[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 15, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 75109]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-27383]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment 
Request--Application Processing Fees

AGENCY: Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and continuing 
information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507. The Office of Thrift Supervision within the 
Department of the Treasury will submit the proposed information 
collection requirement described below to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. 
Today, OTS is soliciting public comments on its proposal to reinstate 
this information collection.

DATES: Submit written comments on or before February 14, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referring to the collection by title of the 
proposal or by OMB approval number, to Information Collection Comments, 
Chief Counsel's Office, Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20552; send a facsimile transmission to (202) 906-
6518; or send an 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: You can request additional information 
about this proposed information collection from Marilyn K. Burton, 
Senior Paralegal (Regulations), (202) 906-6467, 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.
    Comments should address one or more of the following points:
    a. Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of OTS;
    b. The accuracy of OTS's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
information collection;
    c. Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected;
    d. Ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on 
respondents, including through the use of information technology.
    We will summarize the comments that we receive and include them in 
the OTS request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of 
public record. In this notice, OTS is soliciting comments concerning 
the following information collection.
    Title of Proposal: Application Processing Fees.
    OMB Number: 1550-0053.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Regulation requirement: 12 CFR 502.5 and 502.70.
    Description: Pursuant to Section 9 of the HOLA, 12 U.S.C. 1467, the 
Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision (``OTS'') is authorized to 
charge assessments to recover the costs of examining savings 
associations and their affiliates, to charge fees to recover the costs 
of processing applications and other filings, and to charge fees to 
cover OTS's direct and indirect expenses in regulating savings 
associations and their affiliates.
    An institution must submit a fee with certain applications, 
including Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 filings, notices, and 
requests (hereafter collectively referred to as ``applications''), 
before such applications will be accepted for processing by OTS. 12 CFR 
502.5. The institution is required to state how it calculates the 
appropriate fee, in accordance with OTS's schedule. 12 CFR 502.70.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Affected Public: Savings Associations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,143.
    Estimated Burden Hours per Response: .036 hours.
    Estimated Frequency of Response: Event-generated.
    Estimated Total Burden: 77 hours.
    Clearance Officer: Marilyn K. Burton, (202) 906-6467, Office of 
Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552.
    OMB Reviewer: Mark Menchik, (202) 395-3176, Office of Management 
and Budget, Room 10236, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503.

    Dated: December 9, 2004.
    By the Office of Thrift Supervision.
Richard M. Riccobono,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 04-27383 Filed 12-14-04; 8:45 am]
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