[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 14, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 42706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-20411]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0234]


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.

DATE: 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) 273-8030, 
FAX (202) 273-5981 or e-mail [email protected]. Please refer to 
``OMB Control No. 2900-0234.''

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
    Title: Request to Mortgage Company for Amount of Unpaid Insurance, 
VA Form Letter 29-712.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0234.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The form letter is used to request the amount of the 
veteran's unpaid mortgage from the lending institution with which the 
veteran carries the mortgage. The information is required by law, title 
38, U.S.C., section 2106, and is used by VA to determine Veterans 
Mortgage Life Insurance premiums.
    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 16, 2001, at pages 19604-19605.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 75 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 450.
    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. 
2900-0234'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: August 7, 2001.

    By direction of the Secretary:
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 01-20411 Filed 8-13-01; 8:45 am]
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