[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 49 (Thursday, March 13, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 11951]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6402]


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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: 2900-0215.
    Title and Form Number: Request for Information to Make Direct 
Payment to Child Reaching Majority, VA Form Letter 21-863.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Need and Uses: The form letter is used to gather the necessary 
information to determine the address of a child attaining majority and 
to determine the child's student status. The information is needed to 
pay a child directly when the child attains majority. VA procedures 
provide that a competent child who is entitled to benefits in his or 
her own right should be paid directly upon attaining majority.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 3,767 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Generally one-time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 22,600.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this submission may be obtained from Ron Taylor, 
Information Management Service (045A4), Department of Veterans Affairs, 
8l0 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 April 14, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:Ron Taylor, Information Management 
Service (045A4), (202) 273-8015.

    Dated: February 18, 1997.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service
[FR Doc. 97-6402 Filed 3-12-97; 8:45 am]
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