Subject: FR Doc E7-20218
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[Federal Register: October 15, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 198)]
[Notices]
[Page 58373-58374]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request--Community
Reinvestment Act

AGENCY: Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection request (ICR) described
below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review and approval, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. OTS is soliciting public comments on the proposal.

DATES: Submit written comments on or before November 14, 2007. A copy
of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, can be obtained
from RegInfo.gov at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referring to the collection by title of the
proposal or by OMB approval number, to OMB and OTS at these addresses:
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Desk Officer
for OTS, U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW.,
Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or by fax to (202) 395-6974; and
Information Collection Comments, Chief Counsel's Office, Office of
Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552, by fax to
(202) 906-6518, or by 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: For further information or to obtain a
copy of the submission to OMB, please contact Ira L. Mills at,
[email-masked] (202) 906-6531, or facsimile number (202) 906-

6518, Litigation Division, Chief Counsel's Office, 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.
Title of Proposal: Community Reinvestment Act.
OMB Number: 1550-0012.
Form Number: N/A.
Regulation requirement: 12 CFR Part 563e.
Description: This submission covers an extension of OTS's currently
approved information collection in 12 CFR part 563e. The submission
involves no change to the regulations or to the information collection.
OTS needs the information collected to fulfill its obligations
under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (12 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.) to
evaluate and assign ratings to the performance of institutions, in
connection with helping to meet the credit needs of their communities,
including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods, consistent with safe
and sound banking practices. OTS uses the information in the
examination process and in evaluating applications for mergers,
branches, and certain other corporate activities. Financial
institutions maintain and provide the information to OTS.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Individuals.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 838.
Estimated Number of Responses: 838.

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Estimated Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Burden: 76,463 hours.
Clearance Officer: Ira L. Mills, (202) 906-6531, Office of Thrift
Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552.
OMB Reviewer: Desk Officer for OTS, Fax: (202) 395-6974, U.S.
Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW., Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: October 9, 2007.
Deborah Dakin,
Senior Deputy Chief Counsel, Regulations and Legislation Division.
[FR Doc. E7-20218 Filed 10-12-07; 8:45 am]

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