# 2026-11855: Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection Revision; Comment Request; Licensing Manual

2026-11855, Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection Revision; Comment Request; Licensing Manual, is a Federal Register notice from Treasury Department, Comptroller of the Currency published 2026-06-12, effective Comments must be received by August 11, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11855
- As of: 2026-06-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-11855
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection Revision; Comment Request; Licensing Manual
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Treasury Department; Comptroller of the Currency
- Citation: 91 FR 35792
- Published: 2026-06-12
- Effective: Comments must be received by August 11, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-08-11
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-19

## Summary

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is updating its Licensing Manual and wants your feedback by August 11, 2026. This update aims to make paperwork easier and clearer for banks and financial institutions. No big costs are expected, but your comments will help shape the final rules and keep things running smoothly.

## Abstract

The OCC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites comment on a continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). In accordance with the requirements of the PRA, the OCC may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. The OCC is soliciting comment concerning a revision to its information collection titled, "Licensing Manual."

## Effects PRIA read

- Licensing Forms Revised to Reduce Paperwork: benefit, low. The OCC is revising its Licensing Manual forms to make paperwork easier and clearer for banks and other applicants. The revision list includes many sample and application forms (for charters, branches, mergers, capital changes, and more) and the OCC says the revisions "have minimal impact to the in…
- Estimated Annual Applicant Burden: cost, low. The OCC estimates this collection will affect 2,994 respondents with an estimated total of 2,994 annual responses and 10,574 total annual burden hours. The agency is asking for public comment on the burden estimate and ways to minimize it.

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## Sources
- [2026-11855 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/12/2026-11855/agency-information-collection-activities-information-collection-revision-comment-request-licensing)
- [2026-11855 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-12/pdf/2026-11855.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11855 (as of 2026-06-19).