agencies should
report the required information.
Affected Public: State and local
governments.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping
Burden:
Total Annual Responses: 117.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,473.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Comments are invited on:
(a) The need for the proposed
collection of information, including
whether the information will have
practical utility in helping the agency to
achieve its pipeline safety goals;
(b) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(d) Ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as
amended; and 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued in Washington, DC, on December 9,
2021, under authority delegated in 49 CFR
1.97.
John A. Gale,
Director, Standards and Rulemaking Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency
Agency Information Collection
Requirements; Proposed Information
Collection; Comment Request;
Community Reinvestment Act
Qualifying Activities Confirmation
Request Form
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
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. The OCC is
soliciting comment on the proposed
revision of its form titled, ‘‘Community
Reinvestment Act Qualifying Activities
Confirmation Request Form.’’
DATES: You should submit written
comments by February 14, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Commenters are encouraged
to submit comments by email, if
possible. You may submit comments by
any of the following methods:
• Email: prainfo@occ.treas.gov.
• Mail: Chief Counsel’s Office,
Attention: Comment Processing, Office
of the Comptroller of the Currency,
Attention: 1557–NEW, 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–
NEW’’ 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.
SUMMARY:
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Following the close of this notice’s
60-day comment period, the OCC will
publish a second notice with a 30-day
comment period. You may review
comments and other related materials
that pertain to this information
collection beginning on the date of
publication of the second notice for this
collection by the method set forth in the
next bullet. Following the close of this
notice’s 60-day comment period, the
OCC will publish a second notice with
a 30-day comment period.
• Viewing Comments Electronically:
Go to www.reginfo.gov. Hover over the
‘‘Information Collection Review’’ tab.
Underneath the ‘‘Currently under
Review’’ section heading, from the dropdown menu select ‘‘Department of
Treasury’’ and then click ‘‘submit.’’ This
information collection can be located by
searching by OMB control number
‘‘1557–NEW’’ or ‘‘Community
Reinvestment Act Qualifying Activities
Confirmation Request Form.’’ 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shaquita Merritt, OCC Clearance
Officer, (202) 649–5490, Chief Counsel’s
Office, Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency, 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E–
218, Washington, DC 20219.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal
agencies must obtain approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(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
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 collection of information
set forth in this document.
Title: Community Reinvestment Act
Qualifying Activities Confirmation
Request Form.
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OMB Control No.: 1557–NEW.
Abstract: The OCC is revising and
requesting a new OMB control number
for its form titled ‘‘Community
Reinvestment Act Qualifying Activities
Confirmation Request Form,’’ which is
currently approved under OMB Control
No. 1557–0160.
The form was created to address the
need for a qualifying activities
confirmation process that would allow
banks and interested parties to ascertain
whether an activity qualifies under the
Community Reinvestment Act (CRA).
The process was well-received and
strongly supported by commenters on
the OCC ANPR and NPR that resulted in
the 2020 final rule. Commenters on the
OCC’s September 2021 CRA NPR
expressed support for such a
confirmation system and, thus, the OCC
has determined that it is important to
implement a better-designed system to
more effectively and efficiently allow
for the confirmation of CRA qualifying
activities. The proposed revised form
includes the following changes:
• The relocation of the regulation
citation checklist of qualifying activities
from the submitter portion of the form
to the OCC portion of the form to reduce
burden on the submitter and more
accurately capture the qualifying basis
of a CRA activity.
• The relocation of the activity title
field from the submitter portion of the
form to the OCC portion of the form to
reduce burden on the submitter and
permit the OCC to develop an
appropriate and unique identifying title
of the activity for the qualifying
activities confirmation request decision
list and the CRA Illustrative List of
Qualifying Activities, when applicable.
• The relocation of the activity short
description field from the submitter
portion of the form to the OCC portion
of the form to reduce burden on the
submitter and permit the OCC to
develop a unique, appropriate
identifying short description of the
activity for the qualifying activities
confirmation request decision list and
the CRA Illustrative List of Qualifying
Activities, when applicable.
• The addition of a new field to the
submitter portion of the form to provide
for the identification of a contact’s bank
or organization, if applicable, as that
entity may differ from the bank or
organization conducting the activity.
• The elimination of the OCC portion
of the form from the publicly-available
submitter portion of the form consistent
with the integration of the OCC portion
of the form into a web-based platform
that eliminates use of the Adobe
Acrobat format in conducting the review
of submitted activities.
