[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 233 (Monday, December 6, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75725-75726]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30423]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision


Survey of Information Sharing Practices With Affiliates

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

ACTION: Amended Notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The OTS is amending the Federal Register notice published on 
November 26, 2010, 75 FR 72871. 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

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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 is required to submit a report to the Congress 
with any recommendations for legislative or regulatory action, pursuant 
to Section 214(e) of the Fair and Accurate Transactions Act of 2003 
(``FACT Act'' or the ``Act'') Public Law 108-159, 117 Stat. 1952. The 
OTS 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 OTS 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 30, 2010.
Ira L. Mills,
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of Chief Counsel, Office of Thrift 
Supervision.
[FR Doc. 2010-30423 Filed 12-3-10; 8:45 am]
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