[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 14, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57266-57267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27999]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Public Comment Request: 
Adjacent Gravesite Set-Aside Survey (1 Year), VA Form Letter 40-40

AGENCY: National Cemetery System, Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and 
respondent burden, National Cemetery System (NCS) invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to comment on this information 
collection. This request for comment is being made pursuant to the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)). Comments should address the accuracy of the burden 
estimates and ways to minimize the burden including the use of 
automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of 
information technology, as well as other relevant aspects of the 
information collection.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposal for 

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the collection of information should be received on or before January 
16, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Wayne Kenney, National 
Cemetery Area Office (787), Department of Veterans Affairs, P.O. Box 
11720, 5000 Wissahickon Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19101. All comments 
will become a matter of public record and will be summarized in the NCS 
request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. In this 
document NCS is soliciting comments concerning the following 
information collection:

    OMB Control Number: 2900-0546.
    Title and Form Number: Adjacent Gravesite Set-Aside Survey (1 
Year), VA Form Letter 40-40.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Need and Uses: The information requested by the form letter is 
needed to determine if individuals holding gravesite set-asides in 
national cemeteries wish to retain the set-aside and whether their 
eligibility for the set-aside has been affected.
    Current Actions: In 1982, the Adjacent Gravesite Set-Aside Program 
was established which allows cemeteries to administer gravesites set-
aside at cemeteries where 4' x 8' single-depth interments are 
authorized. This program permits an adjacent gravesite being set aside 
at the time of the first interment of a veterans family for its future 
use. An automated Adjacent Gravesite Set-Aside Survey System (AGSSS) 
was developed and managed by the staff at Philadelphia National 
Cemetery Area Office. A database was formulated to record the names of 
the holders and contain information about the particular adjacent 
gravesite set-aside (AGS). Computer generated form letters are sent to 
AGS holders annually to ascertain their wish to retain their set-aside, 
or wish to relinquish it. If a holder cancels his/her set-aside or 
becomes ineligible, the gravesite set-aside is then relinquished, and 
will be used for another eligible veteran and/or dependent. Upon return 
of the form letter, action is taken by the national cemetery staff to 
update the database.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 6,334 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 38,000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the form should be directed to Department of Veterans 
Affairs, Attn: Ron Taylor, VA Clearance Officer (045A4), Department of 
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, 
telephone (202) 565-4412 or FAX (202) 565-8267.

    Dated: November 2, 1995.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 95-27999 Filed 11-13-95; 8:45 am]
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