[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 14, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 42710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-20410]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0144]


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 September 13, 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) 273-8015, 
FAX (202) 273-5981 or e-mail: [email protected]. Please refer 
to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0144.''

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
    Title: HUD/VA Addendum to Uniform Residential Loan Application, VA 
Form 26-1802a, and Freddie Mac 65/Fannie Mae Form 1003, Uniform 
Residential Loan Application.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0144.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 26-1802a serves as a joint loan application for 
both VA and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Lenders 
and veterans use the form to apply for guaranty of home 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 control number. The Federal Register document with 
a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of 
information was published on May 7, 2001, at pages 23083-23084.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households and business or other 
for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 20,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 6 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 200,000.
    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) 395-7316. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 
2900-0144'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: July 24, 2001.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 01-20410 Filed 8-13-01; 8:45 am]
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