[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 78 (Wednesday, April 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 22673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-09234]



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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request (3064-0015)

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). On February 13, 2014, (79 FR 8714), 
the FDIC requested comment for 60 days on a proposal to renew the 
following information collection: Interagency Bank Merger Application, 
OMB Number: 3064-0015, described below. No comments were received. The 
FDIC hereby gives notice of its plan to submit to OMB a request to 
approve the renewal of this collection, and again invites comment on 
this renewal.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 23, 2014.

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 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 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: Interagency Bank Merger Application
    OMB Number: 3064-0015.
    Form Number: FDIC 6220/01
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Insured state nonmember banks and state savings 
associations.
    Estimated Reporting Burden:
    Number of applications submitted by FDIC-supervised banks: 241
    Hours to process an application: x 23.5
    Total estimated annual burden hours: 5,664
    General Description of Collection: Section 18(c) of the Federal 
Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1828(c)) requires an insured 
depository institution that wishes to merge or consolidate with any 
other insured depository institution or, either directly or indirectly, 
acquire the assets of, or assume liability to pay any deposits made in, 
any other insured depository institution, to apply for the prior 
written approval of the responsible agency. The FDIC is the responsible 
agency if the acquiring, assuming, or resulting bank is to be a state 
nonmember insured bank or state savings association.

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 18th day of April, 2014.

    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-09234 Filed 4-22-14; 8:45 am]
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