[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 145 (Friday, July 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 39228]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18700]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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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, 44 U.S.C. 3507. The Office of Thrift Supervision within the 
Department of the Treasury will submit the proposed information 
collection requirement described below to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. 
Today, OTS is soliciting public comments on the proposal.

DATES: Submit written comments on or before September 25, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referring to the collection by title of the 
proposal or by OMB approval number, to Information Collection Comments, 
Chief Counsel's Office, Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20552, FAX Number (202) 906-6518, or e-mail to 
[email protected].
    Public Inspection: Comments and the related index will be posted on 
the OTS Internet Site at www.ots.treas.gov. In addition, interested 
persons may inspect comments at the Public Reference Room, 1700 G 
Street, NW., by appointment. To make an appointment, call (202) 906-
5922, send an e-mail to, or send a facsimile transmission to (202) 906-
7755. (Prior notice identifying the materials you will be requesting 
will assist us in serving you.) Appointments will be scheduled on 
business days between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. In most cases, appointments 
will be available the next business day following the date we receive 
your request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You can request additional information 
about this proposed information collection from John Davidson, Project 
Manager, Office of Supervision Policy, Office of Thrift Supervision, 
1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552, (202) 906-7976.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OTS may not conduct or sponsor an 
information collection, and respondents are not required to respond to 
an information collection, unless the information collection displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. As part of the approval process, we 
invite comments on the following information collection.
    Comments should address one or more of the following points:
    a. Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of OTS;
    b. The accuracy of the OTS's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
information collection;
    c. Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected;
    d. Ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on 
respondents, including through the use information technology.
    We will summarize the comments that we receive and include them in 
the OTS request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of 
public record. In this notice, OTS is soliciting comments concerning 
the following information collection.
    Title of Proposal: Procedures for Monitoring Bank Secrecy Act.
    OMB Number: 1550-0041.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Description: This report enables OTS to determine whether a savings 
association has implemented a program reasonably designed to assure and 
monitor compliance with the currency recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements established by Federal Statute and the U.S. Department of 
Treasury regulations.
    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,057.
    Estimated Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Burden Hours per Response: 2.
    Estimated Total Burden: 2,114.
    Clearance Officer: Sally W. Watts, (202) 906-7380, Office of Thrift 
Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552.
    OMB Reviewer: Alexander Hunt, (202) 395-7860, Office of Management 
and Budget, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503.

    Dated: July 23, 2001.
Deborah Dakin,
Deputy Chief Counsel, Regulations & Legislation.
[FR Doc. 01-18700 Filed 7-26-01; 8:45 am]
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