A program agency authorizes Treasury to recover payments that have been issued after the death of the beneficiary. FMS Form 133 is used to notify the financial institution. If the financial institution does not respond to the FMS-133, a debit request (Form 135) is sent to the Federal Reserve Bank.
FMS Form 135 is a request from the Department of the Treasury to the Federal Reserve Bank to debit an account from a financial institution for the amount issued after the date of non-entitlement due to the death or legal incapacity an individual. This activity is between two federal agencies and does not require PRA clearance and has been removed from this information collection request.
The number of respondents is reduced from 55,000 to 27,500 due to the removal FMS-135, resulting in a reduction of 198,337 responses and a reduction of 39,667 hours in burden due to an adjustment.
Current data provides a more accurate account of the number or respondents as well as the overall calculation of the burden. A burden reduction 49,585 hours is due to an adjustment in agency estimates. Total burden request this submission is 29,750 hours.
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.