On August 2, 2017, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC“) issued a public notice that it is seeking public input on revising the final regulation implementing section 619 of the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (commonly known as the Volcker Rule).

The Notice, to be published in the Federal Register, solicits public input on whether certain aspects of the implementing regulation should be revised to better accomplish the purposes of section 619 while decreasing the compliance burden on banking entities and fostering economic growth. In particular, the OCC invites input on ways to tailor the rule’s requirements and clarify key provisions that define prohibited and permissible activities. The agency also seeks input on how the federal regulatory agencies could implement the existing rule more effectively without revising the regulation.  The OCC noted that:  “This is one piece of a larger interagency effort to improve the rule.”

The OCC requests that respondents provide any comments within 45 days of publication in the Federal Register. Release.