[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59136-59137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29617]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Agency Information Collection: Submission for OMB Review; Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of 
Veterans Affairs, has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) the following proposal for the collection of information under 
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    OMB Control Number: None assigned.
    Title and Form Number: State Application for Interment Allowance 
Under 38 U.S.C., Chapter 23, VA Form 21-530a.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Need and Uses: The information is requested under the authority of 
Title 38 U.S.C., 2303, which authorizes payment to a State of the sum 
of $150 as a plot or interment allowance for the burial of an eligible 
veteran in a cemetery owned by that State and used solely for the 
interment of persons eligible for burial in a national cemetery.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 20,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 40,000.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this submission may be obtained from Ron Taylor, 
VA Clearance Officer (045A4), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 
Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8015.
    Comments and recommendations concerning the submission should be 
directed to VA's OMB Desk Officer, Allison Eydt, OMB Human Resources 
and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-4650. Do not send requests for benefits 
to this address.

DATES: Comments on the information collection should be directed to the 
OMB Desk Officer on or before December 20, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Taylor, VA Clearance Officer 
(045A4), (202) 273-8015.

    Dated: October 31, 1996.


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    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 96-29617 Filed 11-19-96; 8:45 am]
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