Federal Register: September 13, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 178)
DOCID: FR Doc 01-22954
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Thrift Supervision Office
NOTICE: NOTICES
ACTION: Agency information collection activities:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
DATES: Submit written comments on or before November 13, 2001.
DOCUMENT 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 the proposal.
SUMMARY:
Proposed collection; comment request,
SUPPLEMENTAL 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 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: Minority Thrift Certification Form.
OMB Number: 15500096.
Form Number: OTS Form 1661.
Regulation requirement: N/A.
Description: This information is needed to help OTS maintain a
reliable source of information regarding the universe of minorityowned
thrifts, in accordance with our responsibilities under Section 308 of FIRREA.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Affected Public: Savings Associations and Savings Banks.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 32.
Estimated Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Burden Hours per Response: .5 hours.
Estimated Total Burden: 16 hours.
Clearance Officer: Sally W. Watts, (202) 9067380, Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552.
Dated: September 7, 2001.
Deborah Dakin,
Deputy Chief Counsel, Regulations & Legislation.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
You can request additional information about this proposed information collection from Sonja White, National Coordinator, Community Affairs, (202) 9067857, Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552.