84 FR 145 pg. 36625 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Production of Non-Public Records and Testimony of Employees in Legal Proceedings (Touhy Request)
Type: NOTICEVolume: 84Number: 145Page: 36625
Page: 36625FR document: [FR Doc. 2019-15967 Filed 7-26-19; 8:45 am]
Agency: National Credit Union Administration
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NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Production of Non-Public Records and Testimony of Employees in Legal Proceedings (Touhy Request)
AGENCY:
National Credit Union Administration (NCUA).
ACTION:
Notice and request for comment.
SUMMARY:
The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), as part of a continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on the extension of a currently approved collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES:
Written comments should be received on or before September 27, 2019 to be assured consideration.
ADDRESSES:
Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the information collections to the Mackie Malaka, National Credit Union Administration, 1775 Duke Street, Suite 6058, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, or email at PRAComments@NCUA.gov .
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Address requests for additional information to the address above or telephone (703) 548-2704.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Number: 3133-0146.
Title: Production of Non-public Records and Testimony of Employees in Legal Proceedings (Touhy Request).
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: 12 CFR part 792, subpart C requires anyone requesting NCUA non-public records for use in legal proceedings, or similarly the testimony of NCUA personnel, to provide NCUA with information regarding the requester's grounds for the request. This process is also known as a "Touhy Request". The information collected will help NCUA decide whether to release non-public records or permit employees to testify in legal proceedings. NCUA regulations also require an entity or person in possession of NCUA records to notify the NCUA upon receipt of a subpoena for those records. The NCUA requires this notice to protect its records and, when necessary, intervene in litigation or file an objection to the disclosure of its confidential information in the appropriate court or tribunal.
Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits.
Estimated No. of Respondents: 20.
Estimated Annual Frequency: 1.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses: 20.
Estimated Burden Hours per Response: 4 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 80.
Reason for Change: An adjustment increase is being made to the number of hours per response to give a more accurate account of the time it takes to prepare a Touhy request.
Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will become a matter of public record. The public is invited to submit comments concerning: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper execution of the function of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of the information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
By Gerard Poliquin, Secretary of the Board, the National Credit Union Administration, on July 23, 2019.
Dated: July 23, 2019.
Mackie I. Malaka,
NCUA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-15967 Filed 7-26-19; 8:45 am]
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