Notice2026-11855
Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection Revision; Comment Request; Licensing Manual
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Published
June 12, 2026
Issuing agencies
Treasury DepartmentComptroller of the Currency
Abstract
The OCC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites comment on a continuing 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 concerning a revision to its information collection titled, "Licensing Manual."
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 113 (Friday, June 12, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35792-35794]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11855]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection
Revision; Comment Request; Licensing Manual
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 comment on a continuing 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 concerning a revision to its information collection titled,
``Licensing Manual.''
DATES: Comments must be received by August 11, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Commenters are encouraged to submit comments by email, if
possible. You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3f4f4d5e565159507f505c5c114b4d5a5e4c11585049"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d5a5a7b4bcbbb3ba95bab6b6fba1a7b0b4a6fbb2baa3">[email protected]</span></a>.
<bullet> Mail: Chief Counsel's Office, Attention: Comment
Processing, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Attention: 1557-
0014, 400 7th Street SW, Suite 1E-216, Washington, DC 20219.
<bullet> Hand Delivery/Courier: 400 7th Street SW, Suite 1E-216,
Washington, DC 20219.
<bullet> Fax: (571) 293-4835.
Instructions: You must include ``OCC'' as the agency name and
``1557-0014'' in your comment. In general, the OCC will publish
comments on <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a> 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
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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.
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.
<bullet> Viewing Comments Electronically: Go to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>.
Hover over the ``Information Collection Review'' tab and click on
``Information Collection Review'' from the drop-down menu. From the
``Currently under Review'' drop-down menu, select ``Department of the
Treasury'' and then click ``submit.'' This information collection can
be located by searching OMB control number ``1557-0014'' or ``Licensing
Manual.'' 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.
<bullet> For assistance in navigating <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>, please
contact the Regulatory Information Service Center at (202) 482-7340.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shaquita Merritt, Clearance Officer,
(202) 649-5490, Chief Counsel's Office, Office of the Comptroller of
the Currency, 400 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20219. If you are deaf,
hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to
access telecommunications relay services.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.),
Federal agencies must obtain approval from the 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, imposed on ten or more
persons, that members of the public submit reports, keep records, or
provide information to a third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of title 44
generally 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
revision of this collection.
Title: Licensing Manual.
OMB Control No.: 1557-0014.
Type of Review: Regular.
Affected Public: Individuals; Businesses or other for-profit.
Description: The Licensing Manual sets forth the OCC's policies and
procedures for the formation of a national bank or Federal branch or
agency, entry into the Federal banking system by other institutions,
and corporate expansion and structural changes by existing banks. The
Licensing Manual includes sample documents to assist the applicant in
understanding the types of information the OCC needs to process a
filing. An applicant may use the format of the sample documents or any
other format that provides sufficient information for the OCC to act on
a particular filing. Applicants may also use the OCC's electronic
filing system, the Central Application Tracking System (CATS).
The Licensing Manual's forms are being revised to make clarifying
edits or reflect updates to department policies and procedures. The
revisions have minimal impact to the information requested of
applicants.
The following forms are being revised, added, or deleted:
Forms To Be Revised
Oaths of Bank Directors--Instructions
Organization Certificate Charter
Organization Certificate Conversion
Public Notice and Instructions (Business Combinations)
Publication Notice (Change in Bank Control)
Public Notice Sample (Charters)
Federal Branches and Agencies: Initial and Additional Establishments--
Sample Public Notice
Federal Branches and Agencies: Acquisitions--Sample Public Notice
Federal Branches and Agencies: Relocations--Sample Public Notice
Federal Branches and Agencies: Voluntary Liquidation--Sample Public
Notice
Application to Establish an Initial/Additional Federal Branch or Agency
w/instructions
Public Notice of Voluntary Liquidation
Interagency Bank Merger Act Application
Interagency Biographical and Financial Report
Interagency Change in Bank Control
Interagency Notice of Change in Director or Senior Executive Officer
12 U.S.C. 1818(m) Investment Application
Bank Service Company Notice
Equity Investment in Statutory Subsidiary After The Fact Notice
Financial Subsidiary Application
Financial Subsidiary Certification
Financial Subsidiary Certification and Application
Operating Subsidiary After the Fact Notice
Operating Subsidiary Application
Other Equity or Pass-Through Investments After the Fact Notice
Other Equity or Pass-Through Investments Application
Satisfaction of DPC After the Fact Notice
Service Corporation Application
Subsidiary Redesignation Notice
Application for Charter and Bylaw Amendments
Notice for Charter Bylaw Amendments
Model Mutual FSA Bylaws
Model Mutual FSA Charter
Model Stock FSA Bylaws
Model Stock FSA Charter
National Bank Articles of Association
Sample Customer Notice of Branch Closing
Business Combination Application Checklist and Covered Agreements
Consent Form for Background Investigations
Branch and Relocation Application
Main Office Relocation to Existing Branch Site w/in the Same City, Town
or Village
Opening Date of Branch Office
Increase in Permanent Capital Application
Increase in Permanent Capital Notice
Quasi-Reorganization Application
Reverse Stock Split Application
Capital Distribution Application
Reduction of Permanent Capital and Capital Distribution Application
Conversion Application
Management Interlocks Application
Fiduciary Powers After the Fact Notice
New Forms
Increase in Capital and Mutual Capital Certificate Application
Home Office Relocation to Existing Branch Site w/in the Same City, Town
or Village
Forms To Be Deleted
Affidavit, Change In Bank Control
Opening Date for Relocation of MO to Branch Site w/in the Same City,
Town or Village
Instructions--Organization Certificate
IRS Tax Check Authorization
Capital Equivalency Deposit Agreement
Customer Satisfaction Survey
Estimated Burden
Estimated Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,994.
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Estimated Total Annual Responses: 2,994.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 10,574 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 OCC, including whether the
information has practical utility;
(b) The accuracy of the OCC'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.
Sarah E. Turney,
Assistant Director, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
[FR Doc. 2026-11855 Filed 6-11-26; 8:45 am]
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