03-1182. Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

Notice and request for comment.

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. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection unless the information collection displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OCC is soliciting comment concerning its information collection titled, “Release of Non-Public Information—12 CFR 4.” The OCC also gives notice that it has sent the information collection to OMB for review and approval.

DATES:

You should submit your comments to the OCC and the OMB Desk Officer by February 20, 2003.

ADDRESSES:

You should direct comments to:

Communications Division, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Public Information Room, Mailstop 1-5, Attention: 1557-0200, 250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219. Due to delays in paper mail in the Washington area, commenters are encouraged to submit comments by fax or e-mail. Comments may be sent by fax to [phone], or by e-mail to [e-mail]. You can inspect and photocopy the comments at the OCC's Public Information Room, 250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219. You can make an appointment to inspect the comments by calling [phone].

Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., OMB Desk Officer for the OCC, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

You can request additional information or a copy of the collection from Jessie Dunaway, OCC Clearance Officer, or Camille Dixon, [phone], Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The OCC is proposing to extend OMB approval of the following information collection:

Title: Release of Non-Public Information—12 CFR 4.

OMB Number: 1557-0200.

Description: This submission covers an existing regulation and involves no change to the regulation or to the information collection. The OCC requests only that OMB extend its approval of the information collection.

The information collection requirements contained in 12 CFR part 4 are as follows:

Section 4.33 requires a person seeking non-public OCC information to submit a request in writing to the OCC.

Section 4.35(b)(3) requires a third party to submit to the OCC a separate request for information beyond the scope of a previous request for testimony.

Section 4.37(a)(2) requires current and former OCC employees subpoenaed or otherwise requested to provide information to notify the OCC.

Section 4.37(b)(1)(i) requires any person, national bank, or other entity to seek OCC approval before disclosing non-public OCC information.

Section 4.37(b)(3) requires any person, national bank, or other entity served with a request, subpoena, order, motion to compel, or other judicial or administrative process to provide non-public OCC information to notify the OCC.

Section 4.38(a) and (b) requires may a condition a decision to release non-public OCC information on a written agreement of confidentiality or agreement of the parties to appropriate limitations.

Section 4.39 requires requesters who require authenticated records or certificates to request certifications from the OCC.

Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; individuals.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 170.

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 170.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 467 hours.

Dated: January 10, 2003.

Mark J. Tenhundfeld,

Assistant Director, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division.