The information collections in parts
34 and 160 are required by statute to regulate real estate lending
and holding by national banks and savings associations
(institutions). These regulations are required by statute and are
used by the OCC to ensure the safe and sound operation of
institutions and institution compliance. This ICR is being filed in
connection with a final rule that increases the threshold level
above which appraisals would be required for commercial real estate
loans from $250,000 to $ $500,000 under 12 CFR 34.43. Section 34.43
contains no information collection requirements under the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA), but specifies when the remaining requirements
in the collection must be followed. The change, which reduces
regulatory burden for financial institutions, reflects comments
received through the regulatory review process required by the
Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act (EGRPRA) and
completed at the end of 2016. Ordinarily, this would result in a
burden reduction. However, the OCC and the other has determined
that the current burden for parts 34 and 160 is out of date and has
updated its estimates, resulting in an overall increase in burden.
The OCC will update the estimates for the remaining provisions in
this information collection as part of the next three-year renewal.
The remaining provisions are not discussed in the preamble to the
final rule and OCC is not requesting an extension of the current
expiration date for the collection The OCC submitted the
information collection requirements to OMB in connection with the
proposal under section 3507(d) of the PRA and section 1320.11 of
the OMB’s implementing regulations. OMB filed a comment pursuant to
5 CFR 1320.11(c) instructing the agencies to examine public comment
in response to the proposal and describe in the supporting
statement of its next collection (the final rule) any public
comments received regarding the collection as well as why (or why
it did not) incorporate the commenter’s recommendation and include
the draft final rule in its next submission. The OCC received no
public comments and is resubmitting pursuant to the instruction in
OMB's comments. .
US Code:
12 USC 3331 et seq. Name of Law: Financial Institutions Reform,
Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.