The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), part of the Treasury Department, is asking for public comments on its information collection related to the "Uniform Interagency Transfer Agent Registration and Deregistration Forms." This request is part of their efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden per the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The forms, known as TA-1 and TA-W, are used by national banks and Federal savings associations to register or deregister as transfer agents for securities. The OCC wants feedback on whether these forms are needed, if their time estimates are accurate, and how they might improve the process. Comments about this information collection must be submitted by March 15, 2021.
Simple Explanation
The government is asking people to tell them if the forms banks use for becoming or stopping being a helper with handling stocks are easy and fast enough to fill out. They also want to know if people have ideas on making the forms better.