[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4093-4094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1974]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The OCC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork 
and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal 
agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or 
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. Currently, the OCC is soliciting comments 
concerning an information collection titled (MA)--Government and 
Municipal Securities Brokers and Dealers Registration and Withdrawal.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by March 31, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to the Communications Division, 
Attention: 1557-0184, Third Floor, Office of the Comptroller of the 
Currency, 250 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20219. In addition, comments 
may be sent by facsimile transmission to (202)874-5274, or by 
electronic mail to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the collection may be obtained by contacting Jessie Gates or 
Dionne Walsh, (202)874-5090, Legislative and Regulatory Activities 
Division (1557-0184), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E 
Street, SW, Washington, DC 20219.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: (MA)--Government and Municipal Securities Brokers and 
Dealers Registration and Withdrawal.
    OMB Number: 1557-0184.
    Form Number: MSD, MSD-W, MSD-4, MSD-5, G-FIN, and G-FIN-W.
    Abstract: This information collection is required to satisfy the 
requirements of the Securities Act Amendments of 1975 and the 
Government Securities Act of 1986 which requires that any national bank 
that acts as a government securities broker/dealer or a municipal 
securities dealer notify the OCC of its broker/dealer activities. The 
OCC uses this information to determine which national banks are 
government and municipal securities broker/dealers and to monitor 
institutions entry into and exit from government and municipal 
securities broker/dealer activities. The OCC also uses the information 
in planning bank examinations.
    Type of Review: Renewal of OMB approval.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Total Annual Responses: 3,080.
    Frequency of Response: Occasional.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,706.

COMMENTS: Comments submitted in response to this notice will be 
summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval. All 
comments will become a matter of public record. Comments are invited 
on:
    (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information has practical utility;
    (b) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
collection of information;
    (c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected;
    (d) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection on respondents, 
including

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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.

    Dated: January 22, 1997.
Karen Solomon,
Director, Legislative & Regulatory Activities Division.
[FR Doc. 97-1974 Filed 1-27-97; 8:45 am]
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