[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 129 (Monday, July 7, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40265-40266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-16950]


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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

ACTION: Notice of information collection to be submitted to OMB for 
review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the FDIC hereby gives notice that it 
plans to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request 
for OMB review and approval of the following information collection 
systems described below.
    1. Type of Review: Renewal of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Notices Required of Government Securities Dealers or Brokers 
(Insured State Nonmember Banks).
    OMB Number: 3064-0093.
    Form Number: G-FIN, G-FINW, G-FIN-4, G-FIN-5.

Annual Burden

    Estimated annual number of respondents: 180.
    Estimated time per response: 1 hour.
    Total annual burden hours: 180 hours.
    Expiration Date of OMB Clearance: July 31, 2003.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Government Securities Act of 1986 
requires all financial institutions acting as government securities 
brokers and dealers to notify their federal regulatory agencies of 
their broker-dealer activities, unless exempted from the notice 
requirement by Treasury Department regulation.
    2. Type of Review: Renewal of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Foreign Banks.
    OMB Number: 3064-0114.

Annual Burden

    Estimated annual number of respondents: 418.
    Estimated time per response: ranges from \1/4\ hour to 120 hours.
    Total annual burden hours: 4,398 hours.
    Expiration Date of OMB Clearance: July 31, 2003.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The collection of information consists of 
(a) applications to operate as a noninsured state-licensed branch of a 
foreign bank; (b) applications from an insured state licensed branch of 
a foreign bank to conduct activities which are not permissible for a 
federally-licensed branch; (c) internal recordkeeping by insured 
branches of foreign banks; and (d) reporting requirements relating to 
an insured branch's pledge of assets to the FDIC.
    3. Type of Review: Renewal of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Certification of Eligibility Under the Affordable Housing 
Program.
    OMB Number: 3064-0116.

Annual Burden

    Estimated annual number of respondents: 12.
    Estimated time per response: 1 hour.
    Total annual burden hours: 12 hours.
    Expiration Date of OMB Clearance: July 31, 2003.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
    4. Type of Review: Renewal of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Mutual-to-Stock Conversions of State Savings Banks.
    OMB Number: 3064-0117.

Annual Burden

    Estimated annual number of respondents: 10.
    Estimated time per response: 50 hours.
    Total annual burden hours: 500 hours.
    Expiration Date of OMB Clearance: July 31, 2003.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
    5. Type of Review: Renewal of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Notification of Changes in Insured Status.
    OMB Number: 3064-0124.

Annual Burden

    Estimated annual number of respondents: 943.
    Estimated time per response: \1/4\ hour.
    Total annual burden hours: 236 hours.
    Expiration Date of OMB Clearance: July 31, 2003.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 12 U.S.C. 1818(q) requires an insured 
depository institution to provide the FDIC with a certification when it 
partially or completely assumes deposit liabilities from another 
insured depository institution.
    6. Type of Review: Renewal of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Applicant Background Questionnaire.
    OMB Number: 3064-0138.
    Form Number: 2100/14.

Annual Burden

    Estimated annual number of respondents: 10,000.
    Estimated time per response: 3 minutes.
    Total annual burden hours: 500 hours.
    Expiration Date of OMB Clearance: July 31, 2003.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FDIC Applicant Background Questionnaire 
is

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completed voluntarily by FDIC job applicants who are not current FDIC 
employees. Responses to questions on the survey provide information on 
gender, age, disability, race/national origin, and to the applicant's 
source of vacancy announcement information. Data is used by the Office 
of Diversity and Economic Opportunity and the Personnel Services Branch 
to evaluate the effectiveness of various recruitment methods used by 
the FDIC to ensure that the agency meets workforce diversity 
objectives.
    OMB Reviewer: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., (202) 395-4741, Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Washington, DC 20503.
    FDIC Contact: Tamara R. Manly, (202) 898-7453, Legal Division, Room 
MB 3109, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20429.
    Comments: Comments on these collections of information are welcome 
and should be submitted on or before [insert date 30 days after date of 
publication in the Federal Register] to both the OMB reviewer and the 
FDIC contact listed above.

ADDRESSES: Information about this submission, including copies of the 
proposed collections of information, may be obtained by calling or 
writing the FDIC contact listed above.

    Dated: June 30, 2003.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-16950 Filed 7-3-03; 8:45 am]
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