[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 243 (Tuesday, December 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66344-66345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-31898]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Office of the Comptroller of 
the Currency (OCC) hereby gives notice that it has sent to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review an information collection 
titled (MA)--Securities Exchange Act Disclosure Rules (12 CFR 11). The 
OCC may not conduct or sponsor, and respondent is not required to 
respond to, an information collection that has been extended, revised, 
or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. Comments are invited on: (a) 
Whether the proposed revisions to the following collections of 
information are necessary for the proper performance of the OCC's 
functions, including whether the information has practical utility; (b) 
the accuracy of the OCC's estimate of the burden of the information 
collection as it is proposed to be revised, including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of information collection on respondents, including 
through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology; and (e) estimates of capital or startup costs 
and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to 
provide information.

DATES: Comments regarding this information collection are welcome and 
should be submitted to the OMB Reviewer and the OCC Contact. Comments 
are due on or before January 16, 1997.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the submission may be obtained by calling the OCC 
Contact listed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    OMB Number: 1557-0106.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular.
    Title: (MA)--Securities Exchange Act Disclosure Rules (12 CFR 11).
    Description: The OCC's regulations in 12 CFR Part 11 ensure that 
publicly-owned national banks provide adequate information about their 
operation to current and potential shareholders,

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depositors, and to the public. The OCC reviews the information to 
ensure that it complies with Federal law and makes public all 
information required to be filed under these rules. Investors, 
depositors, and the public use the information to make informed 
investment decisions.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit; individuals.
    Number of Respondents: 131.
    Total Annual Responses: 636.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 5,360.
    OCC Contact: Jessie Gates, OCC Clearance Officer, or Dionne Walsh, 
(202) 874-5090, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division 
(Attention: 1557-0106), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 250 
E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20219.
    OMB Reviewer: Alexander Hunt, (202) 395-7340, Paperwork Reduction 
Project 1557-0106, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10226, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: December 11, 1996.
Karen Solomon,
Director, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division.
[FR Doc. 96-31898 Filed 12-16-96; 8:45 am]
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