[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 137 (Friday, July 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 42611]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17636]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of the Fiscal Service


Proposed Collection of Information: States Where Licensed for 
Surety

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, 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 proposed and/or continuing information collection, as required by 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A). Currently the Bureau of the Fiscal Service within the 
Department of the Treasury is soliciting comments concerning the 
``States Where Licensed for Surety.''

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before September 15, 
2015 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Bureau of the Fiscal Service, 
Bruce A. Sharp, 200 Third Street A4-A, Parkersburg, WV 26106-1328, or 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies should be directed to Melvin Saunders, Supervisor, Surety Bond 
Section, 3700 East West Highway, Room 6D22, Hyattsville, MD 20782, 
(202) 874-5283.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: States Where Licensed for Surety
    OMB Number: 1530-0009 (Previously approved as 1510-0013 as a 
collection conducted by Department of the Treasury/Financial Management 
Service.) Transfer of OMB Control Number: The Bureau of Public Debt 
(BPD) and the Financial Management Service (FMS) have consolidated to 
become the Bureau of the Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service). Information 
collection requests previously held separately by BPD and FMS will now 
be identified by a 1530 prefix, designating Fiscal Service.
    Abstract: Information is collected from insurance companies in 
order to provide Federal bond approving officers with this information. 
The listing of states, by company, appears in Treasury's Circular 570, 
``Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds.''
    Current Actions: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Type of Review: Regular.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 262.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 262.
    Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB 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: December 23, 2014.
Bruce A. Sharp,
Bureau Clearance Officer.

    Editorial Note: This document was received for publication by 
the Office of the Federal Register on July 14, 2015.

[FR Doc. 2015-17636 Filed 7-16-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4810-AS-P