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Dated: May 10, 2006.
Greg Armstrong,
Acting Chief, Superfund Enforcement &
Information Management Branch, Waste
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–8174–7]
Final Reissuance of General NPDES
Permit (GP) for Offshore Oil and Gas
Exploration Facilities on the Outer
Continental Shelf and Contiguous
State Waters (NPDES Permit Number
AKG–28–0000)
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Final Notice of reissuance of the
general NPDES permit.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: On April 5, 2004, EPA
proposed to reissue the general permit
(GP) for offshore oil and gas exploration
facilities on the Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) areas designated as the Beaufort
and Chukchi Seas and contiguous State
waters, pursuant to the provisions of the
Clean Water Act (CWA) 33 U.S.C. 1251
et seq. There was a 45 day comment
period during which written comments
on the draft permit were submitted to
EPA. On June 24, 2005, EPA extended
the area of coverage to include the Hope
Basin and Norton Sound Planning Areas
including contiguous State waters that
are within the Minerals Management
Services current 5-year oil and gas
leasing program and proposed to reissue
the GP. There was an additional 30 day
comment period. During the two
comment periods, EPA received six
comment letters on the GP. A Response
to Comments was prepared by EPA
along with the final GP.
DATES: The general permit will be
effective June 26, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the GP and
Response to Comments are available
upon request. Written requests may be
submitted to EPA, Region 10, 1200 Sixth
Avenue OWW–130, Seattle, WA 98101.
Electronic requests may be mailed to:
washington.audrey@epa.gov or
vidanage.sonia@epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
GP, Fact Sheet and Response to
Comments may be found on the Region
10 Web site at https://www.epa.gov/
r10earth/waterpermits.htm under the
General Permits section. Requests by
phone may be made to Audrey
Washington at (206) 553–0523 or to
Sonia Vidanage at (206) 553–1019.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Executive Order 12866: The Office of
Management and Budget exempted this
action from the review requirements of
Executive Order 12866 pursuant to
section 6 of that order.
The State of Alaska, Department of
Environmental Conservation (ADEC),
has certified that the subject dischargers
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comply with the applicable provisions
of section 208(e), 301, 302, 306 and 307
of the Clean Water Act, and that the
general permit is in compliance with the
Standards of the Alaska Coastal
Management Program.
Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA):
Under the RFA, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., a
Federal agency must prepare an initial
regulatory flexibility analysis ‘‘for any
proposed rule’’ for which the agency ‘‘is
required by section 553 of the
Administrative Procedure Act (APA), or
any other law, to publish general notice
of proposed rule making. The RFA
exempts from this requirement any rule
that the issuing agency certifies ‘‘will
not, if promulgated, have a significant
economic impact of a substantial
number of small entities.’’ EPA has
concluded that NPDES general permits
are permits, not rulemakings, under the
APA and thus not subject to APA
rulemaking requirements or RFA.
Dated: May 16, 2006.
Michael F. Gearheard,
Director, Office of Water & Watersheds,
Region 10.
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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection
Renewals; 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 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
the following continuing collections of
information titled:
1. Application Pursuant to Section 19
of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act
(3064–0018);
2. Home Mortgage Disclosure Act
(HMDA) (3064–0046);
3. Public Disclosure by Banks (3064–
0090);
4. Notice Required of Government
Securities Dealers or Brokers (Insured
State Nonmember Banks) (3064–0093);
5. Procedures for Monitoring Bank
Protection Act Compliance (3064–0095);
6. Activities and Investments of
Insured State Banks (3064–0111);
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7. Foreign Banks (3064–0114);
8. Certification of Eligibility Under
the Affordable Housing Program (3064–
0116);
9. Notice Regarding Unauthorized
Access to Customer Information (3064–
0145);
10. Mutual-to-Stock Conversions of
State Savings Banks (3064–0117);
11. Privacy of Consumer Financial
Information (3064–0136); and
12. Applicant Background
Questionnaire (3064–0138).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before July 25, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are
invited to submit written comments by
any of the following methods. All
comments should refer to the name and
number of the collection:
• https://www.FDIC.gov/regulations/
laws/federalnotices/propose.html.
• E-mail: comments@fdic.gov.
Include the name and number of the
collection in the subject line of the
message.
• Mail: Gary A. Kuiper
(202.898.3877), Counsel, Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20429.
• Hand Delivery: 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.
