02-1554. Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Revision to a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY:

National Credit Union Administration (NCUA).

ACTION:

Request for comment.

SUMMARY:

The NCUA intends to submit the following information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 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 March 25, 2002.

ADDRESSES:

Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to NCUA Clearance Officer or OMB Reviewer listed below:

Clearance Officer: Doug Verner [phone], National Credit Union Administration, 1775 Duke Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3428, Fax No. 703-518-6489.

OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt [phone], Office of Management and Budget, Room 10226, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Copies of the information collection requests, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling the NCUA Clearance Officer, Doug Verner, [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Proposal for the following collection of information:

OMB Number: 3133-0011.

Form Number: NCUA 9600.

Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Title: Application for Insurance of Accounts State-Chartered Credit Unions.

Description: Section 201 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1781) requires state-chartered credit unions desiring federal insurance to submit an application. The requirement also applies to federal credit unions converting to state charters and desiring federal insurance.

Respondents: State chartered credit unions and federal credit unions converting to state charter that desire federal insurance of member accounts.

Estimated No. of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 34.

Estimated Burden Hours Per Response: 4 hours.

Frequency of Response: Reporting. Upon application for federal insurance.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 136.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: N/A.

By the National Credit Union Administration Board on January 16, 2002.

Becky Baker,

Secretary of the Board.