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OCC requests comments on various Volcker Rule requirements
On August 23, the OCC published in the Federal Register a request to renew its information collection titled “Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Disclosure Requirements Associated with Proprietary Trading and Certain Interests in and Relationships with Covered Funds.” Section 13 of the Bank Holding Company Act “generally prohibits any banking entity from engaging in proprietary trading or from acquiring or retaining an ownership interest in, sponsoring, or having certain relationships with a covered fund, subject to certain exceptions . . . that allow certain types of permissible trading and covered fund activities.” As previously covered by InfoBytes, in 2019, the OCC, FDIC, Federal Reserve Board, CFTC, and SEC published a final rule amending the Volcker Rule to simplify and tailor compliance with Section 13 of the Bank Holding Company Act’s restrictions on a bank’s ability to engage in proprietary trading and own certain funds.
The OCC is seeking comments specifically related to the reporting, disclosure, documentation and information collection requirements under the rule, including: (i) whether the information collections are necessary for the proper function of the agency and if the information has practical utility; (ii) whether the OCC’s estimates of the burden of the information collections are accurate and the methodology and assumptions used are valid; (iii) measures to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (iv) ways to minimize the burden of information collections on respondents, such as using automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (v) capital or start-up cost estimates, as well as costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information. Comments are due October 24.