[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 171 (Friday, September 3, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54225-54226]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21997]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Comment Request for the Financial Literacy and Education 
Commission on the Draft National Strategy, Entitled National Strategy 
for Financial Literacy 2010

AGENCY: Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In 2003 Congress established the Financial Literacy and 
Education Commission (Commission) through passage of the Financial 
Literacy and Education Improvement Act under Title V of the Fair and 
Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003. Congress designated 
Treasury's Office of Financial Education to lend its expertise and 
provide primary support to the Commission, which is chaired by the 
Secretary of the Treasury. Additionally, Congress charged the 
Commission to ``improve the financial literacy and education of persons 
in the United States through development of a national strategy to 
promote financial literacy and education.'' On behalf of the 
Commission, the Department of the Treasury invites public comment on 
the draft National Strategy for Financial Literacy 2010.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 19, 2010 to be 
considered.
    Submission of Written Comments: Written comments should be sent by 
any one of the following methods:

Electronic Comments

    E-mail [email protected]; or

Paper Comments

    Send paper comments to the Department of the Treasury, Office of 
Financial Education, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20220.
    In general, the Department will make all comments available in 
their original format, including any business or personal information 
provided such as names, addresses, e-mail addresses, or telephone 
numbers, for public inspection and photocopying in the Department's 
library, Room 1428, Main Department Building, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20220, on official business days between the hours 
of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. You can make an appointment to inspect comments 
by calling (202) 622-0990. All comments received, including attachments 
and other supporting materials, are part of the public record and 
subject to public disclosure. You should only submit information that 
you wish to make publicly available.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, contact 
Dubis Correal by e-mail at [email protected] or by telephone at (202) 
622-5770 (not a toll free number). Additional information regarding the 
Commission and the Department of the Treasury's Office of Financial 
Education may be obtained through the Office of Financial Education's 
Web site at www.treasury.gov/financialeducation.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2006, the Commission released its first 
National Strategy for Financial Literacy. In July 2009, the Commission 
set up a new working group which undertook a comprehensive and 
inclusive process that included reviewing strategic documents from 
other nations and other agencies, as well as reaching out for input to 
a wide range of stakeholders in the field of financial education. The 
National Strategy is meant to provide a broad strategic overview for 
the financial literacy and education field. The working group 
identified five action areas--policy, education, practice, research, 
and coordination. The working

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group's next steps will focus on implementation of the National 
Strategy and how different types of organizations might integrate the 
National Strategy into their work.
    Before the draft National Strategy is finalized, the Department of 
the Treasury, on behalf of the Commission, seeks public comment on the 
draft National Strategy. Please go to http://www.treasury.gov/financialeducation to view the current draft National Strategy (in both 
English and Spanish). Comments are specifically requested on one or 
more of the following questions:
    From your organization's perspective:
    (1) Do you agree with the vision statement? Yes or no? If no, what 
are your suggestions?
    (2) Do you agree with the mission statement? Yes or no? If no, what 
are your suggestions?
    (3) Do you agree with the goal statements? Yes or no? If no, which 
goal statement(s) would you change and how?
    (4) Do you agree with the objectives under each goal? Yes or no? If 
no, which objective(s) would you change and how?
    (5) Which objectives are most relevant to your organization? What 
other objectives are missing?
    (6) How would your organization implement the draft National 
Strategy? Please list three specific examples.
    (7) What type of organization do you represent?
    a. Public, federal government.
    b. Public, state government.
    c. Public, local government.
    d. Not-for-profit.
    e. Foundation.
    f. Private/business.
    g. Other (describe).
    (8) Do you have any other comments on the draft National Strategy?
    (9) If there is a need to contact you to discuss your comments 
further, what is the best way to reach you (not required)?
    Please note responses should not be more than 600 characters per 
question.

    Dated: August 26, 2010.
Rebecca H. Ewing,
Acting Executive Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury.
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