[Federal Register: July 10, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 131)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

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

AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The OCC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork 
and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal 
agencies to comment on a proposed information collection, as required 
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. An agency may not conduct or 
sponsor, and a respondent is not required to respond to, an information 
collection unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) control number. The OCC is soliciting comment 
concerning a proposed information collection titled, ``Survey of 
Minority Owned National Banks.'' The OCC is also giving notice that it 
has submitted the proposed information collection to OMB for review.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 9, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Communications Division, Office of the Comptroller of the 
Currency, Public Information Room, Mailstop 1-5, Attention: 1557-NEW, 
250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219. In addition, comments may be 
sent by fax to (202) 874-4448, or by electronic mail to 
regs.comments@occ.treas.gov. You can inspect and photocopy the comments 

at the OCC's Public Information Room, 250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20219. You can make an appointment to inspect the comments by calling 
(202) 874-5043.
    Additionally, you should send a copy of your comments to OCC Desk 
Officer, 1557-NEW, by mail to U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 725 
17th Street, NW., 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or by fax to 
(202) 395-6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may request additional information 
or a copy of the collection and supporting documentation submitted to 
OMB by contacting: Mary Gottlieb, (202) 874-5090, Legislative and 
Regulatory Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller of the 
Currency, 250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Survey of Minority Owned National Banks.
    OMB Control No.: New collection.
    Type of Review: Regular review.
    Description: The OCC is committed to assessing its efforts to 
provide supervisory support, technical assistance, education, and 
outreach to the Minority Owned National Banks (MONBs) under its 
supervision. To perform this assessment, it is necessary to obtain, 
from the individual MONBs, feedback on the effectiveness of OCC's 
current efforts and suggestions for enhancing its supervisory efforts 
and assistance going forward. The OCC will use the information it 
gathers to assess the needs of MONBs, and OCC's current efforts to meet 
those needs. The OCC will also use the information to focus and enhance 
its supervisory, technical assistance, education and outreach 
activities with respect to MONBs.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Burden Estimates:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 40.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 40.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 80 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Comments: The OCC issued a 60-day Federal Register Notice on April 
19, 2007 (72 FR 19761). No comments were received. Comments continue to 
be invited on:
    (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information has practical utility;
    (b) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
collection of information;
    (c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected;
    (d) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology; and
    (e) Estimates of capital or startup costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.


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    Dated: July 2, 2007.
Karen Solomon,
Director, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division, Office of the 
Comptroller of the Currency.
[FR Doc. E7-13283 Filed 7-9-07; 8:45 am]

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