[Federal Register: May 27, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 102)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision

 
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment 
Request

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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, Public Law 104-13. Today, the Office of Thrift Supervision within 
the Department of the Treasury solicits comments on the Loan 
Application Register.

DATES: Submit written comments on or before July 26, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Manager, Dissemination Branch, Information 
Management and Services Division, Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552, Attention 1550-0021. Hand deliver 
comments to the Public Reference Room, 1700 G Street, NW., lower level, 
from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on business days. Send facsimile 
transmissions to FAX Number (202) 906-7755; or (202) 906-6956 (if 
comments are over 25 pages). Send e-mails to 
``public.info@ots.treas.gov'', and include your name and telephone 
number. Interested persons may inspect comments at the Public Reference 
Room, 1700 G St. NW., from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. on business days.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gilda Morse, Corporate Policy and 
Special Examinations, Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20552, (202) 906-6238.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Loan Application Register.
    OMB Number: 1550-0021.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Abstract: The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA), 12 U.S.C. 2801, 
requires this collection of information. In accordance with the Act, 
the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) promulgates and administers HMDA 
regulations. HMDA forms and collection and recordkeeping requirements 
are approved under OMB Control No. 7100-0247. The FRB supporting 
statement should form the decisional basis for the OMB action. This 
submission discusses the burden imposed by the Office of Thrift 
Supervision (OTS) by requiring that ``Reason for Denial'', an optional 
column on the approved FRB HMDA form, be completed, whenever 
applicable, by all institutions regulated by OTS.
    Current Actions: OTS proposes to renew this information collection 
without revision.
    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Affected Public: Business or For Profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,000,000.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 0.03 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 90,000 hours.
    Request for Comments: The OTS will summarize comments submitted in 
response to this notice or will include these comments in its request 
for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public record. 
The OTS invites comment on: (a) Whether the collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of 
information; (c) ways to enhance the quality; (d) ways to minimize the 
burden of the collection of information on respondents, including the 
use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology; and (e) estimates of capital or starting costs and costs of 
operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide 
information.

    Dated: May 20, 1999.
Frank DiGialleonardo,
CIO and Director, Office of Information Systems.
[FR Doc. 99-13469 Filed 5-26-99; 8:45 am]
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