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including whether the information has
practical utility;
(b) The accuracy of the agencies’
estimates of the burden of the
information collections as they are
proposed to be revised, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected;
(d) Ways to minimize the burden of
information collections on respondents,
including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; and
(e) Estimates of capital or start up
costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information.
Comments submitted in response to
this joint notice will be shared among
the agencies and will be summarized or
included in the agencies’ requests for
OMB approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
Dated: December 16, 2009.
Michele Meyer,
Assistant Director, Legislative and Regulatory
Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller
of the Currency.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, December 17, 2009.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Secretary of the Board.
Dated at Washington, DC, this 16th day of
December, 2009.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9–30489 Filed 12–22–09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4810–33–P; 6210–01–P; 6714–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
Bureau
Proposed Information Collections;
Comment Request

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AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and
Trade Bureau, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
SUMMARY: As part of our continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, and as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
we invite comments on the proposed or
continuing information collections
listed below in this notice.
DATES: We must receive your written
comments on or before February 22,
2010.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments to
Mary A. Wood, Alcohol and Tobacco

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Tax and Trade Bureau, at any of these
addresses:
• P.O. Box 14412, Washington, DC
20044–4412;
• 202–453–2686 (facsimile); or
• [email protected] (e-mail).
Please send separate comments for
each specific information collection
listed below. You must reference the
information collection’s title, form or
recordkeeping requirement number, and
OMB number (if any) in your comment.
If you submit your comment via
facsimile, send no more than five 8.5 x
11 inch pages in order to ensure
electronic access to our equipment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
obtain additional information, copies of
the information collection and its
instructions, or copies of any comments
received, contact Mary A. Wood,
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
Bureau, P.O. Box 14412, Washington,
DC 20044–4412; or telephone 202–453–
2265.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Request for Comments
The Department of the Treasury and
its Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
Bureau (TTB), as part of their
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invite the
general public and other Federal
agencies to comment on the proposed or
continuing information collections
listed below in this notice, as required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be included or
summarized in our request for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval of the relevant information
collection. All comments are part of the
public record and subject to disclosure.
Please not do include any confidential
or inappropriate material in your
comments.
We invite comments on: (a) Whether
this information collection is necessary
for the proper performance of the
agency’s functions, including whether
the information has practical utility; (b)
the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of
the information collection’s burden; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information collected; (d)
ways to minimize the information
collection’s burden on respondents,
including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; and (e)
estimates of capital or start-up costs and
costs of operation, maintenance, and
purchase of services to provide the
requested information.

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Information Collections Open for
Comment
Currently, we are seeking comments
on the following forms and
recordkeeping requirements:
Title: Usual and Customary Business
Records Relating to Tax-Free Alcohol.
OMB Control Number: 1513–0059.
TTB Recordkeeping Number: 5150/3.
Abstract: Tax-free alcohol is used for
nonbeverage purposes by educational
organizations, hospitals, laboratories,
etc. The use of alcohol free of tax is
regulated to prevent illegal diversion to
taxable beverage use. These records
maintain spirits accountability and
protect tax revenue and public safety.
The record retention requirement for
this information collection is 3 years.
Current Actions: We are submitting
this information collection for extension
purposes only. The estimated number of
respondents has changed; however, no
material change is being made to the
information collection.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit
institutions; Federal Government; and
State, local, or tribal governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
4,751.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1.
Title: Letterhead Applications and
Notices Relating to Denatured Spirits.
OMB Control Number: 1513–0061.
TTB Recordkeeping Number: 5150/2.
Abstract: Denatured spirits are used
for nonbeverage industrial purposes in
the manufacture of personal and
household products. Permits and
applications control the spirits’
authorized uses and flow, and protect
tax revenue and public safety.
Letterhead application and notice
requirements are used by TTB officials
to ensure that lawful and appropriate
actions are taken with regard to
denatured spirits. The record retention
requirement for this information
collection is 3 years.
Current Actions: We are submitting
this information collection for extension
purposes only. The estimated number of
respondents and estimated total annual
burden hours has changed; however, no
material change is being made to the
information collection.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions; and
State, local, or tribal governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
3,778.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,889.

