[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 8 (Thursday, January 11, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 2487]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-831]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0567]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: National Cemetery 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 National 
Cemetery Administration (NCA), 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 February 12, 2001.

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. 2900-0567'' in 
any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: PMC Insert, VA Form 40-0247.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0567.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Abstract: The purpose of the PMC Insert is to allow an eligible 
recipient, which includes the next of kin, other relatives or friends, 
i.e., surviving spouses, sons, daughters, grandchildren, and others, to 
request additional certificates and/or replacements or corrected 
certificates upon receipt of the original PMC. Replacements are 
requested due to PMCs being bent, water soaked, or other damage during 
mail handling; corrected PMCs are requested due to an incorrect name of 
the deceased veteran. The PMC is a gold foiled-embossed certificate 
containing the Great Seal of the United States and bearing the 
President's signature. It is mailed to relatives and friends of 
deceased, honorably discharged veterans honoring their military service 
to our Nation. In most cases involving recent deaths, the local VA 
Regional Office originates the application process without request from 
the next of kin as part of processing death benefits claims.
    The PMC Insert is not self-initiated by the general public/eligible 
recipients. There is no form or application that is used to initiate an 
original request. Original requests are normally in the form of letters 
and/or telephone calls from eligible recipients.
    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 August 31, 2000, at pages 53093 and 53094.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,298 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 2 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 38,952.
    Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the 
information collection to VA's OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human Resources 
and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-7613. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 
2900-0567'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: November 28, 2000.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Barbara H. Epps,
Management Analyst, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 01-831 Filed 1-10-01; 8:45 am]
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