[Federal Register: April 15, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 72)]
[Notices]               
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

 
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Correction

SUMMARY: This notice corrects a notice (FR Doc. 02-8375 published on 
pages 16752-16753 of the Issue for Monday, April 8, 2002.
    On June 15, 1984, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
delegated to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
(Board) its approval authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act, as 
per 5 CFR 1320.16, to approve of and assign OMB control numbers to 
collection of information requests and requirements conducted or 
sponsored by the Board under conditions set forth in 5 CFR 1320 
Appendix A.1. Board-approved collections of information are 
incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved 
collections of information. Copies of the OMB 83-Is and supporting 
statements and approved collection of information instruments are 
placed into OMB's

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public docket files. The Federal Reserve may not conduct or sponsor, 
and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information 
collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after 
October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control 
number.

Request for comment on information collection proposal.

    The following information collection, which is being handled under 
this delegated authority, has received initial Board approval and is 
hereby published for comment. At the end of the comment period, the 
proposed information collection, along with an analysis of comments and 
recommendations received, will be submitted to the Board for final 
approval under OMB delegated authority. Comments are invited on the 
following:
    a. whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the Federal Reserve's functions; including 
whether the information has practical utility;
    b. the accuracy of the Federal Reserve's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed 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 information collection on 
respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 14, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to Ms. Jennifer J. Johnson, 
Secretary, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20551. However, 
because paper mail in the Washington area and at the Board of Governors 
is subject to delay, please consider submitting your comments by e-mail 
to regs.comments@federalreserve.gov, or faxing them to the Office of 
the Secretary at 202-452-3819 or 202-452-3102. Comments addressed to 
Ms. Johnson may also be delivered to the Board's mail facility in the 
West Courtyard between 8:45 a.m. and 5:15 p.m., located on 21st Street 
between Constitution Avenue and C Street, N.W. Members of the public 
may inspect comments in Room MP-500 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on 
weekdays pursuant to 261.12, except as provided in 261.14, of the 
Board's Rules Regarding Availability of Information, 12 CFR 261.12 and 
261.14.
    A copy of the comments may also be submitted to the OMB desk 
officer for the Board: Alexander T. 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: A copy of the proposed form and 
instructions, the Paperwork Reduction Act Submission (OMB 83-I), 
supporting statement, and other documents that will be placed into 
OMB's public docket files once approved may be requested from the 
agency clearance officer, whose name appears below. Mary M. West, 
Federal Reserve Board Clearance Officer (202-452-3829), Division of 
Research and Statistics, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
System, Washington, DC 20551. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf 
(TDD) users may contact Diane Jenkins (202-452-3544), Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551.

Proposal to approve under OMB delegated authority the extension for 
three years, without revision, of the following report

1. Report title: Recordkeeping Requirements Associated with the Real 
Estate Lending Standards Regulation for State Member Banks
    Agency form number: Reg H-5
    OMB control number: 7100-0261
    Frequency: Aggregate report, quarterly; policy statement, annually.
    Reporters: state member banks
    Annual reporting hours: 21,060 hours
    Estimated average hours per response: Aggregate report, 5 hours; 
policy statement, 20 hours
    Number of respondents: 976
    Small businesses are affected.
    General description of report: This information collection is 
mandatory (12 U.S.C. 1828(o)) and is not given confidential treatment.
    Abstract: State member banks must adopt and maintain a written real 
estate lending policy. Also, banks must identify their loans in excess 
of the supervisory loan-to-value limits and report (at least quarterly) 
the aggregate amount of the loans to the bank's board of directors.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, April 9, 2002.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 02-9007 Filed 4-12-02; 8:45 am]
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