[Federal Register: February 8, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 26)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Fiscal Service


Financial Management Service; Proposed Collection of Information:
Pools and Associations--Annual Letter

AGENCY: Financial Management Service, Fiscal Service, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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 ``Pools and
Associations--Annual Letter.''

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before April 10, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Financial Management Service,
3700 East West Highway, Records and Information Management Branch, Room
135, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to Rose Miller, Manager, Surety Bond Branch, Room
632F, 3700 East West Highway, Hyattsville, MD 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: Pools and Association--Annual Letter.
    OMB Number: 1510-0008.
    Form Number: None.
    Abstract: The information is collected for the determinations of an
acceptable percentage for each pool and association to allow Treasury
certified companies credit on their Schedule F for authorized ceded
reinsurance in determining the companies' underwriting limitations.
    Current Actions: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Type of Review: Regular.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 hour 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 150.
    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: January 19, 2006.
Wanda Rogers,
Assistant Commissioner, Financial Operations.
[FR Doc. 06-1115 Filed 2-7-06; 8:45 am]

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