[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 83 (Monday, April 30, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 21445]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-10680]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0365]


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 May 30, 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, FAX (202) 273-5981 or e-mail 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 
2900-0365'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Request for Disinterment, VA Form 40-4970.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0365.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a 
previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Abstract: VA Form 40-4970 allows a person who has a sincere 
wish and cogent reason to request removal of remains from a national 
cemetery for interment at another location. VA Form 40-4970 is an 
affidavit that requires signatories to execute the document before a 
notary. Interments made in national cemeteries are permanent and final. 
Disinterments will be permitted for cogent reasons, and then with prior 
written authorization only, usually by the Cemetery Director. Approval 
can be granted when all immediate family members of the decedent, 
including the person who initiated the interment, give their written 
consent. An order from a court of local jurisdiction can be accepted in 
lieu of submitting VA form 40-4970.
    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 53090-53091.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 55 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On Occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 329.
    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. 
2900-0365'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: April 20, 2001.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 01-10680 Filed 4-27-01; 8:45 am]
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