[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 155 (Friday, August 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 41683]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20268]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Fiscal Service


Financial Management Service; Proposed Collection of Information: 
Resolution Authorizing Execution of Depositary, Financial Agency, and 
Collateral Agreement; and Depositary, Financial Agency, and Collateral 
Agreement

AGENCY: Financial Management Service, Fiscal Service, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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, ``Resolution 
Authorizing Execution of Depositary, Financial Agency, and Collateral 
Agreement,'' and ``Depositary, Financial Agency, and Collateral 
Agreement.''

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before October 8, 
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 Aurora Kassalow, Cash Management 
Policy and Planning Division, 401 14th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 
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: Resolution Authorizing Execution of Depositary, Financial 
Agency, and Collateral Agreement; and Depositary, Financial Agency, and 
Collateral Agreement.
    OMB Number: None.
    Form Number: FMS 5902 and FMS 5903.
    Abstract: These forms are used by financial institutions applying 
for status as depositary of the Federal government to receive public 
funds and post collateral.
    Current Actions: New Information Collection.
    Type of Review: Regular, new Collection.
    Affected Public: Business/Financial Institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 700.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 175.
    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: August 2, 1996.
Mitchell A. Levine,
Assistant Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 96-20268 Filed 8-8-96; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4810-35-M