Approved as
submitted. The next time that the Federal Housing Finance Board
submits this information collection request to OMB, the supporting
statement shall report on the use of electronic technology in this
information collection.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/2007
05/31/2007
05/31/2004
8,436
0
8,453
12,346
0
55,332
0
0
0
Information collection is necessary to
enable the Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks) and, where
appropriate, the Federal Housing Finance Board (Finance Board) to
determine whether a respondent satisfies the statutory and
regulatory requirements for capital stock purchase requirements for
membership in a FHLBank. Rspondents include financial institutions
that are eligible for FHLBank membership, and members that utilize
FHLBank products and services, such as FHLBank Advances.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.