[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 174 (Friday, September 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 47238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22750]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

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, the 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 (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 on or before November 5, 
1996.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Frances Willis, National 
Cemetery System (402D), 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 NCS request for Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval. In this document the NCS is 
soliciting comments concerning the following information collection:
    OMB Control Number: None assigned.
    Title: PMC (Presidential Memorial Certificate) Insert.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Need and Uses: The PMC Insert will be used by the recipient to 
notify the NCS if the original certificate contains an error, or 
arrives in an unacceptable condition, or to request additional 
certificates for other family members. The information will be used by 
the NCS to promptly reissue or provide additional certificates.
    Current Actions: The PMC Program was initiated in March 1962 by 
President John F. Kennedy to honor the memory of honorably discharged 
deceased veterans. The program has been continued by all subsequent 
Presidents. A PMC is mailed to relatives and friends to honor the 
deceased veteran's military service to the Nation. In most cases 
involving recent deaths, the local VA regional office originates the 
process without a request from the next-of-kin. With the automation of 
the program, the insert will accompany the issuance of the original 
certificate. The insert will provide a convenient method for the 
recipients of the original PMC to request additional certificates and/
or replacement or corrected certificates.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,080 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 2 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 32,400.

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

    Dated: August 23, 1996.

    By direction of the Secretary.
William T. Morgan,
Management Analyst.
[FR Doc. 96-22750 Filed 9-5-96; 8:45 am]
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