[Federal Register: April 12, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 71)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Thrift Supervision
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Revision--
Comment Request
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 the revision of a survey of
federal savings associations about their experience with OTS.
DATES: Submit written comments on or before June 11, 2002.
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, FAX Number (202) 906-6518, or e-mail to
infocollection.comments@ots.treas.gov. OTS will post any comments and
the related index on the OTS Internet Site at www.ots.treas.gov. In
addition, interested persons may inspect comments at the Public
Reference Room, 1700 G Street, NW., by appointment. To make an
appointment, call (202) 906-5922, send an e-mail to
publicinfo@ots.treas,gov, or send a facsimile transmission to (202)
906-7755.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You can request additional information
about this proposed information collection from Lee Lassiter,
Ombudsman, (202) 906-5685, 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
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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: Annual Thrift Satisfaction Survey.
OMB Number: 1550-0087.
Form Number: None.
Regulation requirement: N/A.
Description: This survey will replace the survey that is now
conducted of federal savings associations (thrifts) following OTS
examinations, which is approved by OMB under the title ``Measurement
Survey--Exam Process.'' The responses sought in this new survey are
needed to help OTS evaluate the effectiveness of the services it
provides to thrifts. The new survey will differ from the existing
survey in several ways:
(1) It will seek information on overall agency performance, rather
than only on issues concerning an examination by OTS.
(2) It will be anonymous --returned to OTS in a franked envelope to
avoid identifying the postal zone from which it comes.
(3) It will be sent to all thrifts annually, rather than after an
examination (which could be more frequently than annually or as
infrequently as once every 18 months).
(4) It will reduce respondent burden by being much shorter than the
existing survey.
Type of Review: Revision.
Affected Public: Federal Savings Associations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 300.
Estimated Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Burden Hours per Response: .25 hours.
Estimated Total Burden: 75 hours.
Clearance Officer: Sally W. Watts, (202) 906-7380, Office of Thrift
Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552.
Dated: April 8, 2002.
Deborah Dakin,
Deputy Chief Counsel, Regulations & Legislation.
[FR Doc. 02-8851 Filed 4-11-02; 8:45 am]
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