97-14281. Information Collection; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 105 (Monday, June 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29780-29781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-14281]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency


Information Collection; Submission for OMB Review; Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review; comment request.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Office of the Comptroller of 
the Currency (OCC) hereby gives notice that it has sent to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review an information collection 
titled Foreign Branch Report of Condition.

DATES: Comments regarding this information collection are welcome and 
should be submitted to the OMB Reviewer and the OCC. Comments are due 
on or before July 2, 1997.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the submission may be obtained by calling the OCC 
Contact listed. Direct all written comments to the OMB Reviewer listed 
and the Communications Division, Attention: 1557-0099, Third Floor, 
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E Street, SW, 
Washington, DC 20219. In addition, comments may be sent by facsimile 
transmission to [phone], or by electronic mail to 
[email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    OMB Number: 1557-0099.
    Form Number: FFIEC 030.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection.
    Title: Foreign Branch Report of Condition.
    Description: This submission covers a reinstatement without change 
of an information collection titled ``Foreign Branch Report of 
Condition.'' This report is collected from all foreign branches of U.S. 
banks regardless of charter type. It provides information on the 
structure and geographic distribution of foreign branch assets and 
liabilities. The agencies use the information to analyze foreign 
operations of U.S. banks and to plan examinations.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 677.
    Total Annual Responses: 1,085.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 3,255 hours.
    OCC Contact: Jessie Gates or Dionne Walsh, [phone], 
Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division, Office of the 
Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20219.
    OMB Reviewer: Alexander Hunt, [phone], Paperwork Reduction 
Project 1557-0099, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10226, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.
    The OCC may not conduct or sponsor, and a respondent is not 
required to respond to, an information collection that has been 
extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless 
it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Comments are invited 
on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the OCC's functions, including whether the 
information has practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the OCC's 
estimate of the burden of the information collection; (c) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information; (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the information 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,

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maintenance, and purchase of services to provide the information.

    Dated: May 27, 1997.
Karen Solomon,
Director, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division.
[FR Doc. 97-14281 Filed 5-30-97; 8:45 am]
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