[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 238 (Tuesday, December 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65058-65059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-31318]


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FEDERAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS EXAMINATION COUNCIL


Appraisal Subcommittee; Agency Information Collection Activities: 
Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Appraisal Subcommittee, Federal Financial Institutions 
Examination Council.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Appraisal Subcommittee of the Federal Financial 
Institutions Examination Council (``ASC''), as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to comment on this continuing 
information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). The ASC is 
soliciting comments on 12 CFR part 1102, subpart D, entitled, 
``Description of Office, Procedures, Public Information,'' regarding: 
(a) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the ASC's functions, including whether the 
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the ASC's 
burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity 
of the information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of 
collection on respondents, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.

DATES: Written comments and recommendation on this proposal must be 
received on or before February 10, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Marc L. Weinberg, General Counsel, 
Appraisal Subcommittee, 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 200; 
Washington, D.C. 20037., or via Internet e-mail to marcw1(@)asc.gov. 
All written

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comments will become a matter of public record and will be summarized 
in the ASC's request for Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') 
approval.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marc L. Weinberg, General Counsel, via mail to the Appraisal 
Subcommittee, 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 200; Washington, 
D.C. 20037; Internet e-mail at marcw1(@)asc.gov; or telephone at (202) 
634-6520, from whom copies of the information collection and supporting 
documents are available.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: ``Description of Office, Procedures, Public Information,'' 
12 CFR part 1102, subpart D.
    OMB Control No.: 3139-0006.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Form no.: None.
    Description of respondents: All members of the public.
    Frequency of collection: On occasion.
    Needs and uses: The information collection will enable the ASC to 
comply with the Freedom of Information Act, as amended, (``FOIA'') 5 
U.S.C. 552. It will be used by the ASC and its staff in determining 
whether requests for access to ASC records should be provided and 
whether appeals from adverse agency decisions regarding access should 
be granted under FOIA.
    Estimated number of respondents: 11.
    Frequency of response: Once.
    Estimated total average burden per respondent: 20 minutes.
    Estimated total annual burden: 3.67 hours.

    By the Appraisal Subcommittee of the Federal Financial 
Institutions Examination Council.

    Dated: December 4, 1996.
Ben Henson,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 96-31318 Filed 12-9-96; 8:45 am]
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