Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 22313-22314 [05-8583]

Download as PDF 22313 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 82 / Friday, April 29, 2005 / Notices and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the following offices: • Drinking Water Branch, Water Protection Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103–2029. • Bureau for Public Health, Department of Health and Human Resources, Capital & Washington Streets, 1 Davis Square, Suite 200, Charleston, WV 25301 Patti Kay Wisniewski, Drinking Water Branch (3WP22) at the Philadelphia address given above; telephone (215) 814–5668 or fax (215) 814–2318. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: All interested parties are invited to submit written comments on this determination and may request a public hearing. All comments will be considered, and, if necessary, EPA will issue a response. Frivolous or insubstantial requests for a hearing may be denied by the Regional Administrator. 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[FR Doc. 05–8595 Filed 4–28–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). ACTION: Notice and request for comment. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The FDIC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). Currently, the FDIC is soliciting comments concerning information collections titled ‘‘Acquisition Services Information Requirements.’’ DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 28, 2005. ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to Gary A. Kuiper, Counsel, (202) 942– 3824, Legal Division, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street, NW., PA–1730–3000, Washington, DC 20429. All comments should refer to ‘‘Acquisition Services Information Requirements.’’ Comments may be hand-delivered to the guard station at the rear of the 550 17th Street Building (located on F Street), on business days between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. [FAX number (202) 898–3838; E-mail: comments@fdic.gov]. Comments may be inspected and photocopied in the FDIC Public Information Center, 801 17th Street, NW., Room 100, Washington, DC between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on business days. A copy of the comments may also be submitted to the OMB desk officer for the FDIC: Mark Menchik, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 3208, Washington, DC 20503. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary A. Kuiper, at the address identified above. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Acquisition Services Information Requirements. OMB Number: 3064–0072. This OMB Number covers the following forms: Forms Currently in Use: FDIC Background Investigation Questionnaire for Contractor Personnel Management Officials, Form 1600/04 (1–03). [Added questions regarding other names used, race, height, weight, eye color, hair color, contract number and oversight manager.] FDIC Contractor Representation and Certifications, Form 3700/04A (8–02). [Changed format so form can be filled out online.] FDIC Background Investigation Questionnaire for Contractor, Form 1600/07 (8–02). [No changes.] FDIC Notice and Authorization Pertaining to Consumer Reports, Form 1600/10 (10–02). [Added statement that authorization is valid for one year or upon separation of employment/ services from the FDIC.] FDIC Integrity and Fitness Representations and Certifications, Form 3700/12 (11–03). [In the instructions for the form, ‘‘Definitions’’ was replaced with ‘‘Unique Terms’’ and the explanations of ‘‘conflict of interest’’ and ‘‘ownership or control’’ were simplified; also, examples were given of ‘‘pattern or practice of defalcation regarding obligations,’’ and of ‘‘conflicts of interest.’’] FDIC Leasing Representations and Certifications, Form 3700/44 (10–01). [No changes.] Discontinued Forms in This Collection: FDIC Contractor Application, Form 3700/13 (5–02). Contractor Past Performance RFP Reference Check Questionnaire, Form 3700/29 (10–01). Contractor Application Revision Request, Form 3700/33 (8–98). Frequency of Response: On occasion. Affected Public: Any contractors who wish to do business, have done business, or are currently under contract with the FDIC. Estimated Number of Respondents and Burden Hours: Hours per unit FDIC document No. of respondents Burden hours Background Investigation Questionnaire Management (1600/04) ...................................................... Background Investigation Questionnaire Contractors (1600/10) ........................................................ Notice of Authorization (1600/10) ........................................................................................................ Contractor Representation and Certifications (3700/04A) .................................................................. Integrity and Fitness Representations and Certifications (3700/12) ................................................... Leasing Representations and Certifications (3700/44) ....................................................................... .33 .50 .05 .50 .33 1.0 2,330 664 1,172 2,312 2,312 20 769 332 59 1,156 763 20 Total .............................................................................................................................................. ................ 8,810 3,099 VerDate jul<14>2003 16:04 Apr 28, 2005 Jkt 205001 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\29APN1.SGM 29APN1 22314 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 82 / Friday, April 29, 2005 / Notices Hours per unit FDIC document No. of respondents Burden hours Discontinued Forms Contractor Application (3700/13) ......................................................................................................... Contractor Past Performance RPF Reference Check Questionnaire (3700/29) ................................ Contractor Application Revision Request (3700/33) ........................................................................... .58 .75 .25 631 2,295 810 366 1,721 203 Total Reduction in Burden ............................................................................................................ ................ 3,736 2,290 Previous Estimated Total Annual Reporting Burden Hours: 5,389 hours. New Estimated Total Annual Reporting Burden Hours: 3,099 hours. Net Reduction in Estimated Burden Hours: 2,290 hours. General Description of Collection: The collection involves the submission of information on various forms by contractors who wish to do business, have done business, or are currently under contract with the FDIC. The information is used to: Enter contractors on the FDIC’s nationwide contractor database, the National Contractor System (NCS); ensure compliance with established contractor ethics regulations (12 CFR part 366); obtain information on a contractor’s past performance for proposal evaluation purposes; review a potential lessor’s fitness and integrity prior to entering into a lease transaction; provide notice and authorization for obtaining consumer reports for employment purposes or performance under a contract; and document contractor change requests. Request for Comment Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collections of information are necessary for the proper performance of the FDIC’s functions, including whether the information has practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the estimates of the burden of the information collections, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the information collections on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. At the end of the comment period, the comments and recommendations received will be analyzed to determine the extent to which the collections should be modified prior to submission to OMB for review and approval. Comments submitted in response to this notice also will be summarized or included in the FDIC’s requests to OMB for renewal of these collections. All comments will become a matter of public record. VerDate jul<14>2003 16:04 Apr 28, 2005 Jkt 205001 Dated at Washington, DC, this 26th day of April, 2005. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Robert E. Feldman, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 05–8583 Filed 4–28–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6714–01–P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for approval, pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 225), and all other applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the power to vote shares of a bank or bank holding company and all of the banks and nonbanking companies owned by the bank holding company, including the companies listed below. The applications listed below, as well as other related filings required by the Board, are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The application also will be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the standards enumerated in the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the proposal also involves the acquisition of a nonbanking company, the review also includes whether the acquisition of the nonbanking company complies with the standards in section 4 of the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise noted, nonbanking activities will be conducted throughout the United States. Additional information on all bank holding companies may be obtained from the National Information Center website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/. Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than May 24, 2005. A. Federal Reserve Bank of New York (Jay Bernstein, Bank Supervision PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Officer) 33 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10045-0001: 1. Hudson Valley Holding Corp., Yonkers, New York; to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of New York National Bank, Bronx, New York. B. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (A. Linwood Gill, III, Vice President) 701 East Byrd Street, Richmond, Virginia 23261-4528: 1. Abigail Adams National Bancorp, Inc., Washington, D.C.; to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Consolidated Bank & Trust Company, Richmond, Virginia. C. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Glenda Wilson, Community Affairs Officer) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166-2034: 1. ESB Bancorp, Inc., Elberfeld, Indiana; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of The Elberfeld State Bank, Elberfeld, Indiana. 2. German American Bancorp, Jasper, Indiana; to acquire 9.8 percent of the voting shares of Eclipse Bank, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky (in organization). D. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Donna J. Ward, Assistant Vice President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198-0001: 1. Second Capital Investments, LLC, Lee’s Summit, Missouri; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 33.90 percent of the voting shares of 1st Financial Bancshares, Inc., Overland Park, Kansas, and 1st Financial Bank, Overland Park, Kansas. E. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (W. Arthur Tribble, Vice President) 2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 752012272: 1. Olney Bancshares of Texas, Inc., Olney, Texas, and Olney Bancorp of Delaware, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware; to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Rose Rock Bank, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, April 25, 2005. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 05–8571 Filed 4–28–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–S E:\FR\FM\29APN1.SGM 29APN1

