[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 74 (Friday, April 16, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 20623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8680]



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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Renewal of an 
Information 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 comment on the proposed renewal of an information 
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. chapter 35). Currently, the FDIC is soliciting comments 
concerning an information collection titled ``Transfer Agent 
Registration and Amendment Form.''

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 15, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to 
Thomas Nixon, Legal Division, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 
550 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20429. All comments should refer 
to ``Transfer Agent Registration and Amendment Form.'' Comments may be 
hand-delivered to the guard station at the rear of the 17th Street 
Building (located on F Street), on business days between 7 a.m. and 5 
p.m. Comments may also be submitted to the OMB desk officer for the 
FDIC: Mark Menchik, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Nixon, (202) 898-8766, or at 
the address above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Proposal to renew the following currently approved collection of 
information:
    Title: Transfer Agent Registration and Amendment Form.
    OMB Number: 3064-0026.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: State chartered banks that are not members of the 
Federal Reserve system and their direct subsidiaries.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 6 initial registrations; 12 
amendments.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.25 hours per initial registration; 
.75 hours per amendment.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 16.5 hours.
    General Description of Collection: Under section 17A(c)(1) of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, it is unlawful for any transfer agent 
to perform any transfer agent function with respect to any qualifying 
security unless that transfer agent is registered with its appropriate 
regulatory agency. Pursuant to section 17A(c)(2), before an insured 
nonmember bank and its direct subsidiaries may perform any transfer 
agent function for a qualifying security, it must register on Form TA-1 
with the FDIC and its registration must become effective.

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 
this collection. All comments will become a matter of public record.

    Dated in Washington, DC, this 13th day of April, 2004.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-8680 Filed 4-15-04; 8:45 am]
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