14970 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 60 / Friday, March 28, 1997 / Notices

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,

Public Law 104–13. Currently, the

Office of Thrift Supervision within the

Department of the Treasury is soliciting

comments concerning the Instructions

for Filling out the Interest-Rate Risk

Appeals Submission.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before May 27, 1997 to

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Manager,

Dissemination Branch, Records

Management and Information Policy,

Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552,

Attention 1550–0084. These

submissions may be hand delivered to

1700 G Street, NW., from 9:00 a.m. to

5:00 p.m. on business days; they may be

sent by facsimile transmission to FAX

Number (202) 906–7755. Comments

over 25 pages in length should be sent

to FAX Number (202) 906–6956.

Comments will be available for

inspection at 1700 G Street, NW., from

9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. on business

days.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information

should be directed to Robert Kazden,

Supervision, Office of Thrift

Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20552, (202) 906–5759.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Instructions for Filling Out the

Interest-Rate Risk Appeals Submission.

Form Number: OTS Form 1586–A and

OTS Form 1586–I.

Abstract: These forms are used by

OTS to obtain information from savings

associations which want to appeal their

interest-rate risk component.

Current Actions: This is an extension

of an already approved information

collection.

Type of Review: Regular Submission.

Affected Public: Business or For

Profit.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 9.

Estimated Time Per Respondent:

18.89 minutes average.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 170 hours.

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; (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including 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: March 19, 1997.

Catherine C. M. Teti,

Director, Records Management and

Information Policy.

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Proposed Agency Information

Collection Activities; Comment

Request

AGENCY: Office of Thrift Supervision,

Department of Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Treasury, 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,

Public Law 104–13. Currently, the

Office of Thrift Supervision within the

Department of the Treasury is soliciting

comments concerning the Electronic

Loan Data Request Survey.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before May 27, 1997 to

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Manager,

Dissemination Branch, Records

Management and Information Policy,

Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552,

Attention 1550–0084. These

submissions may be hand delivered to

1700 G Street, NW., from 9:00 a.m. to

5:00 p.m. on business days; they may be

sent by facsimile transmission to FAX

Number (202) 906–7755. Comments

over 25 pages in length should be sent

to FAX Number (202) 906–6956.

Comments will be available for

inspection at 1700 G Street, NW., from

9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. on business

days.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information

should be directed to Robyn Dennis,

Supervision, Office of Thrift

Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20552, (202) 906–5751.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Electronic Loan Data Request

Survey.

Form Number: OTS Form 1630.

Abstract: OTS is changing a portion of

its examination process. Thrift

institutions are being asked to provide

loan information to OTS examiners

electronically. This survey will allow

OTS to determine whether the new

system reduces the burden of the on-site

examination process by providing

information on the cost, ease, and

amount of time required to prepare the

loan information electronically, in

comparison with the previous paperbased system.

Current Actions: New Collection.

Type of Review: Regular Submission.

Affected Public: Business or For

Profit.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

500.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: .25

hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 125 hours.

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; (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including 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: March 21, 1997.

Catherine C. M. Teti,

Director, Records Management and

Information Policy.

[FR Doc. 97–7867 Filed 3–27–97; 8:45 am]

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