[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59799-59800]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24208]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Office of Thrift Supervision

Purchase of Branch Office(s) and/or Transfer of Assets/Liabilities

AGENCY: Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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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, 44 U.S.C. 3507. The Office of Thrift Supervision within the 
Department of the Treasury will submit the proposed information 
collection requirement described below to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. 
Today, OTS is soliciting public comments on its proposal to extend this 
information collection.

DATES: Submit written comments on or before November 29, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referring to the collection by title of the 
proposal or by OMB approval number, to Information Collection Comments, 
Chief Counsel's Office, Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20552; send a facsimile transmission to (202) 906-
6518; or send an e-mail to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fe979098919d9192929b9d8a979190d09d9193939b908a8dbe918a8dd08a8c9b9f8dd0999188"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b0d9ded6dfd3dfdcdcd5d3c4d9dfde9ed3dfddddd5dec4c3f0dfc4c39ec4c2d5d1c39ed7dfc6">[email protected]</span></a>. OTS 
will post comments and the related index on the OTS Internet Site at 
http://www.ots.treas.gov. In addition, interested persons may inspect 
comments at the Public Reading Room, 1700 G Street, NW,. by 
appointment. To make an appointment, call (202) 906-

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5922, send an e-mail to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e6da87c68e948380db" http: public.info">public.info</a>@ots.treas.gov">public.info@ots.treas.gov</a>, or send a facsimile 
transmission to (202) 906-7755.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You can request additional information 
about this proposed information collection from Mr. Donald W. Dwyer on 
(202) 906-6414, Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20552.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OTS may not conduct or sponsor an 
information collection, and respondents are not required to respond to 
an information collection, unless the information collection displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. As part of the approval process, we 
invite comments on the following information collection.
    Comments should address one or more of the following points:
    a. Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of OTS;
    b. The accuracy of OTS's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
information collection;
    c. Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected;
    d. Ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on 
respondents, including through the use of information technology.
    We will summarize the comments that we receive and include them in 
the OTS request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of 
public record. In this notice, OTS is soliciting comments concerning 
the following information collection.
    Title of Proposal: Purchase of Branch Office(s) and/or Transfer of 
Assets/Liabilities.
    OMB Number: 1550-0025.
    Form Number: N/A.

Description:

    The information for a Purchase of Branch Office(s) and/or Transfer 
of Assets/Liabilities application is to provide the OTS with the 
information necessary to determine if the request should be approved. 
It allows for OTS evaluation of supervisory, accounting, and legal 
issues related to these transaction types. If the information were not 
collected, OTS would not be able to properly evaluate whether the 
proposed transaction meets applicable criteria.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 40.
    Estimated Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Burden: 960 hours.

    Dated: September 22, 2010.
Ira L. Mills,
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of Chief Counsel, Office of Thrift 
Supervision.
[FR Doc. 2010-24208 Filed 9-27-10; 8:45 am]
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