[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 23, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 78872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-30522]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 18, 2008.
    The Department of Treasury will submit the following public 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 on or 
after the date of publication of this notice. 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 11000, 1750 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before January 22, 
2009 to be assured of consideration.

Financial Management Service (FMS)

    OMB Number: 1510-0057.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Annual Letters--Certificate of Authority (A) and Admitted 
Reinsurer (B).
    Description: The information is collected so that Treasury can make 
the appropriate determinations as to the renewal of the Certificates of 
Authority of currently certified companies and the renewal of companies 
currently recognized by Treasury as Admitted Reinsurers. Included in 
the package is the Annual Letter to Executive Officers of Surety 
Companies Reporting to the Treasury (A) and the Annual Letter to 
Executive Officers of Companies Recognized by the Treasury as Admitted 
Reinsurers (B). The Secretary of the Treasury has been given authority 
pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9304-9308 to certify insurance companies wishing 
to write or reinsure federal surety bonds. The authority has been 
further codified at 31 CFR Part 223.9 which specifies guidelines 
applicable to companies seeking certification while Part 223.12 
specifies requirements applicable to companies seeking recognition as 
an Admitted Reinsurer.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 13,674 hours.
    Clearance Officer: Wesley Powe, (202) 874-7662, Financial 
Management Service, Room 135, 3700 East West Highway, Hyattsville, MD 
20782.
    OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt, (202) 395-7316, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503.

Robert B. Dahl,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-30522 Filed 12-22-08; 8:45 am]
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