[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 34500]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-16779]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment

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 (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 the 
collection of information should be received by no later than September 
3, 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 the 
VBA is soliciting comments concerning the following information 
collection:
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0055.
    Title and Form Number: Request for Determination of Loan Guaranty 
Eligibility--Unremarried Surviving Spouses, VA Form 26-1817.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Need and Uses: A completed VA Form 26-1817 constitutes a formal 
request by an unremarried surviving spouse of a veteran for a 
certificate of eligibility for home loan benefits. The information is 
used to determine the applicant's basic eligibility for the benefit.
    Current Actions: Title 38, U.S.C., 3701(b)(2), authorizes the VA to 
extend home loan benefits to unremarried surviving spouses of veterans 
whose deaths occurred either while serving on active duty or were a 
direct result of service-connected disabilities.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 187 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 750.

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), 
810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, Telephone (202) 273-8032 
or FAX (202) 273-5981.

    Dated: June 24, 1996.

    By direction of the Secretary.
William T. Morgan,
Management Analyst.
[FR Doc. 96-16779 Filed 7-1-96; 8:45 am]
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