[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 214 (Wednesday, November 5, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 62662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-27810]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request--Request for Service 
Corporation Activity

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 December 5, 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 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: Request for Service Corporation Activity.
    OMB Number: 1550-0013.
    Form Number: OTS Forms 1562 and 1566.
    Regulation requirement: 12 CFR 545.74, 559.12.
    Description: 12 CFR 545.74 requires savings associations to obtain 
approval or notify OTS prior to engaging in activities through a 
service corporation that are not preapproved by regulation. It also 
contains a recordkeeping requirement for securities brokerage 
activities. 12 CFR 559.12 governs the issuance of securities. These 
requirements allow OTS to review service corporation activities and to 
ensure that they will not adversely affect an institution's safety and 
soundness.
    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Affected Public: Savings Associations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 108.
    Estimated Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Burden Hours per Response: 2.25 hours.
    Estimated Total Burden: 233 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: October 30, 2003.

    By the Office of Thrift Supervision.
Richard M. Riccobono,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 03-27810 Filed 11-4-03; 8:45 am]
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