[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 122 (Monday, June 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 38259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13594]



[[Page 38259]]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Bureau of Engraving and Printing Features of Interest 
Survey for Banknote Equipment Manufacturers

AGENCY: Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 comment on the proposed 
information collections listed below, in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before August 26, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other 
aspect of the information collection, including suggestions for 
reducing the burden, to Crystal Johnson at Bureau of Engraving and 
Printing, BEP and CRM Customer Support, 14th and C Streets SW, 
Washington, DC 20228 or by emailing 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the submissions may be 
obtained from Crystal Johnson by emailing 
[email protected], calling (202) 664-3466, or 
viewing the entire information collection request at www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Features of Interest Survey 
for Banknote Equipment Manufacturers.
    OMB Control Number: 1520-NEW.
    Type of Review: Request for a new OMB Control Number.
    Description: The Bureau of Engraving and Printing Feature of 
Interest Survey for Banknote Equipment Manufacturers (BEMs) is 
voluntarily completed by BEM companies to inform BEP's efforts to 
develop features to be included in future Federal Reserve Note (FRN) 
redesigns. The survey gives BEM companies the opportunity to comment 
whether proposed features and/or FRN redesigns (a.k.a. Features of 
Interest) can be detected, validated, transported, and stored by their 
products. Banknote Equipment Manufacturers (BEMs) are companies that 
produce any type of equipment that handles banknotes for commercial 
purposes involving accept/reject decisions for FRNs.
    Form: None.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 50.
    Frequency of Response: 3 per year.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 150.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 150.
    Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and included in the request for Office of Management 
and Budget 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 technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up 
costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services 
required to provide information.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

Katherine A. Allen,
BEP PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-13594 Filed 6-24-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4840-01-P