Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request (3064-0151)

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.

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 a continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). On March 27, 2009, the FDIC solicited public comment for a 60-day period on renewal of the following existing collection of information: Notice Regarding Assessment Credits, OMB Control No. 3064-0151. No comments were received. Therefore, the FDIC hereby gives notice of its submission of the information collection to OMB for review.

DATES:

Comments must be submitted on or before July 2, 2009.

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:

• http://www.FDIC.gov/regulations/laws/federal/notices.html.
• E-mail: comments@fdic.gov. Include the name and number of the collection in the subject line of the message.
• Mail: Leneta G. Gregorie (202.898.3719), Counsel, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, F-1064, 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:

Leneta G. Gregorie, at the address identified above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Proposal To Renew the Following Currently Approved Collection of Information

Title: Notice Regarding Assessment Credits.

OMB Number: 3064-0151.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Affected Public: FDIC-insured institutions.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 15.

Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.

Total Annual Burden: 30 hours.

General Description of Collection: FDIC-insured institutions must notify the FDIC if deposit insurance assessment credits are transferred, e.g., through a sale of the credits or through a merger, in order to obtain recognition of the transfer.

Request for Comment

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether this 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 estimate of the burden of the information collection, 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 collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. All comments will become a matter of public record.