[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 11252]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5917]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
March 4, 1997.
The Department of Treasury has submitted the following public
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Copies of
the submission(s) may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau
Clearance Officer listed. Comments regarding this information
collection should be addressed to the OMB reviewer listed and to the
Treasury Department Clearance Officer, Department of the Treasury, Room
2110, 1425 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.
Special Request: In order to begin the surveys described below in
late March 1997, the Department of the Treasury is requesting that the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review and approve this
information collection by March 17, 1997. To obtain a copy of this
study, please contact the Public Debt Clearance Officer at the address
listed below.
Bureau of the Public Debt
OMB Number: 1535-0122.
Project Number: BPD 97-1.
Type of Review: Revision.
Title: Market Research Study on U.S. Savings Bonds.
Description: The Bureau of the Public Debt has entered into an
interagency agreement with the Health Resources Study Center of the
U.S. Navy (HRSC) to conduct a market research study on U. S. Savings
Bonds: a two-stage study a mail survey preceded by focus groups to aid
in the design of the survey instrument. This submission is for the
final phase, the survey. The need for market research arises primarily
from two new Savings Bonds products: the forthcoming sale of U.S.
Savings Bonds to the public on a recurring basis through Automated
Clearinghouse (ACH) debits from their personal checking accounts; and
the issuance of inflation-indexed savings bonds after January 1, 1998,
announced by the President September 25, 1996.
Respondents: Individuals.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 27,000.
Estimated Burden Hours Per Response: 20 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Other.
Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 9,000 hours.
Clearance Officer: Vicki S. Thorpe, Bureau of the Public Debt, 200
Third Street, Parkersburg, West VA 26106-1328.
OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt (202) 395-7860, Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10226, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503.
Dale A. Morgan,
Departmental Reports Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-5917 Filed 3-10-97; 8:45 am]
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