03-27776. Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously Approved Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY:

National Credit Union Administration (NCUA).

ACTION:

Request for comment.

SUMMARY:

The NCUA is submitting the following information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). This information collection is published to obtain comments from the public.

DATES:

Comments will be accepted until January 5, 2004.

ADDRESSES:

Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to the NCUA Clearance Officer listed below:

Clearance Officer: Mr. Neil McNamara, National Credit Union Administration, 1775 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-3428, Fax No. 703-518-6669, E-mail: [e-mail].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or a copy of the information collection request, should be directed to Tracy Sumpter at the National Credit Union Administration, 1775 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-3428, or at [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Proposal for the following collection of information:

Title: 12 CFR part 708b—Mergers of Federally Insured Credit Unions.

OMB Number: 3133-0024.

Form Number: N/A.

Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired.

Description: The rule sets forth merger procedures for federally insured credit unions.

Respondents: All credit unions.

Estimated No. of Respondents/Record keepers: 304.

Estimated Burden Hours Per Response: 15 hours.

Frequency of Response: Other. Information disclosures required are made on an on-going basis.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,560.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: $67,853.00.

By the National Credit Union Administration Board on October 29, 2003.

Becky Baker,

Secretary of the Board.