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Title: Tobacco Products Importer or
Manufacturer—Records of Large Cigar
Wholesale Prices.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

OMB Control Number: 1513–0071.
TTB Recordkeeping Number: 5230/1.
Abstract: This information collection
is used by tobacco products importers or
manufacturers who import or make
large cigars. Records are needed to
verify wholesale prices of those cigars as
the tax is based on those prices. This
collection also ensures that all tax
revenue due to the government is
collected. The record retention
requirement for this information
collection is 3 years.
Current Actions: We are submitting
this information collection for extension
purposes only. The information
collection, estimated number of
respondents, and estimated total annual
burden hours remain unchanged.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
818.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,906.

Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request—Thrift Financial
Report: Schedules SC, CC, DI, SI, SB,
and RM

Office of Thrift Supervision

Title: Recordkeeping for Tobacco
Products and Cigarette Papers or Tubes
Brought from Puerto Rico to the U.S.
OMB Control Number: 1513–0108.
TTB Form or Recordkeeping Number:
None.
Abstract: The prescribed
recordkeeping requirements apply to
persons who ship tobacco products or
cigarette papers or tubes from Puerto
Rico to the United States. The records
verify the amount of taxes to be paid
and that any required bond is sufficient
to cover unpaid liabilities. The records
must be retained for 3 years.
Current Actions: We are submitting
this information collection for extension
purposes only. The information
collection, estimated number of
respondents, and estimated total annual
burden hours remain unchanged.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 4.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1.
Dated: December 17, 2009.
Francis W. Foote,
Director, Regulations and Rulings Division.
[FR Doc. E9–30446 Filed 12–22–09; 8:45 am]
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AGENCY: Office of Thrift Supervision
(OTS), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507),
OTS may not conduct or sponsor, and
the respondent is not required to
respond to, an information collection
unless it displays a currently valid
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number. On August 19,
2009, OTS requested public comment
for 60 days (74 FR 41981) on a proposal
to extend, with revisions, the Thrift
Financial Report (TFR), which is
currently an approved collection of
information. The notice described
regulatory reporting revisions proposed
for the TFR, Schedule SC—Consolidated
Statement of Condition, Schedule CC—
Consolidated Commitments and
Contingencies, Schedule DI—
Consolidated Deposit Information,
Schedule SB—Consolidated Small
Business Loans, and a proposed new
schedule, Schedule RM—Annual
Supplemental Consolidated Data on
Reverse Mortgages. The changes are
proposed to become effective in March
2010 except for the proposed new
schedule RM which would become
effective in December 2010.
The changes would revise three
existing lines in the TFR, revise the
reporting frequency for Schedule SB—
Consolidated Small Business Loans
from annual to quarterly, and add 24
new line items (including the 16 line
items in the new Schedule RM). After
considering the one comment letter
received on the proposed changes, OTS
has adopted all of the proposed changes.
In addition, OTS is proposing to add
four new line items to Schedule SI—
Consolidated Supplemental
Information, on assets covered by FDIC
loss-sharing agreements in response to a
recommendation from the bankers’
organization commenter. OTS is
submitting the proposed changes to
OMB for review and approval.
DATES: Submit written comments on or
before January 22, 2010. The regulatory
reporting revisions described herein
take effect on March 31, 2010, and on
December 31, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send comments, referring to
the collection by ‘‘1550–0023 (TFR

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Revisions—2010)’’, 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 protected].
OTS will post comments and the related
index on the OTS Internet Site at http:
//www.ots.treas.gov/
?p=LawsRegulations. In addition,
interested persons may inspect
comments at the Public Reading Room,
1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC by
appointment. To make an appointment,
call (202) 906–5922, send an e-mail to
[email protected], 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, OTS Clearance
Officer, at [email protected], (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.
You can obtain a copy of the 2010
Thrift Financial Report forms from the
OTS Web site at http://
www.ots.treas.gov/
?p=ThriftFinancialReports or you may
request it by electronic mail from
[email protected]. You can
request additional information about
this proposed information collection
from James Caton, Managing Director,
Economics and Industry Analysis
Division, (202) 906–5680, Office of
Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20552.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The effect
of the proposed revisions to the
reporting requirements of these
information collections will vary from
institution to institution, depending on
the institution’s involvement with the
types of activities or transactions to
which the proposed changes apply. OTS
estimates that implementation of these
reporting changes will result in a small
increase in the current reporting burden
imposed by the TFR. The following
burden estimates include the effect of
the proposed revisions.
Title: Thrift Financial Report.
OMB Number: 1550–0023.
Form Number: OTS 1313.
Statutory Requirement: 12 U.S.C.
1464(v) imposes reporting requirements

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