Government-Administered, General-Use Prepaid Card Survey

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form FR 3063b Government-Administered, General-Use Prepaid Card Survey Government Survey Form and Instruction	Removed
Form FR 3063a FR 3063a Form and Instruction	Modified
FR3063_20210630_omb_B.pdf Supporting Statement B	2021-06-30
FR3063_20210630_omb.pdf Supporting Statement A	2021-06-30

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
199494	Government-Administered, General-Use Prepaid Card Survey Government Survey Form and Instruction	Removed
199493	FR 3063a Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 7100-0343	ICR Reference No: 202106-7100-007
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202002-7100-003
Agency/Subagency: FRS	Agency Tracking No: FR 3063
Title: Government-Administered, General-Use Prepaid Card Survey
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Delegated
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/30/2021
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/30/2021
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2024	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2021
Responses	15	0	90
Time Burden (Hours)	150	0	1,500
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The FR 3063a collects data from issuers of government-administered, general-use prepaid cards including information on the pre-paid card program, the number of cards outstanding, card funding, ATM transactions, purchase transactions, fees paid by issuers to third parties, interchange fees, and cardholder fees. The FR 3063a is mandatory. The FR 3063b, which is being discontinued, was designed to collect data from state governments, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories (collectively state governments), and municipal government offices located within the United States (local government offices) that administer general-use prepaid card payment programs. It was intended that the FR 3063b survey would collect similar information from state governments and local government offices to supplement the information collected from card issuers in the FR 3063a survey on the usage of general-use prepaid cards in federal, state or local government-administered payment programs. However, the FR 3063b was voluntary and the Board has not issued this survey to state governments or local government offices in the past three years because relevant information on the use of prepaid cards was obtained from the FR 3063a survey. The Board uses data from the FR 3063a survey to support an annual report to Congress on the prevalence of use of general-use prepaid cards in federal, state, and local government-administered payment programs and on the interchange and cardholder fees charged with respect to such use of such cards.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 1693o-2(a)(7) Name of Law: Electronic Fund Transfer Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 73708	11/19/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 13379	03/08/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
FR 3063a	FR 3063a	Government-Administered, General-Use Prepaid Card Survey Issuer Survey
Government-Administered, General-Use Prepaid Card Survey Government Survey	FR 3063b	Government-Administered, General-Use Prepaid Card Survey Government Survey

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	15	90	0	-75	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	150	1,500	0	-1,350	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Forms

Short Statement: The estimated total annual burden for the FR 3063 is 1,500 hours, and would decrease to 150 hours with the revisions. The Board estimates that approximately 15 depository institutions would take, on average, 10 hours each to complete the revised FR 3063a. The revisions to the FR 3063a would result in a net decrease of 75 data items, resulting in a net decrease of 225 hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $103,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 06/30/2021

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