[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 24, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 78566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-32427]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Fiscal Service


Financial Management Service; Proposed Collection of Information: 
Notice of Reclamation, Electronic Funds Transfer, Federal Recurring 
Payments; Request for Debit, Electronic Funds Transfer, Federal 
Recurring Payments

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 take this opportunity to comment 
on a continuing information collection. By this notice, the Financial 
Management Service solicits comments concerning forms FMS 133, ``Notice 
of Reclamation, Electronic Funds Transfer, Federal Recurring Payments'' 
and FMS 135 ``Request for Debit, Electronic Funds Transfer, Federal 
Recurring Payments.''

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before February 24, 
2003.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Financial Management Service, 
3700 East-West Highway, Records and Information Management Branch, Room 
135, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the form(s) and instructions should be directed to Dorothy 
Wilson, Administrative Services Branch, Room 357D, 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: Notice of Reclamation, Electronic Funds, Transfer, Federal 
Recurring Payments; Request for Debit, Electronic Funds Transfer, 
Federal Recurring Payments.
    OMB Number: 1510-0043.
    Form Number: FMS 133, FMS 135.
    Abstract: Program agencies authorize Treasury to recover payments 
that have been issued after the death of the beneficiary. The FMS 133 
is used by Treasury to notify financial organizations (FO) of the FO's 
accountability concerning the funds. When an FO does not respond to the 
FMS 133, Treasury then prepares the FMS 135 and sends it to the Federal 
Reserve Bank (FRB) to request that the FRB debit the FO's account.
    Current Actions: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Type of Review: Regular.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 55,000.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 12 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 50,930.
    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; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of 
operation, maintenance and purchase of services to provide information.

    Dated: December 18, 2002.
Anthony Torrice,
Assistant Commissioner, Regional Operations.
[FR Doc. 02-32427 Filed 12-23-02; 8:45 am]
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