[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 176 (Friday, September 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 48788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24361]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0066]


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 October 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. 2900-0066.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title and Form Number: Request to Employer for Employment 
Information in Connection with Claim for Disability Benefits, VA Form 
29-459.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0066.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The form is used to request employment information in 
connection with a claim for disability insurance benefits. The 
information collected is used by VA to establish the insured's 
eligibility for disability insurance 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 January 29, 1998 at page 4528.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 862 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,167.
    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. 2900-0066'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: August 14, 1998.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 98-24361 Filed 9-10-98; 8:45 am]
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