[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 174 (Thursday, September 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 54342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22897]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0078]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of Information and Technology, 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 Office of 
Information and Technology, 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 October 10, 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. 2900-0078'' in 
any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Request to Correspondent for Identifying Information, VA 
Form Letter 70-2.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0078.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The form letter is used to obtain additional information 
from a correspondent when the incoming correspondence does not provide 
sufficient information to identify a veteran. VA personnel use the 
information to identify a veteran, determine the location of a specific 
file, and to accomplish the action requested by the correspondent such 
as, process a benefit claim or file material in an individual?s claims 
folder. Completion of the form is voluntary and failure to furnish the 
requested information has no adverse effect on either the veteran or 
correspondent.
    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 May 4, 2000, at page 25977.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 3,750 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 45,000.
    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. 2900-0078'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: August 8, 2000.

    By direction of the Acting Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 00-22897 Filed 9-6-00; 8:45 am]
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