Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 15 / Monday, January 24, 2000 / Notices 3759

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Fiscal Service

Financial Management Service;

Proposed Collection of Information;

States Where Licensed for Surety

AGENCY: Financial Management Service,

Fiscal Service, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

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 ‘‘States Where Licensed for

Surety.’’

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before March 24, 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 Martin,

Manager, Surety Bond Branch, Room

608A, 3700 East West Highway,

Hyattsville, Maryland, (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: States Where Licensed for

Surety.

OMB Number: 1510–0013.

Form Number: FMS 2208.

Abstract: Information is collected

from insurance companies in order to

provide Federal bond approving officers

with this information. The listing of

states, by company, appears in

Treasury’s Circular 570, ‘‘Surety

Companies Acceptable on Federal

Bonds’’.

Current Actions: Extension of

currently approved collection.

Type of Review: Regular.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

318.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1

hour.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 318.

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 techiques 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: January 18, 2000.

Judith R. Tillman,

Assistant Commissioner, Financial

Operations.

[FR Doc. 00–1624 Filed 1–21–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Fiscal Service

Financial Management Service;

Proposed Collection of Information:

Pools and Associations—Annual

Letter

AGENCY: Financial Management Service,

Fiscal Service, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

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 ‘‘Pools and Associations—Annual

Letter’’.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before March 24, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Financial Management Service, 3700

East West Highway, Programs Branch,

Room 144, Hyattsville, MD 20782.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form(s) and instructions

should be directed to Dorothy Martin,

Manager, Surety Bond Branch, Room

608A, 3700 East West Highway,

Hyattsville, MD 20872, (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: Pools and Associations—

Annual Letter.

OMB Number: 1510–0008.

Form Number: None.

Abstract: The information is collected

for the determination of an acceptable

percentage for each pool and association

to allow Treasury certified companies

credit on their Schedule F for

authorized ceded reinsurance in

determining the companies’

underwriting limitations.

Current Actions: Extension of

currently approved collection.

Type of Review: Regular.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

100.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1

hour 30 minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 150.

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: January 18, 2000.

Judith R. Tillman,

Assistant Commissioner, Financial

Operations.

[FR Doc. 00–1625 Filed 1–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4810–35–M