98-23683. Financial Management Service; Proposed Collection of Information: Application for Payment of a Deceased Depositor's Postal Savings Account (POD 1681)

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 171 (Thursday, September 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47083-47084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23683]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Fiscal Service


Financial Management Service; Proposed Collection of Information: 
Application for Payment of a Deceased Depositor's Postal Savings 
Account (POD 1681)

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 ``Application 
for Payment of a Deceased Depositor's Postal Savings Account.''

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before November 2, 
1998.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Financial Management Service, 
3361-L 75th Avenue, Landover, Maryland 20785.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the form(s) and instructions should be directed to Mary 
Morris, Credit Accounting Branch, 3700 East-West Highway, Hyattsville, 
MD 20782, [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: Application for Payment of a Deceased Depositor's Postal 
Savings Account.

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    OMB Number: 1510-0027.
    Form Number: POD 1681.
    Abstract: The form is used when an application is submitted for 
payment of a deceased Postal Savings depositor's account. Information 
furnished on the form is used to determine if the applicant is entitled 
to the proceeds of the account.
    Current Actions: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Type of Review: Regular.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 150.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 38.
    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: August 27, 1998.
Diane E. Clark,
Assistant Commissioner for Management and Chief Financial Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-23683 Filed 9-2-98; 8:45 am]
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