Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 25 / Thursday, February 6, 1997 / Notices 5673

consumers on labels and in

advertisements. Other optional

statements are also required.

Current Actions: There are no changes

to this information collection and it is

being submitted for extension purposes

only.

Type of Review: Extension.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

6,060.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1

hour.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 1.

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.

Dated: February 3, 1997.

John W. Magaw,

Director.

[FR Doc. 97–2953 Filed 2–5–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4810–31–P

Office of the Comptroller of the

Currency

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the

Currency (OCC), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

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 proposed and/or

continuing information collections, as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995. Currently, the OCC is

soliciting comments concerning an

information collection titled Loan Index

Information Collection.

DATES: Written comments should be

submitted by April 7, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to the Communications Division,

Attention: 1557–LOAN, Third Floor,

Office of the Comptroller of the

Currency, 250 E Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20219. In addition,

comments may be sent by facsimile

transmission to (202) 874–5274, or by

electronic mail to

REGS.COMMENTS@OCC.TREAS.GOV.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the collection may be obtained

by contacting Jessie Gates or Dionne

Walsh, (202) 874–5090, Legislative and

Regulatory Activities Division (1557–

LOAN), Office of the Comptroller of the

Currency, 250 E Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20219.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Loan Index Information

Collection.

OMB Number: 1557–LOAN.

Form Number: Not applicable.

Abstract: This information collection

consists of data on loan underwriting

benchmarks (actual and bank

management projections) by type of loan

product. The OCC needs this

information as a supervisory tool to

identify trends in underwriting, and to

more efficiently and effectively

implement its supervision by risk

programs and processes.

Type of Review: New collection.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 222.

Total Annual Responses: 808.

Frequency of Response: Quarterly;

semiannual.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,212

hours.

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 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: January 31, 1997.

Karen Solomon,

Director, Legislative & Regulatory Activities

Division.

[FR Doc. 97–2940 Filed 2–5–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4810–33–P

Customs Service

Announcement of National Customs

Automation Program Test Regarding

Reconciliation

AGENCY: US Customs Service,

Department of Treasury.

ACTION: General notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces

Customs’ plan to conduct a third

prototype test of Reconciliation. The

notice invites public comments

concerning any aspect of the planned

test, informs interested members of the

public of the eligibility requirements for

voluntary participation, describes the

basis for selecting participants, and

establishes the process for developing

evaluation criteria. To participate in this

prototype test, the necessary

information, as outlined in this notice,

must be filed with Customs, and

approval granted. It is important to note

that resources expended by the trade

and Customs on these prototypes may

not carry forward to the final program.

EFFECTIVE DATES: The test of this

prototype will commence no earlier

than June 1, 1997, and will run for

approximately two years, and may be

extended. The prototype will be limited

to formal consumption entries filed on

or after June 1, 1997, through May 31,

1999. Applications for participation in

this prototype must be received on or

before May 1, 1997. Comments

concerning the test must be received on

or before May 1, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments

regarding this notice, and information

submitted to be considered for

voluntary participation in the prototype,

should be addressed to Ms. Renee Orme,

Reconciliation Team, US Customs

Service, 1301 Constitution Ave, NW,

Room 1322, Washington, DC, 20229–

0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For operational or policy issues: Ms.

Renee Orme, at (202) 927–0644. For

systems or automation issues: Mr.

Alfred Morawski, at (202) 927–1045.