[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 111 (Friday, June 8, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30923-30924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-14442]


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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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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 the following collections of information 
titled: (1) Recordkeeping and Disclosure Requirements in Connection 
with Regulation Z (Truth in Lending); (2) Recordkeeping and Disclosure 
Requirements in Connection with Regulation M (Consumer Leasing); (3) 
Recordkeeping and Disclosure

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Requirements in Connection with Regulation E (Electronic Fund 
Transfers), and (4) Recordkeeping and Disclosure Requirements in 
Connection with Regulation B (Equal Credit Opportunity).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 7, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to 
Tamara R. Manly, Management Analyst (Regulatory Analysis), (202) 898-
7453, Office of the Executive Secretary, Room F-4058, Attention: 
Comments/OES, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20429. All comments should refer to the OMB control 
number. Comments may be hand-delivered to the guard station at the rear 
of the 17th Street Building (located on F Street), on business days 
between 7 a.m. and 5 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, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tamara R. Manly, at the address 
identified above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Proposal to renew the following currently approved collections of 
information:
    1. Title: Recordkeeping and Disclosure Requirements in Connection 
with Regulation Z (Truth in Lending).
    OMB Number: 3064-0082.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Any businesses or individuals that regularly offer 
or extend consumer credit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,662.
    Estimated Time per Response: 787 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 4,455,994 hours.
    General Description of Collection: Regulation Z (12 CFR part 226), 
issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 
prescribes uniform methods of computing the cost of credit, disclosure 
of credit terms, and procedures for resolving billing errors on certain 
credit accounts.

    2. Title: Recordkeeping and Disclosure Requirements in Connection 
with Regulation M (Consumer Leasing).
    OMB Number: 3064-0083.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Any businesses engaging in consumer leasing.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,662.
    Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 22,648 hours.
    General Description of Collection: Regulation M (12 CFR part 2123), 
issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 
implements the consumer leasing provisions of the Truth in Lending Act.

    3. Title: Recordkeeping and Disclosure Requirements in Connection 
with Regulation E (Electronic Fund Transfers).
    OMB Number: 3064-0084.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Any users of the electronic fund transfer system.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,662.
    Estimated Time per Response: 120.4 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 681,705 hours.
    General Description of Collection: Regulation E (12 CFR part 205), 
issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 
establishes the rights, liabilities, and responsibilities of consumers 
who use electronic fund transfer services and of financial institutions 
that offer these services.

    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: 5,662.
    Estimated Time per Response: 43 hours.
    Total Annual burden: 243,466 hours.
    General Description of Collection: Regulation B (12 CFR part 202), 
issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 
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.

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 
these collections. All comments will become a matter of public record.

    Dated at Washington, DC, this 4th day of June, 2001.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-14442 Filed 6-7-01; 8:45 am]
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