84672 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 205 / Wednesday, October 23, 2024 / Notices 

with this submission, Treasury has 

prepared waiver forms in order to 

collect all necessary information. 

Current Actions: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Type of Review: Regular. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

3,250. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 20 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,083. 

Request for Comments: Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and/or included in the 

request for OMB approval. All 

comments will become a matter of 

public record. Comments are invited on: 

1. 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; 2. the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

collection of information; 3. ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; 4. 

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 5. estimates of capital or start-up 

costs and costs of operation, 

maintenance, and purchase of services 

to provide information. 

Dated: October 18, 2024. 

Bruce A. Sharp, 

Bureau PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–24548 Filed 10–22–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Bureau of the Fiscal Service 

Proposed Collection of Information: 

Annual Letters—Certificates of 

Authority (A) and Admitted Reinsurer 

(B) 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury, 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 proposed 

and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

Currently the Bureau of the Fiscal 

Service within the Department of the 

Treasury is soliciting comments 

concerning Annual Letters—Certificates 

of Authority (A) and Admitted 

Reinsurer (B). 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before December 23, 2024 

to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

and requests for additional information 

to Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Bruce A. 

Sharp, Room #4006–A, P.O. Box 1328, 

Parkersburg, WV 26106–1328, or 

bruce.sharp@fiscal.treasury.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Annual Letters—Certificates of 

Authority (A) and Admitted Reinsurer 

(B). 

OMB Number: 1530–0014. 

Abstract: The information is collected 

so that Treasury can make the 

appropriate determinations as to the 

renewal of the Certificates of Authority 

of currently certified companies and the 

renewal of companies currently 

recognized by Treasury as Admitted 

Reinsurers. Included in the package is 

the Annual Letter to Executive Officers 

of Surety Companies Reporting to the 

Treasury (A) and the Annual Letter to 

Executive Officers of Companies 

Recognized by the Treasury as Admitted 

Reinsurers of Surety Companies Doing 

Business with the United States 

Government (B). The Secretary of the 

Treasury has been given authority 

pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9304–9308 to 

certify insurance companies wishing to 

write or reinsure federal surety bonds. 

The authority has been further codified 

at 31 CFR part 223.9 which specifies 

guidelines applicable to companies 

seeking certification while part 223.12 

specifies requirements applicable to 

companies seeking recognition as an 

Admitted Reinsurer. 

Current Actions: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Type of Review: Regular. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

341. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 

18.75 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 6,394. 

Request for Comments: Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and/or included in the 

request for OMB approval. All 

comments will become a matter of 

public record. Comments are invited on: 

1. 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; 2. the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

collection of information; 3. ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; 4. 

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 5. estimates of capital or start-up 

costs and costs of operation, 

maintenance, and purchase of services 

to provide information. 

Dated: October 18, 2024. 

Bruce A. Sharp, 

Bureau PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–24547 Filed 10–22–24; 8:45 am] 

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