[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 78 (Tuesday, April 23, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23933-23934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09523]


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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed 
Collection Renewal; Comment Request Re Appraisal Standards

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, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (4 U.S.S. chapter 35), to comment on renewal of 
its information collection entitled, ``Appraisal Standards'' (OMB No. 
3064-0103).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 24, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments. 
All comments should refer to the name of the collection. Comments may 
be submitted by any of the following methods:
     http://www.FDIC.gov/regulations/laws/federal/propose.html.
     Email: [email protected].
     Mail: Leneta G. Gregorie (202.898.3719), Counsel, Federal 
Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street NW., Room NY-5050, 
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 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
    A copy of the comments may also be submitted to the FDIC Desk 
Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information about this 
information collection, please contact Leneta G. Gregorie, by telephone 
at (202) 898-3719 or by mail at the address identified above. In 
addition, copies of the forms contained in the collection can be 
obtained at the FDIC's Web site: http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/federal/notices.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FDIC is requesting OMB approval to renew 
the following information collection:
    Title: Appraisal Standards.
    OMB Number: 3064-0103.
    Form Number: None.
    Number of respondents: 4941.
    Frequency of response: 56.1829.
    Number of responses: 277,600.
    Burden per respondent: 45 minutes.
    Total annual burden: 208,200 hours.
    General Description of Collection: This collection is provided for 
in 12 CFR part 323 of FDIC's regulations. Part 323 implements a portion 
of Title XI of

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the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 
1989 (``FIRREA''). Title XI of FIRREA is designed to provide protection 
for federal financial and public policy interests by requiring real 
estate appraisals used in connection with federally related 
transactions to be performed in writing, in accordance with uniform 
standards, by an appraiser whose competency has been demonstrated and 
whose professional conduct will be subject to effective supervision.

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 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.

    Dated at Washington, DC, this 18th day of April, 2013.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-09523 Filed 4-22-13; 8:45 am]
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