[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 18, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36876-36877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17534]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Information Collections Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of 
Veterans Affairs, has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) the following proposals for the collection of information under 
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

    OMB Number: 2900-0029.
    Titles and Form Numbers: Offer to Purchase and Contract of Sale, VA 
Form 26-6705; Credit Statement of Prospective Purchaser, VA Form 26-
6705b; Addendum to Offer to Purchase and Contract of Sale, VA Form 26-
6705c; and (Virginia) Addendum to Offer to Purchase and Contract of 
Sale, VA Form 26-6705d.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
collection.
    Needs and Uses:
    a. VA Form 26-6705 serves as an offer to purchase and contract of 
sale for submitted purchase offers to VA on properties acquired through 
operation of the guaranteed and direct loan programs.
    b. VA Form 26-6705b is used to collect credit and income 
information necessary to determine whether an applicant qualifies to 
purchase a VA-owned property.
    c. VA Form 26-6705c is an addendum used to simplify the selection 
process among competing offers and ensure that the offer selected 
provides the greatest value to VA.
    d. VA Form 26-6705d is a new addendum to VA Form 6705 for use in 
Virginia. It includes requirements of State law which must be 
acknowledged by the purchaser at or prior to closing.
    Affected Public: Individuals or household.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 64,583 total hours.
    a. VA Form 26-6705--33,333 hours.
    b. VA Form 26-6705b--33,500 hours.
    c. VA Form 26-6705c--8,333 hours.
    d. VA Form 26-6705d--417 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 14 minutes average.
    a. VA Form 26-6705--20 minutes.
    b. VA Form 26-6705b--20 minutes.
    c. VA Form 26-6705c--5 minutes.
    d. VA Form 26-6705d--5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 272,500 total respondents.
    a. VA Form 26-6705--100,000 respondents.
    b. VA Form 26-6705b--67,500 respondents.
    c. VA Form 26-6705c--100,000 respondents.
    d. VA Form 26-6705d--5,000 respondents.

    OMB Number: 2900-0094.
    Titles and Form Numbers: Supplement to VA Forms 21-526, 21-534, and 
21-535 (For Philippine Claims), VA Form 21-4169.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved 
collection.
    Needs and Uses: The information is used by VA Regional Office in 
Manila to determine whether eligibility for VA benefits can be 
established based on service in the Commonwealth Army of the 
Philippines or recognized guerrilla organization.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000 respondents.

    OMB Number: 2900-0496
    Title and Form Number: Claim for Veterans Mortgage Life Insurance, 
VA Form 29-0549.
    Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement, without change, of a 
previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Needs and Uses: The form is used by the mortgage holder to claim 
the proceeds of Veterans Mortgage Life Insurance and to provide 
information needed to authorize payment of the insurance. The 
information is used by VBA to process the mortgage holder's claim.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 250 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 60 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 250 respondents.
ADDRESSES: Copies of these submissions may be obtained from Trish 
Fineran, Veterans Benefits Administration (20M30), Department of 
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 
273-6886.
    Comments and recommendations concerning the submissions should be 
directed to VA's OMB Desk Officer, Allison Eydt, OMB Human Resources 

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and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-4650. Do not send request for benefits 
to this address.

DATES: Comments on the information collections should be directed to 
the OMB Desk Officer by no later than August 17, 1995.

    Dated: July 5, 1995.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 95-17534 Filed 7-17-95; 8:45 am]
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