[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 77 (Monday, April 21, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 21409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-8507]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision


Mutual Holding Company

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 21, 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: Mutual Holding Company.
    OMB Numbers: 1550-0072.
    Form Number: MHC-1 (OTS Form 1522) and MHC-2 (OTS Form 1523).
    Description: The OTS analyzes the submitted information to 
determine whether the applicant meets the statutory and regulatory 
criteria to form a mutual holding company and/or perform minority stock 
issuances. Information provided in the notice or application is 
essential if the OTS is to fulfill its mandate to prevent insider abuse 
and unsafe and unsound practices by mutual holding companies and their 
subsidiaries. Minority issuances are not feasible without an 
application process that includes the review of such information.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 74.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 74 .
    Estimated Burden Hours per Response: It will take 400 hours for the 
MHC-1, 350 hours for the MHC-2, 2 hours for the MHC Dividend Waiver, 
and 1 hour for the Third Party Notice.
    Estimated Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Burden: 8,275 hours.
    Clearance Officer: Ira L. Mills, (202) 906-6531, Office of Thrift 
Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552.

    Dated: April 14, 2008.
Deborah Dakin,
Senior Deputy Chief Counsel, Regulations and Legislation Division.
 [FR Doc. E8-8507 Filed 4-18-08; 8:45 am]
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