37460 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 115 / Wednesday, June 14, 2000 / Notices

burden of the proposed collection of

information; (c) ways to enhance the

quality, utility and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (d)

ways to minimize the burden of the

requested information on prospective

contractors/readers through the use of

appropriate automated, electronic,

mechanical, or other technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology, such as

permitting electronic submission of

responses with electronic signatures.

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 4703 and 48 CFR

subpart 9.5.

Dated: June 8, 2000.

Ellen Lazar,

Director, Community Development Financial

Institutions Fund.

[FR Doc. 00–14978 Filed 6–13–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4810–70–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the

Currency

Proposed Renewal of Information

Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the

Currency (OCC), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

SUMMARY: The OCC, 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 a continuing information

collection, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995. Currently, the

OCC is soliciting comment concerning

its renewal of an information collection

titled, ‘‘(MA)-Municipal Securities

Dealers and Government Securities

Brokers and Dealers Registration and

Withdrawal.’’

DATES: You should submit written

comments by August 14, 2000.

ADDRESSES: You should direct all

written comments to the

Communications Division, Attention:

1557–0184, Third Floor, Office of the

Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E

Street, SW, Washington, DC 20219. In

addition, you may send comments by

facsimile transmission to (202) 874–

5274, or by electronic mail to

regs.comments@occ.treas.gov. You can

inspect and photocopy the comments at

the OCC’s Public Reference Room, 250

E Street, SW., Washington, DC, between

9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on business days. You

can make an appointment to inspect the

comments by calling (202) 874–5043.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You

can request additional information from

or a copy of the collection from Jessie

Dunaway or Camille Dixon, (202) 874–

5090, Legislative and Regulatory

Activities Division (1557–0184), Office

of the Comptroller of the Currency, 250

E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20219.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OCC

is proposing to extend OMB approval of

the following information collection:

Title: (MA)-Municipal Securities

Dealers and Government Securities

Brokers and Dealers Registration and

Withdrawal.

OMB Number: 1557–0184.

Form Numbers: MSD, MSDW, MSD–

4, MSD–5, G–FIN, G–FINW.

Abstract: This information collection

is required to satisfy the requirements of

the Securities Act Amendments of 1975

and the Government Securities Act of

1986 which requires that any national

bank that acts as a government

securities broker/dealer or a municipal

securities dealer notify the OCC of its

broker/dealer activities. The OCC uses

this information to determine which

national banks are government and

municipal securities broker/dealers and

to monitor institutions entry into and

exit from government and municipal

securities broker/dealer activities. The

OCC also uses the information in

planning bank examinations.

Type of Review: Renewal of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit; individuals.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

100.

Estimated Total Annual Responses:

3,080.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

2,706 burden hours.

Comments

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and

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 has 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 on respondents, including

through the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology; and (e) Estimates of capital

or startup costs and costs of operation,

maintenance, and purchase of services

to provide information.

Dated: June 8, 2000.

Mark Tenhundfeld,

Assistant Director, Legislative & Regulatory

Activities Division.

[FR Doc. 00–14969 Filed 6–13–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4810–33–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Form 5500–EZ

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),

Treasury.

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 IRS is

soliciting comments concerning Form

5500–EZ, Annual Return of OneParticipant (Owners and Their Spouses)

Retirement Plan.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before August 14, 2000

to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Garrick R. Shear, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5244, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form and instructions

should be directed to Carol Savage,

(202) 622–3945, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5242, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Annual Return of OneParticipant (Owners and Their Spouses)

Retirement Plan.

OMB Number: 1545–0956.

Form Number: 5500–EZ.

Abstract: Form 5500–EZ is an annual

return filed by a one-participant or oneparticipant and spouse pension plan.

The IRS uses this data to determine if

the plan appears to be operating

properly as required under the Internal

Revenue Code or whether the plan

should be audited.

Current Actions: There are no changes

being made to the form at this time.