[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 49 (Thursday, March 13, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11949-11950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6406]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and 
respondent burden, the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) 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 (Pub. L. 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 May 12, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans 
Benefits Administration (20S52), 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 VBA request for 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. In this document VBA is 
soliciting comments concerning the following information collection:
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0276.
    Title and Form Number: Manufactured Home Appraisal Report, VA Form 
26-8712.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Need and Uses: The form is used by VA fee and staff appraisers to 
establish the reasonable value of used manufactured homes. The 
reasonable value is then used: (1) To established the maximum loan 
amount a veteran may obtain for the purchase of a used manufactured 
home unit; (2) to obtain information on the condition of the unit and 
its compliance with VA's minimum property requirements; and (3) in the 
event of foreclosure, to ascertain the value of the unit for resale 
purposes for use in computation of claims in applicable cases.
    Current Actions: Title 38 U.S.C. 3712, requires the Secretary to 
determine the reasonable value of used manufactured homes and prohibits 
the guaranty of any loan for a manufactured home which does not ``meet 
or exceed standards prescribed by the Secretary.''
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit--Individuals or 
households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: The number of actual burden is 360 hours. 
However, because the requirement for appraisal reports is a common 
practice in the housing industry, only 1 hour is being requested for 
reporting.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 90 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the form should be directed to Department of Veterans 
Affairs, Attn: Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits Administration 
(20S52), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20420, Telephone (202) 273-7079 or FAX (202) 275-4884.

    Dated: February 11, 1997.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 97-6406 Filed 3-12-97; 8:45 am]
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