[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 28, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 77832]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-28348]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Fiscal Service


Financial Management Service; Proposed Collection of Information: 
Schedule of Excess Risks

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 ``Schedule of 
Excess Risks.''

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before February 28, 
2005.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Financial Management Service, 
3700 East West Highway, Records and Information Management Program 
Staff, Room 135, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Rose Miller, Surety Bond Branch, 3700 East West 
Highway, Room 632F, Hyattsville, MD 20782, (202) 874-6850.

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: Schedule of Excess Risks.
    OMB Number: 1510-0004.
    Form Number: FMS 285-A.
    Abstract: This information is collected to assist the Treasury 
Department in determining whether a certified or applicant company is 
solvent and able to carry out its contracts, and whether the company is 
in compliance with Treasury excess risk regulations for writing Federal 
surety bonds.
    Current Actions: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Type of Review: Regular.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,094.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 20 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,920.
    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 that quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of informaion 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.

Wanda Rogers,
Assistant Commissioner, Financial Operations.
[FR Doc. 04-28348 Filed 12-27-04; 8:45 am]
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