[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 5, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59643-59644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-22325]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency


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

AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The OCC, 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 a continuing 
information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995. The OCC is soliciting comment concerning its information 
collection titled, ``Transfer Agent Registration and Amendment Form--
Form TA-1.'' The OCC also gives notice that it has sent the information 
collection to OMB for review and approval.

DATES: You should submit your comments to the OCC and the OMB Desk 
Officer by November 4, 2004.

ADDRESSES: You should direct your comments to:
    OCC: Communications Division, Office of the Comptroller of the 
Currency, Public Information Room, Mailstop 1-5, Attention: 1557-0124, 
250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219. In addition, comments may be 
sent by fax to (202) 874-4448, or by electronic mail to 
[email protected]. You can inspect and photocopy the comments 
at the OCC's Public Information Room, 250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20219. You can make an appointment to inspect the comments by calling 
(202) 874-5043.
    OMB: Mark Menchik, OMB Desk Officer, Office of Management and 
Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 3208, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You can request additional information 
or a copy of the collection from John Ference, OCC Clearance Officer, 
or Camille Dixon, (202) 874-5090, Legislative and Regulatory Activities 
Division, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20219.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OCC is proposing to extend OMB approval 
of the following information collection:
    Title: Transfer Agent Registration and Amendment Form--Form TA-1.
    OMB Number: 1557-0124.
    Description: Section 17A(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(Act), as amended by the Securities Act Amendments of 1975, provides 
that all those authorized to transfer securities registered under 
Section 12 of the Act (transfer agents) shall register by filing with 
the appropriate regulatory agency an application for registration in 
such form and containing such information and documents as such 
appropriate regulatory agency may prescribe to be necessary or 
appropriate, in furtherance of the purposes of this section. The OCC, 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Board of Governors of 
the Federal Reserve jointly developed Form TA-1 to satisfy this 
statutory requirement.
    National bank transfer agents use Form TA-1 to register or amend 
registration as transfer agents. The OCC uses the information to 
determine whether to allow, deny, accelerate, or postpone an 
application. The OCC also uses the data to more effectively schedule 
and plan transfer agent examinations.
    National bank transfer agents must file amendments to Form TA-1 
with the OCC within 60 calendar days following the date on which any 
information reported on Form TA-1 becomes inaccurate, misleading, or 
incomplete. Amendments to Form TA-1 are used by the OCC to schedule and 
plan examinations.
    The Securities and Exchange Commission maintains complete files on 
the registration data of all transfer agents registered, pursuant to 
the Act. It utilizes the data to identify transfer agents and to 
facilitate development of rules and standards applicable to all 
registered transfer agents.
    Type of Review: Extension, without change, of OMB approval.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit (national banks).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 60.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 60.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 30 hours.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a respondent is not 
required to respond to, an information collection unless the 
information

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collection displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Stuart Feldstein,
Assistant Director, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division.
[FR Doc. 04-22325 Filed 10-4-04; 8:45 am]
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