A copy of the comments may also be
submitted to the OMB Desk Officer for
the FDIC, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary
A. Kuiper, at the address identified
above, for collections numbered 1–9;
Steve Hanft, at the address identified
above, for collections numbered 10–12.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposal to renew the following
currently approved collections of
information:
1. Title: Application Pursuant to
Section 19 of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act.
OMB Number: 3064–0018.
Form Number: FDIC 6710/07.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Insured depository
institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
14.
Estimated Time per Response: 16
hours.
Total Annual Burden: 224 hours.
General Description of Collection:
Section 19 of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. Section 1829)
requires the FDIC’s consent prior to any
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participation in the affairs of an insured
depository institution by a person who
has been convicted of crimes involving
dishonesty or breach of trust. To obtain
that consent, an insured depository
institution must submit an application
to the FDIC for approval on Form FDIC
6710/07.
2. Title: Home Mortgage Disclosure
Act (HMDA).
OMB Number: 3064–0046.
Form Number: None.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Insured state
nonmember banks.
Estimated Number of Responses:
1,890,384.
Estimated Time per Response: 5
minutes.
Total Annual Burden: 157,532 hours.
General Description of Collection: To
permit the FDIC to detect discrimination
in residential mortgage lending, certain
insured state nonmember banks are
required by FDIC regulation 12 CFR part
338 to maintain various data on home
loan applicants.
3. Title: Public Disclosure by Banks.
OMB Number: 3064–0090.
Form Number: None.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Insured state
nonmember banks.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
5,500.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5
hours.
Total Annual Burden: 2,750 hours.
General Description of Collection: 12
CFR part 350 requires a bank to notify
the general public, and in some
instances shareholders, that financial
disclosure statements are available on
request. Required disclosures consist of
financial reports for the current and
preceding year, which can be
photocopied directly from the year-end
call reports. Also, on a case-by-case
basis, the FDIC may require that
descriptions of enforcement actions be
included in disclosure statements. The
regulation allows, but does not require,
the inclusion of management
discussions and analysis.
4. Title: Notices Required of
Government Securities Dealers or
Brokers (Insured State Nonmember
Banks).
OMB Number: 3064–0093.
Form Number: G-FIN; G-FINW; GFIN4; & G-FIN5.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Insured state
nonmember banks acting as government
securities brokers and dealers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
180.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
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Total Annual Burden: 180 hours.
General Description of Collection: The
Government Securities Act of 1986
requires all financial institutions acting
as government securities brokers and
dealers to notify their federal regulatory
agencies of their broker-dealer activities,
unless exempted from the notice
requirement by Treasury Department
regulation.
5. Title: Procedures for Monitoring
Bank Protection Act Compliance.
OMB Number: 3064–0095.
Form Number: None.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Insured state
nonmember banks.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
5,250.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5
hours.
Total Annual Burden: 2,625 hours.
General Description of Collection: The
Bank Protection Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C.
1881–1884) requires each Federal
supervisory agency to promulgate rules
establishing minimum standards for
security devices and procedures to
discourage financial crime and to assist
in the identification of persons who
commit such crimes. To avoid the
necessity of constantly updating a
technology-based regulation, the FDIC
takes a flexible approach to
implementing this statute. It requires
each insured nonmember bank to
designate a security officer who will
administer a written security program.
The security program shall: (1) Establish
procedures for opening and closing for
business and for safekeeping valuables;
(2) establish procedures that will assist
in identifying persons committing
crimes against the bank; (3) provide for
initial and periodic training of
employees in their responsibilities
under the security program; and (4)
provide for selecting, testing, operating
and maintaining security devices as
prescribed in the regulation. In addition,
the FDIC requires the security officer to
report at least annually to the bank’s
board of directors on the effectiveness of
the security program
6. Title: Activities and Investments of
Insured State Banks.
OMB Number: 3064–0111.
Form Number: None.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Insured state
nonmember banks.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
20.
Estimated Time per Response: 8
hours.
Total Annual Burden: 160 hours.
General Description of Collection:
With certain exceptions, section 24 of
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the FDI Act (12 U.S.C. 1831a) limits the
direct equity investments of state
chartered banks to equity investments
that are permissible for national banks.
In addition, the statute prohibits an
insured state bank from directly
engaging as principal in any activity
that is not permissible for a national
bank or indirectly through a subsidiary
in an activity that is not permissible for
a subsidiary of a national bank unless
the bank meets it minimum capital
requirements and the FDIC determines
that the activity does not pose a
significant risk to the deposit insurance
fund. The FDIC can make such a
determination for exception by
regulation or by an order. 12 CFR part
362 is the FDIC’s implementing
regulation for Section 24. It details the
activities that insured state banks or
their subsidiaries may engage in, under
certain criteria and conditions, and
identifies the information that banks
must furnish to the FDIC in order to
obtain the FDIC’s approval or
nonobjection.
