[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 9, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 54272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22105]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Quarterly Dealer Agenda Survey

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, U.S. Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury will submit the following 
information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this 
notice. The public is invited to submit comments on these requests.

DATES: Comments should be received on or before November 8, 2019 to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other 
aspect of the information collection, including suggestions for 
reducing the burden, to (1) Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for 
Treasury, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503, or email at [email protected] and (2) Treasury PRA 
Clearance Officer, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 8100, Washington, 
DC 20220, or email at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the submissions may be 
obtained from Spencer W. Clark by emailing [email protected], calling 
(202) 927-5331, or viewing the entire information collection request at 
www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Departmental Offices (DO)

    Title: Quarterly Dealer Agenda Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 1505-0261.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
    Description: In order to finance the government's borrowing needs 
at the lowest cost over time, Treasury closely monitors economic 
conditions, market activity, and, if necessary, responds with 
appropriate changes in debt issuance based on analysis and consultation 
with market participants. Changes in debt management policy are 
generally developed through the quarterly refunding process near the 
middle of each calendar quarter. Treasury begins this process by 
soliciting advice and views from the private sector through questions 
to primary dealers in the Primary Dealer Meeting Agenda (Agenda). This 
survey is sent to all primary dealers, of which there are currently 24 
financial institutions. As fiscal agent, the Federal Reserve Bank of 
New York sends and receives the survey, via email, to the primary 
dealers on Treasury's behalf.
    The information is used to inform ODM's decision to set the 
securities' issuance sizes for the upcoming quarter. In effect, the 
information provides a market view of borrowing needs for the U.S. 
Government. In addition, aggregate statistics are made public through 
Treasury's Quarterly Refunding materials.
    Form: None.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 24.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 96.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 192 hours.

    Authority:  44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

    Dated: October 4, 2019.
Spencer W. Clark,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-22105 Filed 10-8-19; 8:45 am]
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