[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 18 (Monday, January 28, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4951-4952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-1403]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment 
Request--General Reporting and Recordkeeping by Savings Associations

AGENCY: Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and continuing 
information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507. The OTS within the Department of the Treasury 
will submit the proposed information collection requirement described 
below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as 
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. Today, OTS is soliciting 
public comments on its proposal to extend this information collection.

DATES: Submit written comments on or before March 28, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referring to the collection by title of the 
proposal or by OMB approval number, to Information Collection Comments, 
Chief Counsel's Office, Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20552; send a facsimile transmission to (202) 906-
6518; or send an e-mail to [email protected]. OTS 
will post comments and the related index on the OTS Internet Site at 
http://www.ots.treas.gov. In addition, interested persons may inspect 
comments at the Public Reading Room, 1700 G Street, NW., by 
appointment. To make an appointment, call (202) 906-5922, send an e-
mail to public.info@ots.treas.gov">public.info@ots.treas.gov, or send a facsimile transmission to 
(202) 906-7755.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You can request additional information 
about this proposed information collection from Josephine Battle (202) 
906-6870, Office of Thrift Supervision,

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1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OTS may not conduct or sponsor an 
information collection, and respondents are not required to respond to 
an information collection, unless the information collection displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. As part of the approval process, we 
invite comments on the following information collection.
    Comments should address one or more of the following points:
    a. Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of OTS;
    b. The accuracy of OTS's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
information collection;
    c. Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected;
    d. Ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on 
respondents, including through the use of information technology.
    We will summarize the comments that we receive and include them in 
the OTS request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of 
public record. In this notice, OTS is soliciting comments concerning 
the following information collection.
    Title of Proposal: General Reporting and Recordkeeping by Savings 
Associations.
    OMB Number: 1550-0011.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Description: Savings associations use the reports and records that 
the regulations require for internal management control purposes and 
examiners use them to determine whether savings associations are being 
operated safely, soundly, and in compliance with regulations. An 
absence of the reporting and record keeping requirements would not 
allow for prudent internal controls or for examiners to determine the 
accurate performance and condition of savings associations. 
Specifically, OTS examiners use the reports and record keeping 
requirements to determine whether the savings associations are being 
operated safely, soundly, and in compliance with regulations.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 921.
    Estimated Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Burden Hours per Response: Range between 15 minutes to 
100 hours, average 19 hours.
    Estimated Total Burden: 3,648,547.
    Clearance Officer: Ira L. Mills, (202) 906-6531, Office of Thrift 
Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552.

Deborah Dakin,
Senior Deputy Chief Counsel, Regulations and Legislation Division.
[FR Doc. E8-1403 Filed 1-25-08; 8:45 am]
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