[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 116 (Monday, June 18, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33505-33506]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-2989]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection 
Renewals; Comment Request

AGENCIES: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury; 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); and Office of Thrift 
Supervision (OTS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The FDIC, OCC, and OTS (Agencies), as part of their continuing 
efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invite the general 
public and other federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on a continuing information collection titled ``Affiliate Marketing/
Consumer Opt-Out Notices,'' as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). OMB Control numbers for this collection 
are 3064-0149 (FDIC), 1557-0230 (OCC), and 1550-0112 (OTS).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 17, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments by 
any of the following methods. All comments should refer to the name and 
number of the collection:

OCC

    Communications Division, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 
Public Information Room, Mailstop 1-5, Attention: 1557-0230, 250 E 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219. In addition, comments may be sent by 
fax to (202) 874-4448, or by electronic mail to 
[email protected]. You can inspect and photocopy the comments 
at the OCC's Public Information Room, 250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20219. You can make an appointment to inspect the comments by calling 
(202) 874-5043.

FDIC

     http://www.FDIC.gov/regulations/laws/federal/propose.html.
     E-mail: [email protected]. Include the name and number of 
the collection in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: Steve Hanft (202-898-3907), Clearance Officer, 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20429.
     Hand Delivery: Comments may be hand-delivered to the guard 
station at the rear of the 550 17th Street Building (located on F 
Street), on business days between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.

OTS

    You may submit comments, identified by ``1550-0112,'' by any of the 
following methods:
     E-mail address: [email protected]. 
Please include ``1550-0112'' in the subject line of the message and 
include your name and telephone number in the message.
     Fax: (202) 906-6518.
     Mail: Information Collection Comments, Chief Counsel's 
Office, Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, 
DC 20552, Attention: ``1550-0112.''
     Hand Delivery/Courier: Guard's Desk, East Lobby Entrance, 
1700 G Street, NW., from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on business days, Attention: 
Information Collection Comments, Chief Counsel's Office, Attention: 
``1550-0112.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and OMB Control Number for this information collection. All comments 
received will be posted without change to the OTS Internet Site at 
http://www.ots.treas.gov/pagehtml.cfm?catNumber=67&an=1, including any 
personal information provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to http://www.ots.treas.gov/pagehtml.cfm?catNumber=67&an=1.
    In addition, you may inspect comments at the Public Reading Room, 
1700 G Street, NW., by appointment. To make an appointment for access, 
call (202) 906-5922, send an e-mail to public.info@ots.treas.gov">public.info@ots.treas.gov, or 
send a facsimile transmission to (202) 906-7755. (Prior notice 
identifying the materials you will be requesting will assist us in 
serving you.) We schedule appointments on business days between 10 a.m. 
and 4 p.m. In most cases, appointments will be available the next 
business day following the date we receive a request.
    A copy of the comments may also be submitted to the OMB Desk 
Officer for the Agencies, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FDIC--Steve Hanft (address above).
    OCC--You may request additional information or a copy of the 
collection and supporting documentation submitted to OMB by contacting: 
Mary Gottlieb or Camille Dickerson, (202) 874-5090, Legislative and 
Regulatory Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller of the 
Currency, 250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219. OTS: Marilyn K. 
Burton, OTS Clearance Officer, at [email protected], (202) 
906-6467, or facsimile number (202) 906-6518, Litigation Division, 
Chief Counsel's Office, Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20552.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Affiliate Marketing/Consumer Opt-Out Notices.
    OMB Number: FDIC, 3064-0149; OCC, 1557-0230; OTS, 1550-0112.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Insured financial institutions and their 
customers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: FDIC--5,236 institutions, 
1,088,850 customers; OCC--1,800 institutions, 996,625 customers; OTS--
838 institutions, 221,550 customers.
    Estimated Time per Response: 18 hours per institution; 5 minutes 
per customer.
    Total Annual Burden: FDIC, 184,623 hours; OCC, 115,452 hours; OTS, 
33,546.50 hours.
    General Description of Collection: Section 624 of the Fair Credit 
Reporting Act generally provides that, if a person shares certain 
information about a consumer with an affiliate, the affiliate may not 
use that information to make or send solicitations to the consumer 
about its products or services, unless the consumer is given notice and 
a reasonable opportunity to opt out of such use of the information and 
the consumer does not opt out. The information collections for which 
the Agencies seek OMB approval are (1) Notices to consumers of the 
opportunity to opt-out of solicitations from affiliates, and (2) 
consumer responses to the opt-out notices.

Request for Comment

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether this collection of information 
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necessary for the proper performance of the Agencies' 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 methodology and assumptions used; (c) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the information 
collections on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e) 
estimates of capital or start up costs, and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide the information.
    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 Agencies' requests to OMB for renewal of 
this collection. All comments will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: June 4, 2007.
Stuart Feldstein,
Assistant Director, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division, 
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
    Dated at Washington, DC, this 6th day of June, 2007.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
    Dated: June 12, 2007.
Deborah Dakin,
Senior Deputy Chief Counsel, Regulations and Legislation Division, 
Office of Thrift Supervision.
[FR Doc. 07-2989 Filed 6-15-07; 8:45 am]
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