# 2025-08561: Treasury Seeks Heirs' Paperwork for Money Owed to the Deceased

2025-08561, Proposed Collection of Information: Claims Against the United States for Amounts Due in the Case of a Deceased Creditor, is a Federal Register notice from Treasury Department, Bureau of the Fiscal Service published 2025-05-15 (as of 2026-10-20).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-08561
- As of: 2026-10-20
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-08561
- Title: Proposed Collection of Information: Claims Against the United States for Amounts Due in the Case of a Deceased Creditor
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Treasury Department; Bureau of the Fiscal Service
- Citation: 90 FR 20737
- Published: 2025-05-15
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-10-20

## In one line

Treasury Seeks Heirs' Paperwork for Money Owed to the Deceased

## Summary

The Treasury Department wants to keep collecting info from people claiming money owed by the government when the original creditor has passed away. This helps figure out who should get the funds. If you’re a business or anyone handling these claims, you’ve got until July 14, 2025, to share your thoughts—no extra costs, just about 27 minutes per claim.

## Abstract

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 Claims Against the United States for Amounts Due in the Case of a Deceased Creditor.

## Effects PRIA read

- Comments Sought on Death-Related Claims Paperwork: benefit, low. The Treasury is asking the public and federal agencies to comment on how it collects information when someone dies and the United States owes them money. The Bureau of the Fiscal Service says this review is part of efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden for those who file these claims.

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- [2026-13903](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-13903): Prompt Payment Interest Rate; Contract Disputes Act, 2026-07-09
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## Sources
- [2025-08561 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/15/2025-08561/proposed-collection-of-information-claims-against-the-united-states-for-amounts-due-in-the-case-of-a)
- [2025-08561 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-15/pdf/2025-08561.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-08561 (as of 2026-10-20).