Clearance of theTax Time Card Account Piloting Screening Focus Groups and Study

Financial Management Service

memorandum

DATE:

October 4. 2010

TO:

J. Wesley Powe. Manager
Records and Infonnation Management BTllJl(:h

FROM:

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Payment Management

SUBJECT:

OMB Clearance of the Tax Time Card ACCQunt
Piloting Screening, focus Groups and Study
FMS Tracking No. 1510-

AltllChed is documentaIion for clearnnce for the Officc of Management and Budget
(OMB) for the Tax Time Account Pilot focus Groups. Ten focus groups will be
conducted and approximately 181 hours of burden will be imposed as a resuh of this
survey. POlential focus group participanlll will be contacted and go through a screening
to participate.
We ask that this package be expedited 10 OMS because ofilll importance to getting
unbanked and underbanked people 10 panicipate in a debit card account pilot during this
upcoming 2010 tax filing !lC3SOn. This pilot is a part oflhe Go Direct Campaign, and is
supported by the Fisc.aJ AssiSUll1t Secretary of the Treasury and other Treasury Officials.
If you have any queslioOll regarding the focus groups and srudy. plCll!lC contact Wall
Hender&ln on (202) 874-6624.
Attachments:

FMS -

OMS Supponing Statemenlll
Focus Group Recruitmenl Screener
focus Group Discussion Guide/Outline
Tax Time Account Pilot Resean:h1Study
83-1 - Papeno.ork Reduction Act Change Worksheet

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