Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Notice to Account Holder for Garnishment of Accounts Containing Federal Benefit Payments
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 t...
Departmental Offices, U.S. Department of the Treasury.
ACTION:
Notice of Information Collection; request for comment.
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 collection listed below, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES:
Written comments must be received on or before December 28, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other aspect of the information collection, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to U.S. Department of the Treasury, Attention: Treasury PRA Clearance Officer, 1500 Suite #8100, JBAB, 250 Murray Lane SW, BLDG 410/Door 123, Washington, DC 20222., or email at
PRA@treasury.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Copies of the submissions may be obtained from Spencer W. Clark by emailing
PRA@treasury.gov,
calling (202) 927-5331, or viewing the entire information collection request at
www.reginfo.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title:
Notice to Account Holder for Garnishment of Accounts Containing Federal Benefit Payments.
OMB Control Number:
1505-0230.
Type of Review:
Extension of a currently approved collection.
Description:
Under 31 CFR 212.6, financial institutions provide notices to account holders when a garnishment order affects an account receiving directly deposited federal benefit payments, a protected amount has been established, and funds exceeding that amount are subject to garnishment. The notice explains the garnishment order, protected amount, any applicable fee, and the account holder's rights. The supporting statement also estimates burden for maintaining garnishment records under 31 CFR 212.11 and attaching a Notice of Right to Garnish Federal Benefits to certain child support orders. The 2023 supporting statement reports no program changes but describes a revised burden-estimation methodology.
Form:
None.
Affected Public:
Private Sector; State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
487,750.
Frequency of Response:
On occasion (upon qualifying garnishment events).
Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses:
487,750.
Estimated Time per Response:
10 minutes per account-holder notice; 5 minutes per child support notice.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:
76,688.
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
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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.
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
91 FR 67392
Web Citation
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Use this when citing the archival web version of the document.
“Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Notice to Account Holder for Garnishment of Accounts Containing Federal Benefit Payments,” thefederalregister.org (October 26, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-21774/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request-notice-to-account-holder-for-garnishment-of.
www.reginfo.gov
31 CFR 212.6
44 U.S.C. 3501