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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: March 20, 2007. 

William F. Baity, 

Director (Acting), Financial Crimes 

Enforcement Network. 

[FR Doc. E7–5535 Filed 3–26–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Fiscal Service 

Financial Management Service; 

Proposed Collection of Information: 

Annual Financial Statement of Surety 

Companies—Schedule F 

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 FMS–6314 ‘‘Annual Financial 

Statement of Surety Companies—

Schedule F.’’

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before May 29, 2007. 

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: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the form(s) and instructions 

should be directed to Robert Cline, 

Surety Bond Branch, Room 600F, 3700 

East West Highway, Hyattsville, MD 

20782, (202) 874–6507. 

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: Annual Financial Statement of 

Surety Companies—Schedule F. 

OMB Number: 1510–0012. 

Form Number: FMS–6314. 

Abstract: This form provides 

information that is used to determine 

the amount of unauthorized reinsurance 

of a Treasury Certified Company, and to 

compute its underwriting limitations. 

This computation is necessary to ensure 

the solvency of companies certified by 

Treasury, and their ability to carry out 

contractual surety requirements. 

Current Actions: Extension of 

currently approved collection. 

Type of Review: Regular. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

341. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 

Varies from 8 hours to 80 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 14,458. 

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: March 16, 2007. 

Janice Lucas, 

Assistant Commissioner, Financial 

Operations. 

[FR Doc. 07–1483 Filed 3–26–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–35–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Fiscal Service 

Surety Companies Acceptable on 

Federal Bonds: Clearwater Insurance 

Company 

AGENCY: Financial Management Service, 

Fiscal Service, Department of the 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is Supplement No.7 to 

the Treasury Department Circular 570, 

2006 Revision, published June 20, 2006, 

at 71 FR 37694. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Surety Bond Branch at (202) 874–6850. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The above 

mentioned company was listed in 71 FR 

37694, June 30, 2006, as an acceptable 

reinsuring company on Federal bonds. 

A Certificate of Authority as an 

acceptable surety on Federal bonds is 

hereby issued under 31 U.S.C. 9305 to 

the following company: 

Clearwater Insurance Company. 

(NAIC # 25070). BUSINESS ADDRESS: 

300 First Stamford Place, Stamford, CT 

06902. PHONE: (203) 977–8024. 

UNDERWRITING LIMITATION b/: 

$60,293,000. SURETY LICENSES c/: AL, 

AK, AZ, CA, DE, DC, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, 

IA, KS, KY, MD, MI, MS, M0, MT, NE, 

NJ, HM, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, 

SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, 

WI, WY. INCORPORTATED IN: DE. 

Federal bond-approving officers 

should annotate their reference copies 

of the Treasury Circular 570 

(‘‘Circular’’), 2006 Revision, to reflect 

this addition. 

Certificates of Authority expire on 

June 30th each year, unless revoked 

prior to that date. The Certificates are 

subject to subsequent annual renewal as 

long at the companies remain qualified 

(see 31 CFR part 223). A list of qualified 

companies is published annually as of 

July 1 in the Circular, which outlines 

details as to underwriting limitations, 

areas in which companies are licensed 

to transact surety business, and other 

information. 

The Circular may be viewed and 

downloaded through the Internet at 

http://www.fms.treas.gov/c570. 

Questions concerning this Notice may 

be directed to the U.S. Department of 

the Treasury, Financial Management 

Service, Financial Accounting and 

Services Division, Surety Bond Branch, 

3700 East-West Highway, Room 6F01, 

Hyattsville, MD 20782. 


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