[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 127 (Monday, July 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 33960]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-16661]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Fiscal Service


Proposed Collection of Information: Trace Request for EFT Payment

AGENCY: Financial Management Service, Fiscal Service, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Financial Management Service, as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to comment on a continuing 
information collection. By this notice, the Financial Management 
Service solicits comments concerning the forms ``Trace Request for EFT 
Payments.''

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before August 30, 
1996.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Financial Management Service, 
3361-L 75th Avenue, Landover, Maryland 20785.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the form(s) and instructions should be directed to Dorothy 
Wilson, Financial Management Service, Room 357-D, 401 14th St., SW., 
Washington, DC. 20227, (202) 874-7157.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), the Financial Management Service 
solicits comments on the collection of information described below.
    Title: Trace Request for EFT Payment.
    OMB Number: 1510-0045.
    Form Number: FMS-145.
    Abstract: The purpose of the form is to notify the financial 
institution that a customer beneficiary has claimed non-receipt of 
credit for payment. The information is collected to identify the 
circumstances that results in the non-receipt claims and to keep the 
customer informed of all actions taken to resolve the claims.
    Current Actions: There are no changes to this information 
collection. It is being submitted for extension purposes only.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Affected Public: Business/Financial Institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 80,775.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 8 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10,500.
    Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice will be 
summarized and/or included in the request for Office of Management and 
Budget approval. All comments will become a matter of public record. 
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of 
information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of 
the collection on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

    Dated: June 24, 1996.
Mitchell A. Levine,
Assistant Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 96-16661 Filed 6-28-96; 8:45 am]
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