[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 10, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 36033]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-17138]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0546]


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 August 9, 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. 2900-0546'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Gravesite Reservation Survey (2-year), VA Form Letter 40-40.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0546.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Abstract: In the past, the survey was conducted annually. VA Form 
Letter 40-40 will be sent biennially (once every two years on a 24-
month rotating basis) to individuals holding gravesite set-asides in 
national cemeteries to ascertain their wish to retain their set-aside, 
or wish to relinquish it. The collection of information is necessary to 
assure that gravesite set-asides are not wasted. Some holders become 
ineligible, are buried elsewhere, or simply wish to cancel a gravesite 
set-aside for them. Without this information, unused set-asides would 
exist which could be used by other veterans.
    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 April 11, 2001, at pages 18852-18853.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 3,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping only.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 18,000.
    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. 
2900-0546'' in any correspondence.

    By direction of the Secretary.

    Dated: June 27, 2001.

Barbara H. Epps,
 Management Analyst, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 01-17138 Filed 7-9-01; 8:45 am]
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