73 FR 18 pg. 4953 - Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request—Application Filing Requirements
Type: NOTICEVolume: 73Number: 18Page: 4953
FR document: [FR Doc. E8-1405 Filed 1-25-08; 8:45 am]
Agency: Treasury Department
Sub Agency: Office of Thrift Supervision
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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.
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 infocollection.comments@ots.treas.gov. 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, 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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