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###### Department of the Treasury

###### Office of Thrift Supervision

# AGENCY:

Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Treasury.

# ACTION:

Notice and request for comment.

# 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, 44 U.S.C. 3507. OTS is soliciting public comments on the proposal.

# DATES:

                        Submit written comments on or before January 10, 2011. A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, can be obtained from RegInfo.gov at                         *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) 393-6974; 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                         *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., Washington, DC 20552 by appointment. To make an appointment, call (202) 906-5922, send an e-mail to                         *public.info@ots.treas.gov,*                         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,                         *ira.mills@ots.treas.gov,*                         or on (202) 906-6531, or facsimile number (202) 906-6518, Regulations and Legislation 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:*                     Operating Subsidiary.                

*OMB Number:*                     1550-0077.                

*Form Number:*                     N/A.                

*Description:*12 CFR part 559 permits federally chartered savings associations to establish and acquire operating subsidiaries. The savings association requesting to establish or acquire an operating subsidiary must provide the OTS with prior notification through either an application or a notice. OTS reviews the information to determine whether the savings association's request is in accordance with existing statutory and regulatory criteria.                

OTS analyzes the information contained in the notice or application to determine if the savings association is in compliance with applicable statutes, regulations and policies.

*Type of Review:*                     Extension of a currently approved collection.                

*Affected Public:*                     Business or other for-profit.                

*Estimated Number of Respondents:*                     43.                

*Estimated Frequency of Response:*                     On occasion.                

*Estimated Total Burden:*                     602 hours.                

*Clearance Officer:*                     Ira L. Mills, (202) 906-6531, Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552.                

Dated: December 6, 2010.

Ira L. Mills,

Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of Chief Counsel, Office of Thrift Supervision.

[FR Doc. 2010-31043 Filed 12-9-10; 8:45 am]

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