7. Title: Foreign Banks.
OMB Number: 3064–0114.
Form Number: None.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Number of Responses per
Respondent: Varies with circumstances.
Affected Public: Certain U.S. branches
of foreign banks.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
12.
Estimated Time per Response: Ranges
from 1⁄4 hour to 10 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 1,572 hours.
General Description of Collection: The
collection of information consists of (a)
applications to operate as a noninsured
state-licensed branch of a foreign bank;
(b) applications from an insured state
licensed branch of a foreign bank to
conduct activities which are not
permissible for a federally-licensed
branch; (c) internal recordkeeping by
insured branches of foreign banks; and
(d) reporting requirements relating to an
insured branch(s pledge of assets to the
FDIC.
8. Title: Certification of Eligibility
Under the Affordable Housing Program.
OMB Number: 3064–0116.
Form Number: None.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals wishing
to purchase affordable housing
properties from the FDIC.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
12.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Total Annual Burden: 12 hours.
General Description of Collection:
This collection of information certifies
income eligibility under the affordable
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housing program. The certification
assists the FDIC in determining an
individual(s eligibility for purchasing
affordable housing properties from the
FDIC.
9. Title: Notice Regarding
Unauthorized Access to Customer
Information.
OMB Number: 3064–0145.
Form Number: None.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Insured state
nonmember banks.
Number of Respondents: 5,500.
Estimated Time per Response:
Developing notices: 20 hrs. × 5,500 =
110,000 hours.
Notifying customers: 24 hrs. × 110 =
2,640 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
112,640 hours.
General Description of Collection:
This collection reflects the FDIC’s
expectations regarding a response
program that financial institutions
should develop to address unauthorized
access to or use of customer information
that could result in substantial harm or
inconvenience to a customer. The
information collections require financial
institutions to: (1) Develop notices to
customers; and (2) in certain
circumstances, determine which
customers should receive the notices
and send the notices to customers.
10. Title: Mutual-to-Stock
Conversions of State Savings Banks.
OMB Number: 3064–0117.
Form Number: None.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Insured state
chartered savings banks that are not
members of the Federal Reserve System
proposing to convert from mutual to
stock form of ownership.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
10.
Estimated Time per Response: 50
hours.
Total Annual Burden: 500 hours.
General Description of Collection: 12
CFR 303.161 and 333.4 require state
savings banks that are not members of
the Federal Reserve System to file with
the FDIC a notice of intent to convert to
stock form and provide copies of
documents filed with State and Federal
banking and or securities regulators in
connection with the proposed
conversion.
11. Title: Privacy of Consumer
Financial Information.
OMB Number: 3064–0136.
Form Number: None.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Insured state
nonmember banks.
Estimated annual number of
institution respondents: Initial notice,
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208; annual notice and change in terms,
5,138; opt-out notice, 873.
Estimated average time per response
per institution: Initial notice, 80 hours;
annual notice and change in terms, 8
hours; opt-out notice, 8 hours.
Subtotal, annual burden hours for
institutions: 64,728 hours.
General Description of Collection: The
elements of this information collection
are required under section 504 of the
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Public Law
106–102. The collection mandates
notice requirements and restrictions on
a financial institution’s ability to
disclose nonpublic personal information
about consumers to nonaffiliated third
parties.
12. Title: Applicant Background
Questionnaire.
OMB Number: 3064–0138.
Form Number: FDIC 2100/14.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: FDIC job applicants
who are not current FDIC employees.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
10,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 3
minutes.
Total Annual Burden: 500 hours.
General Description of Collection: The
FDIC Applicant Background
Questionnaire is completed voluntarily
by FDIC job applicants who are not
current FDIC employees. Responses to
questions on the survey provide
information on gender, age, disability,
race/national origin, and to the
applicant’s source of vacancy
announcement information. Data is used
by the Office of Diversity and Economic
Opportunity and the Personnel Services
Branch to evaluate the effectiveness of
various recruitment methods used by
the FDIC to ensure that the agency
meets workforce diversity objectives.
Request for Comment
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
these 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
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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 23rd day of
May, 2006.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Change in Bank Control Notices;
Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank
Holding Companies
The notificants listed below have
applied under the Change in Bank
Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and
§ 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12
CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank
holding company. The factors that are
considered in acting on the notices are
set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12
U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).
