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Respondents: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 18
respondents; 18 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
Total Annual Burden: 18 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
In general, there is no need for
confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: The Federal
Communications Commission (‘‘FCC’’)
proposes to establish a new information
collection (IC) titled ‘‘International
Special Projects (ISP) Petitions for
Declaratory Ruling.’’ The purpose of this
information collection is to facilitate the
public’s voluntary filing of
miscellaneous requests with the FCC,
such as a waiver of the Commission’s
rules or foreign ownership matters, in
an electronic module in the
International Bureau’s Filing System
(IBFS). Filers have the option to upload
paper copies of documents in IBFS in
lieu of mailing documents to the FCC
Secretary’s Office. However, they may
file documents in the FCC Secretary’s
Office by postal mail instead of filing
them electronically in IBFS. The filing
of documents in IBFS saves time and
costs for the general public since they
would save the cost of postage to mail
the documents to the FCC. It also
guarantees that when the respondents
‘‘submit’’ their documents in IBFS,
those documents are received at the FCC
on the same day.
Furthermore, FCC staff and members
of the public can track the receipt and
status of documents received
electronically in the IBFS.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8–11018 Filed 5–16–08; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Meeting; Deletion of
Agenda Item From May 14, 2008, Open
Meeting
May 13, 2008.
The following has been deleted from
the list of Agenda items scheduled for
consideration at the May 14, 2008, Open
Meeting and previously listed in the
Commission’s Notice of May 7, 2008, 73
FR 26991, May 12, 2008. This item has
been adopted by the Commission.
Item No.
Bureau
Subject
1 ...............
Wireless Telecommunications ....................
Title: Implementation of Sections 309(j) and 337 of the Communications Act of 1934
as Amended (WT Docket No. 99–87); Promotion of Spectrum Efficient Technologies on Certain Part 90 Frequencies (RM–9332).
Summary: The Commission will consider a Fourth Memorandum Opinion and Order
addressing a petition for reconsiderations and a request for clarification of the Third
Report and Order.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 08–1273 Filed 5–15–08; 12:34 pm]
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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Information
Collection; Comment Request
Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (FDIC).
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
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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 comment on a proposed new
collection of information, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. chapter 35). The collection is
related to a mandate under section 7 of
the Federal Deposit Insurance Reform
Conforming Amendments Act of 2005
(‘‘Reform Act’’) (Pub. L. 109–173),
which calls for the FDIC to conduct
ongoing surveys ‘‘on efforts by insured
depository institutions to bring those
individuals and families who have
rarely, if ever, held a checking account,
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a savings account or other type of
transaction or check cashing account at
an insured depository institution
(hereafter in this section referred to as
the ‘unbanked’) into the conventional
finance system.’’ Section 7 further
instructs the FDIC to consider several
factors in its conduct of the surveys,
including: (1) ‘‘What cultural, language
and identification issues as well as
transaction costs appear to most prevent
‘unbanked’ individuals from
establishing conventional accounts’’;
and (2) ‘‘what is a fair estimate of the
size and worth of the ‘unbanked’ market
in the United States.’’ To satisfy the
Congressional mandate, the FDIC
intends to conduct two complementary
surveys. One is a survey of FDICinsured depository institutions on their
efforts to serve underbanked, as well as
unbanked, populations (underbanked
populations include individuals who
have an account with an insured
depository but also rely on non-bank
alternative financial service providers
for transaction services or high-cost
credit products). The FDIC has already
obtained OMB approval for this survey
and the survey effort is currently in
process. The other is a survey of U.S.
households to estimate the size and
worth of the unbanked and
underbanked markets and to identify
the factors that inhibit their
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participation in the mainstream banking
system. The household survey would be
conducted for the FDIC by the U.S.
Bureau of the Census, as a supplement
to its monthly Current Population
Survey (CPS) in January 2009. This
notice addresses the household survey.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before July 18, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are
invited to submit written comments by
any of the following methods. All
comments should refer to ‘‘National
Unbanked and Underbanked Household
Survey’’:
• https://www.FDIC.gov/regulations/
laws/federal/.
• E-mail: comments@fdic.gov.
Include the name and number of the
collection in the subject line of the
message.
• Mail: Leneta Gregorie (202–898–
3719), Counsel, Legal Division, 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Interested members of the public may
obtain a copy of the survey and related
instructions by clicking on the link for
the National Unbanked and
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Underbanked Household Survey on the
following Web page: https://
www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/federal/
index.html. Interested members of the
public may also obtain additional
information about the collection,
including a paper copy of the proposed
collection and related instructions,
without charge, by contacting Leneta
Gregorie at the address identified above,
or by calling (202) 898–3719.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FDIC
proposes to establish the following
collection of information:
Title: National Unbanked and
Underbanked Household Survey.
