[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 99 (Monday, May 24, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28027-28028]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13058]


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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, Public Law 104-13. Today, the Office of Thrift Supervision within 
the Department of the Treasury solicits comments on the Release of 
Unpublished OTS Information.

DATES: Submit written comments on or before July 23, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Manager, Dissemination Branch, Information 
Management and Services Division, Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552, Attention 1550-0081. Hand deliver 
comments to the Public Reference Room, 1700 G Street, NW., lower level, 
from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on business days. Send facsimile 
transmissions to FAX Number (202) 906-7755; or (202) 906-6956 (if 
comments are over 25 pages). Send e-mails to: 
[email protected], and include your name and telephone number. 
Interested persons may inspect comments at the Public Reference Room, 
1700 G St. NW, from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. on business days.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Segal, Chief Counsel's Office, 
Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552, 
(202) 906-7230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Release of Unpublished OTS Information.
    OMB Number: 1550-0081.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Abstract: This information collection provides an orderly mechanism 
for expeditious processing of requests from the public (including 
litigants in lawsuits where OTS is not a party) for non-public or 
confidential OTS information (documents and testimony), while 
preserving OTS' need to maintain the confidentiality of such 
information.
    Current Actions: OTS proposes to renew this information collection 
without revision.
    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Affected Public: Business or for profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 72.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 9 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 658 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

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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; (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; and (e) estimates of capital or starting costs 
and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to 
provide information.

    Dated: May 17, 1999.
Frank DiGialleonardo,
Director, Office of Information Systems.
[FR Doc. 99-13058 Filed 5-21-99; 8:45 am]
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