Voucher for Payment of Awards

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form FS Form 5135 Voucher for Payment of Awards Form	Modified
1530-0012_Supporting Statement_2025.docx Supporting Statement A	2025-06-30

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
15398	Voucher for Payment of Awards Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1530-0012	ICR Reference No: 202506-1530-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202204-1530-002
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/FISCAL	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Voucher for Payment of Awards
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 08/01/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2025
Responses	114	1,400
Time Burden (Hours)	57	700
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: Awards certified to Treasury are paid annually as funds are received from foreign governments. Vouchers are mailed to awardholders showing payments due. Awardholders sign vouchers certifying that he/she is entitled to payment.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

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:
	90 FR 15613	04/14/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 36285	08/01/2025
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
Voucher for Payment of Awards	FS Form 5135	Voucher for Payment of Awards Certified By The Mixed Claims Commission, United States and Germany Or The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	114	1,400	0	-1,286	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	57	700	0	-643	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: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: In previous years, 2020 and prior, the Judgment Fund managed multiple foreign claim programs received from the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission (FCSC). Since 2021, there has only been one foreign claim program to manage. As this program nears conclusion, fewer respondents are received each year. Therefore, the new number of estimated respondents was determined based upon the average number of actual respondents over the past five years.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $21,836

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

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: 08/01/2025

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