81_FR_57812 81 FR 57649 - Proposed Collection of Information: Management of Federal Agency Disbursements

81 FR 57649 - Proposed Collection of Information: Management of Federal Agency Disbursements

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Bureau of the Fiscal Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 163 (August 23, 2016)

Page Range57649-57650
FR Document2016-19976

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). Currently the Bureau of the Fiscal Service within the Department of the Treasury is soliciting comments concerning the Management of Federal Agency Disbursements.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 163 (Tuesday, August 23, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57649-57650]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-19976]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of the Fiscal Service


Proposed Collection of Information: Management of Federal Agency 
Disbursements

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). Currently the Bureau of the Fiscal Service within the 
Department of the Treasury is soliciting comments concerning the 
Management of Federal Agency Disbursements.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before October 24, 
2016 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments and requests for additional 
information to Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Bruce A. Sharp, 200 Third 
Street A4-A, Parkersburg, WV 26106-1328, or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Management of Federal Agency Disbursements.
    OMB Number: 1530-0016.

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    Transfer of OMB Control Number: The Financial Management Service 
(FMS) and the Bureau of Public Debt (BPD) have consolidated to become 
the Bureau of the Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service). Information 
collection requests previously held separately by FMS and BPD will now 
be identified by a 1530 prefix, designating Fiscal Service.
    Form Number: None.
    Abstract: This regulation requires that most Federal payments be 
made by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT); sets forth waiver 
requirements; and provides for a low-cost Treasury-designated account 
to individuals at a financial institution that offers such accounts.
    Current Actions: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Type of Review: Regular.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households, Business or other for-
profit institutions, Not-for-profit Institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,300.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 325.
    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: (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 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 services to provide information.

