[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 16, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37110-37111]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-17979]


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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

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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 on or before September 16, 
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: 2900-0251.
    Title and Form Number: Request to Lender for Status of Loan 
Account--LCS, VA Form 26-8778.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Need and Uses: The form is used to collect information from the 
servicer and it serves as a code sheet to input data in the automated 
Liquidation and Claims System (LCS). The form is computer-generated and 
sent directly to the servicer of the loan. The servicer completes its 
portion and sends the form to the VA regional officer having 
responsibility for the loan. Upon receipt of the form, the VBA takes 
whatever action is necessary to properly service the loan.
    Current Actions: After the VA receives notification of a loan 
default, the servicer is contacted to obtain pertinent data about the 
status of the account. The VA must obtain this information in order to 
assure that necessary action is taken to cure the default.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 29,167 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 175,000.

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: July 2, 1996.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
 Director, Information Management Service.

[FR Doc. 96-17979 Filed 7-15-96; 8:45 am]
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