Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 237 / Friday, December 10, 2010 / Notices 77047 

The following paragraph applies to all 

of the collections of information covered 

by this notice: 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a valid OMB control number. 

Books or records relating to a collection 

of information must be retained as long 

as their contents may become material 

in the administration of any internal 

revenue law. Generally, tax returns and 

tax return information are confidential, 

as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103. 

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. 

Approved: November 30, 2010. 

Allan M. Hopkins, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31024 Filed 12–9–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Thrift Supervision 

Operating Subsidiary 

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 forprofit. 

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] 

BILLING CODE 6720–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Thrift Supervision 

Statement on Sound Practices 

Concerning Elevated Risk Complex 

Structured Finance Activities 

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. 3705. 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 

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