OMB Number: New collection.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Affected Public: U.S. households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
54,000.
Average Time per Response: 10
minutes (0.166 hours) per respondent.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
0.166 hours ×54,000 respondents =
8,964 hours.
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General Description of Collection
This collection is related to a mandate
under section 7 of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Reform Conforming
Amendments Act of 2005 (‘‘Reform
Act’’) (Pub. L. 109–173), which calls for
the FDIC to conduct ongoing surveys
‘‘on efforts by insured depository
institutions to bring those individuals
and families who have rarely, if ever,
held a checking account, a savings
account or other type of transaction or
check cashing account at an insured
depository institution (hereafter in this
section referred to as the ‘unbanked’)
into the conventional finance system.’’
The Congressional mandate further
requires the FDIC to conduct ongoing
surveys to, among other things, estimate
the size and worth of the unbanked
market in the United States and to
identify the cultural, language and
identification issues as well as
transaction costs that appear to most
prevent unbanked individuals from
establishing accounts with insured
depository institutions. To satisfy the
Congressional mandate, the FDIC has
proposed conducting two
complementary surveys related to
unbanked and underbanked consumers
(underbanked consumers include
individuals who have an account with
an insured depository institution, but
also rely on non-bank alternative
financial service providers for
transaction services or high-cost credit
products). The first survey effort, which
has already obtained OMB approval and
is currently underway, is a survey of
FDIC-insured depository institutions on
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17:18 May 16, 2008
Jkt 214001
their efforts to serve unbanked and
underbanked consumers.
The second survey effort, which is the
subject of this notice, would be a
national survey of U.S. households to
estimate the size and worth of the
unbanked and underbanked markets
and to identify the barriers households
perceive when deciding how and where
to conduct financial transactions.
To obtain the information required by
the Reform Act related to unbanked and
underbanked households, for this
survey effort the FDIC proposes to
partner with the U.S. Census Bureau to
conduct a survey of U.S. households as
a supplement to Census’ CPS in January
2009. The supplement would be
administered to households that
participate in the CPS and would be 10
minutes in length, on average.
The FDIC supplement to the Census
survey is designed to yield significant
new data on the numbers and
demographic characteristics of
unbanked and underbanked
households, as well as the barriers they
perceive when deciding how and where
to conduct financial transactions.
Currently, there is a lack of basic data
on the number of unbanked and
underbanked households in the U.S.
and on the factors that may promote or
hinder access to the mainstream
financial system . This will be the first
survey of its kind on this topic to be
conducted at the national level and
results will also be reportable at the
state level. The results will help
policymakers and the industry better
understand the extent to which U.S.
households are financially underserved,
the reasons why U.S. households may
be financially underserved, and the
opportunities that exist to better serve
them.
Request for Comment
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the collection of information is
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 collection; (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 collection on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
The FDIC will consider all comments
to determine the extent to which the
proposed information collection should
be modified prior to submission to OMB
for review and approval. After the
comment period closes, comments will
be summarized or included in the
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FDIC’s request to OMB for approval of
the collection. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
Dated at Washington, DC, this 13th day of
May, 2008.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Valerie J. Best,
Assistant Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8–11072 Filed 5–16–08; 8:45 am]
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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 3,
2008.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
(W. Arthur Tribble, Vice President) 2200
North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201–
2272:
1. Murph M. Compton, Murph M.
Compton, Jr. (individually and as
trustee of the Alexander Marie Compton
Trust and the Barrett Wesley Compton
Trust), both of Menard, Texas, and Mary
Margaret McDonald (individually and as
trustee of the Elizabeth Ann McDonald
Trust and the Wade Compton McDonald
Trust), Plano, Texas; to acquire voting
shares of Menard Bancshares, Inc., and
thereby indirectly acquire voting shares
of Menard National Bank, both of
Menard, Texas.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, May 14, 2008.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. E8–11134 Filed 5–16–08; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Information
Collection; 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 comment on a proposed new collection of information, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
The collection is related to a mandate under section 7 of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Reform Conforming Amendments Act of 2005 (``Reform
Act'') (Pub. L. 109-173), which calls for the FDIC to conduct ongoing
surveys ``on efforts by insured depository institutions to bring those
individuals and families who have rarely, if ever, held a checking
account, a savings account or other type of transaction or check
cashing account at an insured depository institution (hereafter in this
section referred to as the `unbanked') into the conventional finance
system.'' Section 7 further instructs the FDIC to consider several
factors in its conduct of the surveys, including: (1) ``What cultural,
language and identification issues as well as transaction costs appear
to most prevent `unbanked' individuals from establishing conventional
accounts''; and (2) ``what is a fair estimate of the size and worth of
the `unbanked' market in the United States.'' To satisfy the
Congressional mandate, the FDIC intends to conduct two complementary
surveys. One is a survey of FDIC-insured depository institutions on
their efforts to serve underbanked, as well as unbanked, populations
(underbanked populations include individuals who have an account with
an insured depository but also rely on non-bank alternative financial
service providers for transaction services or high-cost credit
products). The FDIC has already obtained OMB approval for this survey
and the survey effort is currently in process. The other is a survey of
U.S. households to estimate the size and worth of the unbanked and
underbanked markets and to identify the factors that inhibit their
participation in the mainstream banking system. The household survey
would be conducted for the FDIC by the U.S. Bureau of the Census, as a
supplement to its monthly Current Population Survey (CPS) in January
2009. This notice addresses the household survey.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 18, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments by
any of the following methods. All comments should refer to ``National
Unbanked and Underbanked Household Survey'':
https://www.FDIC.gov/regulations/laws/federal/.
