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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; 3064-0090

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 of 1995.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the FDIC hereby gives notice that it
is submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request
for OMB review and approval of the renewal of the information
collection system described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 18, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments on
the collection of information entitled: ``Public Disclosure by Banks''
(3064-0090); All comments should refer to the name and number of the
collection. Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:
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: Gary A. Kuiper (202.898.3877), Counsel, Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation, Suite 3130, 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, Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary A. Kuiper, at the address
identified above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposal to renew the following currently
approved collection of information:
Title: Public Disclosure by Banks.
OMB Number: 3064-0090.
Form Number: None.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Insured state nonmember banks.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,500.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 2,750 hours.
General Description of Collection: 12 CFR part 350 requires a bank
to notify the general public, and in some instances shareholders, that
financial disclosure statements are available on request. Required
disclosures consist of financial reports for the current and preceding
year, which can be photocopied directly from the year-end

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call reports. Also, on a case-by-case basis, the FDIC may require that
descriptions of enforcement actions be included in disclosure
statements. The regulation allows, but does not require, the inclusion
of management discussions and analysis.

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
collections, 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 collections 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 6th day of September, 2006.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-15368 Filed 9-15-06; 8:45 am]

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