41622 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 149 /Tuesday, August 4, 1998 / Notices

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Financial Management Service, 3361–

L 75th Avenue, Landover, Maryland

20785.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form(s) and instructions

should be directed to Dorothy Martin,

Surety Bond Branch, 3700 East-West

Highway, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782,

(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: Schedule of Excess Risks.

OMB Number: 1510–0004.

Form Number: FMS–285–A.

Abstract: This information is

collected to assist the Treasury

Department determine whether a

certified or applicant company is

solvent and able to carry out its

contracts, and whether the company is

in compliance with Treasury excess risk

regulations for writing Federal surety

bonds.

Current Actions: Extension of

currently approved collection.

Type of Review: Regular.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

1,288.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 20

hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 25,760.

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 29, 1998.

Diane E. Clark,

Assistant Commissioner, Management.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Fiscal Service

Financial Management Service;

Proposed Collection of Information:

List of Data

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 ‘‘List of Data’’

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before October 5, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Financial Management Service, 3361–

L 75th Avenue, Landover, Maryland

20785.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form(s) and instructions

should be directed to Dorothy Martin,

Surety Bond Branch, 3700 East-West

Highway, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782,

(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: List of Data.

OMB Number: 1510–0047.

Form Number: FMS–2211.

Abstract: This information is

collected from insurance companies to

assist Treasury Department in

determining acceptability of the

companies applying for a Certificate of

Authority to write or reinsure Federal

surety bonds.

Current Actions: Extension of

currently approved collection.

Type of Review: Regular.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

25.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 18

hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 450.

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 29, 1998.

Diane E. Clark,

Assistant Commissioner, Management.

[FR Doc. 98–20730 Filed 8–3–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Cognitive and

Psychological Research Coordinated

by Statistics of Income on Behalf of All

IRS Operations Functions

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),

Treasury.

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,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is

soliciting comments concerning

Cognitive and Psychological Research

Coordinated by Statistics of Income on

Behalf of All IRS Operations Functions.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before October 5, 1998 to

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Garrick R. Shear, Internal Revenue
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Service, room 5571, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

should be directed to Carol Savage,

(202) 622–3945, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5569, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Cognitive and Psychological

Research Coordinated by Statistics of

Income on Behalf of All IRS Operations

Functions.

OMB Number: 1545–1349.

Abstract: The proposed research will

improve the quality of data collection by

examining the psychological and

cognitive aspects of methods and

procedures such as: interviewing

processes, forms redesign, survey and

tax collection technology and operating

procedures (internal and external in

nature).

Current Actions: We will be

conducting different opinion surveys,

focus group sessions, think-aloud

interviews, and usability studies

regarding cognitive research

surrounding forms submission or IRS

system/product development.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Individuals and

businesses or other for-profit

organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

22,000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 27

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 10,000.

The following paragraph applies to all

of the collections of information covered

by this notice:

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information

unless the collection of information

displays a valid OMB control number.

Books or records relating to a

collection of information must be

retained as long as their contents may

become material in the administration

of any internal revenue law. Generally,

tax returns and tax return information

are confidential, as required by 26

U.S.C. 6103.

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: (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.

Approved: July 27, 1998.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–20696 Filed 8–3–98; 8:45 am]

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