[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 188 (Tuesday, September 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 51995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-25958]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment 
Request

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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, Pub. L. 104-13. Today, the Office of Thrift Supervision within 
the Department of the Treasury solicits comments on the information 
collection entitled Electronic Loan Data Request Survey.

DATES: Submit written comments on or before November 30, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Manager, Dissemination Branch, Records 
Management and Information Policy, Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552, Attention 1550-0093. Hand deliver 
comments to 1700 G Street, NW. from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on business days. 
Send facsimile transmissions to FAX Number (202) 906-7755 or (202) 906-
6956 (if the comment is over 25 pages). E-mail to 
[email protected] and include your name and telephone number. 
Interested persons may inspect comments at 1700 G Street, NW., from 9 
a.m. until 4 p.m. on business days.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alvin Smuzynski, Supervision, Office 
of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552, (202) 
906-5669.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Electronic Loan Data Request Survey.
    OMB Number: 1550-0093.
    Form Number: OTS Form 1630.
    Abstract: As part of the safety and soundness examination process, 
institutions are asked to provide loan information electronically to 
the examiners. This survey provides feedback on the difficulty and time 
required for preparation of the loan information, costs involved and 
comparison with the previous paper-based system, and whether the burden 
of an on-site examination was reduced.
    Current Actions: OTS proposes to renew this information collection 
with (without) revision.
    Type of Review: Extension of an already approved information 
collection.
    Affected Public: Business or For Profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: .25 hours average.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 250 hours.

Request for Comments

    The OTS will summarize comments submitted in response to this 
notice or will include these comments in its request for OMB approval. 
All comments will become a matter of public record. The OTS invites 
comment on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of 
information; (c) ways to enhance the quality; and (d) ways to minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including 
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.

    Dated: September 23, 1998.
Catherine C.M. Teti,
Director, Records Management and Information Policy.
[FR Doc. 98-25958 Filed 9-28-98; 8:45 am]
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