Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 228 / Wednesday, November 26, 1997 / Notices 63217

UP has filed an environmental report

which addresses the abandonment’s

effects, if any, on the environment and

historic resources. The Section of

Environmental Analysis (SEA) will

issue an environmental assessment (EA)

by December 1, 1997. Interested persons

may obtain a copy of the EA by writing

to SEA (Room 500, Surface

Transportation Board, Washington, DC

20423) or by calling SEA, at (202) 565–

1545. Comments on environmental and

historic preservation matters must be

filed within 15 days after the EA

becomes available to the public.

Environmental, historic preservation,

public use, or trail use/rail banking

conditions will be imposed, where

appropriate, in a subsequent decision.

Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR

1152.29(e)(2), UP shall file a notice of

consummation with the Board to signify

that it has exercised the authority

granted and fully abandoned the line. If

consummation has not been effected by

UP’s filing of a notice of consummation

by November 26, 1998, and there are no

legal or regulatory barriers to

consummation, the authority to

abandon will automatically expire.

Decided: November 20, 1997.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary,

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the

Currency

Information Collection; Submission for

OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the

Currency, Treasury.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review;

comment request.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

requirements of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35), the Office of the

Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

hereby gives notice that it has sent to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review an information

collection titled (MA)-Real Estate

Lending and Appraisals—12 CFR 34.

DATES: Comments regarding this

information collection are welcome and

should be submitted to the OMB

Reviewer and the OCC. Comments are

due on or before December 26, 1997.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the submission

may be obtained by calling the OCC

contact listed. Direct all written

comments to the Communications

Division, Attention: 1557–0190, 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Number: 1557–0190.

Form Number: Not applicable.

Type of Review: Renewal of OMB

approval.

Title: (MA) Real Estate Lending and

Appraisals.

Description: The collections of

information contained in 12 CFR part 34

are as follows:

Subpart C establishes real estate

appraisal requirements that a national

bank must follow for all federallyrelated real estate transactions. These

appraisal requirements provide

protections for the bank, further public

policy interests, and were issued

pursuant to title XI of the Financial

Institutions Reform, Recovery, and

Enforcement Act of 1989 (12 U.S.C.

3331 et seq.).

Subpart D requires that a national

bank adopt and maintain written

policies for real estate lending

transactions. These requirements ensure

bank safety and soundness and were

issued pursuant to section 304 of the

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Improvement Act of 1991 (12 U.S.C.

1828(o)).

Subpart E requires that a national

bank file an application to extend the

five-year holding period for Other Real

Estate Owned (OREO) and file notice

when it makes certain expenditures for

OREO development or improvement

projects. These requirements further

bank safety and soundness and were

issued pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 29.

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit; individuals.

Number of Respondents: 2,800.

Total Annual Responses: 3,540.

Frequency of Response: Occasional.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

240,160.

OCC Contact: Jessie Gates, (202) 874–

5090, Legislative and Regulatory

Activities Division, Office of the

Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E

Street, SW, Washington, DC 20219.

OMB Reviewer: Alexander Hunt, (202)

395–7340, Paperwork Reduction Project

1557–0190, Office of Management and

Budget, Room 10226, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

The OCC may not conduct or sponsor,

and respondent is not required to

respond to, an information collection

that has been extended, revised, or

implemented on or after October 1,

1995, unless it displays a currently valid

OMB control number. Comments are

invited on: (a) Whether the proposed

revisions to the following collections of

information are necessary for the proper

performance of the OCC’s functions,

including whether the information has

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

OCC’s estimate of the burden of the

information collection; (c) ways to

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity

of the information to be collected; (d)

ways to minimize the burden of

information 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.

Date: November 13, 1997.

Karen Solomon,

Director, Legislative & Regulatory Activities

Division.

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