18970 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 73 /Thursday, April 16, 1998 / Notices

Code. Code section 6039 requires all

corporations who transfer stock to any

person after 1979 pursuant to that

person’s exercise of a statutory stock

option (as defined in Code sections 422

and 423) to furnish that person with a

written statement describing the

transfer. In addition, the corporation

may be required to furnish the person a

second written statement when the

stock originally transferred pursuant to

the exercise of the statutory option is

subsequently disposed of by the person.

Current Actions: There is no change to

this existing regulation.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

50,000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 20

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 16,650.

The following paragraph applies to all

of the collections of information covered

by this notice:

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information

unless the collection of information

displays a valid OMB control number.

Books or records relating to a collection

of information must be retained as long

as their contents may become material

in the administration of any internal

revenue law. Generally, tax returns and

tax return information are confidential,

as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.

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.

Approved: April 10, 1998.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–10154 Filed 4–15–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision

Proposed Agency Information

Collection Activities; Comment

Request

AGENCY: Office of Thrift Supervision,

Department of the 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, Pub.

L. 104–13. Currently, the Office of Thrift

Supervision within the Department of

the Treasury is soliciting comments

concerning the Amendment of a Savings

Association’s Bylaws.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before June 15, 1998 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 1550–0017. 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; or they may be

sent by e-mail:

public.info@ots.treas.gov. Those

commenting by e-mail should include

their name and telephone number.

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 Pamela Schaar,

Corporate Activities Division,

Supervision, Office of Thrift

Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20552, (202) 906–7205.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Amendment of a Savings

Association’s Bylaws.

OMB Number: 1550–0017.

Form Number: N/A.

Abstract: Part 544 and 552 of the OTS’

regulations require Federally-chartered

savings associations to obtain the

Bureau’s approval of any change in its

bylaws that is not pre-approved by

regulation.

Current Actions: OTS is proposing to

renew this information collection

without revision.

Type of Review: Extension of an

already approved collection.

Affected Public: Business or For

Profit.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

62.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 7.7

average hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 478 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: April 9, 1998.

Catherine C. M. Teti,

Director, Records Management and

Information Policy.

[FR Doc. 98–10119 Filed 4–15–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6720–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision

Proposed Agency Information

Collection Activities; Comment

Request

AGENCY: Office of Thrift Supervision,

Department of the 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