13380 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 54 / Thursday, March 20, 1997 / Notices

General Description of Collection: A

bank subject to the 12 CFR Part 353

regulation is required to report known

or suspected criminal activity or money

laundering to the Financial Crimes

Enforcement Network of the Department

of the Treasury using a Suspicious

Activity Report.

Request for Comment

Comments are invited on: (a) whether

the collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of

the FDIC’s functions, including whether

the information has practical utility; (b)

the accuracy of the estimates of the

burden of the information collection,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the information collection on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

At the end of the comment period, the

comments and recommendations

received will be analyzed to determine

the extent to which the collection

should be modified prior to submission

to OMB for review and approval.

Comments submitted in response to this

notice also will be summarized or

included in the FDIC’s requests to OMB

for renewal of this collection. All

comments will become a matter of

public record.

Dated at Washington, D.C., this 14th day of

March, 1997.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Jerry L. Langley,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–6961 Filed 3–19–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6714–01–M

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance

Corporation (FDIC).

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

SUMMARY: The FDIC, 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 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

Currently, the FDIC is soliciting

comments concerning an information

collection titled ‘‘Procedures for

Monitoring Bank Protection Act

Compliance.’’

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before May 20, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are

invited to submit written comments to

Steven F. Hanft, FDIC Clearance Officer,

(202) 898–3907, Office of the Executive

Secretary, Federal Deposit Insurance

Corporation, 550 17th Street N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20429. All comments

should refer to ‘‘Procedures for

Monitoring Bank Protection Act

Compliance.’’ Comments may be handdelivered to Room F–400, 1776 F Street,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20429, on

business days between 8:30 a.m. and

5:00 p.m. [FAX number (202) 898–3838;

Internet address: comments@fdic.gov].

A copy of the comments may also be

submitted to the OMB desk officer for

the FDIC: Alexander Hunt, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget, New

Executive Office Building, Room 3208,

Washington, D.C. 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steven F. Hanft, at the address

identified above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposal

to renew the following currently

approved collection of information:

Title: Procedures for Monitoring Bank

Protection Act Compliance 12 CFR Part

326.

OMB Number: 3064–0095.

Frequency of Response: Annual.

Affected Public: FDIC-insured state

nonmember banks.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

5,830.

Estimated Time per Response: 1⁄2

hour.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

2,915 hours.

General Description of Collection:

FDIC-insured state nonmember banks

subject to 12 CFR Part 326 have a onetime requirement to establish a written

security program and develop training

materials. The program and training

materials must be kept current and the

bank’s security officer must make an

annual report to the board of directors

on the program’s effectiveness.

Request for Comment

Comments are invited on: (a) whether

the collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of

the FDIC’s functions, including whether

the information has practical utility; (b)

the accuracy of the estimates of the

burden of the information collection,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the information collection on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

At the end of the comment period, the

comments and recommendations

received will be analyzed to determine

the extent to which the collection

should be modified prior to submission

to OMB for review and approval.

Comments submitted in response to this

notice also will be summarized or

included in the FDIC’s requests to OMB

for renewal of this collection. All

comments will become a matter of

public record.

Dated at Washington, D.C., this 14th day of

March, 1997.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Jerry L. Langley,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–6962 Filed 3–19–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6714–01–M

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance

Corporation (FDIC).

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

SUMMARY: The FDIC, 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 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

Currently, the FDIC is soliciting

comments concerning an information

collection titled ‘‘Public Disclosure of

Financial and Other Information by

FDIC-Insured State Nonmember Banks’’

(12 CFR Part 350).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before May 20, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are

invited to submit written comments to

Steven F. Hanft, FDIC Clearance Officer,

(202) 898–3907, Office of the Executive

Secretary, Federal Deposit Insurance

Corporation, 550 17th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20429. All comments

should refer to ‘‘Public Disclosure of

Financial and Other Information by

FDIC-Insured State Nonmember Banks’’

(12 CFR Part 350). Comments may be

hand-delivered to Room F–400, 1776 F

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20429, on

business days between 8:30 a.m. and

5:00 p.m. [FAX number (202) 898–3838;

Internet address: comments@fdic.gov].

A copy of the comments may also be

submitted to the OMB desk officer for

the FDIC: Alexander Hunt, Office of