99-30117. Financial Management Service; Proposed Collection of Information: Trace Request for Electronic Funds Transfer Payment

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 222 (Thursday, November 18, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63106-63107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-30117]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Fiscal Service


Financial Management Service; Proposed Collection of Information: 
Trace Request for Electronic Funds Transfer Payment

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 
efforts 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 ``Trade 
Request for Electronic Funds Transfer Payment.''


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DATES: Written comments should be received on or before January 18, 
2000.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Financial Management Service, 
3700 East West Highway, Programs Branch, Room 144, Hyattsville, 
Maryland 20782.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the form(s) and instructions should be directed to Dorothy 
Wilson, Administrative Services Branch, Room 357D, 401-14th St., SW 
Washington, DC 20227, [phone].

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: Trace Request for Electronic Funds Transfer Payment.
    OMB Number: 1510-0045.
    Form Number: FMS 150.
    Abstract: This form is used to notify the financial organization 
that a customer (beneficiary) has claimed non-receipt of credit for a 
payment. The form is designed to help the financial organization locate 
any problem and to keep the customer (beneficiary) informed of any 
action taken.
    Current Actions: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Type of Review: Regular.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 80,775.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 8 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10,770.
    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 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: November 10, 1999.
John D. Newell,
Assistant Commissioner, Regional Operations.
[FR Doc. 99-30117 Filed 11-17-99; 8:45 am]
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