[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 201 (Tuesday, October 17, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61380-61381]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-26660]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0386]


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 November 16, 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. 2900-0386.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Interest Rate Reduction Refinancing Loan Worksheet, VA Form 
26-8923.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0386.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Lenders are required to submit the form when requesting 
guaranty on an interest rate reduction refinancing loan. VA loan 
examiners must assure that the requirements of the Deficit Reduction of 
1984 and applicable VA regulations have been met before the issuance of 
guaranty. The form ensures that lenders correctly compute the funding 
fee and the maximum permissible loan amount for interest rate reduction 
refinancing loans.
    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

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control number. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment 
period soliciting comments on this collection of information was 
published on June 23, 2000, at page 39231.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 8,333 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 50,000.
    Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the 
information collection to VA's Desk Officer, OMB Human Resources and 
Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, 
DC 20503 (202) 395-7316. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0386'' 
in any correspondence.

    Dated: September 22, 2000.

    By direction of the Acting Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 00-26660 Filed 10-16-00; 8:45 am]
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