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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 12, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20458-20459]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8591]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision

Mutual Holding Company

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 June 13, 2011.

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 protected]. OTS 
will post comments and the related index on the OTS Internet site at 
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 
public.info@ots.treas.gov">public.info@ots.treas.gov, or send a facsimile transmission to (202) 
906-7755.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You can request additional information 
about this proposed information collection from Donald W. Dwyer on 
(202) 906-6414, 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.
    We will summarize the comments that we receive and include them in 
the OTS request for OMB approval. All

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comments will become a matter of public record. In this notice, OTS is 
soliciting comments concerning the following information collection.
    Title of Proposal: Mutual Holding Company.
    OMB Number: 1550-0072.
    Form Numbers: MHC-1 (OTS Form 1522) and MHC-2 (OTS Form 1523).
    Description: The OTS analyzes the submitted information to 
determine whether the applicant meets the statutory and regulatory 
criteria to form a mutual holding company and/or perform minority stock 
issuances. Information provided in the notice or application is 
essential if the OTS is to fulfill its mandate to prevent insider abuse 
and unsafe and unsound practices by mutual holding companies and their 
subsidiaries. Minority issuances are not feasible without an 
application process that includes the review of such information.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 50.
    Estimated Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Burden: 4,132 hours.

    Dated: April 6, 2011.
Ira L. Mills,
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of Chief Counsel, Office of Thrift 
Supervision.
[FR Doc. 2011-8591 Filed 4-11-11; 8:45 am]
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