[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 89 (Monday, May 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26802-26803]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11151]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision


Application Filing Requirements

AGENCY: Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), 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 July 8, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referring to the collection by title of the 
proposal or

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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 Donald W. Dwyer on 
(202) 906-6414, 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: Application Filing Requirements.
    OMB Number: 1550-0056.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Description: OTS regulations require that applications, notices, or 
other filings must be submitted to the appropriate Regional Office of 
OTS. See 12 CFR 516.40(a). Section 516.40(a) requires the applicant to 
file the original application and the number of copies indicated on the 
applicable form with the applications filing division of the 
appropriate Regional Office. If the form does not indicate the number 
of copies the applicant must file or if OTS has not prescribed a form 
for the application, the applicant must file the original application 
and two copies. The applicant must caption the original application and 
all required copies with the type of filing and must include all 
exhibits and required documents with the original and the required 
copies. 12 CFR 516.30(b). If an application, notice, or other filing 
raises a significant issue of law or policy, or the form instructs the 
applicant to file with OTS Headquarters, the applicant must also file 
copies of the application with the Applications Filing Room at OTS in 
Washington, DC. The applicant must file the number of copies with OTS 
Headquarters that are indicated on the applicable form. If the form 
does not indicate the number of copies, or if OTS has not prescribed a 
form for the application, the applicant must file three copies with OTS 
Headquarters. 12 CFR 516.40(b).
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,175.
    Estimated Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Burden: 200 hours.

    Dated: May 3, 2011.
Ira L. Mills,
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of Chief Counsel, Office of Thrift 
Supervision.
[FR Doc. 2011-11151 Filed 5-6-11; 8:45 am]
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