66718 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 244 / Friday, December 19, 1997 / Notices

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 600.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent/Recordkeeper:

Recordkeeping .......... 11 hr., 58 min.

Learning about the

law or the form.

24 min.

Preparing and sending the form to the

IRS.

37 min.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Total Reporting/

Recordkeeping Burden: 7,782 hours.

Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear (202)

622–3869, Internal Revenue Service,

Room 5571, 1111 Constitution

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224.

OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt (202)

395–7860, Office of Management and

Budget, room 10226, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC

20503.

Lois K. Holland,

Departmental Reports, Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–33131 Filed 12–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

December 12, 1997.

The Department of Treasury has

submitted the following public

information collection requirement(s) to

OMB for review and clearance under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13. Copies of the

submission(s) may be obtained by

calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance

Officer listed. Comments regarding this

information collection should be

addressed to the OMB reviewer listed

and to the Treasury Department

Clearance Officer, Department of the

Treasury, room 2110, 1425 New York

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

Special Request: In order to conduct

the survey described below in January

1998, the Department of the Treasury is

requesting that the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) review

and approve this information collection

by December 24, 1997. To obtain a copy

of this study, please contact the Internal

Revenue Service Clearance Officer at the

address listed below.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

OMB Number: 1545–1432.

Project Number: M:SP:V 97–033–G.

Type of Review: Revision.

Title: Business Information Center

Survey.

Description: The purpose of this survey

is to help determine the efficiency of

a pilot that is being undertaken by the

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and

the Small Business Administration

(SBA). In an effort to enhance the

opportunity and ability for small

business owners/opertors to obtain

tax materials and understand tax

requirements and responsibilities,

eleven separate IRS small business

edcuation products will be offered at

selected SBA facilities known as

Business Information Centers (BIC).

Initially, five ‘‘high traffic’’ BICs will

participate in the pilot program.

Education materials will be stocked at

each of these BICs and restocked as

needed. The pilot will run for up to

one year. During the one year period,

a decision will be made to either

expand or end the program. The IRS

plans to conduct a survey to

determine the effectiveness of this

program.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 100

(at 5 sites).

Estimated Burden Hours Per Response:

3 minutes.

Frequency of Response: Other (one time

only).

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

3,250 hours.

Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear (202)

622–3869, Internal Revenue Service,

room 5571, 1111 Constitution

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224.

OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt (202)

395–7860, Office of Management and

Budget, room 10226, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC

20503.

Lois K. Holland,

Departmental Reports, Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–33132 Filed 12–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

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 Survey of Financial

Activities and Attitudes.

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 January 20, 1998.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the submission

may be obtained by calling the OCC

Contact listed. Direct all written

comments to the Communications

Division, Attention: 1557–0209, 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: 1557–0209.

Form Number: Not applicable.

Type of Review: Reinstatement, with

change, of a previously approved

collection for which approval has

expired.

Title: Survey of Financial Activities

and Attitudes.

Description: The OCC encourages

national banks to provide fair access to

financial services for all. Last fall, the

OCC initiated a major project to learn

more about why millions of households

have no banking relationships

(nonbanked), and whether some banks

have found ways of profitably serving

them.

As the first part of this initiative, the

OCC prepared the Preliminary Survey of

Nonbanked Status. The OCC now plans

to conduct a Survey of Financial

Activities and Attitudes (Final Survey)

to learn more about how nonbanked

households conduct their financial

activities and what factors may keep

them from using banking services.

The OCC will conduct the Final

Survey through a contractor, in several

urban locations, in English and Spanish.

The Final Survey will involve both

personal contacts and telephone

surveys.

The Final Survey will provide the

OCC, as well as national banks and the

general public, with information on

diversity within the nonbanked

population; how nonbanked households

currently conduct their financial

activities; their experience with, and

interest in, banking services; and the

financial service costs they incur.

The OCC will use this information to

better assess national bank efforts to

serve nonbanked households. Further,

the OCC and the industry will use this

information to identify effective

methods for better serving nonbanked