[Federal Register: October 7, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 194)] [Notices] [Page 60221] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr07oc04-89] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of Thrift Supervision Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request--Operating Subsidiary AGENCY: Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Treasury. ACTION: Notice and request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. OTS is soliciting public comments on the proposal. DATES: Submit written comments on or before November 8, 2004. ADDRESSES: Send comments, referring to the collection by title of the proposal or by OMB approval number, to OMB and OTS at these addresses: Mark D. Menchik, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10236, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, or e-mail to mmenchik@omb.eop.gov; and Information Collection Comments, Chief Counsel's Office, Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552, by fax to (202) 906-6518, or by e-mail to infocollection.comments@ots.treas.gov. OTS will post comments and the related index on the OTS Internet Site at http://www.ots.treas.gov. In addition, interested persons may inspect comments at the Public Reading 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: To obtain a copy of the submission to OMB, contact Marilyn K. Burton at marilyn.burton@ots.treas.gov, (202) 906-6467, or facsimile number (202) 906-6518, Regulations and Legislation Division, Chief Counsel's Office, 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. Title of Proposal: Operating Subsidiary. OMB Number: 1550-0077. Form Number: OTS Forms 1579. Regulation requirement: 12 CFR Part 559. Description: 12 CFR Part 559 requires a savings association proposing to establish or acquire an operating subsidiary or conduct new activities in an existing operating subsidiary to either notify OTS or obtain the prior approval of OTS. The regulation also requires a savings association to create and maintain certain documents. Type of Review: Renewal. Affected Public: Savings Associations. Estimated Number of Respondents: 68. Estimated Frequency of Response: Event-generated. Estimated Burden Hours per Response: 14 hours. Estimated Total Burden: 952 hours. Clearance Officer: Marilyn K. Burton, (202) 906-6467, Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552. OMB Reviewer: Mark D. Menchik, (202) 395-3176, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10236, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. Dated: September 30, 2004. By the Office of Thrift Supervision. Richard M. Riccobono, Deputy Director. [FR Doc. 04-22529 Filed 10-6-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6720-01-P