OCC 2006-26
OCC Bulletin

    Subject:  Disaster Planning
Description:  Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned

       Date:  June 15, 2006

TO:  Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks, 
     Federal Branches and Agencies, Technology Service 
     Providers, Department and Division Heads, and All 
     Examining Personnel

This bulletin transmits the attached "Lessons Learned 
From Hurricane Katrina: Preparing Your Institution for a
Catastrophic Event," booklet developed by the Federal 
Financial Institutions Examinations Council member 
agencies(1) and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors.
The booklet relays experiences and lessons learned that
the agencies received from financial institutions that 
were affected by Hurricane Katrina, which you may find 
helpful when conducting a review of your bank's disaster
recovery and business continuity plans.  The booklet 
also contains contact information for each of the 
federal and state banking agencies.

The lessons learned described in this booklet should not
be construed as new regulatory requirements, nor do they
supplant or modify other guidance provided by the 
agencies, including that contained in the FFIEC IT 
Examination Handbook, Business Continuity Planning 
Booklet (http://www.FFIEC.gov/guides.htm).

For additional information on disaster recovery and 
business continuity planning, please contact your 
supervisory office or the Bank Information Technology 
Division at (202) 874-4740.




Emory W. Rushton
Senior Deputy Comptroller and 
Chief National Bank Examiner



Attachment:  Booklet
[http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/resources/lessons/
index.html]


1) The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
   Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, National Credit
   Union Administration, Office of the Comptroller of 
   the Currency, and Office of Thrift Supervision.