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examination cycle based on the interim OCC and OTS Unfunded Mandates Act 12 CFR Part 211
rules, for an increase of 31 offices.10 of 1995 Statement Exports, Federal Reserve System,
The FDI Act and the IBA set the Section 202 of the Unfunded Foreign banking, Holding companies,
outside limits within which an on-site Mandates Reform Act of 1995 12 requires Investments, Reporting and
safety and soundness examination of an that an agency prepare a budgetary recordkeeping requirements.
institution or foreign bank office must impact statement before promulgating a 12 CFR Part 337
commence, and permit the appropriate rule that includes a Federal mandate
Agency for an institution or foreign Banks, banking, Reporting and
that may result in the expenditure by
recordkeeping requirements, Securities.
bank to conduct an on-site examination State, local, and tribal governments, in
more frequently than required. The the aggregate, or by the private sector, of 12 CFR Part 347
Agencies’ rules continue to expressly $100 million or more in any one year. Authority delegations (Government
recognize that the appropriate Agency If a budgetary impact statement is agencies), Bank deposit insurance,
may examine an institution or foreign required, section 205 of the Unfunded Banks, Banking, Credit, Foreign
bank office as frequently as the Agency Mandates Act also requires an agency to banking, Investments, Reporting and
deems necessary. identify and consider a reasonable recordkeeping requirements, United
number of regulatory alternatives before States investments abroad.
Regulatory Flexibility Act promulgating a rule. Because the OCC
and the OTS have each independently 12 CFR Part 563
The final rules do not impose any determined that the rules will not result
new obligations, restrictions or burdens Accounting, Advertising, Crime,
in expenditures by State, local, and Currency, Investments, Reporting and
on banking organizations, including tribal governments, in the aggregate, or recordkeeping requirements, Savings
small banking organizations, and, by the private sector, of more than $100 associations, Securities, Surety bonds.
indeed, reduce regulatory burden million in any one year, the OCC and
associated with on-site examinations for the OTS have not prepared a budgetary Authority and Issuance
qualifying small institutions and foreign impact statement or specifically ■ For the reasons set forth in the joint
bank offices. For these reasons, the addressed the regulatory alternatives preamble, the interim rules amending
Agencies certify that the final rules will considered. Nevertheless, as discussed 12 CFR parts 4, 208, 211, 337, 347, and
not have a significant impact on a in the preamble, the rules will have the 563 which were published at 72 FR
substantial number of small entities, as effect of reducing regulatory burden on 17798 on April 10, 2007, are adopted as
defined in the Regulatory Flexibility certain institutions and foreign bank final rules without change.
Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., and therefore offices.
Dated: September 17, 2007.
a regulatory flexibility analysis is not Plain Language John C. Dugan,
required. The objective and legal basis
Comptroller of the Currency, Office of the
for the rules are discussed in the Section 722 of the Gramm-Leach-
Comptroller of the Currency.
Supplementary Information. Bliley Act (12 U.S.C. 4809) requires the
Agencies to use ‘‘plain language’’ in all Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
Paperwork Reduction Act proposed and final rules published in System, September 19, 2007.
In accordance with the Paperwork the Federal Register. The Agencies Jennifer J. Johnson,
believe the final rules are presented in Secretary of the Board.
Reduction Act of 1995,11 the Agencies
a clear and straightforward manner and
have determined that no collections of Dated at Washington, DC, this 11th day of
received no comments on how to make
information pursuant to the Paperwork September, 2007.
the rules easier to understand.
Reduction Act are contained in these Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
final rules. List of Subjects Robert E. Feldman,
12 CFR Part 4 Executive Secretary.
Administrative Procedure Act
Administrative practice and Dated: September 13, 2007.
The Agencies conclude that because By the Office of Thrift Supervision.
the interim rules are in effect and procedure, Availability and release of
information, Confidential business John M. Reich,
recognize an exemption, and the
information, Contracting outreach Director.
Agencies have made no changes in the
program, Freedom of information, [FR Doc. 07–4716 Filed 9–24–07; 8:45 am]
final rules, the rules are exempt from
National banks, Organization and BILLING CODE 4810–33–P; 6210–01–P; 6714–01–P;
the delayed effective date requirement functions (government agencies), 6720–01–P
of the Administrative Procedure Act. 5 Reporting and recordkeeping
U.S.C. 553(d). requirements, Women and minority
OCC and OTS Executive Order 12866 businesses. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Statement 12 CFR Part 208 20 CFR Part 416
The OCC and OTS have each Accounting, Agriculture, Banks, [Docket No. SSA–2006–0103]
independently determined that the final Banking, Confidential business
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rules are not significant regulatory information, Crime, Currency, Federal
actions under Executive Order 12866. Reserve System, Flood insurance, Technical Updates to Applicability of
Mortgages, Reporting and recordkeeping the Supplemental Security Income
yshivers on PROD1PC62 with RULES
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