[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 126 (Friday, June 29, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 38816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15926]


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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection 
Renewal; 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 the 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 
comment on renewal of the information collection described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 28, 2012.

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.
     Email: [email protected]. Include the name of the 
collection in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: Gary A. Kuiper (202.898.3877), Counsel, Room NYA-
5046, 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 the relevant OMB control number. 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

    Title: Notices Required of Government Securities Dealers or Brokers 
(Insured State Nonmember Banks).
    OMB Number: 3064-0093.
    Form Number: G-FIN; G-FINW; G-FIN4 & G-FIN5.
    Affected Public: Insured state nonmember banks acting as government 
securities brokers and dealers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 17.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours per Response: 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 17 hours.
    General Description of Collection: The Government Securities Act of 
1986 requires all financial institutions acting as government 
securities brokers and dealers to notify their Federal regulatory 
agencies of their broker-dealer activities, unless exempted from the 
notice requirements by Treasury Department regulation.

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 25th day of June 2012.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-15926 Filed 6-28-12; 8:45 am]
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