01-14051. Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY:

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

ACTION:

Notice of information collection to be submitted to OMB for review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

SUMMARY:

In accordance with requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the FDIC hereby gives notice that it plans to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for OMB review and approval of the information collection system described below.

Type of Review: Renewal of a currently approved collection.

Title: Transfer Agent Registration and Amendment Form.

Form Number: TA-1.

OMB Number: 3064-0026.

Annual Burden: Estimated annual number of respondents: 29 (11—initial registrations; 18—amendments); Estimated time per response 1.25 hours (initial registration), .17 hours (amendment); Total annual burden hours 17 hours.

Expiration Date of OMB Clearance: July 31, 2001.

OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt, [phone], Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Washington, D.C. 20503.

FDIC Contact: Tamara R. Manly, [phone], Office of the Executive Secretary, Room F-4058, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20429.

Comments: Comments on this collection of information are welcome and should be submitted on or before July 5, 2001 to both the OMB reviewer and the FDIC contact listed above.

ADDRESSES:

Information about this submission, including copies of the proposed collection of information, may be obtained by calling or writing the FDIC contact listed above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Section 17A(c)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78q) requires a bank to register with the appropriate Federal bank regulator prior to performing any transfer agent function. Under FDIC regulation 12 CFR 341, an insured nonmember bank uses Form TA-1 to register with the FDIC.

Dated: May 30, 2001.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Robert E. Feldman,

Executive Secretary.