[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 71 (Thursday, April 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16167-16168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8991]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and 
respondent burden, the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) 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 (Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)). Comments should

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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 the 
collection of information should be received June 10, 1966.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans 
Benefits Administration (20M30), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 
Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420. All comments will become a 
matter of public record and will be summarized in the VBA request for 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. In this document VBA is 
soliciting comments concerning the following information collection:
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0242.
    Title and Form Number: Water-Plumbing Systems Inspection Report 
(Manufactured Home), VA Form 26-8731a.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Need and Uses: Inspections are ordered by lending institutions and 
performed by experienced plumbers or manufactured home service 
personnel. VA Form 26-8731a will be completed by the inspector after 
the tests described on the form have been made. The lender submits the 
report form to the applicable VA regional office then issues a 
certificate of guaranty covering the loan. Without proof of 
satisfactory water and plumbing systems, VA would be guaranteeing loans 
on used manufactured homes which could be unsafe and which would not be 
acceptable security on which to base an increase in the government's 
contingent liability.
    Current Actions: VA Form 26-8731a is required in conjunction with 
the approval of loans guaranteed for the purchase of used manufactured 
homes. Section 3712(h)(1) of title 38 U.S.C., prohibits the guaranty of 
any loan for the purchase of a manufactured unit which does not meet 
standards prescribed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Section 
3710(b)(4) further deals with permanently affixed manufactured homes 
that are taxed as real estate and requires that the nature and 
condition of the property be suitable for dwelling purposes. This form 
serves as an inspection report on the water and plumbing systems of a 
used unit, whether it is permanently affixed or not.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households and Business or other 
for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 800 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 400.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the form should be directed to Department of Veterans 
Affairs, Attn: Jacquie McCray, Information Management Service (045A4), 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 
20420, Telephone (202) 565-8266 or FAX (202) 565-8267.

    Dated: April 1, 1996.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 96-8991 Filed 4-10-96; 8:45 am]
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