[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 30 (Thursday, February 13, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8714-8715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03143]


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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection 
Renewal; Comment Request (3064-0015)

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 the renewal of an 
existing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). Currently, the FDIC is soliciting 
comment on the renewal of an information collection, Interagency Bank 
Merger Application, 3064-0015, described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 14, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to 
the FDIC by any of the following methods:
     http://www.FDIC.gov/regulations/laws/federal/notices.html.
     Email: [email protected] Include the name and number of 
the collection in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: Gary A. Kuiper (202.898.3877), Counsel, Room NYA-
5046, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20429.

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     Hand Delivery: Comments may be hand-delivered to the guard 
station at the rear of the 17th Street Building (located on F Street), 
on business days between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
    All comments should refer to the relevant OMB control number. 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 FDIC address 
above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposal to renew the following currently-
approved collection of information:
    1. Title: Interagency Bank Merger Application.
    OMB Number: 3064-0015.
    Form Number: FDIC 6220/01.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Insured state nonmember banks and state savings 
associations.
    Estimated Reporting Burden:
    Number of applications submitted by FDIC-supervised banks: 241.
    Hours to process an application: x 23.5.
    Total estimated annual burden hours: 5,664.
    General Description of Collection: Section 18(c) of the Federal 
Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1828(c)) requires an insured 
depository institution that wishes to merge or consolidate with any 
other insured depository institution or, either directly or indirectly, 
acquire the assets of, or assume liability to pay any deposits made in, 
any other insured depository institution, to apply for the prior 
written approval of the responsible agency. The FDIC is the responsible 
agency if the acquiring, assuming, or resulting bank is to be a state 
nonmember insured bank or state savings association.

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, 
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 10th day of February 2014.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-03143 Filed 2-12-14; 8:45 am]
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