[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 193 (Wednesday, October 6, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54319-54320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-26058]


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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The FDIC, 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 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). Currently, the FDIC is 
soliciting comments concerning an information collection titled 
``Interagency Biographical and Financial Report.''

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 6, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to 
Tamara R. Manly, Management Analyst (Regulatory Analysis), (202) 898-
7453, Office of the Executive Secretary, Room 4058, Attention: 
Comments/OES, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street 
NW, Washington, DC 20429. All comments should refer to ``Interagency 
Biographical and Financial Report.'' Comments may be hand-delivered to 
the guard station at the rear of the 17th Street Building (located on F 
Street), on business days between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. (FAX number (202) 
898-3838; Internet address: [email protected]).
    A copy of the comments may also be submitted to the OMB desk 
officer for the FDIC: Alexander Hunt, Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive 
Office Building, Room 3208, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tamara R. Manly, at the address 
identified above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Proposal To Renew the Following Currently Approved Collection of 
Information

    Title: Interagency Biographical and Financial Report.
    OMB Number: 3064-0006.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: All financial institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,200.
    Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 8,800 hours.
    General Description of Collection: The Interagency Biographical and 
Financial Report is submitted to the FDIC by each individual director 
or officer of a proposed or operating financial institution applying 
for federal deposit insurance as a state nonmember bank. The 
information is used by the FDIC to evaluate the general character of 
bank management as required by the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.

Request for Comment

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of the FDIC's functions, 
including whether the information has practical utility; (b)

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The accuracy of the estimates of the burden of the information 
collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) Ways to minimize the burden of the 
information collection on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    At the end of the comment period, the comments and recommendations 
received will be analyzed to determine the extent to which the 
collection should be modified prior to submission to OMB for review and 
approval. Comments submitted in response to this notice also will be 
summarized or included in the FDIC's requests to OMB for renewal of 
this collection. All comments will become a matter of public record.

    Dated at Washington, D.C., this 29th day of September 1999.

    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-26058 Filed 10-5-99; 8:45 am]
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