[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 196 (Tuesday, October 12, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 55339] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-26495] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Fiscal Service Financial Management Service Proposed Collection of Information: Electronic Transfer Account (ETASM) Financial Agency Agreement
Agency
Financial Management Service, Fiscal Service, Treasury.
Action
Notice and request for comments.
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Summary
The Financial Management Service, 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 a continuing information collection. By this notice, the Financial Management Service solicits comments concerning the form ``ETASM Financial Agency Agreement.''
Dates
Written comments should be received on or before December 13, 1999.
Addresses
Direct all written comments to Financial Management Service, Programs Branch, Room 144, 3700 East-West Highway, Hyattsville, MD 20782.
For Further Information Contact
Requests for additional information or copies of the form(s) and instructions should be directed to the Director, Cash Management Policy and Planning Division, Financial Management Service, 401--14th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20227, (202) 874-6590.
Supplementary Information
Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), the Financial Management Service solicits comments on the collection of information described below. Title: ETASM Financial Agency Agreement. OMB Number: 1510-0073. Form Number: FMS-111. Abstract: This agreement is necessary to collect information on the number of ETAsSM that are opened and closed on a monthly basis for purposes of payment of account set up fees to financial institutions providing ETAsSM and for general program evaluation. Current Actions: Extension of currently approved collection. Type of Review: Regular. Affected Public: Financial institutions that offer the ETASM. Extimated Number of Respondents: 1500 (12 forms a yr.). Estimated Time Per Respondent: 2 hours. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 36,000. Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will become a matter of pubic 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: October 4, 1999. Bettsy Lane, Assistant Commissioner. [FR Doc. 99-26495 Filed 10-8-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810-35-M