[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 33 (Thursday, February 19, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8525-8526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4135]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0495]


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 March 23, 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. 2900-0495.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title and Form Number: Marital Status Questionnaire, VA Form 21-
0537.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0495.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: This form is used to confirm the marital status of a 
surviving spouse in receipt of dependency and indemnity compensation 
(DIC) benefits. If a surviving spouse remarries, he or she is no longer 
entitled to DIC. The information collected is used to determine whether 
a surviving spouse is still entitled to DIC benefits.
    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 October 27, 1997 at page 55673.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 2,875 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Reporting on Occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 34,500.
    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. 2900-0495'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: January 26, 1998.


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    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 98-4135 Filed 2-18-98; 8:45 am]
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