[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 2, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52269-52270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-22334]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request--Loan Application 
Register (HMDA)

AGENCY: Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. OTS is 
soliciting public comments on the proposal.

DATES: Submit written comments on or before October 2, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referring to the collection by title of the 
proposal or by OMB approval number, to OMB and OTS at these addresses: 
Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503, or e-mail to [email protected]; and Information Collection Comments, Chief Counsel's 
Office, Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, 
DC 20552, by fax to (202) 906-6518, or by 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: To obtain a copy of the submission to 
OMB, contact Marilyn K. Burton at [email protected], (202) 
906-6467, or facsimile number (202) 906-6518, Regulations and 
Legislation Division, Chief Counsel's Office, 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.
    Title of Proposal: Loan Application Register (HMDA).
    OMB Number: 1550-0021.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Regulation requirement: 12 CFR 203.
    Description: The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA), 12 U.S.C. 
2801, requires this collection of information. In accordance with the 
HMDA, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB) 
promulgates and administers HMDA regulations, which are prescribed as 
part of the FRB's Regulation C (12 CFR 203), implementing the HMDA (12 
U.S.C. 2801-2810). HMDA forms as well as collection and recordkeeping 
requirements are approved under OMB Control No. 7100-0247. The FRB 
supporting statement forms the decisional basis for the OMB action. 
This submission discusses the burden imposed by Regulation C on the 
institutions OTS regulates.
    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Affected Public: Savings Associations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 718 (loan application registers 
(LARs)).
    Estimated Frequency of Response: Annually.

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    Estimated Burden Hours per Response: 0.03 hours per application 
(approximately 7,064 applications per LAR).
    Estimated Total Burden: 152,159 hours.
    Clearance Officer: Marilyn K. Burton, (202) 906-6467, Office of 
Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552.
    OMB Reviewer: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., (202) 395-7316, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: August 27, 2003

    By the Office of Thrift Supervision.
James E. Gilleran,
Director.
[FR Doc. 03-22334 Filed 8-29-03; 8:45 am]
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