E8-1111. Interagency Charter and Federal Deposit Insurance Application

AGENCY:

Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Treasury.

ACTION:

Notice and request for comment.

SUMMARY:

The proposed information collection request (ICR) described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. OTS is soliciting public comments on the proposal.

DATES:

Submit written comments on or before February 22, 2008. A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, can be obtained from RegInfo.gov at http://www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​PRAMain.

ADDRESSES:

Send comments, referring to the collection by title of the proposal or by OMB approval number, to OMB and OTS at these addresses: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Desk Officer for OTS, U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or by fax to [phone]; and Information Collection Comments, Chief Counsel's Office, Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552, by fax to [phone], or by e-mail to [e-mail]. 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 [phone], send an e-mail to [e-mail], or send a facsimile transmission to [phone].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For further information or to obtain a copy of the submission to OMB, please contact Ira L. Mills at, [e-mail], [phone], or facsimile number [phone], Regulations and Litigation 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: Interagency Charter and Federal Deposit Insurance Application.

OMB Number: 1550-0005.

Form Number: OTS Forms 138 and 1623.

Description: Organizers of a Federal savings association must file an Interagency Charter and Federal Deposit Insurance Application for permission to organize with the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS). The submission is required to establish a Federal savings association or a Federal savings bank, and the issuance of a Federal charter.

OTS analyzes each information collection to determine whether to approve the proposed application for a Federal charter.

Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Federal Government.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 45.

Estimated Number of Responses: 45.

Estimated Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Total Burden: 5,625 hours.

Clearance Officer: Ira L. Mills, [phone], Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552.

OMB Reviewer: Desk Officer for OTS, Fax: [phone], U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: January 17, 2008.

Deborah Dakin,

Senior Deputy Chief Counsel, Regulations and Legislation Division.