[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 26, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 77397]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-22065]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

ACTION: Notice of information collections to be submitted to OMB for 
review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: In accordance with requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the FDIC hereby gives notice that it 
plans to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request 
for OMB review and approval of the information collection system 
described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 25, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to 
Steve Hanft, Paperwork Clearance Officer, (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. [FAX number (202) 898-8788].
    A copy of the comments may also be submitted to: OMB desk officer 
for the FDIC, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposal to renew the following currently 
approved collection of information:
    Title: Foreign Banks.
    OMB Number: 3064-0114.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Certain U.S. branches of foreign banks.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 12.
    Estimated Time per Response: 131.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,572 hours.
    General Description of Collection: This collection consists of 
applications relating to the FDIC's supervision of insured branches of 
foreign banks. The applications cover such actions as moving a branch, 
operating as a noninsured state-licensed branch of a foreign bank, 
conducting activities which are not permissible for a federally-
licensed branch internal recordkeeping; and reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements relating to pledges of assets to the FDIC.

Request for Comment

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether this 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 estimate of the burden of the information collection, 
including the validity of the 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. All 
comments will become a matter of public record.

    Dated at Washington, DC, this 19th day of December, 2006.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-22065 Filed 12-22-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6714-01-P