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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 247 (Thursday, December 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 105177]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30783]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Multiple Departmental Offices Information Collection 
Requests

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, U.S. Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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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 February 24, 
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 8100, Washington, DC 20220, or email at 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the submissions may be 
obtained from Spencer W. Clark by emailing [email protected], calling 
(202) 927-5331, or viewing the entire information collection request at 
www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    1. Title: Solicitation of Proposal Information for Award of Public 
Contracts.
    OMB Control Number: 1505-0081.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Description: Treasury Bureaus and the Office of the Procurement 
Executive collect information when inviting firms to submit proposals 
for public contracts for supplies and services. The information 
collection is necessary for compliance with the Federal Property and 
Administrative Services Act (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.), the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) (48 CFR Chapter 1) and applicable 
acquisition regulations.
    Form: None.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 20,946.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 20,946.
    Estimated Time per Response: Varies depending on proposal type and 
proposal requirements. Average burden estimate is 10.48 hours per 
submission.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 217,812.
    2. Title: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services 
(CERTS).
    OMB Control Number: 1505-0273.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Description: On December 27, 2020, the President signed the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. Division N, Title IV, Subtitle 
B, Section 421 of the Act provides $2 billion for the U.S. Department 
of the Treasury to provide grants to eligible providers of 
transportation services (``Recipients'') under the Coronavirus Economic 
Relief for Transportation Services (``CERTS'') Program. Recipients 
include motorcoach companies, school bus companies, passenger vessel 
companies, and pilotage companies. Under Section 421 of the Act, 
Recipients must demonstrate significant revenue losses as a result of 
COVID-19, and must use grant funds for payroll costs and for other 
eligible operating expenses. At this point, all funds have been 
distributed and reporting requirements have been completed. Recipients 
are required to retain records for three years after funds are expended 
or returned to Treasury.
    Form: None.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,460.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 1,460.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 365.
    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.

Spencer W. Clark,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-30783 Filed 12-23-24; 8:45 am]
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