    Dated: August 17, 2016.
Bruce A. Sharp,
Bureau Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-19976 Filed 8-22-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                identify drowsy drivers and cite, as                    where drivers may feel it is safer to stop               • Supporting detailed analysis of
                                                appropriate. States should enact and                    and rest.                                             police crash reports involving distracted
                                                enforce laws prohibiting drowsy                                                                               and drowsy drivers;
                                                                                                        VI. Communication Program
                                                driving.                                                                                                         • Evaluating the effectiveness of
                                                                                                           Each State should ensure that State                educational and communication
                                                IV. Law Enforcement                                     and local programs contain a                          programs by measuring behavior,
                                                   Each State should ensure that State                  comprehensive communication                           knowledge, and attitude changes;
                                                and community distracted and drowsy                     component to support program and                         • Conducting and publicizing
                                                driving programs include a law                          policy efforts, inclusive of social media             statewide surveys of public knowledge
                                                enforcement component. States should                    and other relevant mediums that                       and attitude about distracted and
                                                provide guidance and support to:                        resonate with target audiences. The                   drowsy driving;
                                                   • Develop protocols and training for                 communication program should                             • Conducting and publicizing
                                                law enforcement to identify the signs                   coordinate with law enforcement,                      observational surveys of driver
                                                associated with distracted and drowsy                   businesses, health/medical, school- and               distraction;
                                                driving and how the established laws in                 college-based programs, and media                        • Using available data to identify at-
                                                the State can and should be enforced;                   outlets to share safety messages and                  risk populations; and
                                                   • Develop protocols and training for                 campaign information. Communication                      • Ensuring that evaluation results are
                                                law enforcement in recognizing the                      programs and materials should be                      used to identify problems, plan new
                                                involvement of distraction and                          language and culturally relevant, and                 programs and improve existing
                                                drowsiness in motor vehicle crashes;                    should address issues such as:                        programs and strategies.
                                                   • Ensure that police crash reports                      • Risks associated with distracted and               Authority: 44 U.S.C. Section 3506(c)(2)(A).
                                                include designations for driver                         drowsy driving;
                                                distractions and driver drowsiness/                        • Signs and symptoms of distracted                 Jeff Michael,
                                                fatigue as contributory factors to                      driving;                                              Associate Administrator, Research and
                                                crashes;                                                   • Signs and symptoms of drowsy                     Program Development.
                                                   • Identify locations where drowsy                    driving, including medicines and sleep                [FR Doc. 2016–20165 Filed 8–22–16; 8:45 am]
                                                driving crashes are most likely to occur                disorders;                                            BILLING CODE 4910–59–P
                                                and conduct enforcement efforts, as                        • Types of distractions beyond
                                                appropriate;                                            talking on a cell phone and texting, such
                                                   • Conduct regular enforcement, as                    as eating and drinking, using a GPS,                  DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
                                                well as high visibility enforcement, to                 grooming, etc.;
                                                address distracted driving and drowsy                      • Risks associated with distracted                 Bureau of the Fiscal Service
                                                driving;                                                walking and bicycling;
                                                   • Consider a special task force to deal                 • Countermeasures for dealing with                 Proposed Collection of Information:
                                                exclusively with crash investigations                   distraction and drowsiness while                      Management of Federal Agency
                                                thought to be the result of distracted and              driving;                                              Disbursements
                                                drowsy driving;                                            • Laws and enforcement of laws, as
                                                   • Coordinate with educational and                    appropriate; and                                            Notice and request for
                                                                                                                                                              ACTION:
                                                engineering activities;                                    • Use of special events such as                    comments.
                                                   • As needed, update the State’s crash                nationally recognized safety and injury               SUMMARY:   The Department of the
                                                reporting form to be Model Minimum                      prevention weeks to highlight the risks               Treasury, as part of its continuing effort
                                                Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC)                          and dangers of distracted and drowsy                  to reduce paperwork and respondent
                                                compliant with regard to distracted and                 driving.                                              burden, invites the general public and
                                                drowsy driving codes; and                                                                                     other Federal agencies to take this
                                                                                                        VII. Driver Education and Licensing
                                                   • Establish appropriate internal                                                                           opportunity to comment on proposed
                                                policies to limit distraction and institute                Younger drivers are at risk for both               and/or continuing information
                                                fatigue management programs for law                     distracted and drowsy driving. As such,               collections, as required by the
                                                enforcement and other emergency                         each State should coordinate distracted               Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
                                                personnel.                                              and drowsy driving information and                    Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
                                                                                                        outreach plans using educational and                  3506(c)(2)(A). Currently the Bureau of
                                                V. Highway and Traffic Engineering
                                                                                                        other collateral materials, and include               the Fiscal Service within the
                                                   Including a highway and traffic                      issues of distracted and drowsy driving               Department of the Treasury is soliciting
                                                engineering component can be                            in licensing programs (including                      comments concerning the Management
                                                especially important in drowsy and                      Graduated Driver Licensing), both in                  of Federal Agency Disbursements.
                                                distracted driving crashes. Each State                  classroom and behind the wheel. Each
                                                                                                                                                              DATES: Written comments should be
                                                should consider a network level crash                   State should include information on
                                                analysis or review of policy and                                                                              received on or before October 24, 2016
                                                                                                        distracted and drowsy driving in the
                                                standards to ensure the benefits of                                                                           to be assured of consideration.
                                                                                                        driver licensing manual and driver
                                                shoulder and center rumble strips                       licensing test questions.                             ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
                                                placed on appropriate roads and work                                                                          and requests for additional information
                                                with local/State policymakers to have                   VIII. Evaluation                                      to Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Bruce A.
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                                                them installed. States should also                         Both problem identification and                    Sharp, 200 Third Street A4–A,
                                                consider improvements to the safety and                 evaluation of distracted and drowsy                   Parkersburg, WV 26106–1328, or
                                                availability of safe roadway rest stops to              driving crashes can be difficult. Often,              bruce.sharp@fiscal.treasury.gov.
                                                allow for rest and/or time to make                      a surviving driver may be reluctant to                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                phone calls, etc. States should include                 admit having been distracted or drowsy                  Title: Management of Federal Agency
                                                improved lighting uniformity at rest                    following a crash. However, each State                Disbursements.
                                                stops; this provides an environment                     can promote effective evaluation by:                    OMB Number: 1530–0016.


