[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 246 (Friday, December 22, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77020-77021]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-9829]


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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The FDIC, 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 proposed and/or 
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). Currently, the FDIC is 
soliciting comments concerning the following collections of information 
titled: (1) Interagency Charter and Federal Deposit Insurance 
Application; (2) Application for a Bank to Establish a Branch or Move 
its Main Office or Branch; (3) Application for Consent to Reduce or 
Retire Capital; (4) Appraisal Standards; (5) Activities and Investments 
of Savings Associations; and (6) CRA Sunshine.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 20, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to 
Steven F. Hanft, (202) 898-3907, Legal Division, Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20429. All 
comments should refer to the OMB control number. Comments may be hand-
delivered to the guard station at the rear of the 17th Street Building 
(located on F Street), on business days between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. 
Comments may also be Faxed to (202) 898-8788; or e-mailed to: 
[email protected].
    A copy of the comments may also be submitted to the OMB desk 
officer for the FDIC, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven F. Hanft, at the address 
identified above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Proposal to Renew the Following Currently Approved Collections of 
Information

    1. Title: Interagency Charter and Federal Deposit Insurance 
Application.
    OMB Number: 3064-0001.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Banks of savings associations wishing to become 
FDIC-insured depository institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 193.
    Estimated Time per Response: 125 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 24,125 hours.
    General Description of Collection: The Federal Deposit Insurance 
Act requires proposed financial institutions to apply to the FDIC to 
obtain deposit insurance. This collection provides the FDIC with the 
information needed to evaluate applications for deposit insurance.

    2. Title: Application for a Bank to Establish a Branch or Move its 
Main Office or Branch.
    OMB Number: 3064-0070.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Insured financial institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,540.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 7,700 hours.
    General Description of Collection: Insured institutions must obtain 
the written consent of the FDIC before establishing or moving a main 
office or branch.

    3. Title: Application for Consent to Reduce or Retire Capital.
    OMB Number: 3064-0079.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Insured state nonmember banks.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 80.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Total Annual Burden: 80 hours.
    General Description of Collection: Insured state nonmember banks 
proposing to change their capital structure must submit an application 
containing information about the proposed change to obtain FDIC's 
consent to reduce or retire capital.

    4. Title: Appraisal Standards.
    OMB Number: 3064-0103.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Insured state nonmember banks.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,346.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 328,600.
    Total Annual Burden: 82,150 hours.
    General Description of Collection: FIRREA directs the FDIC to 
prescribe appropriate performance standards for real estate appraisals 
connected with Federally related transactions under its jurisdiction. 
This information collection is a direct consequence of the statutory 
requirement.

    5. Title: Activities and Investments of Savings Associations.
    OMB Number: 3064-0104.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Insured Savings Associations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 75.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 375 hours.
    General Description of Collection: State savings associations must 
furnish information to the FDIC to obtain approval or non-objection 
prior to engaging in certain activities or acquiring/retaining certain 
investments.

    6. Title: CRA Sunshine.
    OMB Number: 3064-0139.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Insured state nonmember banks and their 
affiliates, and nongovernmental entities and persons.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 26.
    Estimated Time per Response: 19.3 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 501.6 hours.
    General Description of Collection: This collection implements a 
statutory requirement imposing reporting, disclosure and recordkeeping 
requirements on some community reinvestment-related agreements between 
insured depository institutions or affiliates, and nongovernmental 
entities or persons.

Request for Comment

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of the FDIC's functions, 
including whether the information has practical utility; (b) the 
accuracy of the estimates of the burden of the information collection, 
including the validity of the

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methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology.
    At the end of the comment period, the comments and recommendations 
received will be analyzed to determine the extent to which the 
collection should be modified prior to submission to OMB for review and 
approval. Comments submitted in response to this notice also will be 
summarized or included in the FDIC's requests to OMB for renewal of 
these collections. All comments will become a matter of public record.

    Dated at Washington, DC, this 18th day of December, 2006.
    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 06-9829 Filed 12-21-06; 8:45 am]
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