[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11178-11179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-5123]


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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

ACTION: Notice of information collections to be submitted to OMB for 
review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 199 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the FDIC hereby gives notice that it 
plans to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request 
for OMB review and renewal of its ``Foreign Banks'' information 
collection (OMB No. 3064-0114).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 9, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments. 
All comments should refer to the name of the collection. Comments may 
be submitted by any of the following methods:
     http://www.FDIC.gov/regulations/laws/federal/propose.html.
     E-mail: [email protected].
     Mail: Leneta G. Gregorie (202.898.3719), Counsel, Federal 
Deposit Insurance Corporation, PA1730-3000, 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.
    All comments should refer to the relevant OMB control number. A 
copy of the comments may also be submitted to the FDIC Desk Officer, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information about the 
information collection discussed in this notice, please contact Leneta 
G. Gregorie, by telephone at (202) 898-3719 or by mail at the address 
identified above.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FDIC is proposing to renew, without 
change, the following information collection.
    Title: Foreign Banks.

                                Estimated Number of Respondents and Burden Hours
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                                                     Hours per        No. of
                 FDIC collection                     response       respondents   Times per year   Burden hours
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Application to move a branch....................               8               1               1               8
Application for consent to operate a noninsured                8               1               1               8
 branch.........................................
Application to conduct activities...............               8               1               1               8
Recordkeeping...................................             120              10               1           1,200
Pledge of assets................................
    Records.....................................            0.25              10               4              10
    Reports.....................................               2              10               4              80
        Total Burden............................  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,314
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    General Description of Collection: The collection involves 
information obtained in connection with applications for consent to 
move an insured State-licensed branch of a foreign bank (12 CFR 
303.184); applications to operate as a noninsured State-licensed branch 
of a foreign bank (12 CFR 303.186); applications from an insured State-
licensed branch of a foreign bank to conduct activities which are not 
permissible for a Federally-licensed branch (12 CFR 303.187); internal 
recordkeeping requirements for such branches (12 CFR 347.209(e)(4)); 
and reporting and recordkeeping requirements relating to the pledge of 
assets by such branches (12 CFR 347.209(e)(4) and (e)(6).
    Current Action: The FDIC is proposing to renew the existing 
information collection without change, with the exception of an 
adjustment of -258 hours to reflect a slight decrease in the number of 
respondents.

Request for Comment

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether this collections of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the FDIC's 
functions, including whether the information has practical utility; (b) 
the accuracy of the estimate 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; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
information collection on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology. All comments will become a matter of public record.

    Dated at Washington, DC this 3rd day of March, 2010.
Valerie J. Best,
Assistant Executive Secretary, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2010-5123 Filed 3-9-10; 8:45 am]
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