[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 233 (Monday, December 6, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70507-70508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-26762]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request--Minimum Security 
Devices and Procedures

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 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: Minimum Security Devices and Procedures.
    OMB Number: 1550-0062.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Regulation requirement: 12 CFR Part 568 and Appendix B to Part 570.
    Description: The Bank Protection Act and OTS implementing 
regulations require thrifts to establish security devices and 
procedures. Written security programs allow OTS to evaluate whether 
thrifts have adopted policies and procedures to ensure compliance with 
the law and regulations. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and Federal Reserve Board 
have substantially similar regulations.

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    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Affected Public: Savings Associations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 893.
    Estimated Burden Hours per Response: 2 hours.
    Estimated Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Burden: 1,786 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 30, 2004.

    By the Office of Thrift Supervision.
James E. Gilleran,
Director.
[FR Doc. 04-26762 Filed 12-3-04; 8:45 am]
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