Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Notice to Account Holder for Garnishment of Accounts Containing Federal Benefit Payments

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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 comment on the proposed information collection listed below, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 205 (Monday, October 26, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67392-67393]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-21774]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Notice to Account Holder for Garnishment of Accounts 
Containing Federal Benefit Payments

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, U.S. Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection; request for comment.

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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 comment on the proposed 
information collection listed below, in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before December 28, 
2026.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other 
aspect of the information collection, including suggestions for 
reducing the burden, to U.S. Department of the Treasury, Attention: 
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer, 1500 Suite #8100, JBAB, 250 Murray Lane 
SW, BLDG 410/Door 123, Washington, DC 20222., or email at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#015153404175736460727473782f666e77"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a9f9fbe8e9dddbccc8dadcdbd087cec6df">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the submissions may be 
obtained from Spencer W. Clark by emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5e0e0c1f1e2a2c3b3f2d2b2c2770393128"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="80d0d2c1c0f4f2e5e1f3f5f2f9aee7eff6">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, calling 
(202) 927-5331, or viewing the entire information collection request at 
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Notice to Account Holder for Garnishment of Accounts 
Containing Federal Benefit Payments.
    OMB Control Number: 1505-0230.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Description: Under 31 CFR 212.6, financial institutions provide 
notices to account holders when a garnishment order affects an account 
receiving directly deposited federal benefit payments, a protected 
amount has been established, and funds exceeding that amount are 
subject to garnishment. The notice explains the garnishment order, 
protected amount, any applicable fee, and the account holder's rights. 
The supporting statement also estimates burden for maintaining 
garnishment records under 31 CFR 212.11 and attaching a Notice of Right 
to Garnish Federal Benefits to certain child support orders. The 2023 
supporting statement reports no program changes but describes a revised 
burden-estimation methodology.
    Form: None.
    Affected Public: Private Sector; State, Local, and Tribal 
Governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 487,750.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion (upon qualifying garnishment 
events).
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 487,750.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes per account-holder notice; 
5 minutes per child support notice.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 76,688.
    Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and included in the request for Office of Management 
and Budget approval. All comments will become a matter of public 
record. Comments are invited on: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on

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respondents, including through the use of technology; and (e) estimates 
of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and 
purchase of services required to provide information.

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)

Juliana L. Pearson,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-21774 Filed 10-23-26; 8:45 am]
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