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weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. except 

Federal holidays. Comments may be 

submitted electronically by logging onto 

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‘‘Help’’ to obtain instructions for filing 

the document electronically. Comments 

may be faxed to 1–202–493–2251, or 

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instructions for submitting comments. 

The petition, supporting materials, 

and all comments received before the 

close of business on the closing date 

indicated below will be filed and will be 

considered. All comments and 

supporting materials received after the 

closing date will also be filed and will 

be considered to the extent possible. 

When the petition is granted or denied, 

notice of the decision will be published 

in the Federal Register pursuant to the 

authority indicated below. 

Comment closing date: January 14, 

2005.

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120: 

delegations of authority at CFR 1.50 and 

501.8.

Issued on: December 9, 2004. 

Kenneth N. Weinstein, 

Associate Administrator for Enforcement.

[FR Doc. 04–27455 Filed 12–14–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

December 7, 2004. 

The Department of the Treasury has 

submitted the following public 

information collection requirement(s) to 

OMB for review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Copies of the 

submission(s) may be obtained by 

calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance 

Officer listed. Comments regarding this 

information collection should be 

addressed to the OMB reviewer listed 

and to the Treasury Department 

Clearance Officer, Department of the 

Treasury, Room 11000, 1750 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20220. 

Dates: Written comments should be 

received on or before January 14, 2005 

to be assured of consideration. 

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

OMB Number: 1545–0633. 

Notice Numbers: Notices 437, 437–A, 

438 and 466. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Notice of Intention to Disclose. 

Description: Notice is required by 26 

U.S.C. 6100(f). A reply is necessary if 

the recipient disagrees with the 

Service’s proposed deletions. The 

Service uses the reply to consider the 

propriety of making additional deletions 

to the public inspection version of 

written determinations or related 

background file documents. 

Respondents: Individuals or 

households, Business or other for-profit, 

Not-for-profit institutions, Farms, State, 

Local or tribal government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

5,250. 

Estimated Burden Hours Respondent:

30 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

2,625 hours.

OMB Number: 1545–1349. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title: Cognitive and Psychological 

Research. 

Description: The proposed research 

will improve the quality of the data 

collection by examining the 

psychological and cognitive aspects of 

methods and procedures such as: 

interviewing processes, forms redesign, 

survey and tax collection technology 

and operating procedures (internal and 

external in nature). 

Respondents: Individuals or 

households, Business or other for-profit. 

Estimated Number of Recordkeepers:

75,000. 

Estimated Burden Hours 

Recordkeeper: 30 minutes. 

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

37,500 hours. 

Clearance Officer: R. Joseph Durbala 

(202) 622–3634, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6516, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

OMB Reviewer: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr. 

(202) 395–7316, Office of Management 

and Budget, Room 10235, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503.

Lois K. Holland, 

Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.

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BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request—Application for Issuance of 

Subordinated Debt Securities/Notice of 

Issuance of Subordinated Debt or 

Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred 

Stock

AGENCY: Office of Thrift Supervision 

(OTS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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 the proposal to 

reinstate this information collection.

DATES: Submit written comments on or 

before February 14, 2005.

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

infocollection.comments@ots.treas.gov.

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 

publicinfo@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 Marilyn K. Burton, 

Senior Paralegal (Regulations), (202) 

906–6467, 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 

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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 

comments will become a matter of 

public record. In this notice, OTS is 

soliciting comments concerning the 

following information collection. 

Title of Proposal: Application for 

Issuance of Subordinated Debt 

Securities/Notice of Issuance of 

Subordinated Debt or Mandatorily 

Redeemable Preferred Stock. 

OMB Number: 1550–0030. 

Form Number: OTS Forms 1344 and 

1561. 

Regulation requirement: 12 CFR 

563.81. 

Description: The information 

provided to OTS is used to determine if 

the proposed issuance of securities will 

benefit the thrift industry or create an 

unreasonable risk to the Savings 

Association Insurance Fund. 

Type of Review: Reinstatement. 

Affected Public: Savings Associations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 9 

(Standard—3; Expedited—6). 

Estimated Burden Hours per 

Response: Standard—60 hours; 

Expedited—1 hour. 

Estimated Frequency of Response:

Annually. 

Estimated Total Burden: 186 hours 

(Standard—180 hours; Expedited—6 

hours). 

Clearance Officer: Marilyn K. Burton, 

(202) 906–6467, Office of Thrift 

Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20552. 

OMB Reviewer: Mark Menchik, (202) 

395–3176, Office of Management and 

Budget, Room 10236, New Executive 

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: December 9, 2004.

By the Office of Thrift Supervision. 

Richard M. Riccobono, 

Deputy Director.

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BILLING CODE 6720–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request—Management Official 

Interlocks

AGENCY: Office of Thrift Supervision 

(OTS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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 

reinstate this information collection.

DATES: Submit written comments on or 

before February 14, 2005.

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

infocollection.comments@ots.treas.gov.

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 

publicinfo@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 Marilyn K. Burton, 

Senior Paralegal (Regulations), (202) 

906–6467, 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 

comments will become a matter of 

public record. In this notice, OTS is 

soliciting comments concerning the 

following information collection. 

Title of Proposal: Management 

Official Interlocks.

OMB Number: 1550–0051. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Regulation requirement: 12 CFR part 

563f. 

Description: OTS requires information 

to evaluate the merits of interlocks 

exemption applications. 12 CFR part 

563f sets forth several interlocking 

relationships that are prohibited. 

Generally, a management official of a 

depository institution or depository 

holding company may not serve as a 

management official of an unaffiliated 

depository institution or depository 

holding company if the entities in 

question (or a depository institution 

affiliate thereof) have offices in the same 

community or metropolitan statistical 

area or are of a certain asset size. 

Notwithstanding these general 

prohibitions, § 563f.4 provides that 

prohibited interlocking relationships 

will not apply in certain circumstances. 

Type of Review: Reinstatement. 

Affected Public: Savings Associations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 8. 

Estimated Burden Hours per 

Response: 4 hours. 

Estimated Frequency of Response:

Event-generated. 

Estimated Total Burden: 32 hours. 

Clearance Officer: Marilyn K. Burton, 

(202) 906–6467, Office of Thrift 

Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20552. 

OMB Reviewer: Mark Menchik, (202) 

395–3176, Office of Management and