21042 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 81 / Thursday, April 26, 2001 / Notices

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 comment on

proposed and continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13. Today, the Office of

Thrift Supervision within the

Department of the Treasury solicits

comments on the Request to Amend

Association’s Bylaws Package.

DATES: Submit written comments on or

before June 25, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Mail: Send comments to

Information Collection Comments, Chief

Counsel’s Office, Office of Thrift

Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20552, Attention 1550–

0017.

Delivery: Hand deliver comments to

the Guard’s Desk, East Lobby Entrance,

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

4:00 p.m. on business days, Attention:

Information Collection Comments, Chief

Counsel’s Office, 1550–0017.

Facsimiles: Send facsimile

transmissions to FAX Number (202)

906–6518, Attention 1550–0017.

E-Mail: Send e-mails to

‘‘infocollection.comments@

ots.treas.gov’’, Attention 1550–0017, and

include your name and telephone

number.

Public Inspection: Interested persons

may inspect comments at the Public

Reference Room, 1700 G St. NW., from

10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. on Tuesdays

and Thursdays or obtain comments and/

or an index of comments by facsimile by

telephoning the Public Reference Room

at (202) 906–5900 from 9:00 a.m. until

5:00 p.m. on business days. Comments

and the related index will also be posted

on the OTS Internet Site at

‘‘www.ots.treas.gov’’.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nadine Washington, Office of

Examination Policy, Office of Thrift

Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20552, (202) 906–6706.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Request to Amend Association’s

Bylaws.

OMB Number: 1550–0017.

Form Number: Not applicable.

Abstract: OTS regulations require

Federally-chartered savings associations

to obtain agency approval of any change

in its bylaws that is not pre-approved by

regulation.

Current Actions: OTS proposes to

renew this information collection with

revision.

Type of Review: Renewal.

Affected Public: Business or For

Profit.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 7.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 8

hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 56 hours.

Request for Comments

The OTS will summarize comments

submitted in response to this notice or

will include these comments in its

request for OMB approval. All

comments will become a matter of

public record. The OTS invites

comment 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 starting

costs and costs of operation,

maintenance, and purchase of services

to provide information.

Dated: April 19, 2001.

Deborah Dakin,

Deputy Chief Counsel, Regulations and

Legislation.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision

[Docket No. 2001–29]

Notification of Change in Hours of

Operation for Public Reference Room

AGENCY: Office of Thrift Supervision,

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Office of Thrift

Supervision (OTS) is giving notice of

the change in hours of operation for its

public reference room. Subsequent to

the effective date of this Notice, OTS’s

Public Reference Room will be

accessible by appointment.

DATES: This Notice is effective on May

15, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Scott E. Schwartz, Senior Attorney,

Office of Chief Counsel, General Law

Division, (202) 906–6361, Office of

Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20552.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice serves to inform the public of the

change in the hours of operation of

OTS’s Public Reference Room. Through

a recent reorganization, OTS’s

Dissemination Branch, housing its

Public Reference Room, has become part

of the General Law Division in the

Office of Chief Counsel. OTS’s Public

Reference Room is located on the lower

level of the OTS Building at 1700 G

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552. To

make an appointment for access to the

Public Reference Room, you may call

202–906–5922, send an E-mail to

publicinfo@ots.treas.gov, or send a

facsimile transmission to 202–906–

7755. (Prior notice identifying the

Public Reference Room materials you

will be requesting will assist us in

serving you.) Appointments will be

scheduled on business days between 10

a.m. and 4 p.m. In most cases,

appointments will be available the next

business day following the date a

request is received. Upon entering the

OTS Building at the scheduled

appointment time, you will check in

with the guard on duty who will notify

the Public Reference Room staff of your

arrival and give you directions to the

Room. Amendments to OTS’s

regulations at 12 CFR part 505 to reflect

the new procedures and hours of

operation will be included in the next

OTS technical amendments rulemaking.

Dated: April 20, 2001.

By the Office of Thrift Supervision.

Ellen Seidman,

Director.

[FR Doc. 01–10374 Filed 4–25–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900–0387]

Proposed Information Collection

Activity: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits

Administration (VBA), Department of

Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an

opportunity for public comment on the

proposed collection of certain

information by the agency. Under the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of

1995, Federal agencies are required to

publish notice in the Federal Register

concerning each proposed collection of

information, including each proposed

extension of a currently approved

collection, and allow 60 days for public

comment in response to the notice. This