[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 239 (Thursday, December 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68012-68013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-26807]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection
Renewal; Comment Request; Guidance on Sound Incentive Compensation
Policies
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 the renewal of an
information collection as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (PRA). An agency 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 concerning renewal of an
information collection titled, ``Guidance on Sound Incentive
Compensation Policies.''
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by February 10, 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, 1557-0245, 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
``1557-0245'' 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.
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 \1\ by any of the following methods:
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\1\ Following the close of this notice's 60-day comment period,
the OCC will publish a second notice with a 30-day comment period.
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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 ``1557-0245'' or ``Guidance on Sound Incentive Compensation
Policies.'' 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, OCC 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, Washington, DC 20219.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.),
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. Section
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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 renewal of the collection of information set forth in this
document.
Title: Guidance on Sound Incentive Compensation Policies.
OMB Number: 1557-0245.
Description: Under the guidance, each large national bank and
Federal savings association is required to: (i) Have policies and
procedures that identify and describe the role(s) of the personnel and
units authorized to be involved in developing and administering
incentive compensation arrangements, identify the source of significant
risk-related factors, establish appropriate controls governing these
factors to help ensure their reliability, and identify the
individual(s) and unit(s) whose approval is necessary for the
establishment or modification of incentive compensation arrangements;
(ii) create and maintain sufficient documentation to permit an audit of
the organization's processes for developing and administering incentive
compensation arrangements; (iii) have any material exceptions or
adjustments to the incentive compensation arrangements established for
senior executives approved and documented by its board of directors;
and (iv) have its board of directors receive and review, on an annual
or more frequent basis, an assessment by management of the
effectiveness of the design and operation of the organization's
incentive compensation system in providing risk-taking incentives that
are consistent with the organization's safety and soundness.
Application of the guidance to banking organizations will vary with
their size and complexity, and monitoring methods for small banks are
not directly tied to these four policies and procedures.
Type of Review: Regular.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 41 large banks; 1,105 small banks.
Total Annual Burden: 46,400 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
All comments will be considered in formulating the subsequent
submission and 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 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 startup costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.
Dated: December 5, 2019.
Theodore J. Dowd,
Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
[FR Doc. 2019-26807 Filed 12-11-19; 8:45 am]
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