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• The revision of regulatory citations
in the form.
• The addition of a field indicating
whether the activity occurred between
October 1, 2021, and December 31,
2021.
Type of Review: Regular.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit; individuals.
Number of Respondents: 120.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Total Annual Burden: 2,280 hours.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and
included in the request for OMB
approval. All comments will become a
matter of public record. Comments are
invited on:
(a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information has practical utility;
(b) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information;
(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.
Patrick T. Tierney,
Assistant Director, Bank Advisory, Office of
the Comptroller of the Currency.
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Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Extension of Information
Collection Request Submitted for
Public Comment; Requirements
Related to Requests for Ruling and
Determination Letters
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Internal Revenue Service,
as part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. Currently, the IRS is
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Agency Information Collection Requirements; Proposed Information
Collection; Comment Request; Community Reinvestment Act Qualifying
Activities Confirmation Request Form
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
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. The OCC is soliciting
comment on the proposed revision of its form titled, ``Community
Reinvestment Act Qualifying Activities Confirmation Request Form.''
DATES: You should submit written comments by February 14, 2022.
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, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Attention: 1557-
NEW, 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-NEW'' 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.
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Following the close of this notice's 60-day comment period, the OCC
will publish a second notice with a 30-day comment period. You may
review comments and other related materials that pertain to this
information collection beginning on the date of publication of the
second notice for this collection by the method set forth in the next
bullet. Following the close of this notice's 60-day comment period, the
OCC will publish a second notice with a 30-day comment period.
Viewing Comments Electronically: Go to www.reginfo.gov.
Hover over 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-NEW'' or ``Community Reinvestment Act Qualifying
Activities Confirmation Request Form.'' 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shaquita Merritt, OCC Clearance
Officer, (202) 649-5490, Chief Counsel's Office, Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency, 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218,
Washington, DC 20219.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal
agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget
(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 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 collection of information set forth
in this document.
Title: Community Reinvestment Act Qualifying Activities
Confirmation Request Form.
OMB Control No.: 1557-NEW.
Abstract: The OCC is revising and requesting a new OMB control
number for its form titled ``Community Reinvestment Act Qualifying
Activities Confirmation Request Form,'' which is currently approved
under OMB Control No. 1557-0160.
The form was created to address the need for a qualifying
activities confirmation process that would allow banks and interested
parties to ascertain whether an activity qualifies under the Community
Reinvestment Act (CRA). The process was well-received and strongly
supported by commenters on the OCC ANPR and NPR that resulted in the
2020 final rule. Commenters on the OCC's September 2021 CRA NPR
expressed support for such a confirmation system and, thus, the OCC has
determined that it is important to implement a better-designed system
to more effectively and efficiently allow for the confirmation of CRA
qualifying activities. The proposed revised form includes the following
changes:
The relocation of the regulation citation checklist of
qualifying activities from the submitter portion of the form to the OCC
portion of the form to reduce burden on the submitter and more
accurately capture the qualifying basis of a CRA activity.
The relocation of the activity title field from the
submitter portion of the form to the OCC portion of the form to reduce
burden on the submitter and permit the OCC to develop an appropriate
and unique identifying title of the activity for the qualifying
activities confirmation request decision list and the CRA Illustrative
List of Qualifying Activities, when applicable.
The relocation of the activity short description field
from the submitter portion of the form to the OCC portion of the form
to reduce burden on the submitter and permit the OCC to develop a
unique, appropriate identifying short description of the activity for
the qualifying activities confirmation request decision list and the
CRA Illustrative List of Qualifying Activities, when applicable.
The addition of a new field to the submitter portion of
the form to provide for the identification of a contact's bank or
organization, if applicable, as that entity may differ from the bank or
organization conducting the activity.
The elimination of the OCC portion of the form from the
publicly-available submitter portion of the form consistent with the
integration of the OCC portion of the form into a web-based platform
that eliminates use of the Adobe Acrobat format in conducting the
review of submitted activities.
The revision of regulatory citations in the form.
The addition of a field indicating whether the activity
occurred between October 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021.
Type of Review: Regular.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; individuals.
Number of Respondents: 120.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Total Annual Burden: 2,280 hours.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will become
a matter of public record. Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether
the information has practical utility;
(b) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
collection of information;
(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.
Patrick T. Tierney,
Assistant Director, Bank Advisory, Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency.
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