[Federal Register: November 2, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 211)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

 
Proposed Renewal of Information Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The OCC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork 
and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal 
agencies to take this opportunity to comment on a continuing 
information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995. Currently, the OCC is soliciting comments concerning its 
extension, without change, for an information collection titled, 
``(MA)--Securities Exchange Act Disclosure Rules--12 CFR 11.''

DATES: You should submit written comments by January 2, 2000.

ADDRESSES: You should direct all written comments to the Communications 
Division, Attention: 1557-0106, Third Floor, Office of the Comptroller 
of the Currency, 250 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20219. In addition, 
you may send comments by facsimile transmission to (202) 874-5274, or 
by electronic mail to regs.comments@occ.treas.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You can request additional information 
or a copy of the collection from Jessie Dunaway or Camille Dixon, (202) 
874-5090, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division (1557-0106), 
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E Street, SW, 
Washington, DC 20219.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OCC is proposing to extend OMB approval 
of the following information collection:

    Title: (MA)--Securities Exchange Act Disclosure Rules--12 CFR 11.
    OMB Number: 1557-0106.
    Form Number: SEC Forms 3, 4, 5, 
8-K, 10, 10-K, 10-Q, Schedules 13D, 13G, 14A, 14B, and 14C.
    Abstract: This information collection covers the OCC's Securities 
Exchange Act Disclosure Rules (12 CFR part 11) which require national 
banks to make public disclosures and file with the OCC certain 
Securities Exchange Commission forms. Publicly-owned national banks 
must make disclosures and filings to comply with applicable banking and 
securities law and regulatory requirements. The OCC reviews the 
information to ensure that it complies with Federal law and makes 
public all information required to be filed. Investors, depositors, and 
the public use the information to make informed investment decisions.
    Type of Review: Extension, without change, of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 131.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 636.
    Frequency of Response: Occasional.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,360.

Comments

    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will become 
a matter of public record. Comments are invited on:
    (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information has practical utility;
    (b) The accuracy of the OCC's estimate of the burden of the 
collection of information;
    (c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected;
    (d) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology; and
    (e) Estimates of capital or startup costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.

    Dated: October 27, 1999.
Mark Tenhundfeld,
Assistant Director, Legislative & Regulatory Activities Division.
[FR Doc. 99-28571 Filed 11-1-99; 8:45 am]
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