[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 18, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48168-48169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-23191]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Revision of 
Information Collection; Comment Request

AGENCIES: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury; 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); and Office of Thrift 
Supervision (OTS), Treasury.

ACTION: Joint notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The OCC, FDIC, and OTS (collectively the Agencies), as part of 
their continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, 
invite the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The Agencies may not conduct or 
sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an 
information collection unless it displays a currently valid Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) control number. The Agencies are soliciting 
comment on proposed revisions to the charter application of the OCC and 
OTS and to the FDIC's deposit insurance application. The proposed form 
will make the application forms uniform among the Agencies and is 
titled, ``Interagency Charter and Federal Deposit Insurance 
Application.'' In the case of the OCC, this collection is a part of the 
Comptroller's Corporate Manual. Additionally, the OCC is making other 
clarifying changes to the Comptroller's Corporate Manual.

DATES: You should submit comments by November 19, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit comments to any or 
all of the Agencies. All comments, which should refer to the OMB 
control number, will be shared among the Agencies.
    OCC: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Public Information 
Room, 250 E Street, SW, Mail Stop 1-5, Attention: 1557-0014, 
Washington, DC 20219. You may make an appointment to inspect and 
photocopy comments at the same location by calling (202) 874-5043. In 
addition, you may fax your comments to (202) 874-4448 or e-mail them to 
[email protected].
    FDIC: Tamara R. Manly, Management Analyst (Regulatory Analysis), 
Office of Executive Secretary, Room F-4058, Attention: Comments/OES, 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street, NW, Washington, 
DC 20429. All comments should refer to ``Interagency Charter and 
Federal Deposit Insurance Application.'' Comments may be hand-delivered 
to the guard station at the rear of the 550 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]. Comments 
may be inspected and photocopied in the FDIC Public Information Center, 
Room 100, 801 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC between 9 a.m. and 4:30 
p.m. on business days.
    A copy of the comments may also be submitted to the OMB desk 
officer for the agencies: Alexander T. Hunt, Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive 
Office Building, Room 3208, Washington, DC 20503.
    OTS: Information Collection Comments, Chief Counsel's Office, 
Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20552, 
Attention: 1550-0005, 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 [email protected], 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 
from:
    OCC: Jessie Dunaway, OCC Clearance Officer, or Camille Dixon, (202) 
874-5090, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division, Office of the 
Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20219. 
For subject matter information, you may contact Cheryl Martin at (202) 
874-4614, Licensing, Policy, and Systems, Licensing Department, Office 
of the Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 
20219.

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    FDIC: Tamara R. Manly, Management Analyst (Regulatory Analysis), 
(202) 898-7453, Office of the Executive Secretary, Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20429.
    OTS: Sally W. Watts, OTS Clearance Officer, (202) 906-7380; Frances 
C. Augello, Senior Counsel, Business Transactions Division, (202) 906-
6151; Patricia D. Goings, Financial Analyst, Examination Policy, (202) 
906-5668; or Damon C. Zaylor, Financial Analyst, Examination Policy, 
(202) 906-6787, Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW, 
Washington, DC 20552.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Interagency Charter and Federal Deposit Insurance 
Application.
    OCC's Title: Comptroller's Corporate Manual. The specific portions 
of the Comptroller's Corporate Manual (Manual) covered by this notice 
are those that pertain to the Charter Application located in the 
Charters booklet of the Manual, which will become an interagency form.

    OMB Number:

OCC: 1557-0014.
FDIC: 3064-0001.
OTS: 1550-0005.

    Form Number:

OCC: None.
FDIC: 6200/05.
OTS: 138.

    Description: This submission replaces the following forms--

OCC: None.
FDIC: ``Application for Federal Deposit Insurance.''
OTS: ``Application for Permission to Organize.''

    Abstract: This submission covers a revision to the charter 
applications of the OCC and OTS and the deposit insurance application 
of the FDIC. The proposed form will make the application form uniform 
among the Agencies and is titled ``Interagency Charter and Federal 
Deposit Insurance Application.'' The Agencies need the information to 
ensure that the covered proposed activities are permissible under law 
and regulation and are consistent with safe and sound banking 
practices. For example, the Agencies are required to consider financial 
and managerial resources, future earnings prospects, and community 
reinvestment. Further, the Agencies use the information to evaluate 
specific individuals' qualifications. Both financial institutions and 
individuals organizing a financial institution must provide this 
information.
    Further, the OCC is making a change to its Charters booklet of the 
Manual, adding the interagency application form and providing updated 
information about filing for a national bank charter. The OCC is also 
making technical and clarifying changes to various Manual booklets. For 
example, the OCC is making changes to its Branches and Relocations 
booklet, clarifying the information needed to establish a limited 
branch office. These changes are not material and are technical in 
nature. These changes are an administrative adjustment, and do not 
change, in any way, the requirements on national banks.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses or other 
for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents:

OCC: 50.
FDIC: 200.
OTS: 20.

    Estimated Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Burden Hours per Response:
OCC: 125.
FDIC: 125.
OTS: 125.
    Estimated Total Burden:

OCC: 6,250.
FDIC: 25,000.
OTS: 2,700.

    Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice will be 
summarized in each Agency's request for OMB approval, and analyzed to 
determine the extent to which the collection should be modified. All 
comments will become a matter of public record.
    Written comments are invited 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, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected;
    (d) Ways to minimize the burden of the 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: September 7, 2001.
Mark J. Tenhundfeld,
Assistant Director, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division, 
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
Dated at Washington, DC, this 7th day of September, 2001.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.

Dated: September 7, 2001.

Deborah Dakin,
Deputy Chief Counsel, Regulations & Legislation Division, Office of 
Thrift Supervision.

[FR Doc. 01-23191 Filed 9-17-01; 8:45 am]
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