[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 243 (Friday, December 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70185-70186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33528]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0149]


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

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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 19, 1999.

For Further Information or a Copy of the Submission Contact: Ron 
Taylor, Information Management Service (045A4), Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 8l0 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8015 
or FAX (202) 273-5981. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0149.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Application for Conversion, VA Form 29-0152.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0149.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Abstract: VA Form 29-0152 is used by the insured to convert to a 
permanent plan of insurance. The information collected is used to 
initiate the processing of the insured's request to convert his/her 
term insurance.
    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 September 3, 1998 at pages 47085-47086.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1125 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Generally one time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4500.
    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. 2900-0149'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: November 3, 1998.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 98-33528 Filed 12-17-98; 8:45 am]
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