[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 15 (Wednesday, January 23, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 4046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-1111]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision


Interagency Charter and Federal Deposit Insurance Application

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection request (ICR) described 
below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and approval, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995. OTS is soliciting public comments on the proposal.

DATES: Submit written comments on or before February 22, 2008. A copy 
of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, can be obtained 
from RegInfo.gov at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referring to the collection by title of the 
proposal or by OMB approval number, to OMB and OTS at these addresses: 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Desk Officer 
for OTS, U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or by fax to (202) 395-6974; and 
Information Collection Comments, Chief Counsel's Office, Office of 
Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552, by fax to 
(202) 906-6518, or by 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 public.info@ots.treas.gov">public.info@ots.treas.gov, or send a facsimile transmission to 
(202) 906-7755.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or to obtain a 
copy of the submission to OMB, please contact Ira L. Mills at, 
[email protected], (202) 906-6531, or facsimile number (202) 906-
6518, Regulations and Litigation Division, Chief Counsel's Office, 
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.
    Title of Proposal: Interagency Charter and Federal Deposit 
Insurance Application.
    OMB Number: 1550-0005.
    Form Number: OTS Forms 138 and 1623.
    Description: Organizers of a Federal savings association must file 
an Interagency Charter and Federal Deposit Insurance Application for 
permission to organize with the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS). The 
submission is required to establish a Federal savings association or a 
Federal savings bank, and the issuance of a Federal charter.
    OTS analyzes each information collection to determine whether to 
approve the proposed application for a Federal charter.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Federal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 45.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 45.
    Estimated Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Burden: 5,625 hours.
    Clearance Officer: Ira L. Mills, (202) 906-6531, Office of Thrift 
Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552.
    OMB Reviewer: Desk Officer for OTS, Fax: (202) 395-6974, U.S. 
Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: January 17, 2008.
Deborah Dakin,
Senior Deputy Chief Counsel, Regulations and Legislation Division.
 [FR Doc. E8-1111 Filed 1-22-08; 8:45 am]
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