[Federal Register: August 6, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 151)]
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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

 
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

ACTION: Notice of information collection to be submitted to OMB for 
review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. chapter 35), the FDIC hereby gives notice that it has submitted 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for OMB review 
and approval of the following information collection systems described 
below.
    Type of Review: Renewal of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Foreign Branching and Investment By Insured State Nonmember 
Banks.
    OMB Number: 3064-0125.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: All financial institutions.
    Annual Burden: Estimated annual number of respondents, 61; 
Estimated time per response, 2 hours-400 hours; Total annual burden 
hours, 20,298 hours.
    Expiration Date of OMB Clearance: October 31, 2004.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Deposit Insurance (FDI) Act 
requires nonmember banks to obtain FDIC consent to establish or operate 
a branch in a foreign country, or to acquire and hold, directly or 
indirectly, stock or other evidences of ownership in any foreign bank 
or other entity. The FDI Act also authorizes the FDIC to impose 
conditions for such consent and to issue regulations related thereto. 
The information collection activities attributable to 12 CFR part 347 
and part 303, subpart J are a direct consequence of these statutory 
requirements.
    OMB Reviewer: Mark D. Menchik, Office of Management and Budget, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Washington, DC 20503.
    FDIC Contact: Leneta G. Gregorie, (202) 898-3719, Legal Division, 
Room MB-3082, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20429.
    Comments: Comments on these collections of information are welcome 
and should be submitted on or before September 7, 2004 to both the OMB 
reviewer and the FDIC contact listed above.

ADDRESSES: Information about this submission, including copies of the 
proposed collection of information, may be obtained by calling or 
writing the FDIC contact listed above.

    Dated in Washington, DC, this 2nd day of August, 2004.

    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-17952 Filed 8-5-04; 8:45 am]

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