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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 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 May 10, 2010.

# 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                         *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 Donna M. Deale (202) 906-7488, 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                           ( print page 10864)                        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:*                     Savings Association Holding Company Report H-(b)11.                

*OMB Number:*                     1550-0060.                

*Form Numbers:*                     OTS Form H-(b)11.                

*Regulation requirement:*12 CFR part 584.1.                

*Description:*                     Section 10(b) of the Home Owners' Loan Act and 12 CFR 584.1(a)(2) provide that each savings and loan holding company is required to file an annual report H-(b)11 within 90 days of the end of its fiscal year. Quarterly filings are also required within 45 days of the end of the first three fiscal quarters, and should describe any material changes from the most recently filed H-(b)11. If material changes have occurred during the fourth quarter, an H-(b)11 filing must be filed within 45 days of the end of the holding company's fiscal fourth quarter as well. The information gathered is essential for OTS to monitor whether savings and loan holding companies are in compliance with applicable statutes, regulations, and conditions of approval to acquire an insured savings association.                

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

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

*Estimated Number of Respondents:*                     951.                

*Estimated Burden Hours per Responses:*                     2 hours.                

*Estimated Frequency of Response:*                     On occasion; Quarterly; Other.                

*Estimated Total Burden:*                     7,608 hours.                

Dated: March 3, 2010.

Ira L. Mills,

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

[FR Doc. 2010-4978 Filed 3-8-10; 8:45 am]

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