The notices are available for
immediate inspection at the Federal
Reserve Bank indicated. The notices
also will be available for inspection at
the office of the Board of Governors.
Interested persons may express their
views in writing to the Reserve Bank
indicated for that notice or to the offices
of the Board of Governors. Comments
must be received not later than June 9,
2006.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of New
York (Anne McEwen, Financial
Specialist) 33 Liberty Street, New York,
New York 10045-0001:
1. Mario and Dawn Martinez, both of
Sundown, New York; to acquire voting
shares of Catskill Hudson Bancorp, Inc.,
Rock Hill, New York, and thereby
indirectly acquire voting shares of
Community Bank of Sullivan County,
Rock Hill, New York.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, May 22, 2006.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Secretary of the Board.
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Formations of, Acquisitions by, and
Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
The companies listed in this notice
have applied to the Board for approval,
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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
Web site at https://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 June 19, 2006.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
(Cindy West, Manager) 1455 East Sixth
Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44101-2566:
1. Sir Barton Bancorp, Inc., Lexington,
Kentucky; to become a bank holding
company by acquiring 100 percent of
the voting shares of First National Bank
of Lexington, Lexington, Kentucky.
B. Federal Reserve Bank of
Minneapolis (Jacqueline G. King,
Community Affairs Officer) 90
Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis,
Minnesota 55480-0291:
1. Minnesota Bancshares, Inc.,
Minneapolis, Minnesota; to become a
bank holding company by acquiring 100
percent of the voting shares of Heron
Lake State Bank, Heron Lake,
Minnesota.
In connection with this application,
Applicant also has applied to acquire
Heron Lake Agency, Inc., Heron Lake,
Minnesota, and thereby engage in the
sale of insurance in a town with a
population not exceeding 5,000,
pursuant to section 225.28(b)(11)(iii)(A)
of Regulation Y.
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, May 22, 2006.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. E6–8084 Filed 5–25–06; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Notice of Proposals to Engage in
Permissible Nonbanking Activities or
to Acquire Companies that are
Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking
Activities
The companies listed in this notice
have given notice under section 4 of the
Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C.
1843) (BHC Act) and Regulation Y (12
CFR part 225) to engage de novo, or to
acquire or control voting securities or
assets of a company, including the
companies listed below, that engages
either directly or through a subsidiary or
other company, in a nonbanking activity
that is listed in § 225.28 of Regulation Y
(12 CFR 225.28) or that the Board has
determined by Order to be closely
related to banking and permissible for
bank holding companies. Unless
otherwise noted, these activities will be
conducted throughout the United States.
Each notice is available for inspection
at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated.
The notice also will be available for
inspection at the offices of the Board of
Governors. Interested persons may
express their views in writing on the
question whether the proposal complies
with the standards of section 4 of the
BHC Act. Additional information on all
bank holding companies may be
obtained from the National Information
Center Web site at https://www.ffiec.gov/
nic/.
Unless otherwise noted, comments
regarding the applications must be
received at the Reserve Bank indicated
or the offices of the Board of Governors
not later than June 9, 2006.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of New
York (Anne McEwen, Financial
Specialist) 33 Liberty Street, New York,
New York 10045-0001:
1. Allied Irish Banks, P.L.C., Dublin,
Ireland; to engage de novo through its
subsidiary Goodbody Securities, Inc.,
New York, New York, in securities
brokerage and private placement
services, pursuant to sections
225.28(b)(7)(i) and (b)(7)(iii) of
Regulation Y.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, May 22, 2006.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Secretary of the Board.
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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection
Renewals; 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 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 the following continuing collections of information titled:
1. Application Pursuant to Section 19 of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act (3064-0018);
2. Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) (3064-0046);
3. Public Disclosure by Banks (3064-0090);
4. Notice Required of Government Securities Dealers or Brokers
(Insured State Nonmember Banks) (3064-0093);
5. Procedures for Monitoring Bank Protection Act Compliance (3064-
0095);
6. Activities and Investments of Insured State Banks (3064-0111);
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7. Foreign Banks (3064-0114);
8. Certification of Eligibility Under the Affordable Housing
Program (3064-0116);
9. Notice Regarding Unauthorized Access to Customer Information
(3064-0145);
10. Mutual-to-Stock Conversions of State Savings Banks (3064-0117);
11. Privacy of Consumer Financial Information (3064-0136); and
12. Applicant Background Questionnaire (3064-0138).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 25, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments by
any of the following methods. All comments should refer to the name and
number of the collection:
https://www.FDIC.gov/regulations/laws/federalnotices/
propose.html.
