[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 227 (Friday, November 26, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 72871]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29683]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision


Survey of Information Sharing Practices With Affiliates

AGENCY: Office of Thrift Supervision, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and continuing 
information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507. The Office of Thrift Supervision within the 
Department of the Treasury will submit the proposed information 
collection requirement described below to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. 
Today, OTS is soliciting public comments on its proposal to extend this 
information collection.

DATES: Submit written comments on or before January 25, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referring to the collection by title of the 
proposal or by OMB approval number, to Information Collection Comments, 
Chief Counsel's Office, Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20552; send a facsimile transmission to (202) 906-
6518; or send an 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: You can request additional information 
about this proposed information collection from Suzanne McQueen at 
(202) 906-6459, 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.
    Comments should address one or more of the following points:
    a. Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of OTS;
    b. The accuracy of OTS's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
information collection;
    c. Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected;
    d. Ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on 
respondents, including through the use of information technology.
    We will summarize the comments that we receive and include them in 
the OTS request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of 
public record. In this notice, OTS is soliciting comments concerning 
the following information collection.
    Title of Proposal: Survey of Information Sharing Practices with 
Affiliates.
    OMB Number: 1550-0121.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Description: The OTS, the Office of the Comptroller of the 
Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Trade Commission, 
and the National Credit Union Administration, (Agencies), are required 
jointly to submit a report to the Congress together with any 
recommendations for legislative or regulatory action, pursuant to 
Section 214(e) of the Fair and Accurate Transactions Act of 2003 Public 
Law 108-159, 117 Stat. 1952. The Agencies will gather information by 
means of a Survey to be completed by financial institutions and other 
persons that are creditors or users of consumer reports. The Agencies 
will use the Survey responses to prepare a report to Congress on the 
information sharing practices by financial institutions, creditors, or 
users of consumer reports with their affiliates.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 22.
    Estimated Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Burden: 220 hours.

    Dated: November 19, 2010.
Ira L. Mills,
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of Chief Counsel, Office of Thrift 
Supervision.
[FR Doc. 2010-29683 Filed 11-24-10; 8:45 am]
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