Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 64 (Monday, April 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16522-16523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8324]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment 
Request

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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, Public Law 104-13. Today, the Office of Thrift Supervision within 
the Department of the Treasury solicits comments on the S&L Holding 
Company Applications.

DATES: Submit written comments on or before June 4, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Manager, Dissemination Branch, Information 
Management and Services, Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20552, Attention 1550-0015. Hand deliver comments 
to the Public Reference Room, 1700 G Street, NW., lower level, from 
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on business days. Send facsimile transmissions 
to FAX Number (202) 906-7755; or they may be sent by e-mail to 
public.info@ots.treas.gov. Those commenting by e-mail should include 
their name and telephone number. Comments over 25 pages in length 
should be sent to FAX number (202) 906-6956. Comments are available for 
inspection at 1700 G Street, N.W., from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. on 
business days.
    Interested persons may also inspect copies of the Form with 
instructions at 1700 G Street, NW., from 9:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M. on 
business days or from PubliFax, OTS' Fax-on-Demand system, at (202) 
906-5660.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nadine Washington, Supervision, Office 
of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street,

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NW., Washington, DC 20552, (202) 906-6706.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: S&L Holding Company Applications
    OMB Number: 1550-0015
    Form Number: H-(b)10
    Abstract: This information is collected to determine if a savings 
and loan holding company has adhered to the statutes, regulations, and 
condition of approval to acquire an insured institution and whether any 
of the holding company's activities would be injurious to the operation 
of the subsidiary savings institution.
    Current Actions: OTS proposes to renew this information collection 
without revision.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Affected Public: Business or For Profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 154.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 500 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 77,000 hours.
    Request for Comments: The OTS will summarize comments submitted in 
response to this notice or will include these comments in its request 
for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public record. 
The OTS invites comment on: (a) Whether the collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of 
information; (c) ways to enhance the quality; and (d) ways to minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including 
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.

    Dated: March 29, 1999.
Celia Winter,
Director, Information Management and Services.
[FR Doc. 99-8324 Filed 4-2-99; 8:45 am]
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