[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 211 (Wednesday, October 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54808-54809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23786]


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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 proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Currently the Bureau of the Fiscal 
Service within the Department of the Treasury is soliciting comments 
concerning States Where Licensed for Surety.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before December 31, 
2018 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments and requests for additional 
information to Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Bruce A. Sharp, Room 
#4006-A, P.O. Box 1328, Parkersburg, WV 26106-1328, or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: States Where Licensed for Surety.
    OMB Number: 1530-0009.
    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 hour.
    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

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public record. Comments are invited on: 1. 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; 2. the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
collection of information; 3. ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; 4. 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 5. estimates of capital or start-up costs 
and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to 
provide information.

    Dated: October 25, 2018.
Bruce A. Sharp,
Bureau Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-23786 Filed 10-30-18; 8:45 am]
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