[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 28, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 22898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10592]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0027]


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 May 28, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 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. 2900-0027.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Application for Accrued Benefits by Veteran's Surviving 
Spouse, Child, or Dependent Parent, VA Form 21-551.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0027.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, for a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Abstract: The form is used to apply for accrued benefits withheld 
during a veteran's hospitalization or domiciliary care. The information 
is used by VBA to determine a claimant's entitlement to such 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 December 23, 1998 at page 71189.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 33 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 20 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time for most beneficiaries.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
    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. 2900-0027'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: April 9, 1999.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 99-10592 Filed 4-27-99; 8:45 am]
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