[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 49 (Thursday, March 13, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11951-11952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6403]


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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

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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: 2900-0021.

(Note: VA Forms 26-6850a and 26-5851 were previously approved under 
individual OMB Control Numbers 2900-0477 and 2900-0022, 
respectively. The VA is requesting consolidation of the use of these 
forms under OMB Control Number 2900-0021.)

    Titles and Form Numbers: Notice of Default, VA Form 26-6850; Notice 
of Default and Intention to Foreclose, VA Form 26-6850a; and Notice of 
Intention to Foreclose, VA Form 26-6851.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Need and Uses: When the VA receives either VA Form 26-6850, 26-
6850a, or 26-6851, the loan service representative will review the form 
and assign a rating as to the timeliness/completeness of the holder's 
report. A complete and timely report is necessary to facilitate the 
VA's determination as to the need for and extent of supplemental 
servicing in individual cases. The loan status is then coded into LCS 
(Liquidation and Claims System). LCS is a centralized automated data 
processing system for the operational control of default reporting, 
loan servicing, liquidations and claims on outstanding GI loans.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit--Individuals or 
households.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 66,166 hours.
    VA Form 26-6850--20,166 hours.
    VA Form 26-6850a--26,000 hours.
    VA Form 26-6851--20,000 hours.
    Estimated Total Average Burden Per Respondent: 14 minutes.
    VA Form 26-6850--10 minutes.
    VA Form 26-6850a--20 minutes.
    VA Form 26-6851--15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Number of Respondents: 279,000.
    VA Form 26-6850--121,000 respondents.
    VA Form 26-6850a--78,000 respondents.
    VA Form 26-6851--80,000 respondents.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this submission may be obtained from Ron Taylor, 
Information Management Service (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 April 14, 1997.

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

    Dated: February 11, 1997.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 97-6403 Filed 3-12-97; 8:45 am]
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