27576 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 96 /Tuesday, May 19, 1998 / Notices

OMB Number 3064–0084.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Affected Public: Any users of the

electronic fund transfer system.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

6,100.

Estimated Time per Response: 120.4.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

734,440 hours.

General Description of Collection:

Regulation E (12 CFR 205) establishes

the rights liabilities, and responsibilities

of parties in electronic funds transfers

(‘‘EFT’’) and protects consumers using

EFT systems. Regulation E is issued by

the Board of Governors of the Federal

Reserve System (‘‘FRB’’) under the

authority of Title IX of the Consumer

Credit Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1693.)

Section 904 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 1693b)

designates the FRB as the issuer of the

implementing regulations, and section

917(a) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 1693o)

designates the FDIC as having the

enforcement responsibilities in the case

of insured nonmember banks.

4. Title: Recordkeeping and

Disclosure Requirements in Connection

with Regulation B (Equal Credit

Opportunity).

OMB Number: 3064–0085.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Affected Public: Any financial

institution engaging in credit

transactions.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

6,100.

Estimated Time per Response: 43.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

262,300 hours.

General Description of Collection:

Regulation B (12 CFR 202) prohibits

creditors from discriminating against

applicants on any of the bases specified

by the Equal Credit Opportunity Act,

establishes guidelines for gathering and

evaluating credit information, and

requires creditors to give applicants a

written notification of rejection of an

application. Regulation B is issued by

the Board of Governors of the Federal

Reserve System (‘‘FRB’’) under the

authority of Title VII of the Consumer

Credit Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1691).

Section 703 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 1691b)

designates the FRB as the issuer of the

implementing regulations, and section

704(a) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 1691c)

designates the FDIC as having the

enforcement responsibilities in the case

of insured nonmember banks.

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 13th day of

May, 1998.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Robert E. Feldman,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–13164 Filed 5–18–98; 8:45 am]

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FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA–1209–DR]

Georgia; Amendment to Notice of a

Major Disaster Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice

of a major disaster for the State of

Georgia, (FEMA–1209–DR), dated

March 11, 1998, and related

determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 8, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Madge Dale, Response and Recovery

Directorate, Federal Emergency

Management Agency, Washington, DC

20472, (202) 646–3260.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice

of a major disaster for the State of

Georgia, is hereby amended to include

the following areas among those areas

determined to have been adversely

affected by the catastrophe declared a

major disaster by the President in his

declaration of March 11, 1998:

Lincoln and Union Counties for Individual

Assistance.

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used

for reporting and drawing funds: 83.537,

Community Disaster Loans; 83.538, Cora

Brown Fund Program; 83.539, Crisis

Counseling; 83.540, Disaster Legal Services

Program; 83.541, Disaster Unemployment

Assistance (DUA); 83.542, Fire Suppression

Assistance; 83.543, Individual and Family

Grant (IFG) Program; 83.544, Public

Assistance Grants; 83.545, Disaster Housing

Program; 83.548, Hazard Mitigation Grant

Program.)

Dennis H. Kwiatkowski,

Deputy Associate Director, Response and

Recovery Directorate.

[FR Doc. 98–13279 Filed 5–18–98; 8:45 am]

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FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA–1209–DR]

Georgia; Amendment to Notice of a

Major Disaster Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice

of a major disaster for the State of

Georgia, (FEMA–1209–DR), dated

March 11, 1998, and related

determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 11, 1998

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Madge Dale, Response and Recovery

Directorate, Federal Emergency

Management Agency, Washington, DC

20472, (202) 646–3260.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice

of a major disaster for the State of

Georgia, is hereby amended to include

the following areas among those areas

determined to have been adversely

affected by the catastrophe declared a

major disaster by the President in his

declaration of March 11, 1998:

Lincoln and Union Counties for Public

Assistance (already designated for Individual

Assistance).

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used

for reporting and drawing funds: 83.537,

Community Disaster Loans; 83.538, Cora

Brown Fund Program; 83.539, Crisis

Counseling; 83.540, Disaster Legal Services

Program; 83.541, Disaster Unemployment

Assistance (DUA); 83.542, Fire Suppression

Assistance; 83.543, Individual and Family

Grant (IFG) Program; 83.544, Public

Assistance Grants; 83.545, Disaster Housing

Program; 83.548, Hazard Mitigation Grant

Program.)

Dennis H. Kwiatkowski,

Deputy Associate Director, Response and

Recovery Directorate.

[FR Doc. 98–13280 Filed 5–18–98; 8:45 am]

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