[Federal Register: February 15, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 30)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
[Docket No. 04-25]
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
[Docket No. OP-1218]
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Thrift Supervision
[No. 2004-57]
Shared National Credit Data Collection Modernization Extension of
Comment Period
AGENCIES: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury (OCC);
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board); the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); and the Office of Thrift
Supervision, Treasury (OTS) as an assisting agency.
ACTION: Request for comments; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On December 20, 2004, the federal banking agencies (Board,
FDIC, OCC, and OTS, collectively referred to as ``the Agencies'')
published a proposal for public comment to standardize and expand the
data collected from regulated institutions in order to improve the
efficiency and effectiveness of Shared National Credit (SNC)
examinations. By standardizing and expanding the collection of data,
the Agencies will be able to use advanced credit risk analytics that
will be beneficial to the reporting banks and the Agencies. The
Agencies are extending the comment period to give the public additional
time to submit comments on the proposal.
DATES: Comments must be received by April 7, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Because the Agencies will jointly review all of the comments
submitted, interested parties may send comments to any one of the
Agencies without the need to send comments (or copies) to all of the
Agencies. Postal service in the Washington, DC area and
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at the Agencies is subject to delay, so please consider submitting your
comments by e-mail or fax. Commenters are encouraged to use the title
``SNC Program Modernization'' to facilitate the organization and
distribution of comments among the Agencies. Interested parties may
submit comments to:
OCC: You should include OCC and Docket Number 04-25 in your
comment. You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
OCC Web Site: http://www.occ.treas.gov. Click on ``Contact the
OCC,'' scroll down and click on ``Comments on Proposed Regulations.''
E-mail address: regs.comments@occ.treas.gov.
Fax: (202) 874-4448.
Mail: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E Street, SW.,
Mail Stop 1-5, Washington, DC 20219.
Hand Delivery/Courier: 250 E Street, SW., Attn: Public Information
Room, Mail Stop 1-5, Washington, DC 20219.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
(OCC) and docket number or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) for this
notice of proposed rulemaking. In general, OCC will enter all comments
received into the docket without change, including any business or
personal information that you provide. You may review comments and
other related materials by any of the following methods:
Viewing Comments Personally: You may personally inspect and
photocopy comments at the OCC's Public Information Room, 250 E Street,
SW., Washington, DC. You can make an appointment to inspect comments by
calling (202) 874-5043.
Viewing Comments Electronically: You may request e-mail or CD-ROM
copies of comments that the OCC has received by contacting the OCC's
Public Information Room at regs.comments@occ.treas.gov.
Docket: You may also request available background documents and
project summaries using the methods described above.
Board: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. OP-1218 by
any of the following methods:
Agency Web Site: http://www.federalreserve.gov Follow the instructions for submitting comments at http://www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: regs.comments@federalreserve.gov. Include the docket number
in the subject line of the message.
Fax: (202) 452-3819 or (202) 452-3102.
Mail: Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary, Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20551.
All public comments are available from the Board's Web site at
http://www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm as
submitted, except as necessary for technical reasons. Accordingly, your
comments will not be edited to remove any identifying or contact
information. Public comments may also be viewed in electronic or paper
form in Room MP-500 of the Board's Martin Building (20th and C Streets,
NW.,) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays.
FDIC: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Agency Web site: http://www.FDIC.gov/regulations/laws/federal/propose.html.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. E-mail: comments@FDIC.gov..
Mail: Robert E. Feldman, Executive Secretary, Attention: Comments/
Legal ESS, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20429.
Hand Delivered/Courier: The guard station at the rear of the 550
17th Street Building (located on F Street), on business days between 7
a.m. and 5 p.m.
Public Inspection: Comments may be inspected and photocopied in the
FDIC Public Information Center, Room 100, 801 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on business days.
Instructions: Comments received will be posted without change to
http://www.FDIC.gov/regulations/laws/federal/propose.html, including
any personal information provided.
OTS: You may submit comments, identified by No. 2004-57, by any of
the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail address: regs.comments@ots.treas.gov. Please include No.
2004-57 in the subject line of the message and include your name and
telephone number in the message.
Fax: (202) 906-6518.
Mail: Regulation Comments, Chief Counsel's Office, Office of Thrift
Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552, Attention: No.
2004-57.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Guard's Desk, East Lobby Entrance, 1700 G
Street, NW., from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on business days, Attention:
Regulation Comments, Chief Counsel's Office, Attention: No. 2004-57.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and No. 2004-57 for this Request For Comment. All comments received
will be posted without change to the OTS Internet Site at http://www.ots.treas.gov/pagehtml.cfm?catNumber=67&an=1
, including any
personal information provided.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to http://www.ots.treas.gov/pagehtml.cfm?catNumber=67&an=1
.
In addition, you may inspect comments at the Public Reading Room,
1700 G Street, N.W., by appointment. To make an appointment for access,
call (202) 906-5922, send an e-mail to public.info@ots.treas.gov, or
send a facsimile transmission to (202) 906-7755. (Prior notice
identifying the materials you will be requesting will assist us in
serving you.) We schedule appointments on business days between 10 a.m.
and 4 p.m. In most cases, appointments will be available the next
business day following the date we receive a request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OCC: MaryAnn Nash, Counsel,
Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Division (202) 874-5753; or Larry
Winter, Director, Large Bank Supervision, 202-874-2715; or Kevin
Satterfield, Public Reference Room Assistant, Communications Division,
202-874-4700.
Board: John T. Colwell, Senior Project Manager, Division of Bank
Supervision and Regulation, (202) 728-5885. For users of
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (``TDD'') only, contact (202)
263-4869.
FDIC: William R. Baxter, Chief, Large Bank Section, Division of
Supervision and Consumer Protection, (202) 898-8514 or
wbaxter@fdic.gov; Cecilia L. Barry, Senior Financial Analyst, Large
Bank Section, Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection, (202)
898-3506 or cbarry@fdic.gov; Rodney D. Ray, Counsel, Legal Division,
(202) 898-3556 or rray@fdic.gov; or Leneta G. Gregorie, Counsel, Legal
Division, (202) 898-3719 or lgregorie@fdic.gov.
OTS: David W. Tate, Manager, Examination Quality Review, (202) 906-
5717.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 20, 2004, the Agencies sought
comment on proposed changes to the data collection requirements for the
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Shared National Credit (SNC) program.\1\ In that notice, the Agencies
discussed their proposal to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of
the SNC program by standardizing and expanding the data collected from
regulated institutions. The comment period ended on February 15, 2005.
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\1\ See Shared National Credit Data Collection Modernization, 69
FR 76034 to 76041 (December 20, 2004).
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The Agencies received several requests from interested parties for
additional time in which to submit a comment on the proposal. As stated
in the Notice, the Agencies intend to use feedback provided by
commenters to assist us in determining the ultimate design of the
expanded data collection process. The Agencies are extending the
comment period to April 7, 2005 in order to maximize the opportunity
for commenters to provide useful feedback.
Dated: February 9, 2005.
Julie L. Williams,
Acting Comptroller of the Currency.
By order of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, acting through the Director of the Division of Bank
Supervision and Regulation under delegated authority, February 7,
2005.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Secretary of the Board.
Dated at Washington, DC, this 9th day of February, 2005.
By order of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
Dated: February 8, 2005.
By the Office of Thrift Supervision.
James E. Gilleran,
Director.
[FR Doc. 05-2847 Filed 2-14-05; 8:45 am]
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