[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 237 (Friday, December 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77047-77048]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31044]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision


Statement on Sound Practices Concerning Elevated Risk Complex 
Structured Finance Activities

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, 44 U.S.C. 3705. OTS is soliciting public comments on the 
proposal.

DATES: Submit written comments on or before January 10, 2011. 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) 393-6974; 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 
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comments at the Public Reading Room, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20552 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], or call (202) 906-6531, or facsimile number 
(202) 906-6518, Regulations and Legislation 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: Statement on Sound Practices Concerning Elevated 
Risk Complex Structured Finance Activities.
    OMB Number: 1550-0111.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Description: Statement on Sound Practices Concerning Elevated Risk 
Complex Structured Finance Activities describes the types of internal 
controls and risk management procedures that the OTS believes are 
particularly effective in assisting financial institutions to identify 
and address the reputational, legal, and other risks associated with 
complex structured finance activities.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1.
    Estimated Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Burden: 25 hours.
    Clearance Officer: Ira L. Mills, (202) 906-6531, Office of Thrift 
Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552.

    Dated: December 6, 2010.
Ira L. Mills,
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of Chief Counsel, Office of Thrift 
Supervision.
[FR Doc. 2010-31044 Filed 12-9-10; 8:45 am]
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