Federal Register: December 6, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 233)

DOCID: FR Doc 04-26762

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Thrift Supervision Office

NOTICE: NOTICES

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

SUBJECT CATEGORY:

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request--Minimum Security Devices and Procedures

DATES: Submit written comments on or before January 5, 2005.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY:

The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. OTS is soliciting public comments on the proposal.

SUMMARY:

Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,

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.

Title of Proposal: Minimum Security Devices and Procedures.

OMB Number: 15500062.

Form Number: N/A.

Regulation requirement: 12 CFR Part 568 and Appendix B to Part 570.

Description: The Bank Protection Act and OTS implementing regulations require thrifts to establish security devices and procedures. Written security programs allow OTS to evaluate whether thrifts have adopted policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the law and regulations. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and Federal Reserve Board have substantially similar regulations.
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Type of Review: Renewal.

Affected Public: Savings Associations.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 893.

Estimated Burden Hours per Response: 2 hours.

Estimated Frequency of Response: Annually.

Estimated Total Burden: 1,786 hours.

Clearance Officer: Marilyn K. Burton, (202) 9066467, Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552.

OMB Reviewer: Mark D. Menchik, (202) 3953176, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10236, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: November 30, 2004.

By the Office of Thrift Supervision.
James E. Gilleran,
Director.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

To obtain a copy of the submission to OMB, contact Marilyn K. Burton at marilyn.burton@ots.treas.gov, (202) 9066467, or facsimile number (202) 9066518, Regulations and Legislation Division, Chief Counsel's Office, Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552.