[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 12 (Friday, January 19, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2592-2593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-212]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Information 
Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The OCC, 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 a continuing 
information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995. Currently, the OCC is soliciting comment concerning its renewal 
of an information collection titled, ``(MA)--Municipal Securities 
Dealers and Government Securities Brokers and Dealers Registration and 
Withdrawal.''

DATES: You should submit written comments by March 20, 2007.

ADDRESSES: You should direct all written comments to the Communications 
Division, Attention: 1557-0184, Third Floor, Office of the Comptroller 
of the Currency, 250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219. In addition, 
you may send comments by facsimile transmission to (202) 874-5274, or 
by electronic mail to [email protected]. You can inspect and 
photocopy the comments at the OCC's Public Reference Room, 250 E 
Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on business 
days. You can make an appointment to inspect the comments by calling 
(202) 874-5043.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You can request additional information 
from or a copy of the collection from Mary Gottlieb or Camille 
Dickerson, (202) 874-5090, Legislative and Regulatory Activities 
Division (1557-0184), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219.
    Additionally, you should send a copy of your comments to OCC Desk 
Officer, 1557-0184, by mail to U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 
725, 17th Street, NW., 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or by fax 
to (202) 395-6974.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OCC is proposing to extend OMB approval 
of the following information collection:
    Title: (MA)--Municipal Securities Dealers and Government Securities 
Brokers and Dealers Registration and Withdrawal.
    OMB Number: 1557-0184.
    Form Numbers: MSD, MSDW, MSD-4, MSD-5, G-FIN, G-FINW.
    Abstract: This information collection is required to satisfy the 
requirements of the Securities Act Amendments of 1975 and the 
Government Securities Act of 1986 which require that any national bank 
that acts as a government securities broker/dealer or a municipal 
securities dealer notify the OCC of its broker/dealer activities. The 
OCC uses this information to determine which national banks are 
government and municipal securities broker/dealers and to monitor entry 
into and exit from government and municipal securities broker/dealer 
activities by institutions and registered persons. The OCC also uses 
the information in planning bank examinations.
    Type of Review: Renewal of a currently approved collection. The 
collection has not changed. The OCC asks only that OMB approve its 
revised estimates and extend its approval of the forms, revised only to 
add a clarification to the instructions.

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    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; individuals.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 33.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 1,227.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,172.75 burden hours.
    Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice will be 
summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments 
will become a matter of public record. Comments are invited on:
    (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information has practical utility;
    (b) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
collection of information;
    (c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected;
    (d) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology; and
    (e) Estimates of capital or startup costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.

    Dated: January 16, 2007.
Stuart Feldstein,
Assistant Director, Legislative & Regulatory Activities Division.
[FR Doc. 07-212 Filed 1-18-07; 8:45 am]
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