Treasury Notice of Reclamation - EFT, Federal Recurring Payment

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Published September 26th, 2025

Detected March 15th, 2026

Summary

The Department of the Treasury is seeking public comment on the extension of an existing information collection, FS Form 133, used for notifying financial institutions of obligations to repay erroneously issued federal payments. The comment period closes on December 1, 2025.

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What changed

The Department of the Treasury, through the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, has issued a notice and is requesting public comments on the extension of an existing information collection, specifically FS Form 133 (OMB Number 1530-0003). This form is used to notify financial institutions of their obligation to repay federal payments that were erroneously issued to deceased recipients. The current action seeks to extend this collection, which is estimated to affect over 223,000 respondents with an average burden of 8 minutes per respondent.

Regulated entities, particularly financial institutions, are invited to submit comments by December 1, 2025. The comments should address the necessity, utility, accuracy of burden estimates, and potential improvements for the information collection process. The Treasury is particularly interested in feedback on minimizing respondent burden through automation and assessing associated costs. This is an opportunity to influence the ongoing collection of information related to the reclamation of federal payments.

What to do next

Review FS Form 133 and its associated collection requirements.
Submit comments to the Bureau of the Fiscal Service by December 1, 2025, addressing the utility, accuracy, and potential improvements of the information collection.
Assess the impact of the collection on business operations and potential burden reduction strategies.

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Content

ACTION:

Notice and request for comments.

SUMMARY:

The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections,
as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Currently the Bureau of the Fiscal

     Service within the Department of the Treasury is soliciting comments concerning the Notice of Reclamation—Electronic Funds
     Transfer, Federal Recurring Payment.

DATES:

Written comments should be received on or before December 1, 2025 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES:

Direct all written comments and requests for additional information to Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Bruce A. Sharp, Room
#4006-A, PO Box 1328, Parkersburg, WV 26106-1328, or bruce.sharp@fiscal.treasury.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Notice of Reclamation—Electronic Funds Transfer, Federal Recurring Payment.

OMB Number: 1530-0003.

Form Number: FS Form 133.

Abstract: FS Form 133 is utilized to notify financial institutions of an obligation to repay payments erroneously issued to a deceased
Federal benefit payment recipient. The information collected from the financial institutions is used by Treasury to close
out the request from a program agency to collect an EFT payment from the financial institution to which a beneficiary was
not entitled.

Current Actions: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Type of Review: Regular.

Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 223,128.

Estimated Time per Respondent: 8 minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 29,750.

Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval. All comments
will become a matter of public record. Comments are invited on: 1. Whether the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; 2.
the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information; 3. ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be collected; 4. 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 5. estimates of
capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.

Dated: September 26, 2025. Bruce A. Sharp, Bureau PRA Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2025-19084 Filed 9-30-25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810-AS-P