[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 71740]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25611]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of the Fiscal Service


Proposed Collection of Information: Electronic Funds Transfer 
(EFT) Market Research Study

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 the Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Market Research Study.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before January 23, 
2023 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: Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Market Research Study.
    OMB Number: 1530-0022.
    Form Number: None.
    Abstract: This is a generic clearance to conduct customer 
satisfaction surveys, focus groups, and interviews among recipients of 
federal benefit and vendor payments through EFT. The need for this 
market research continues to arise from a Congressional directive that 
accompanied legislation enacted in 1996, as part of the Debt Collection 
Improvement Act (Pub. L. 104-134), expanding the scope of check 
recipients required to use direct deposit to receive Federal benefit 
payments (see 31 U.S.C. 3332). Congress directed Treasury to ``study 
the socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of those who 
currently do not have Direct Deposit and determine how best to increase 
usage among all groups.'' 142 Cong. Rec. H4090 (daily ed. April 25, 
1996).
    Current Actions: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Type of Review: Regular.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, Federal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 19,500.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 16 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,200.
    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: 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: November 18, 2022.
Bruce A. Sharp,
Bureau PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-25611 Filed 11-22-22; 8:45 am]
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