[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 9, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 63016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-25647]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment 
Request--External Audit

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 December 9, 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; send a facsimile transmission to (202) 906-
6518; or send an e-mail to [email protected]. OTS 
will post comments and the related index on the OTS Internet Site at 
http://www.ots.treas.gov. In addition, interested persons may inspect 
comments at the Public Reading 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You can request additional information 
about this proposed information collection from Christine Smith, (202) 
906-5740, 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 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: External Audit.
    OMB Number: 1550-0102.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Regulation requirement: N/A.
    Description: The Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies issued the 
``Interagency Policy Statement on External Auditing Programs of Banks 
and Savings Associations.'' The Policy Statement recommends that 
institutions with less than $500 million in assets voluntarily have an 
external auditing program. The Policy Statement encourages the external 
auditing program to include an annual audit of their financial 
statements by an independent public accountant.
    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Affected Public: Savings Associations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Estimated Frequency of Response: 3.
    Estimated Burden Hours per Response: .25 hours.
    Estimated Total Burden: 750 hours.
    Clearance Officer: Marilyn K. Burton, (202) 906-6467, Office of 
Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552.

    Dated: October 2, 2002.
Deborah Dakin,
Deputy Chief Counsel, Regulations and Legislation Division.
[FR Doc. 02-25647 Filed 10-8-02; 8:45 am]
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