REQUEST BY OWNER OR PERSON ENTITLED TO PAYMENT OR REISSUE OF UNITED STATES SAVINGS BONDS/NOTES DEPOSITED IN SAFEKEEPING WHEN ORIGINAL CUSTODY RECEIPTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE
Request for Payment of Reissue of U.S. Savings Bonds Deposited in Safekeeping
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
Approved without change
06/03/2016
03/31/2016
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
06/30/2019
36 Months From Approved
06/30/2016
1,400
0
9,000
233
0
1,500
0
0
0
The information is necessary to request payment or reissue of Savings Bonds/Notes held in safekeeping when original safekeeping custody receipts are not available. The information on the form is used by the Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, to identify the securities involved, establish entitlement, and to obtain a certified request for payment or reissue. Without the information, the transaction cannot be completed.
The decrease to the reported burden is due to an examination of forms distributed by the Bureau of the Fiscal Service or downloaded from the TreasuryDirect website since the last renewal cycle. Since December 2012, Series EE and I Savings Bonds are only available in electronic form unless a Series I Bond is purchased with a tax refund. The amount of bonds deposited for safekeeping is proportionate to the reduced amount of paper bonds issued, thus leading to a decrease in the respondents using FS Form 4239.The decrease of 1267 hours is an adjustment in agency estimate for a total of 233 burden hours requested.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.