[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 18 (Monday, January 28, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 4953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-1405]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Thrift Supervision
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request--Application Filing Requirements
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 Office of Thrift Supervision 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 Patricia D. Goings,
(202) 906-5668, Office of Thrift Supervision, 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: Application Filing Requirements.
OMB Number: 1550-0056.
Form Numbers: N/A.
Regulation Requirement: 12 CFR Parts 516.
Description: OTS regulations require that applications, notices, or
other filings must be submitted to the appropriate Regional Office of
OTS, unless specifically noted otherwise in the procedures for a
particular filing. See 12 CFR 516.1(c). Section 516.1(c) requires
applicants to file three appropriately marked copies of an application
with the appropriate Regional Office. The applications are to clearly
state the type of filing and contain all exhibits and other pertinent
documents. Applications, notices, or other filings that raise an issue
of policy or law require that two additional copies be submitted to the
Applications Filing Room at OTS in Washington, DC.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit: Federal
Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,576.
Estimated Number of Responses: 1,576.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 10 minutes.
Estimated Frequency of Response: Other: As required.
Estimated Total Burden: 268 hours.
Clearance Officer: Ira L. Mills, (202) 906-6531, Office of Thrift
Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552.
Dated: January 22, 2008.
Deborah Dakin,
Senior Deputy Chief Counsel, Regulations and Legislation Division.
[FR Doc. E8-1405 Filed 1-25-08; 8:45 am]
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