[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 95 (Monday, May 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 28343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11830]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Financial Research Fund

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury invites the general public and 
other Federal agencies to comment on an extension of an existing 
information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). The Department of 
the Treasury is soliciting comments concerning the Authorization 
Agreement for Preauthorized Payments, which is scheduled to expire July 
31, 2015.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before July 17, 2015 to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
    Email: [email protected]. The subject line should contain 
the OMB number and title for which you are commenting.
    Mail: The Treasury Department, Attn: Financial Research Fund 
Assessment Comments, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20220.
    All responses to this notice will be included in the request for 
OMB's approval. All comments will also become a matter of public 
record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
a copy of the information collection can be directed to the addresses 
provided above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Number: 1505-0245.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Authorization Agreement for Preauthorized Payments.
    Form: TD F 105.1.
    Abstract: The Financial Research Fund (FRF) Preauthorized Payment 
Agreement form will collect information in order to operationalize the 
final rule and interim final rule on the assessment of fees on large 
bank holding companies and nonbank financial companies supervised by 
the FRB to cover the expenses of the FRF.
    Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 50.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 0.50.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 25.
    Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and 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 has practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's 
estimate of the burden of the collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (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: May 12, 2015.
Dawn D. Wolfgang,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-11830 Filed 5-15-15; 8:45 am]
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