Section 342 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank Act) requires the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Board, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB), and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (the agencies) each to establish an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) to be responsible for all matters of the agency relating to diversity in management, employment, and business activities. Section 342 requires each OMWI director to develop standards for âassessing the diversity policies and practices of entities regulated by the agency.â The Policy Statement, published jointly by the agencies in June 2015, contain those standards.
The Policy Statement includes Joint Standards that cover âPractices to Promote Transparency of Organizational Diversity and Inclusion.â These Joint Standards expect a regulated entity to be transparent about its diversity and inclusion activities by making certain information available to the public annually on its websites or through other appropriate communications methods, in a manner reflective of the entityâs size and other characteristics. In addition, the Policy Statement includes Joint Standards that address âEntitiesâ Self-Assessmentâ and that a regulated entity, in a manner reflective of its size and other characteristics, is encouraged to publish information pertaining to its efforts with respect to the Joint Standards.
US Code:
12 USC 5452
Name of Law: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
The current annual burden is estimated to be 5,856 hours. The Federal Reserve estimates that use of the Template would reduce the total annual burden from 5,856 hours to 3,904 hours, a reduction of 1,952 hours.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.