[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 71 (Thursday, April 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16168-16169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8992]



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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 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, 1996.

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: 2900-0243.
    Title and Form Number: Fuel and Heating Systems Inspection Report 
(Manufactured Home), VA Form 26-8731c.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Need and Uses: Inspections are ordered by lending institutions and 
performed by experienced heating company personnel, or manufactured 
home service personnel. VA Form 26-8731c is 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 with its 
report of loan closing. If the report is satisfactory, and the loan is 
otherwise proper, the regional office then issues a certificate of 
guaranty covering the loan. Without proof of satisfactory fuel and 
heating 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 26-8731c 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 fuel and heating 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: Generally one-time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 400.


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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) 565-4412 or FAX (202) 565-8267.

    Dated: April 1, 1996.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 96-8992 Filed 4-10-96; 8:45 am]
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