80_FR_81687 80 FR 81438 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Treasury Financial Empowerment Innovation Fund Evaluation of a Near-Peer Counseling Program for High School and College Students on Pursuing and Financing Their Higher Education

80 FR 81438 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Treasury Financial Empowerment Innovation Fund Evaluation of a Near-Peer Counseling Program for High School and College Students on Pursuing and Financing Their Higher Education

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 249 (December 29, 2015)

Page Range81438-81438
FR Document2015-32754

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, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). The Treasury is soliciting comments concerning a proposed information collection under a Treasury Financial Empowerment Innovation Fund project to assess the effectiveness of financial decision-making components of near-peer counseling for high school and college students.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 249 (Tuesday, December 29, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 81438]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32754]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Treasury 
Financial Empowerment Innovation Fund Evaluation of a Near-Peer 
Counseling Program for High School and College Students on Pursuing and 
Financing Their Higher Education

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Department of the Treasury.

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, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)). The Treasury is soliciting comments concerning a 
proposed information collection under a Treasury Financial Empowerment 
Innovation Fund project to assess the effectiveness of financial 
decision-making components of near-peer counseling for high school and 
college students.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before February 29, 
2016 to be assure of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding this information collection should be 
addressed to the Treasury Office of Consumer Policy contact listed 
below. All responses to this notice will be included in the request for 
OMB's approval. All comments will also become a matter of public 
record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to James Gatz, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Consumer 
Policy, Room 1426, Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20220, by telephone on 202-622-3946, or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Number: 1505--NEW.
    Title: Information Collections for Evaluation of a Near-Peer 
Counseling Program for High School and College Students on Pursuing and 
Financing their Higher Education.
    Abstract: The Department of the Treasury, Office of Consumer 
Policy, will use a combination of web-based information collection 
tools and in-person interviews to survey high school and college 
students who are participating in a near-peer counseling program that 
seeks to inform them about options for pursuing and financing their 
higher education. The data collected will be used to evaluate the 
effectiveness of the near-peer counseling program. The information 
collections are planned for 2016.
    Type of Review: New information collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary. Web-based Information 
Collection.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: Approximately 1,200-1,500 
students.
    Estimated Average Time per Respondents: 15 minutes per student.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Approximately 300-375 hours. 
Focus Groups and In-Person Interviews.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: Approximately 75-150 students.
    Estimated Average Time per Respondents: 30 minutes per student.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Approximately 37.5-50 hours.
    Request for Comments: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the Office of Consumer Policy, 
including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the 
accuracy of the above estimate of the burden of the proposed collection 
of information, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used; (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 automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, and (e) estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of 
operation, maintenance, and purchase of service to provide information

