Section 342 of the Dodd-Frank Wall
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) requires
the Board, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation, National Credit Union
Administration, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and
Securities and Exchange Commission (collectively, the agencies)
each to establish an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI)
to be responsible for all matters of the respective agency relating
to diversity in management, employment, and business activities.
Section 342 requires each OMWI Director to develop standards for
“assessing the diversity policies and practices of entities
regulated by the agency.” The Interagency Policy Statement
Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies
and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies, published
jointly by the agencies in June 2015, contains these standards
(Joint Standards). The Joint Standards encourage a regulated entity
to be transparent about its diversity and inclusion activities by
voluntarily disclosing certain information available to the public
annually on its websites or through other appropriate communication
methods, in a manner reflective of the entity’s size and other
characteristics (Transparency Standard). The Joint Standards also
encourage a regulated entity, in a manner reflective of its size
and other characteristics, to voluntarily conduct a self-assessment
of its diversity policies and practices and to report information
pertaining to its self-assessment to the OMWI Director of its
primary federal financial regulator, as well as to publish
information pertaining to its efforts with respect to the Joint
Standards (Self-Assessment Standard). The Board has developed a
voluntary reporting template entitled “Diversity Self-Assessment
Template” for use by institutions regulated by the Board to
facilitate the provision of self-assessment information. The
Transparency Standard, Self-Assessment Standard, and reporting
template comprise the FR 2100.
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USC 5452 Name of Law: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act
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).
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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.