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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 230 (Friday, November 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 94880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27985]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Bureau of Engraving and Printing Background 
Information Request Form

AGENCY: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Engraving and 
Printing.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 comment on the proposed 
information collections listed below, in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before January 28, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other 
aspect of the information collection, including suggestions for 
reducing the burden, to Treasury PRA Clearance Officer, 1750 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 8142, Washington, DC 20220, or email at 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the submissions may be 
obtained from Valerie Alstadt by emailing the Banknote Equipment 
Manufacturer and Currency Reader Manufacturers Support office at 
[email protected], calling (202) 435-8050, or 
viewing the entire information collection request at www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Background Investigation 
Request Form.
    OMB Control Number: 1525-0011.
    Type of Review: Extension without change.
    Description: The Background Information Request Form for is 
completed by applicant companies per BEP Circular 82-00.13 to establish 
the eligibility of each company and key personnel to gain access to 
test decks of new designs and production samples of Federal Reserve 
Notes so they can update their products to denominate and/or 
authenticate genuine currency. The applicant companies are Banknote 
Equipment Manufacturers (BEMs) and Currency Reader Manufacturers 
(CRMs). Banknote Equipment Manufacturers (BEMs) are companies that 
produce any type of equipment that handles banknotes for commercial 
purposes involving accept/reject decisions for FRNs. Currency Reader 
Manufacturers (CRMs) are companies that produce a commercially 
available device or application designed for the purpose of 
denominating US currency by an individual.
    Form: BEP Background Investigation Request Form.
    Affected Public: Banknote Equipment Manufacturers and Currency 
Reader Manufacturers and their employees.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 150.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 50.
    Estimated Time per Response: 45 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 38.
    Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and 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 technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up 
costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services 
required to provide information.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

Katherine A Allen,
BEP PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-27985 Filed 11-27-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4840-01-P
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