[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 126 (Monday, July 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 39290]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15672]


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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for 
OMB Review; Comment Request Re Appraisal Standards

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, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (4 U.S.S. chapter 35), to comment on renewal of 
an existing information collection as required by the PRA. On April 23, 
2013 (78 FR 23933), the FDIC solicited pubic comment for a 60-day 
period on renewal without change of its information collection 
entitled, ``Appraisal Standards'' (OMB No. 3064-0103). No comments were 
received. Therefore, the FDIC hereby gives notice of submission of its 
request for renewal to OMB for review.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 31, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments. 
All comments should refer to the name of the collection. Comments may 
be submitted by any of the following methods:
     http://www.FDIC.gov/regulations/laws/federal/notices.html.
     Email: [email protected].
     Mail: Leneta G. Gregorie (202.898.3719), Counsel, Federal 
Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street NW., Room NY-5050, 
Washington, DC 20429.
     Hand Delivery: Comments may be hand-delivered to the guard 
station at the rear of the 550 17th Street Building (located on F 
Street), on business days between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
    A copy of the comments may also be submitted to the FDIC Desk 
Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information about this 
information collection, please contact Leneta G. Gregorie, by telephone 
at (202) 898-3719 or by mail at the address identified above. In 
addition, copies of the forms contained in the collection can be 
obtained at the FDIC's Web site: http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/
federal/notices.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FDIC is requesting OMB approval to renew 
the following information collection:
    Title: Appraisal Standards.
    OMB Number: 3064-0103.
    Number of respondents: 4460.
    Frequency of response: 58.96.
    Number of responses: 263,000.
    Burden per respondent: 45 minutes.
    Total annual burden: 197,250 hours.
    General Description of Collection: This collection is provided for 
in 12 CFR Part 323 of FDIC's regulations. Part 323 implements a portion 
of Title XI of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and 
Enforcement Act of 1989 (``FIRREA''). Title XI of FIRREA is designed to 
provide protection for federal financial and public policy interests by 
requiring real estate appraisals used in connection with federally 
related transactions to be performed in writing, in accordance with 
uniform standards, by an appraiser whose competency has been 
demonstrated and whose professional conduct will be subject to 
effective supervision.

Request for Comment

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether these collections of 
information are necessary for the proper performance of the FDIC's 
functions, including whether the information has practical utility; (b) 
the accuracy of the estimate 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 26th day of June, 2013.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-15672 Filed 6-28-13; 8:45 am]
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