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                                                   Transfer of OMB Control Number: The                  through the use of automated collection               streams—Veteran Experience
                                                Financial Management Service (FMS)                      techniques or other forms of information              (explaining the efforts conducted to
                                                and the Bureau of Public Debt (BPD)                     technology; and (e) estimates of capital              improve the Veteran’s experience),
                                                have consolidated to become the Bureau                  or start-up costs and costs of operation,             Employees Experience, Support
                                                of the Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service).                 maintenance, and purchase of services                 Services Excellence (such as
                                                Information collection requests                         to provide information.                               information technology, human
                                                previously held separately by FMS and                     Dated: August 17, 2016.                             resources, and finance), Performance
                                                BPD will now be identified by a 1530                    Bruce A. Sharp,                                       Improvement (projects undertaken to
                                                prefix, designating Fiscal Service.                     Bureau Clearance Officer.                             date and those upcoming), and VA
                                                   Form Number: None.                                                                                         Strategic Partnerships.
                                                                                                        [FR Doc. 2016–19976 Filed 8–22–16; 8:45 am]
                                                   Abstract: This regulation requires that                                                                       On October 5, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30
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                                                most Federal payments be made by                                                                              p.m., the Committee will meet at the VA
                                                Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT); sets                                                                         Pittsburgh Healthcare System—
                                                forth waiver requirements; and provides                                                                       University Drive Campus, 4060
                                                for a low-cost Treasury-designated                      DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
                                                                                                        AFFAIRS                                               Allequippa Street, Pittsburgh, PA,
                                                account to individuals at a financial                                                                         15261, to discuss and recommend areas
                                                institution that offers such accounts.                                                                        for improvement on VA’s work to date,
                                                   Current Actions: Extension of a                      MyVA Federal Advisory Committee;
                                                                                                        Notice of Meeting                                     plans for the future, and integration of
                                                currently approved collection.
                                                                                                                                                              the MyVA efforts. This session is open
                                                   Type of Review: Regular.                               The Department of Veterans Affairs
                                                   Affected Public: Individuals or                                                                            to the public. No time will be allocated
                                                                                                        (VA) gives notice under the Federal                   at this meeting for receiving oral
                                                Households, Business or other for-profit                Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C.
                                                institutions, Not-for-profit Institutions.                                                                    presentations from the public. However,
                                                                                                        App.2., that the MyVA Advisory                        the public may submit written
                                                   Estimated Number of Respondents:                     Committee (MVAC) will meet October 4
                                                1,300.                                                                                                        statements for the Committee’s review
                                                                                                        and 5, 2016, at the Department of                     to Debra Walker, Designated Federal
                                                   Estimated Time per Respondent: 15                    Veterans Affairs, VA Pittsburgh
                                                minutes.                                                                                                      Officer, MyVA Program Management
                                                                                                        Healthcare System—University Drive
                                                   Estimated Total Annual Burden                                                                              Office, Department of Veterans Affairs,
                                                                                                        Campus, 4060 Allequippa Street,
                                                Hours: 325.                                                                                                   1800 G Street NW., Room 880–40,
                                                                                                        Pittsburgh, PA, 15261.
                                                   Request for Comments: Comments                         The purpose of the Committee is to                  Washington, DC, 20420, or email at
                                                submitted in response to this notice will               advise the Secretary, through the                     Debra.Walker3@va.gov. Any member of
                                                be summarized and/or included in the                    Executive Director, MyVA Task Force                   the public wishing to attend the meeting
                                                request for OMB approval. All                           Office, regarding the MyVA initiative                 or seeking additional information
                                                comments will become a matter of                        and VA’s ability to rebuild trust with                should contact Ms. Walker.
                                                public record. Comments are invited on:                 Veterans and other stakeholders,                         Because the meeting will be held in
                                                (a) Whether the collection of                           improve service delivery with a focus                 a Government building, anyone
                                                information is necessary for the proper                 on Veteran outcomes, and set the course               attending must be prepared to show a
                                                performance of the functions of the                     for longer-term excellence and reform of              valid photo government issued ID.
                                                agency, including whether the                           VA.                                                   Please allow 15 minutes before the
                                                information shall have practical utility;                 On October 4 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30                 meeting begins for this process.
                                                (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate               p.m., the Committee will convene an
                                                                                                                                                                Dated: August 17, 2016.
                                                of the burden of the collection of                      open session at the VA Pittsburgh
                                                information; (c) ways to enhance the                    Healthcare System—University Drive                    Jelessa Burney,
                                                quality, utility, and clarity of the                    Campus, 4060 Allequippa Street,                       Federal Advisory Committee Management
                                                information to be collected; (d) ways to                Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, to discuss the                 Officer.
                                                minimize the burden of the collection of                progress on and the integration of the                [FR Doc. 2016–20033 Filed 8–22–16; 8:45 am]
                                                information on respondents, including                   work in the five key MyVA work                        BILLING CODE P
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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesWritten comments should be received on or before October 24, 2016 to be assured of consideration.
FR Citation81 FR 57649 

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