[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 157 (Thursday, August 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43579-43580]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21443]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency


Information Collection; Submission for OMB Review; Comment 
Request

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

ACTION: Submission for OMB review; comment request.

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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)--Municipal Securities Dealers and Government Securities 
Brokers and Dealers Registration and Withdrawal.

DATES: Comments regarding this information collection are welcome and 
should be submitted to the OMB Reviewer and the OCC. Comments are due 
on or before September 15, 1997.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    OMB Number: 1557-0184.
    Form Number: MSD, MSDW, MSD-4, MSD-5, G-FIN, and G-FINW.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Title: (MA)--Municipal Securities Dealers and Government Securities 
Brokers and Dealers Registration and Withdrawal.
    Description: This information collection covers the following 
forms: Form MSD (Application for Registration as a Municipal Securities 
Dealer Pursuant to Rule 1 5BA2-1 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 or Amendment to Such Application), Form MSDW (Notice of Withdrawal 
From Registration From Registration as a Municipal Securities Dealer), 
Form MSD-4 (Uniform Application For Municipal Securities Principal or 
Municipal Securities Representative Associated With a Bank Municipal 
Securities Dealer), Form MSD-5 (Uniform Termination Notice for 
Municipal Securities Principal or Municipal Securities Representative 
Associated With a Bank Municipal Securities Dealer), Form G-FIN (Notice 
of Government Securities Broker or Government Securities Dealer 
Activities to be Filed by a Financial Institution Under Section 
15C(a)(1)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Form G-FINW 
(Notice by a Financial Institutions of Termination of Activities as a 
Government Securities Broker or Government Securities Dealer). 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 entity, including a 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

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which national banks are government and municipal securities broker/
dealers, to monitor institutions entry into and exit from government 
and municipal broker/dealer activities and to comply with examination 
requirements. The OCC also uses the information in planning bank 
examinations.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit; individuals.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Total Annual Responses: 3,080.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 2,706.
    OCC Contact: Jessie Gates or Dionne Walsh, (202) 874-5090, 
Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division, Office of the 
Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20219.
    OMB Reviewer: Alexander Hunt, (202) 395-7340, Paperwork Reduction 
Project 1557-0184, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10226, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.
    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; (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.

    Dated: August 4, 1997.
Karen Solomon,
Director, Legislative & Regulatory Activities Division.
[FR Doc. 97-21443 Filed 8-13-97; 8:45 am]
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