[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 81 (Friday, April 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21070-21071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-8115]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The OCC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork 
and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal 
agencies to comment on a continuing information collection, as required 
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. An agency may not conduct or 
sponsor, and a respondent is not required to respond to, an information 
collection unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) control number. The OCC is soliciting comment 
concerning an extension of OMB approval of the information collection 
titled ``Consumer Protections for Depository Institution Sales of 
Insurance.'' The OCC also gives notice that it has sent the information 
collection to OMB for review and approval.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 30, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Communications Division, Office of the Comptroller of the 
Currency, Public Information Room, Mailstop 1-5, Attention: 1557-0220, 
250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219. In addition, comments may be

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sent by fax to (202) 874-4448, or by electronic mail to 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#16647371653875797b7b737862655679757538626473776538717960"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7e0c1b190d501d1113131b100a0d3e111d1d500a0c1b1f0d50191108">[email protected]</span></a>. You can inspect and photocopy the comments 
at the OCC's Public Information Room, 250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20219. You can make an appointment to inspect the comments by calling 
(202) 874-5043.
    Additionally, you should send a copy of your comments to OCC Desk 
Officer, 1557-0220, by mail to U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 
725, 17th Street, NW., <greek-i>10235, Washington, DC 20503, or by fax 
to (202) 395-6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may request additional information 
or a copy of the collection and supporting documentation submitted to 
OMB by contacting: Mary Gottlieb or Camille Dickerson, (202) 874-5090, 
Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division, Office of the 
Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Consumer Protections for Depository Institution Sales of 
Insurance--12 CFR 14.
    OMB Control No.: 1557-0220.
    Type of Review: Extension, without revision, of a currently 
approved collection.
    Description: This information collection requires national banks 
and other covered persons involved in insurance sales to make two 
separate disclosures to consumers. Under 12 CFR 14.40, a respondent 
must prepare and provide certain disclosures to consumers: (1) Before 
the completion of the initial sale of an insurance product or annuity 
to a consumer; and (2) at the time of application for the extension of 
credit (if insurance products or annuities are sold, solicited, 
advertised, or offered in connection with an extension of credit).
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Burden Estimates:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,563.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 1,563.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 7,815 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Comments: A 60-day Federal Register notice was issued on January 
30, 2007 (72 FR 4324). No comments were received. Comments continue to 
be 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: April 23, 2007.
Stuart Feldstein,
Assistant Director, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division, 
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
 [FR Doc. E7-8115 Filed 4-26-07; 8:45 am]
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