[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 176 (Thursday, September 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47873-47874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24058]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0365]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: National Cemetery System, Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the National 
Cemetery System (NCS), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted 
the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission 
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected 
cost and burden; it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 14, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Ron 
Taylor, Information Management Service (045A4), Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8015 
or FAX (202) 273-5981. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0365.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title and Form Number: Request for Disinterment, VA Form 40-4970.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0365.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Interments made in national cemeteries are permanent and 
final. Disinterments will be permitted for cogent reasons, and then 
with prior written authorization only, usually by the Cemetery 
Director. Approval can be granted when all immediate family members of 
the decedent, including the person who initiated the interment, give 
their written consent. An order from a court of local jurisdiction can 
be accepted in lieu of submitting VA form 40-4970. The form is used to 
allow a person to request removal of remains from a national cemetery 
for interment at another location. The information is used for 
approving or disapproving the disinterment request.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. The Federal Register Notice with a 
60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of 
information was published on May 27, 1997 at page 28755.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 33 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 199.
    Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the 
information collection 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. Please refer to ``OMB 
Control No. 2900-0365'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: August 20, 1997.


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    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 97-24058 Filed 9-10-97; 8:45 am]
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