The information is necessary to support a request for reissue of savings bonds in the name of the trustee of a personal trust estate.
PRA responsibilities of the former FMS and BPD have been combined under Fiscal Service. Competing priorities related to the Fiscal Service consolidation have not allowed staff to provide proper notice for comments to the public in the Federal Register. An emergency extension is requested to allow for proper comment period allowed to the public.
US Code:
31 USC 3105
Name of Law: Savings bonds and savings certificates
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 from the time of the previous extension. 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 requests to reissue paper bonds is proportionate to the reduced amount of paper bonds issued, thus leading to a decrease in the respondents using FS Form 1851.The decrease of 1,850 hours is an adjustment in agency estimate for a total of 2,650 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.