E-mail: comments@fdic.gov. Include the name and number of
the collection in the subject line of the message.
Mail: Leneta Gregorie (202-898-3719), Counsel, Legal
Division, 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Interested members of the public may
obtain a copy of the survey and related instructions by clicking on the
link for the National Unbanked and
[[Page 28825]]
Underbanked Household Survey on the following Web page: https://
www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/federal/. Interested members of
the public may also obtain additional information about the collection,
including a paper copy of the proposed collection and related
instructions, without charge, by contacting Leneta Gregorie at the
address identified above, or by calling (202) 898-3719.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FDIC proposes to establish the following
collection of information:
Title: National Unbanked and Underbanked Household Survey.
OMB Number: New collection.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Affected Public: U.S. households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 54,000.
Average Time per Response: 10 minutes (0.166 hours) per respondent.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 0.166 hours x54,000 respondents =
8,964 hours.
General Description of Collection
This collection is related to a mandate under section 7 of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Conforming Amendments Act of 2005
(``Reform Act'') (Pub. L. 109-173), which calls for the FDIC to conduct
ongoing surveys ``on efforts by insured depository institutions to
bring those individuals and families who have rarely, if ever, held a
checking account, a savings account or other type of transaction or
check cashing account at an insured depository institution (hereafter
in this section referred to as the `unbanked') into the conventional
finance system.'' The Congressional mandate further requires the FDIC
to conduct ongoing surveys to, among other things, estimate the size
and worth of the unbanked market in the United States and to identify
the cultural, language and identification issues as well as transaction
costs that appear to most prevent unbanked individuals from
establishing accounts with insured depository institutions. To satisfy
the Congressional mandate, the FDIC has proposed conducting two
complementary surveys related to unbanked and underbanked consumers
(underbanked consumers include individuals who have an account with an
insured depository institution, but also rely on non-bank alternative
financial service providers for transaction services or high-cost
credit products). The first survey effort, which has already obtained
OMB approval and is currently underway, is a survey of FDIC-insured
depository institutions on their efforts to serve unbanked and
underbanked consumers.
The second survey effort, which is the subject of this notice,
would be a national survey of U.S. households to estimate the size and
worth of the unbanked and underbanked markets and to identify the
barriers households perceive when deciding how and where to conduct
financial transactions.
To obtain the information required by the Reform Act related to
unbanked and underbanked households, for this survey effort the FDIC
proposes to partner with the U.S. Census Bureau to conduct a survey of
U.S. households as a supplement to Census' CPS in January 2009. The
supplement would be administered to households that participate in the
CPS and would be 10 minutes in length, on average.
The FDIC supplement to the Census survey is designed to yield
significant new data on the numbers and demographic characteristics of
unbanked and underbanked households, as well as the barriers they
perceive when deciding how and where to conduct financial transactions.
Currently, there is a lack of basic data on the number of unbanked and
underbanked households in the U.S. and on the factors that may promote
or hinder access to the mainstream financial system . This will be the
first survey of its kind on this topic to be conducted at the national
level and results will also be reportable at the state level. The
results will help policymakers and the industry better understand the
extent to which U.S. households are financially underserved, the
reasons why U.S. households may be financially underserved, and the
opportunities that exist to better serve them.
Request for Comment
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection of information
is 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 collection;
(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 collection on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
The FDIC will consider all comments to determine the extent to
which the proposed information collection should be modified prior to
submission to OMB for review and approval. After the comment period
closes, comments will be summarized or included in the FDIC's request
to OMB for approval of the collection. All comments will become a
matter of public record.
Dated at Washington, DC, this 13th day of May, 2008.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Valerie J. Best,
Assistant Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-11072 Filed 5-16-08; 8:45 am]
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