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Treasury Proposed Surety Licensing Information Collection Comments Due

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Published July 1st, 2025
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Summary

The Department of the Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service is requesting comments on a proposed extension of an information collection regarding "States Where Licensed for Surety." This collection is used to update Treasury's Circular 570. Comments are due by September 2, 2025.

What changed

The Department of the Treasury, through the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, has issued a notice and request for comments regarding the "States Where Licensed for Surety" information collection (OMB Number 1530-0009). This is an extension of a currently approved collection, which gathers information from insurance companies for inclusion in Treasury's Circular 570. The agency estimates 264 respondents will each spend approximately 1 hour per year on this collection, totaling 264 annual burden hours.

Regulated entities, specifically insurance companies, are invited to submit written comments by September 2, 2025. The comments should address the necessity, utility, accuracy, and clarity of the information collection, as well as ways to minimize respondent burden. The agency is seeking feedback on specific aspects of the collection, including potential capital or start-up costs and operational costs. The comments received will be used in the request for OMB approval.

What to do next

  1. Review the proposed information collection regarding "States Where Licensed for Surety."
  2. Submit comments to the Bureau of the Fiscal Service by September 2, 2025, addressing the collection's necessity, utility, accuracy, and burden minimization.

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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 States Where Licensed for Surety.

DATES:

Written comments should be received on or before September 2, 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, P.O. Box 1328, Parkersburg, WV 26106-1328, or bruce.sharp@fiscal.treasury.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: States Where Licensed for Surety.

OMB Number: 1530-0009.

Abstract: Information is collected from insurance companies in order to provide Federal bond approving officers with this information.
The listing of states, by company, appears in Treasury's Circular 570, “Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds.”

Current Actions: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Type of Review: Regular.

Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 264.

Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 hour.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 264.

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: June 30, 2025. Bruce A. Sharp, Bureau PRA Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2025-12354 Filed 7-1-25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810-AS-P

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Classification

Agency
US-Fed
Published
July 1st, 2025
Compliance deadline
September 2nd, 2025 (194 days ago)
Instrument
Consultation
Legal weight
Non-binding
Stage
Consultation
Change scope
Minor

Who this affects

Applies to
Insurers
Geographic scope
National (US)

Taxonomy

Primary area
Financial Services
Operational domain
Compliance
Topics
Insurance Government Contracting

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