OCC 2006-14
OCC BULLETIN
Subject:   Controlling the Assault of Non-                                                               
Solicited Pornography and Marketing                                                                             
Act of 2003 (CAN-SPAM)                                                                                 
Description:  Examination Procedures
Date: March 30, 2006                                                                
         

TO:  Chief Executive Officers and Compliance Officers of All
   National Banks, Department and Division Heads, and All
   Examining Personnel


The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued regulations for
implementing CAN-SPAM that became effective March 28, 2005.  The
FTC has also issued regulations that contain criteria pertaining
to warning labels on sexually oriented materials, which became
effective as of May 19, 2004.

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council's Task
Force on Consumer Compliance approved interagency consumer
compliance examination procedures for both of these regulations.
These examination procedures are attached.

The OCC plans to incorporate these procedures in an update to the
Comptroller's Handbook series.  Until the revised handbook is
issued, examiners should use the attached procedures.  Questions
about CAN-SPAM and these examination procedures may be directed
to your supervisory office or the Compliance Policy Division at
(202) 874-4428.



_____________________________
Ann F. Jaedicke
Deputy Comptroller for Compliance Policy

Attachment:  Examination Procedures
             [http://www.occ.treas.gov/ftp/bulletin/2006-14a.pdf]
             Worksheet
             [http://www.occ.treas.gov/ftp/bulletin/2006-14b.pdf]