[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 11, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 6946]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-2817]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

February 5, 2009.
    The Department of the Treasury has submitted the following public 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for emergency review, and 
it has been approved under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public 
Law 104-13. To allow interested persons to comment on this information 
collection, the Department is publishing this notice and plans to 
submit a request for a three-year extension of OMB's approval. 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 Agency reviewer listed below and 
to the Treasury Department Clearance Officer, Department of the 
Treasury, Room 11020, 1750 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20220.
    Dates: Written comments should be received on or before April 13, 
2009 to be assured of consideration.

Office of the Special Inspector General, Troubled Asset Relief Program

    OMB Number: 1505-0212.
    Type of Review: New Collection.
    Title: Use of TARP Funds and Compliance with Executive Compensation 
Issues.
    Purpose of the Information Collection: The Emergency Economic 
Stabilization Act of 2008, which established the TARP, also created 
SIGTARP. SIGTARP is responsible for coordinating and conducting audits 
and investigations of any program established by the Secretary of the 
Treasury under the act. One of SIGTARP's primary areas of focus is 
ensuring, to the fullest extent possible, transparency in the operation 
of TARP. Increasingly, members of the Congress, the press, and the 
public have expressed frustration with the opaque nature of TARP 
operations, and they have raised questions about (1) the use funding 
provided by the Federal government under the various TARP programs; and 
(2) efforts to restrain excessive executive compensation. The 
questionnaires that are the subject of this notice are limited in scope 
to these questions, and are intended to accommodate a September 2009 
report to Congress.

Summary of Proposal

    (1) Number of forms submitted: One.
    (2) Title of form: Use of TARP Funds and Compliance with Executive 
Compensation Issues.
    (3) Type of request: New.
    (4) Frequency of use: Single data gathering scheduled for 2009.
    (5) Description of respondents: TARP recipients.
    (6) Estimated number of respondents: Based upon current program 
participants, the questionnaires initially will be sent to 350 
respondents.
    (7) Estimated total number of hours for all respondents combined to 
complete the form: 1,750.
    (8) Information obtained from the form that qualifies as 
confidential business information will be so treated by SIGTARP, and 
not disclosed in a manner that would reveal the individual operations 
of a TARP recipient.
    Additional Information or Comment: Requests for additional 
information or copies of the questionnaire and instructions should be 
directed to Barry W. Holman, Deputy Inspector General for Audit, at 
(202) 622-4633. Comments about the proposals should be directed to Mr. 
Holman at Office of the Special Inspector General for Troubled Asset 
Relief Program, Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., 
Washington, DC 20220. All comments should be specific, indicating which 
part of the questionnaire is objectionable, describing the concern in 
detail, and including specific suggested revisions or language changes.

Robert Dahl,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-2817 Filed 2-10-09; 8:45 am]
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