Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 247 / Monday, December 27, 2004 / Notices 77321

due on payments made to foreign 

persons. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

500. 

Estimated Burden Hours Respondent:

400 hours. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

200,000 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.

[FR Doc. 04–28208 Filed 12–23–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Undersecretary for 

Domestic Finance; Proposed 

Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

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 take this 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the Office of 

the Under Secretary for Domestic 

Finance of the Department of the 

Treasury is soliciting comments 

concerning requests for its 

determination that certain activities are 

financial in nature pursuant to the 

Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Public Law 

106–102, 113 Stat. 1338 (GLBA).

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before February 25, 2005, 

to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Three Financial Activities Regulation, 

Office of Financial Institutions Policy, 

1500 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Room 

3160 Treasury Annex, Washington, DC 

20220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mario Ugoletti, Director, Office of 

Financial Institutions Policy (202) 622–

0715, or Gary W. Sutton, Senior Banking 

Counsel, (202) 622–1976.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Activities permitted under 

section 5136A(b)(1) of the Revised 

Statutes. 

OMB Number: 1505–0174. 

CFR Cite: 12 CFR 1501.2. 

Abstract: Section 121 of the GLBA 

authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury 

(Secretary), in consultation with the 

Board of Governors of the Federal 

Reserve System, to determine whether 

activities are financial in nature or 

incidental to a financial activity, and 

therefore permissible for a financial 

subsidiary of a national bank. National 

banks and other interested parties may 

submit requests that the Secretary 

determine that an activity is financial in 

nature or incidental to a financial 

activity, including in such request 

information to enable the Secretary to 

make such a determination. 

Current Actions: The Secretary may 

notify those requesting such a 

determination that an activity is or is 

not financial in nature or incidental. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Affected Public: National banks; other 

interested parties. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 2. 

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 20 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 40 hours. 

Request for Comments 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval. All comments will become a 

matter of public record. Comments are 

invited on: (a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the collection of 

information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; (d) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information 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.

Dated: December 16, 2004. 

Lois K. Holland, 

Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–28209 Filed 12–23–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–25–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Undersecretary for 

Domestic Finance; Proposed 

Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

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 take this 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the Office of 

the Under Secretary for Domestic 

Finance of the Department of the 

Treasury is soliciting comments 

concerning requests for its 

determination that certain activities are 

financial in nature pursuant to the 

Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Public Law 

106–102, 113 Stat. 1338 (GLBA).

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before February 25, 2005, 

to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Three Financial Activities Regulation, 

Office of Financial Institutions Policy, 

1500 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Room 

3160 Treasury Annex, Washington, DC 

20220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mario Ugoletti, Director, Office of 

Financial Institutions Policy (202) 622–

0715, or Gary W. Sutton, Senior Banking 

Counsel, (202) 622–1976.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Activities permitted under 

section 5136A(b)(3) of the Revised 

Statutes. 

OMB Number: 1505–0179. 

CFR Cite: 12 CFR 1501.2. 

Abstract: Section 121 of the GLBA 

requires the Secretary of the Treasury 

(Secretary), in consultation with the 

Board of Governors of the Federal 

Reserve System, to define the extent to 

which three generally described 

activities are financial in nature or 

incidental to a financial activity, and 

therefore permissible for a financial 

subsidiary of a national bank. National 

banks and other interested parties may 

submit requests that the Secretary 

determine that an activity is included 

within one of these categories of 

activities and is therefore financial in 

nature or incidental to a financial 

activity, including in such request 

information to enable the Secretary to 

make such a determination. 

Current Actions: The Secretary may 

notify those requesting such a