[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 224 (Monday, November 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 63845]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-30328]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0107]


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 December 22, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Denise 
McLamb, Information Management Service (045A4), Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8030 
or FAX (202) 273-5981. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0107.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Certificate as to Securities, VA Form 21-4709.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0107.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Abstract: The form is used to verify investment in saving bonds and 
other securities reported in the accounting as part of the 
beneficiary's estate. The information provided on the form provides VA 
with an independent verification of the value of reported estate 
assets. Without independent verification of assets, account audits 
would be less useful in preventing asset diversion, fraud and abuse.
    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 August 3, 1999 at pages 42171-42172.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit, not-for-profit institutions, State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 863 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 12 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Generally one time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,316.
    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. 2900-0107'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: November 1, 1999.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Sandra S. McIntyre,
Program Analyst, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 99-30328 Filed 11-19-99; 8:45 am]
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