[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-33131]


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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection 
Renewal; Comment Request (3064-0114)

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. Currently, the FDIC is soliciting comment on renewal of 
the information collection described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 7, 2016.

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/.
     Email: [email protected] Include the name and number of 
the information collection in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: Gary A. Kuiper (202.898.3877), Counsel, Room MB-
3016, 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 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 name and number of the information 
collection. 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:
    Title: Foreign Banks.
    OMB Number: 3064-0114.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Affected Public: Insured branches of foreign banks.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1314 hours.
    General Description of Collection: The Foreign Banks information 
collection, 3064-0114, consist of applications to move an insured 
state-licensed branch of a foreign bank; applications to operate as 
such noninsured state-licensed branch of a foreign bank; applications 
from an insured state-licensed branch of a foreign bank to conduct 
activities that are not permissible for a federally-licensed branch; 
internal recordkeeping by such branches; and reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements relating to such a branch's pledge of assets 
to the FDIC.

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 30th day of December 2015.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-33131 Filed 1-4-16; 8:45 am]
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