[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 194 (Thursday, October 7, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 60221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-22529]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request--Operating Subsidiary

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 November 8, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referring to the collection by title of the 
proposal or by OMB approval number, to OMB and OTS at these addresses: 
Mark D. Menchik, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office 
of Management and Budget, Room 10236, 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: Operating Subsidiary.
    OMB Number: 1550-0077.
    Form Number: OTS Forms 1579.
    Regulation requirement: 12 CFR Part 559.
    Description: 12 CFR Part 559 requires a savings association 
proposing to establish or acquire an operating subsidiary or conduct 
new activities in an existing operating subsidiary to either notify OTS 
or obtain the prior approval of OTS. The regulation also requires a 
savings association to create and maintain certain documents.
    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Affected Public: Savings Associations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 68.
    Estimated Frequency of Response: Event-generated.
    Estimated Burden Hours per Response: 14 hours.
    Estimated Total Burden: 952 hours.
    Clearance Officer: Marilyn K. Burton, (202) 906-6467, Office of 
Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552.
    OMB Reviewer: Mark D. Menchik, (202) 395-3176, Office of Management 
and Budget, Room 10236, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503.

    Dated: September 30, 2004.

    By the Office of Thrift Supervision.
Richard M. Riccobono,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 04-22529 Filed 10-6-04; 8:45 am]
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