[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 3 (Monday, January 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 795]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-190]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Agency Information Collection: Submission for OMB Review; Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Board of Veterans' Appeals, Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA), 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: 2900-0042.
    Title and Form Number: Statement of Accredited Representative in 
Appealed Case, VA Form 646.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Need and Uses: The form is used by an accredited representative of 
a veterans' service organization to present argument to the BVA on 
behalf of an appellant whom the service organization represents. 
Further, it aids the VA in assuring that rights to representation have 
been honored by establishing that the record has been made available to 
the representative for review and presentation of argument.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 40,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 1 hour.
    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 this 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 February 5, 1997.

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

    Dated: December 17, 1996.

    By direction of the Secretary:
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 97-190 Filed 1-3-97; 8:45 am]
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