Agency Information Collection; Comment Request (March 16, 2006)

13398 Federal Register/Vol. 71, No. 50/Wednesday, March 15, 2006/Notices contracts with an outside firm, no issue discussions, face-to-face interviews, FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM of confidentiality would arise because telephone interviews, mall intercept Change in Bank Control Notices; names and any other characteristics that testing, written questionnaires (paper or Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank would permit personal identification of Web based), or controlled experiments. Holding Companies respondents would not be reported to The size of consumer focus groups the Federal Reserve Board. However, if would vary depending on the topics The notificants listed below have there is no contractual agreement being discussed and the format of the applied under the Change in Bank between the Federal Reserve and the sessions. Experience has shown that Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and outside firm regarding the reporting of focused discussions of not more than § 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 respondent identifying data, or if the twelve to fifteen participants are most CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank Federal Reserve conducts the survey productive. holding company. The factors that are itself, then the information would likely considered in acting on the notices are Written surveys or questionnaires be considered an agency record subject set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 could include categorical questions, yes- to the Freedom of Information ...