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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The FDIC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork 
and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal 
agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or 
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). Currently, the FDIC is 
soliciting comments concerning information collections titled 
``Acquisition Services Information Requirements.''

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 28, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to 
Gary A. Kuiper, Counsel, (202) 942-3824, Legal Division, Federal 
Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street, NW., PA-1730-3000, 
Washington, DC 20429. All comments should refer to ``Acquisition 
Services Information Requirements.'' Comments may be hand-delivered to 
the guard station at the rear of the 550 17th Street Building (located 
on F Street), on business days between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. [FAX number 
(202) 898-3838; E-mail: comments@fdic.gov]. Comments may be inspected 
and photocopied in the FDIC Public Information Center, 801 17th Street, 
NW., Room 100, Washington, DC between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on business 
days.
    A copy of the comments may also be submitted to the OMB desk 
officer for the FDIC: Mark Menchik, Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive 
Office Building, Room 3208, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary A. Kuiper, at the address 
identified above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Acquisition Services Information Requirements.
    OMB Number: 3064-0072. This OMB Number covers the following forms:
    Forms Currently in Use:
    FDIC Background Investigation Questionnaire for Contractor 
Personnel Management Officials, Form 1600/04 (1-03). [Added questions 
regarding other names used, race, height, weight, eye color, hair 
color, contract number and oversight manager.]
    FDIC Contractor Representation and Certifications, Form 3700/04A 
(8-02). [Changed format so form can be filled out online.]
    FDIC Background Investigation Questionnaire for Contractor, Form 
1600/07 (8-02). [No changes.]
    FDIC Notice and Authorization Pertaining to Consumer Reports, Form 
1600/10 (10-02). [Added statement that authorization is valid for one 
year or upon separation of employment/services from the FDIC.]
    FDIC Integrity and Fitness Representations and Certifications, Form 
3700/12 (11-03). [In the instructions for the form, ``Definitions'' was 
replaced with ``Unique Terms'' and the explanations of ``conflict of 
interest'' and ``ownership or control'' were simplified; also, examples 
were given of ``pattern or practice of defalcation regarding 
obligations,'' and of ``conflicts of interest.'']
FDIC Leasing Representations and Certifications, Form 3700/44 (10-01). 
[No changes.]
    Discontinued Forms in This Collection:
    FDIC Contractor Application, Form 3700/13 (5-02).
    Contractor Past Performance RFP Reference Check Questionnaire, Form 
3700/29 (10-01).
    Contractor Application Revision Request, Form 3700/33 (8-98).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Any contractors who wish to do business, have done 
business, or are currently under contract with the FDIC.
    Estimated Number of Respondents and Burden Hours:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               Hours per      No. of
        FDIC document             unit      respondents    Burden hours
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Background Investigation             .33           2,330             769
 Questionnaire Management
 (1600/04)...................
Background Investigation             .50             664             332
 Questionnaire Contractors
 (1600/10)...................
Notice of Authorization (1600/       .05           1,172              59
 10).........................
Contractor Representation and        .50           2,312           1,156
 Certifications (3700/04A)...
Integrity and Fitness                .33           2,312             763
 Representations and
 Certifications (3700/12)....
Leasing Representations and          1.0              20              20
 Certifications (3700/44)....
                              ------------
    Total....................  .........           8,810           3,099
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                   Discontinued Forms
---------------------------------------------------------
Contractor Application (3700/        .58             631             366
 13).........................
Contractor Past Performance          .75           2,295           1,721
 RPF Reference Check
 Questionnaire (3700/29).....
Contractor Application               .25             810             203
 Revision Request (3700/33)..
                              ------------
    Total Reduction in Burden  .........           3,736           2,290
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Previous Estimated Total Annual Reporting Burden Hours: 5,389 
hours.
    New Estimated Total Annual Reporting Burden Hours: 3,099 hours.
    Net Reduction in Estimated Burden Hours: 2,290 hours.
    General Description of Collection: The collection involves the 
submission of information on various forms by contractors who wish to 
do business, have done business, or are currently under contract with 
the FDIC. The information is used to: Enter contractors on the FDIC's 
nationwide contractor database, the National Contractor System (NCS); 
ensure compliance with established contractor ethics regulations (12 
CFR part 366); obtain information on a contractor's past performance 
for proposal evaluation purposes; review a potential lessor's fitness 
and integrity prior to entering into a lease transaction; provide 
notice and authorization for obtaining consumer reports for employment 
purposes or performance under a contract; and document contractor 
change requests.

Request for Comment

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collections of information 
are necessary for the proper performance of the FDIC's functions, 
including whether the information has practical utility; (b) the 
accuracy of the estimates of the burden of the information collections, 
including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the information 
collections on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
    At the end of the comment period, the comments and recommendations 
received will be analyzed to determine the extent to which the 
collections should be modified prior to submission to OMB for review 
and approval. Comments submitted in response to this notice also will 
be summarized or included in the FDIC's requests to OMB for renewal of 
these collections. All comments will become a matter of public record.

    Dated at Washington, DC, this 26th day of April, 2005.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-8583 Filed 4-28-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6714-01-P
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