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between 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on

business days.

A copy of the comments may also be

submitted to the OMB desk officer for

the agencies: Alexander T. Hunt, Office

of Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget, New

Executive Office Building, Room 3208,

Washington, D.C. 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Additional information or a copy of the

collection may be requested from:

OCC: Jessie Dunaway, OCC Clearance

Officer, or Camille Dixon, (202) 874–

5090, Legislative and Regulatory

Activities Division, Office of the

Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E

Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20219.

Board: Mary M. West, Federal Reserve

Board Clearance Officer, (202) 452–

3829, Division of Research and

Statistics, Board of Governors of the

Federal Reserve System, 20th and C

Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20551.

Telecommunications Device for the Deaf

(TDD) users may contact Capria

Mitchell (202) 872-4984, Board of

Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, 20th and C Streets, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20551.

FDIC: Steven F. Hanft, FDIC Clearance

Officer, (202) 898–3907, Office of the

Executive Secretary, Federal Deposit

Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20429.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Proposal to extend, without revision,

the following currently approved

collection of information:

Report Title: Report on Indebtedness of

Executive Officers and Principal

Shareholders and their Related Interests

to Correspondent Banks

Form Number: FFIEC 004

Frequency of Response: Annually (for

executive officers and principal

shareholders), and on occasion (for

national, state member and insured state

nonmember banks)

Affected Public: Individuals or

households, Businesses or other for–

profit

For OCC:

OMB Number: 1557–0070

Number of Respondents: 25,300

(23,000 executive officers and principal

shareholders fulfilling recordkeeping

burden, 2,300 national banks fulfilling

recordkeeping and disclosure burden)

Estimated Average Hours per

Response: 2.25 hours

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

56,925 hours

For Board:

OMB Number: 7100–0034

Number of Respondents: 4,955 (3,964

executive officers and principal

shareholders fulfilling recordkeeping

burden, 991 state member banks

fulfilling recordkeeping and disclosure

burden)

Estimated Average Hours per

Response: 1.12 hours

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

5,551 hours

For FDIC:

OMB Number: 3064–0023

Estimated Number of Respondents:

27,495 (21,996 executive officers and

principal shareholders fulfilling

recordkeeping burden, 5,499 insured

state nonmember banks fulfilling

recordkeeping and disclosure burden) Estimated Average Hours per

Response: 1.8 hours

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

49,491 hours

General Description of Report: This

information collection is mandatory: 12

U.S.C. 1972(2)(G) (all); 12 U.S.C.

375(a)(6) and (10), and 375(b)(10)

(Board); 12 CFR 31.2, 12 U.S.C. 1817(k)

and 12 U.S.C. 93a (OCC); 12 CFR 349.3,

12 CFR 349.4, and 12 CFR 304.5(e)

(FDIC). Copies of the reports in the

possession of the agencies may be

exempt from disclosure under sections

(b)(4), (6), and (8) of the Freedom of

Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552 (b)(4), (6),

and (8)).

Abstract: Executive officers and

principal shareholders of insured banks

must file with the bank the information

contained in the FFIEC 004 report on

their indebtedness and that of their

related interests to correspondent banks.

The information contained in the FFIEC

004 report is prescribed by statute and

regulation, as cited above. Banks must

retain these reports or reports

containing similar information and

fulfill other recordkeeping

requirements, such as furnishing

annually a list of their correspondent

banks to their executive officers and

principal shareholders. Banks also have

certain disclosure requirements for this

information collection.

Current Actions: The agencies

received no comments on their joint

proposal to extend, without revision,

the FFIEC 004 report, which was

published on September 18, 2001 (66 FR

48166). The agencies are now

submitting requests to OMB for

approval of an extension, without

revision, of this report. In their requests,

the agencies are requesting an

expiration date of March 31, 2004,

which corresponds to the Office of

Thrift Supervision’s expiration date for

the FFIEC 004 report.

Request for Comment

Comments are invited on:

a. Whether the information

collections are necessary for the proper

performance of the agencies’ functions,

including whether the information has

practical utility;

b. The accuracy of the agencies’

estimates of the burden of the

information collections, including the

validity of the methodology and

assumptions used;

c. Ways to enhance the quality,

utility, and clarity of the information to

be collected;

d. Ways to minimize the burden of

information collections 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.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be shared among the

agencies. All comments will become a

matter of public record. Written

comments should address the accuracy

of the burden estimates and ways to

minimize burden including the use of

automated collection techniques or the

use of other forms of information

technology as well as other relevant

aspects of the information collection

request.