    Dated: December 23, 2015.
Dawn D. Wolfgang,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-32754 Filed 12-28-15; 8:45 am]
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81438 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 249 / Tuesday, December 29, 2015 / Notices Sharp, 200 Third Street, A4–A, or start-up costs and costs of operation, Title: Information Collections for Parkersburg, WV 26106–1328, or maintenance, and purchase of services Evaluation of a Near-Peer Counseling bruce.sharp@fiscal.treasury.gov. to provide information. Program for High School and College FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dated: December 22, 2015. Students on Pursuing and Financing Requests for additional information or Bruce A. Sharp, their Higher Education. copies of the form(s) and instructions Bureau Clearance Officer. Abstract: The Department of the should be directed to Ron Lewis; 200 [FR Doc. 2015–32705 Filed 12–28–15; 8:45 am] Treasury, Office of Consumer Policy, Third Street, Room 515, Parkersburg, will use a combination of web-based BILLING CODE 4810–AS–P WV 26106–1328, or ron.lewis@ information collection tools and in- fiscal.treasury.gov. person interviews to survey high school SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY and college students who are Title: Request by Owner or Person participating in a near-peer counseling Entitled to Payment or Reissue of Proposed Information Collection; program that seeks to inform them about United States Savings Bonds/Notes Comment Request; Treasury Financial options for pursuing and financing their Deposited in Safekeeping When Empowerment Innovation Fund higher education. The data collected Original Custody Receipts Are Not Evaluation of a Near-Peer Counseling will be used to evaluate the Available. Program for High School and College effectiveness of the near-peer counseling OMB Number: 1530–0024 (Previously Students on Pursuing and Financing program. The information collections approved as 1535–00063 as a collection Their Higher Education are planned for 2016. conducted by Department of the Type of Review: New information AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Treasury/Bureau of the Public Debt.) collection. Department of the Treasury. Transfer of OMB Control Number: The Affected Public: Individuals and Bureau of Public Debt (BPD) and the ACTION: Notice and request for households. Financial Management Service (FMS) comments. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. have consolidated to become the Bureau Web-based Information Collection. of the Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service). SUMMARY: The Department of the Information collection requests Treasury, as part of its continuing effort Estimated Number of Respondents: previously held separately by BPD and to reduce paperwork and respondent Approximately 1,200–1,500 students. FMS will now be identified by a 1530 burden, invites the general public and Estimated Average Time per prefix, designating Fiscal Service. other Federal agencies to take this Respondents: 15 minutes per student. Form Numbers: FS Form 4239. opportunity to comment on proposed Estimated Total Annual Burden Abstract: The information is and/or continuing information Hours: Approximately 300–375 hours. requested to establish ownership and collections, as required by the Focus Groups and In-Person Interviews. request reissue or payment when Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. Estimated Number of Respondents: original custody receipts are not Approximately 75–150 students. available. 3506(c)(2)(A)). The Treasury is soliciting Current Actions: Extension of a comments concerning a proposed Estimated Average Time per previously approved collection. information collection under a Treasury Respondents: 30 minutes per student. Type of Review: Regular. Financial Empowerment Innovation Estimated Total Annual Burden Affected Public: Individuals or Fund project to assess the effectiveness Hours: Approximately 37.5–50 hours. Households. of financial decision-making Request for Comments: Comments are Estimated Number of Respondents: components of near-peer counseling for invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 9,000. high school and college students. collection of information is necessary Estimated Time per Respondent: 10 DATES: Written comments must be for the proper performance of the minutes. submitted on or before February 29, functions of the Office of Consumer Estimated Total Annual Burden 2016 to be assure of consideration. Policy, including whether the Hours: 1,500. ADDRESSES: Comments regarding this information shall have practical utility; Request for Comments: Comments information collection should be (b) the accuracy of the above estimate of submitted in response to this notice will addressed to the Treasury Office of the burden of the proposed collection of be summarized and/or included in the Consumer Policy contact listed below. information, including the validity of request for OMB approval. All All responses to this notice will be the methodology and assumptions used; comments will become a matter of included in the request for OMB’s (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, public record. Comments are invited on: approval. All comments will also and clarity of the information to be (a) Whether the collection of become a matter of public record. collected; (d) ways to minimize the information is necessary for the proper burden of the collection of information performance of the functions of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or on respondents, including through the agency, including whether the use of automated collection techniques information shall have practical utility; copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be or other forms of information (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate technology, and (e) estimates of capital of the burden of the collection of directed to James Gatz, Senior Policy asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Analyst, Office of Consumer Policy, or start-up costs and costs of operation, information; (c) ways to enhance the maintenance, and purchase of service to quality, utility, and clarity of the Room 1426, Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., provide information information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of Washington, DC 20220, by telephone on Dated: December 23, 2015. information on respondents, including 202–622–3946, or by email at Dawn D. Wolfgang, through the use of automated collection James.Gatz@Treasury.gov. Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. techniques or other forms of information SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: [FR Doc. 2015–32754 Filed 12–28–15; 8:45 am] technology; and (e) estimates of capital OMB Number: 1505—NEW. BILLING CODE 4810–25–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:17 Dec 28, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00167 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\29DEN1.SGM 29DEN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesWritten comments must be submitted on or before February 29, 2016 to be assure of consideration.
ContactRequests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to James Gatz, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Consumer Policy, Room 1426, Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220, by telephone on 202-622-3946, or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 81438 
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