[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 108 (Monday, June 5, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35700-35701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-13924]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0564]


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 July 5, 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. 2900-0564.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Direct Deposit Enrollment, VA Form 24-0296.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0564.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Abstract: VA Form 24-0296 is used to gather the necessary 
information required to enroll VA Compensation and Pension 
beneficiaries in the DD/EFT program for recurring benefits payments. 
The information will be used to process the payment data from VA to the 
beneficiary's designated financial institution.
    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 November 29, 1999 at pages 66696-66697.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 6,600 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 2 minutes.

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    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 198,000.
    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 
10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-4650. Please refer to ``OMB 
Control No. 2900-0564'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: May 18, 2000.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 00-13924 Filed 6-2-00; 8:45 am]
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