[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 9 (Thursday, January 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 2241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00602]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Generic Clearance for Meaningful Access Information 
Collections

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, 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 must be received on or before February 14, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the submissions may be 
obtained from Molly Stasko by emailing [email protected], calling (202) 
622-8922, or viewing the entire information collection request at 
www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Generic Clearance for Meaningful Access Information 
Collections.
    OMB Control Number: 1520-0009.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Description: A court order was issued in American Council of the 
Blind v. Paulson, 591 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C. 2008) (``ACB v. Paulson'') 
requiring the Department of the Treasury and BEP to ``provide 
meaningful access to United States currency for blind and other 
visually impaired persons, which steps shall be completed, in 
connection with each denomination of currency, not later than the date 
when a redesign of that denomination is next approved by the Secretary 
of the Treasury . . . .''
    In compliance with the court's order, BEP intends to meet with 
blind and visually impaired persons and request their feedback about 
tactile features that BEP is considering for possible incorporation 
into the next U.S. paper currency redesign. BEP employees will attend 
national conventions and conferences for disabled persons, as well as 
focus groups and other meetings. At those gatherings, BEP employees 
will invite blind and visually impaired persons to provide feedback 
about certain tactile features being considered for inclusion in future 
United States currency paper designs. In the past BEP contracted with 
specialists in the field of tactile acuity to develop a methodology for 
collecting the feedback. This same or substantially similar methodology 
will be used to continue this information collection.
    Over the next three years, the BEP anticipates undertaking a 
variety of new information collection activities related to BEP's 
continued efforts to provide meaningful access to U.S. paper currency 
for blind and visually impaired persons. Following standard OMB 
requirements, for each information collection that BEP proposes to 
undertake under this generic clearance, the OMB will be notified at 
least two weeks in advance and provided with a copy of the information 
collection instrument along with supportive materials. The BEP will 
only undertake a new collection if the OMB does not object to the BEP's 
proposal.
    Form: None.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households, Businesses and other 
for-profits, Not-for-profit Institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 650.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 650.
    Estimated Time per Response: 60 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 650 hours.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

    Dated: January 10, 2022.
Molly Stasko,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-00602 Filed 1-12-22; 8:45 am]
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