[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 20849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-9604]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0089]


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.

DATE: Comments must be submitted on or before May 18, 2000.

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. 2900-0089.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Statement of Dependency of Parent(s), VA Form 21-509.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0089.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: 38 U.S.C 102 requires that income and dependency must be 
determined before benefits may be paid to or for a dependent parent. VA 
Form 21-509 is used to gather the necessary information from the 
applicant to make this determination.
    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 2, 1999, on page 67629.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 20,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Generally one time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 40,000.
    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 
12035, Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-4650. Please refer to ``OMB 
Control No. 2900-0089'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: March 27, 2000.
    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 00-9604 Filed 4-17-00; 8:45 am]
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