Subject: FR Doc 07-3878
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[Federal Register: August 8, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 152)]
[Notices]
[Page 44610-44611]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision

Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request--Purchase of Branch Office(s) and/or Transfer of Assets/
Liabilities

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 October 9, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referring to the collection by title of the
proposal or 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-masked]. OTS
will post comments and the related index on the OTS Internet Site at
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=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
[email-masked], or send a facsimile transmission to (202)

906-7755.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You can request additional information
about this proposed information collection from Patricia Goings,
Financial Analyst, Applications (202) 906-5668, 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.

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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.
OMB Number: 1550-0025.
Form Number: OTS Forms 1584, 1585, and 1589.
Regulation requirement: 12 CFR 552.13 and 563.22.
Description: Information provided to OTS is evaluated to determine
whether the proposed assumption of liabilities and/or transfer of
assets transactions complies with applicable laws, regulations, and
policy, and will not have an adverse effect on the risk exposure to the
insurance fund.
Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Savings Associations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 41.
Estimated Frequency of Response: Event-generated.
Estimated Burden Hours of Response: 24 hours.
Estimated Total Burden: 984 hours.
Clearance Officer: Ira L. Mills, (202) 906-6531, Office of Thrift
Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552.

Dated: August 3, 2007.
Deborah Dakin,
Senior Deputy Chief Counsel, Regulations and Legislation Division.
[FR Doc. 07-3878 Filed 8-7-07; 8:45 am]

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