[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 2303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-829]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0442]


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 February 13, 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. 2900-0442.''

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:

    Title and Form Number: Request for Armed Forces Separation Records, 
VA Form Letter 21-80e.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0442.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: In order to establish entitlement to VA compensation or 
pension benefits, a veteran must have had active military service which 
resulted in separation under other than dishonorable conditions. VA 
Form Letter 21-80e is completed by the veteran to furnish information 
relative to his/her military service. The information is used to aid VA 
in requesting verification of military service. Benefits cannot be paid 
without verification of service.
    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 June 12, 1997 at page 32147.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 17,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 102,000.
    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. 2900-0442'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: December 12, 1997.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Barbara H. Epps,
Management Analyst, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 98-829 Filed 1-13-98; 8:45 am]
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