[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 71 (Friday, April 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18057-18058]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8851]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Revision--
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 revision of a survey of 
federal savings associations about their experience with OTS.

DATES: Submit written comments on or before June 11, 2002.

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]. OTS will post any comments and 
the related index 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],gov, or send a facsimile transmission to (202) 
906-7755.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You can request additional information 
about this proposed information collection from Lee Lassiter, 
Ombudsman, (202) 906-5685, Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20552.

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 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 of information technology.
    We will summarize the comments that we receive and include them in 
the

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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: Annual Thrift Satisfaction Survey.
    OMB Number: 1550-0087.
    Form Number: None.
    Regulation requirement: N/A.
    Description: This survey will replace the survey that is now 
conducted of federal savings associations (thrifts) following OTS 
examinations, which is approved by OMB under the title ``Measurement 
Survey--Exam Process.'' The responses sought in this new survey are 
needed to help OTS evaluate the effectiveness of the services it 
provides to thrifts. The new survey will differ from the existing 
survey in several ways:
    (1) It will seek information on overall agency performance, rather 
than only on issues concerning an examination by OTS.
    (2) It will be anonymous --returned to OTS in a franked envelope to 
avoid identifying the postal zone from which it comes.
    (3) It will be sent to all thrifts annually, rather than after an 
examination (which could be more frequently than annually or as 
infrequently as once every 18 months).
    (4) It will reduce respondent burden by being much shorter than the 
existing survey.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Affected Public: Federal Savings Associations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 300.
    Estimated Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Burden Hours per Response: .25 hours.
    Estimated Total Burden: 75 hours.

    Clearance Officer: Sally W. Watts, (202) 906-7380, Office of Thrift 
Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552.

    Dated: April 8, 2002.
Deborah Dakin,
Deputy Chief Counsel, Regulations & Legislation.
[FR Doc. 02-8851 Filed 4-11-02; 8:45 am]
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