[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 68360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-34126]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0386]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, 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 Veterans 
Benefits Administration (VBA), 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 January 30, 1998.

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. 2900-0386.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title and Form Number: Interest Rate Reduction Refinancing Loan 
Worksheet, VA Form 26-8923.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0386.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Abstract: Lenders are required to submit VA Form 26-8923 when 
requesting guaranty on an interest rate reduction refinancing loan. VA 
loan examiners must assure that the requirements of the Deficit 
Reduction Act of 1984 and applicable VA regulations have been met 
before the issuance of guaranty. The form ensures that lenders 
correctly compute the funding fee and the maximum permissible loan 
amount for interest rate reduction refinancing loans.
    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 March 13, 1997 at page 11949.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 13,070 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 78,422.
    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. 2900-0386'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: December 8, 1997.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 97-34126 Filed 12-30-97; 8:45 am]
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