[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 208 (Friday, October 25, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 55358]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27371]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

October 17, 1996.
    The Department of Treasury has submitted the following public 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Copies of 
the submission(s) may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau 
Clearance Officer listed. Comments regarding this information 
collection should be addressed to the OMB reviewer listed and to the 
Treasury Department Clearance Officer, Department of the Treasury, Room 
2110, 1425 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.
    Special Request: In order to conduct the focus group interviews 
described below during the first week of November 1996, the Department 
of Treasury is requesting that the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) review and approve this information collection by October 25, 
1996. To obtain a copy of this survey, please contact the Public Debt 
Clearance Officer at the address listed below.

Bureau of the Public Debt (BPD)

    OMB Number: 1535-0122.
    Project Number: BPD 96-1.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Focus Group Questions for Savings Bonds Marketing Office 
(SBMO) Marketing Study.
    Description: The need for market research arises primarily from the 
Bureau's plan to offer U.S. Savings Bonds to the public through a new 
means of purchase in addition to the existing options of payroll 
savings and over-the-counter purchase through the Regional Delivery 
System. The new purchase method would allow individuals to apply to a 
single national source for monthly or other recurring purchase through 
Automated Clearing House (ACH) debits from their personal checking 
accounts. Information about consumer needs and about the potential size 
of this market are needed to guide the design of the ACH recurring 
purchase program and the selection of appropriate vendors.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 80.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Response: 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Other.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 160 hours.
    Clearance Officer: Vicki S. Thorpe (304) 480-6553, Bureau of the 
Public Debt, 200 Third Street, Parkersburg, West VA 26106-1328.
    OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt (202) 395-7860, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10226, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503.
Lois K. Holland,
Departmental Reports Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-27371 Filed 10-24-96; 8:45 am]
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