2020-01731. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Multiple Fiscal Service Information Collection Requests

AGENCY:

Departmental Offices, U.S. Department of the Treasury.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

The Department of the Treasury will submit the following information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. The public is invited to submit comments on these requests.

DATES:

Comments should be received on or before March 2, 2020 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES:

Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other aspect of the information collection, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to (1) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for Treasury, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or email at [e-mail] and (2) Treasury PRA Clearance Officer, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 8100, Washington, DC 20220, or email at [e-mail].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Copies of the submissions may be obtained from Spencer W. Clark by emailing [e-mail], calling [phone], or viewing the entire information collection request at www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Bureau of the Fiscal Service (BFS)

1. Title: Release

OMB Control Number: 1530-0053.

Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved collection.

Description: It may be necessary for a registered owner/co-owner of savings bonds or a TreasuryDirect account holder to waive a claim as the result of an unauthorized payment to person(s) not entitled and then release the Government of any liability.

Form: FS Form 2001.

Affected Public: Individuals and households.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 25.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 25.

Estimated Time per Response: 6 minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3.

2. Title: CMIA Annual Report and Interest Calculation Cost Claims

OMB Control Number: 1530-0066.

Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Description: Public Law 101-453 requires that States and Territories must report interest liabilities for major Federal assistance programs annually. States and Territories may report interest calculation cost claims for compensation of administrative costs.

Form: None.

Affected Public: State, local and tribal governments.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 56.

Frequency of Response: Annually.

Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 56.

Estimated Time per Response: 393 hours and 30 minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 22,036.

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

Dated: January 27, 2020.

Spencer W. Clark,

Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.