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ITEM 5. Furnish a complete description of the missing securities.
ITEM 6. If our office has marked this box, indicate whether you want payment
or electronic substitute bonds. If you
want payment, provide information about your bank. If you want electronic substitute bonds, provide the
requested TreasuryDirect account information.
ITEM 7. If Item 1 or 2 is checked, the form must be signed by the original applicant(s). If Item 3 or 4 is checked, the
form must be signed by the person having custody of the securities or knowledge of their loss. If any person
whose signature is required is a minor who does not have a court-appointed guardian, the minor may sign
on his or her own behalf for Series HH bonds, if in the opinion of the certifying officer, he or she is of
sufficient competency to understand the nature of the transaction. If not, the form must be signed by both
parents on the minor’s behalf. If you have Series EE or Series I bonds, a minor cannot sign on his or her
own behalf. The form must be signed by the parents. If the minor does not reside with either parent, the
form must be completed and signed by the person who furnishes the minor’s chief support. The minor’s age
and Social Security Number must be furnished.
CERTIFICATION – Each person whose signature is required must appear before and establish identification to the
satisfaction of an authorized certifying officer. The signatures to the form must be signed in the officer's presence. The
certifying officer must affix the seal or stamp which is used when certifying requests for payment. Authorized certifying
officers are available at financial institutions, including credit unions, in the United States. Certification by a notary isn’t
acceptable. Examples of acceptable seals and stamps:
• The financial institution’s official seal or stamp, including: Signature Guaranteed seal or stamp; Endorsement
Guaranteed seal or stamp; Corporate seal or stamp (a corporate resolution isn’t required); or Issuing or payin
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t seal or stamp (including name, location, and four-digit identification number or nine-digit routing number)
• The seal or stamp of Treasury-recognized Signature Guarantee Programs or other Treasury-approved Medallion
Programs
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HERE TO SEND – Send this form (without instruction pages) and any additional information to the appropriate address:
• HH and H savings bonds – Treasury Retail Securities Services, PO Box 2186, Minneapolis, MN 55480-2186
• Other paper savings bonds – Treasury Retail Securities Services, PO Box 214, Minneapolis, MN 55480-0214
• Securities in TreasuryDirect – Treasury Retail Securities Services, PO Box 7015, Minneapolis, MN 55480-7015
• Securities in Legacy Treasury Direct – Treasury Retail Securities Services, PO Box 9150, Minneapolis, MN 55480-
9150
• Paper marketable securities – Treasury Retail Securities Services, PO Box 9150, Minneapolis, MN 55480-9150
NOTICE UNDER THE PRIVACY AND PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACTS
The collection of the information you are requested to provide on this form is authorized by 31 U.S.C. CH. 31 relating to
the public debt of the United States. The furnishing of a Social Security Number, if requested, is also required by Section
6109 of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. 6109).
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he purpose of requesting the information is to enable the Bureau of the Fiscal Service and its agents to issue securities,
process transactions, make payments, identify owners and their accounts, and provide reports to the Internal Revenue
Service. Furnishing the information is voluntary; however, without the information, the Fiscal Service may be unable to
process transactions.
Information concerning securities holdings and transactions is considered confidential under Treasury regulations (31
CFR, Part 323) and the Privacy Act. This information may be disclosed to a law enforcement agency for investigation
purposes; courts and counsel for litigation purposes; others entitled to distribution or payment; agents and contractors to
administer the public debt; agencies or entities for debt collection or to obtain current addresses for payment; agencies
through approved computer matches; Congressional offices in response to an inquiry by the individual to whom the
record pertains; as otherwise authorized by law or regulation.
We estimate it will take you about 15 minutes to complete this form. However, you are not required to provide information
requested unless a valid OMB control number is displayed on the form. Any comments or suggestions regarding this
form should be sent to the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Forms Management Officer, Parkersburg, WV 26106-1328. DO
NOT SEND completed form to the above address; send to the correct address shown in "WHERE TO SEND"