December 17, 2001.

Mark J. Tenhundfeld

Assistant Director, Legislative and Regulatory

Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller

of the Currency

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, December 19, 2001.

Jennifer J. Johnson

Secretary of the Board

Dated at Washington, D.C., this 14th day of

December 12, 2001.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Robert E. Feldman

Executive Secretary

[FR Doc. 01–31694 Filed 12–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODES OCC: 4810–33–S 1/3; Board: 6210–01-S

1/3; FDIC: 6714–01–S 1/3

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900–0507]

Agency Information Collection

Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995

(44 U.S.C., 3501 et seq.), this notice

announces that the Veterans Benefits

Administration (VBA), Department of

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Veterans Affairs, has submitted the

collection of information abstracted

below to the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) for review and comment.

The PRA submission describes the

nature of the information collection and

its expected cost and burden; it includes

the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before January 28, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF

THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Denise

McLamb, Information Management

Service (045A4), Department of

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue,

NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273–

8030, FAX (202) 273–5981 or e-mail:

denise.mclamb@mail.va.gov. Please

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0507.’’

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Medical Information for

Reinstatement, VA Form Letter 29–762.

OMB Control Number: 2900–0507.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Abstract: The form letter is used by

the veteran’s attending physician to

supply medical information that is

required to determine eligibility for

reinstatement of insurance and/or Total

Disability Income Provision.

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to a collection of information

unless it displays a currently valid OMB

control number. The Federal Register

Notice with a 60-day comment period

soliciting comments on this collection

of information was published on

September 6, 2001, at page 46684.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Annual Burden: 240 hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 30 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

480.

Send comments and

recommendations concerning any

aspect of the information collection to

VA’s OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human

Resources and Housing Branch, New

Executive Office Building, Room 10235,

Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395–7316.

Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–

0507’’ in any correspondence.

Dated: December 11, 2001.

By direction of the Secretary.

Donald L. Neilson,

Director, Information Management Service.

[FR Doc. 01–31823 Filed 12–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900–0105]

Agency Information Collection

Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995

(44 U.S.C., 3501 et seq.), this notice

announces that the Veterans Benefits

Administration (VBA), Department of

Veterans Affairs, has submitted the

collection of information abstracted

below to the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) for review and comment.

The PRA submission describes the

nature of the information collection and

its expected cost and burden; it includes

the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before January 31, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF

THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Denise

McLamb, Information Management

Service (045A4), Department of

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue,

NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273–

8030, FAX (202) 273–5981 or e-mail:

denise.mclamb@mail.va.gov. Please

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0105.’’

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Statement of Witness to

Accident, VA Form Letter 21–806.

OMB Control Number: 2900–0105.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Abstract: The form letter is used to

gather information to support veterans’

claims for disability benefits based on

disability(ies) which is/are the result of

an accident. The information given by a

witness to the accident is used as a

source to gather specific data regarding

the accident and to obtain from the

witness opinions as well as facts based

on his or her own knowledge and beliefs

regarding the accident. Benefits may be

paid if a disability is incurred in the line

of duty and is not the result of the

veteran’s own willful misconduct.

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to a collection of information

unless it displays a currently valid OMB

control number. The Federal Register

Notice with a 60-day comment period

soliciting comments on this collection

of information was published on

September 25, 2001, on page 49068.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Annual Burden: 4,400

hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 20 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

13,200.

Send comments and

recommendations concerning any

aspect of the information collection to

VA’s OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human

Resources and Housing Branch, New

Executive Office Building, Room 12035,

Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395–7316.

Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–

0105’’ in any correspondence.

Dated: December 11, 2001.

By direction of the Secretary:

Donald L. Neilson,

Director, Information Management Service.

[FR Doc. 01–31824 Filed 12–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900–0153]

Agency Information Collection

Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995

(44 U.S.C., 3501 et seq.), this notice

announces that the Veterans Benefits

Administration (VBA), Department of

Veterans Affairs, has submitted the

collection of information abstracted

below to the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) for review and comment.

The PRA submission describes the

nature of the information collection and

its expected cost and burden; it includes

the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before January 28, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF

THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Denise

McLamb, Information Management

Service (045A4), Department of

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue,

NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273–

8015, FAX (202) 273–5981 or e-mail:

denise.mclamb@mail.va.gov. Please

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0153.’’

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Disability Benefits

Questionnaire, VA Forms 29–8313 and

29–8313–1.

OMB Control Number: 2900–0153.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Abstract: The forms are used by the

policyholder to report conditions