[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 49 (Monday, March 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11180-11181]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-5517]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Fiscal Service


Financial Management Service; Proposed Collection of Information: 
Electronic Transfer Account (ETA) Financial Agency Agreement

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

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Service solicits comments concerning form FMS-111, ``Electronic 
Transfer Account (ETA) Financial Agency Agreement.''

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before May 15, 2009.

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 Alexa 
Urban, Director, EFT Strategy Division, 401--14th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20227, (202) 874-6762

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: Electronic Transfer Account (ETA) Financial Agency 
Agreement.
    OMB Number: 1510-0073.
    Form Number: FMS 111.
    Abstract: Any financial institution that offers the ETA must do so 
subject to the terms and conditions of the agreement. The agreement 
incorporates the final features of the account and other account 
criteria, such as standards for opening and closing accounts.
    Current Actions: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Type of Review: Regular.
    Affected Public: Federally insured financial institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 20.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 2 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 40.
    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: March 10, 2009.
Rita Bratcher,
Assistant Commissioner, Payment Management.
[FR Doc. E9-5517 Filed 3-13-09; 8:45 am]
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