[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 66 (Friday, April 4, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18608-18609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6972]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision


Minority Thrift Certification Form

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 May 5, 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: Minority Thrift Certification Form.
    OMB Number: 1550-0096.
    Form Number: Form 1661.
    Description: OTS uses the results of the certification process to 
maintain an accurate listing of minority-owned thrifts. OTS provides 
training, technical assistance, and education programs to those thrifts 
throughout the year. In addition, OTS uses the list to provide 
information to potential investors who may be interested in supporting 
minority-owned thrifts.
    Finally, OTS reports annually to Congress on its efforts to support 
minority-owned thrifts, in accordance with Section 301 of the Financial 
Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.

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    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 22.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 22.
    Estimated Burden Hours per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Burden: 11 hours.
    Clearance Officer: Ira L. Mills, (202) 906-6531, Office of Thrift 
Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552.

    Dated: March 31, 2008.
Deborah Dakin,
Senior Deputy Chief Counsel, Regulations and Legislation Division.
 [FR Doc. E8-6972 Filed 4-3-08; 8:45 am]
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