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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Thrift Supervision Office

NOTICE: NOTICES

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Amendment of a Savings Association's Bylaws

DATES: Submit written comments on or before August 25, 2008.

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 its proposal to extend this information collection.

SUMMARY: Amendment of a Savings Associations Bylaws,

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 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: Amendment of a Savings Association's Bylaws.

OMB Number: 15500017.

Form Numbers: N/A.

Regulation requirement: 12 CFR 544.5 and 552.5.

Description: All federally chartered savings associations are required to file bylaw amendment applications or notices with OTS. OTS Regions Office staff review the applications and notices to determine whether the bylaw amendments comply with the regulations and OTS policy. If an application or notice raises a significant issue of policy or law, or if it involves nonroutine antitakeover provisions or nonstandard indemnification provisions, the Washington, DC office will also review the application or notice.

Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Businesses or other forprofit.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 57.

Estimated Number of Responses: 57.

Estimated Frequency of Response: Other; as needed.

Estimated Total Burden: 456 hours.

Clearance Officer: Ira L. Mills, (202) 9066531, Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552.

Dated: June 20, 2008.
Deborah Dakin,
Senior Deputy Chief Counsel, Regulations and Legislation Division. [FR Doc. E814379 Filed 62408; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT You can request additional information about this proposed information collection from Patricia D. Goings, (202) 90665668, Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552.