[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 82 (Thursday, April 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 23815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10217]


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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection 
Renewals; Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The FDIC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork 
and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal 
agencies to take this opportunity to comment on renewal of an existing 
information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). Currently, the FDIC is soliciting comments 
on renewal of the information collection titled: Notice of Branch 
Closure (OMB Number: 3064-0109).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 27, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to 
the FDIC by any of the following methods:
     http://www.FDIC.gov/regulations/laws/federal/notices.html.
     E-mail: [email protected] Include the name of the 
collection in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: Gary A. Kuiper (202-898-3877), Counsel, Room F-1086, 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20429.
     Hand Delivery: Comments may be hand-delivered to the guard 
station at the rear of the 17th Street Building (located on F Street), 
on business days between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.
    All comments should refer to OMB Number 3064-0109. A copy of the 
comments may also be submitted to the OMB desk officer for the FDIC: 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary A. Kuiper, at the FDIC address 
above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposal to renew the following currently 
approved collection of information:
    1. Title: Notice of Branch Closure.
    OMB Number: 3064-0109.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Insured depository institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 509.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2.6 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,319 hours.
    General Description of Collection: An institution proposing to 
close a branch must notify its primary regulator no later than 90 days 
prior to the closing. Each FDIC-insured institution must adopt policies 
for branch closings. This collection covers the requirements for 
notice, and for policy adoption.

Request for Comment

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection 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 estimates 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 22nd day of April 2011.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Valerie J. Best,
Assistant Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-10217 Filed 4-27-11; 8:45 am]
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