E-mail: comments@fdic.gov. Include the name and number of
the collection in the subject line of the message.
Mail: Gary A. Kuiper (202.898.3877), Counsel, Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20429.
Hand Delivery: 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.
A copy of the comments may also be submitted to the OMB Desk
Officer for the FDIC, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary A. Kuiper, at the address
identified above, for collections numbered 1-9; Steve Hanft, at the
address identified above, for collections numbered 10-12.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposal to renew the following currently approved collections of
information:
1. Title: Application Pursuant to Section 19 of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act.
OMB Number: 3064-0018.
Form Number: FDIC 6710/07.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Insured depository institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 14.
Estimated Time per Response: 16 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 224 hours.
General Description of Collection: Section 19 of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. Section 1829) requires the FDIC's
consent prior to any participation in the affairs of an insured
depository institution by a person who has been convicted of crimes
involving dishonesty or breach of trust. To obtain that consent, an
insured depository institution must submit an application to the FDIC
for approval on Form FDIC 6710/07.
2. Title: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
OMB Number: 3064-0046.
Form Number: None.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Insured state nonmember banks.
Estimated Number of Responses: 1,890,384.
Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes.
Total Annual Burden: 157,532 hours.
General Description of Collection: To permit the FDIC to detect
discrimination in residential mortgage lending, certain insured state
nonmember banks are required by FDIC regulation 12 CFR part 338 to
maintain various data on home loan applicants.
3. Title: Public Disclosure by Banks.
OMB Number: 3064-0090.
Form Number: None.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Insured state nonmember banks.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,500.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 2,750 hours.
General Description of Collection: 12 CFR part 350 requires a bank
to notify the general public, and in some instances shareholders, that
financial disclosure statements are available on request. Required
disclosures consist of financial reports for the current and preceding
year, which can be photocopied directly from the year-end call reports.
Also, on a case-by-case basis, the FDIC may require that descriptions
of enforcement actions be included in disclosure statements. The
regulation allows, but does not require, the inclusion of management
discussions and analysis.
4. Title: Notices Required of Government Securities Dealers or
Brokers (Insured State Nonmember Banks).
OMB Number: 3064-0093.
Form Number: G-FIN; G-FINW; G-FIN4; & G-FIN5.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Insured state nonmember banks acting as government
securities brokers and dealers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 180.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Total Annual Burden: 180 hours.
General Description of Collection: The Government Securities Act of
1986 requires all financial institutions acting as government
securities brokers and dealers to notify their federal regulatory
agencies of their broker-dealer activities, unless exempted from the
notice requirement by Treasury Department regulation.
5. Title: Procedures for Monitoring Bank Protection Act Compliance.
OMB Number: 3064-0095.
Form Number: None.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Insured state nonmember banks.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,250.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 2,625 hours.
General Description of Collection: The Bank Protection Act of 1968
(12 U.S.C. 1881-1884) requires each Federal supervisory agency to
promulgate rules establishing minimum standards for security devices
and procedures to discourage financial crime and to assist in the
identification of persons who commit such crimes. To avoid the
necessity of constantly updating a technology-based regulation, the
FDIC takes a flexible approach to implementing this statute. It
requires each insured nonmember bank to designate a security officer
who will administer a written security program. The security program
shall: (1) Establish procedures for opening and closing for business
and for safekeeping valuables; (2) establish procedures that will
assist in identifying persons committing crimes against the bank; (3)
provide for initial and periodic training of employees in their
responsibilities under the security program; and (4) provide for
selecting, testing, operating and maintaining security devices as
prescribed in the regulation. In addition, the FDIC requires the
security officer to report at least annually to the bank's board of
directors on the effectiveness of the security program
6. Title: Activities and Investments of Insured State Banks.
OMB Number: 3064-0111.
Form Number: None.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Insured state nonmember banks.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 20.
Estimated Time per Response: 8 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 160 hours.
