[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 17 (Monday, January 27, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3932-3933]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-1672]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Fiscal Service


Financial Management Service; Proposed Collection of Information: 
Pools and Associations--Annual Letter

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 the ``Pools and 
Associations--Annual Letter''.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before March 28, 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 
Martin, Manager, Surety Bond Branch, Room 608A, 3700 East-West Highway, 
Hyattsville, Maryland 20872, (202) 874-6850.

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: Pools and Associations--Annual Letter.
    OMB Number: 1510-0008.
    Form Number: None.
    Abstract: The information is collected for the determination of an 
acceptable percentage for each pool and association to allow Treasury 
certified companies credit on their Schedule F for authorized ceded 
reinsurance in determining the companies' underwriting limitations.
    Current Actions: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Type of Review: Regular.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1 hour 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 150.
    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

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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: January 16, 2003.
Judith R. Tillman,
Assistant Commissioner, Financial Operations.
[FR Doc. 03-1672 Filed 1-24-03; 8:45 am]
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