[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 76 (Monday, April 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19542-19543]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-9692]


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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 the following collections of information 
titled: (1) Foreign Branch Report of Condition, (2) Certification of 
Eligibility under the Affordable Housing Program, and (3) Mutual-to-
Stock Conversions of State Savings Banks.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 20, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to 
Tamara R. Manly, Management Analyst (Consumer and Compliance Unit), 
(202) 898-7453, Legal Division, Room MB-3109, Attention: Comments/
Legal, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20429. All comments should refer to the OMB control 
number. Comments may be hand-delivered to the guard station at

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the rear of the 17th Street Building (located on F Street), on business 
days between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. (Internet address: [email protected]).
    A copy of the comments may also be submitted to the OMB desk 
officer for the FDIC: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive 
Office Building, Room 10236, Washington, DC 20503.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Proposal to renew the following currently approved collections of 
information:
    1. Title: Foreign Branch Report of Condition.
    OMB Number: 3064-0011.
    Form Number: FFIEC 030.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly/annually.
    Affected Public: Foreign branches of insured banks.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 15.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3.9 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 58.5 hours.
    General Description of Collection: The Foreign Branch Report of 
Condition, Form FFIEC 030, contains asset and liability information 
along with data on certain off balance sheet items for foreign branches 
of insured banks.

    2. Title: Certification of Eligibility Under the Affordable Housing 
Program.
    OMB Number: 3064-0116.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: All financial institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 12.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Total Annual Burden: 12 hours.
    General Description of Collection: The collection of information 
certifies income eligibility under the affordable housing program. This 
certification assists the FDIC in determining an individual's 
eligibility for purchasing affordable housing properties from the FDIC.

    3. Title: Mutual-to-Stock Conversions of State Savings Banks.
    OMB Number: 3064-0117.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: State savings banks.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.
    Estimated Time per Response: 50 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 500 hours.
    General Description of Collection: 12 CFR 303.161 and 333.4 require 
state savings banks that are not members of the Federal Reserve System 
to file with the FDIC a notice of intent to convert to stock form and 
provide copies of documents filed with State and Federal banking and or 
securities regulators in connection with the proposed conversion.

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) 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 
these collections. All comments will become a matter of public record.

    Dated in Washington, DC, this 16th day of April, 2003.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Valerie Best,
Assistant Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-9692 Filed 4-18-03; 8:45 am]
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