General Description of Collection: With certain exceptions, section
24 of
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the FDI Act (12 U.S.C. 1831a) limits the direct equity investments of
state chartered banks to equity investments that are permissible for
national banks. In addition, the statute prohibits an insured state
bank from directly engaging as principal in any activity that is not
permissible for a national bank or indirectly through a subsidiary in
an activity that is not permissible for a subsidiary of a national bank
unless the bank meets it minimum capital requirements and the FDIC
determines that the activity does not pose a significant risk to the
deposit insurance fund. The FDIC can make such a determination for
exception by regulation or by an order. 12 CFR part 362 is the FDIC's
implementing regulation for Section 24. It details the activities that
insured state banks or their subsidiaries may engage in, under certain
criteria and conditions, and identifies the information that banks must
furnish to the FDIC in order to obtain the FDIC's approval or
nonobjection.
7. Title: Foreign Banks.
OMB Number: 3064-0114.
Form Number: None.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Number of Responses per Respondent: Varies with circumstances.
Affected Public: Certain U.S. branches of foreign banks.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 12.
Estimated Time per Response: Ranges from \1/4\ hour to 10 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 1,572 hours.
General Description of Collection: The collection of information
consists of (a) applications to operate as a noninsured state-licensed
branch of a foreign bank; (b) applications from an insured state
licensed branch of a foreign bank to conduct activities which are not
permissible for a federally-licensed branch; (c) internal recordkeeping
by insured branches of foreign banks; and (d) reporting requirements
relating to an insured branch(s pledge of assets to the FDIC.
8. Title: Certification of Eligibility Under the Affordable Housing
Program.
OMB Number: 3064-0116.
Form Number: None.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals wishing to purchase affordable housing
properties from the FDIC.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 12.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Total Annual Burden: 12 hours.
General Description of Collection: This collection of information
certifies income eligibility under the affordable housing program. The
certification assists the FDIC in determining an individual(s
eligibility for purchasing affordable housing properties from the FDIC.
9. Title: Notice Regarding Unauthorized Access to Customer
Information.
OMB Number: 3064-0145.
Form Number: None.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Insured state nonmember banks.
Number of Respondents: 5,500.
Estimated Time per Response:
Developing notices: 20 hrs. x 5,500 = 110,000 hours.
Notifying customers: 24 hrs. x 110 = 2,640 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 112,640 hours.
General Description of Collection: This collection reflects the
FDIC's expectations regarding a response program that financial
institutions should develop to address unauthorized access to or use of
customer information that could result in substantial harm or
inconvenience to a customer. The information collections require
financial institutions to: (1) Develop notices to customers; and (2) in
certain circumstances, determine which customers should receive the
notices and send the notices to customers.
10. Title: Mutual-to-Stock Conversions of State Savings Banks.
OMB Number: 3064-0117.
Form Number: None.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Insured state chartered savings banks that are not
members of the Federal Reserve System proposing to convert from mutual
to stock form of ownership.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.
Estimated Time per Response: 50 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 500 hours.
General Description of Collection: 12 CFR 303.161 and 333.4 require
state savings banks that are not members of the Federal Reserve System
to file with the FDIC a notice of intent to convert to stock form and
provide copies of documents filed with State and Federal banking and or
securities regulators in connection with the proposed conversion.
11. Title: Privacy of Consumer Financial Information.
OMB Number: 3064-0136.
Form Number: None.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Insured state nonmember banks.
Estimated annual number of institution respondents: Initial notice,
208; annual notice and change in terms, 5,138; opt-out notice, 873.
Estimated average time per response per institution: Initial
notice, 80 hours; annual notice and change in terms, 8 hours; opt-out
notice, 8 hours.
Subtotal, annual burden hours for institutions: 64,728 hours.
General Description of Collection: The elements of this information
collection are required under section 504 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley
Act, Public Law 106-102. The collection mandates notice requirements
and restrictions on a financial institution's ability to disclose
nonpublic personal information about consumers to nonaffiliated third
parties.
12. Title: Applicant Background Questionnaire.
OMB Number: 3064-0138.
Form Number: FDIC 2100/14.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: FDIC job applicants who are not current FDIC
employees.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 3 minutes.
Total Annual Burden: 500 hours.
General Description of Collection: The FDIC Applicant Background
Questionnaire is completed voluntarily by FDIC job applicants who are
not current FDIC employees. Responses to questions on the survey
provide information on gender, age, disability, race/national origin,
and to the applicant's source of vacancy announcement information. Data
is used by the Office of Diversity and Economic Opportunity and the
Personnel Services Branch to evaluate the effectiveness of various
recruitment methods used by the FDIC to ensure that the agency meets
workforce diversity objectives.
Request for Comment
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether these 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
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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 23rd day of May, 2006.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-8182 Filed 5-25-06; 8:45 am]
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