[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 145 (Friday, July 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 39223]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18701]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 20, 2001.
    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, D.C. 20220.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before August 27, 
2001, to be assured of consideration.

Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP)

    OMB Number: New.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Title: Public Awareness of New Currency Design Feature Focus 
Groups.
    Description: Since 1996, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) 
has been producing Series 1996 Federal Reserve Notes based on a new 
design with counterfeit deterrence features intended to better enable 
the general public to recognize genuine currency and distinguish it 
from counterfeits. BEP is preparing to release the next generation of 
currency, and is again initiating a new design effort. To aid in 
effective selection of counterfeit deterrence features for the next 
design, the BEP is sponsoring a study to assess how well the features 
in the series 1996 design have worked by evaluating how knowledgeable 
the public is of the new currency.
    Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 120.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Response: 2 hours, 67 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Other (one time).
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 320 hours.
    Clearance Officer: Pam Corsini (202) 874-2647 Bureau of Engraving 
and Printing, Room 3.2.C, Engraving and Printing Annex, 14th and C 
Streets, SW., Washington, DC 20228.
    OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt (202) 395-7860, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503.

Lois K. Holland,
Departmental Reports Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-18701 Filed 7-26-01; 8:45 am]
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