[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 151 (Monday, August 7, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44766-44767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-6735]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Fiscal Service


Financial Management Service; Proposed Collection of Information: 
Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Market Research Study

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 ``Electronic Funds 
Transfer (EFT) Market Research Study.''

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before October 6, 
2006.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Request for additional information 
should be directed to Edita Rickard, EFT Strategy Division, 401 14th 
Street, SW., Room 418D, Washington, DC 20227, 202-874-7165.

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: Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Market Research Study.
    OMB Number: 1510-0074.
    Form Number: None.
    Abstract: Study of Federal benefit recipients to identify barriers 
to significant increases in use of EFT for benefit payments.
    Current Action: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Type of Review: Regular.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,515.

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    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 3 hours and 29 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 764.
    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: July 27, 2006.
Michael Colarusso,
Acting Assistant Commissioner, Regional Operations.
[FR Doc. 06-6735 Filed 8-4-06; 8:45 am]
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