[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 233 (Monday, December 6, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 70507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-26761]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request--Financial Management 
Policies--Interest Rate Risk

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 January 5, 2005.

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 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: Financial Management Policies--Interest Rate 
Risk.
    OMB Number: 1550-0094.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Regulation requirement: 12 CFR 563.176.
    Description: This information collection requires that savings 
associations' management establish policies and procedures for managing 
interest rate risk. These requirements provide OTS with the information 
necessary for determining the safety and soundness of the savings 
association.
    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Affected Public: Savings Associations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 893.
    Estimated Burden Hours per Response: 40 hours.
    Estimated Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Burden: 35,720 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: November 23, 2004.

    By the Office of Thrift Supervision.
James E. Gilleran,
Director.
[FR Doc. 04-26761 Filed 12-3-04; 8:45 am]
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