[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 164 (Thursday, August 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 44441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21249]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0166]


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 24, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Denise 
McLamb, Information Management Service (045A4), Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 8l0 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8030, 
FAX (202) 273-5981 or e-mail: [email protected]. Please refer 
to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0166.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    a. Application for Ordinary Life Insurance, Replacement Insurance 
for Modified Life Reduced at Age 65, National Service Life Insurance, 
VA Form 29-8485.
    b. Application for Ordinary Life Insurance, Replacement Insurance 
for Modified Life Reduced at Age 70, National Service Life Insurance, 
VA Form 29-8485a.
    c. Application for Ordinary Life Insurance, Replacement Insurance 
for Modified Life Reduced at Age 65, National Service Life Insurance, 
VA Form 29-8700.
    d. Information About Modified Life Reduction, VA Forms 29-8700a-e.
    e. Application for Ordinary Life Insurance, Replacement Insurance 
for Modified Life Reduced at Age 70, National Service Life Insurance, 
VA Form 29-8701.
    f. Information About Modified Life Reduction, VA Forms 29-8701a-e.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0166.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Abstract: The forms are used by the policyholder to apply for 
replacement insurance for Modified Life Insurance Reduced at Age 65 and 
70. The information is used by VA to initiate the granting of coverage 
for which applied.
    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 May 3, 2001, at page 22284.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,284 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One-time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 15,400.
    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. 
2900-0166'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: August 1, 2001.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson, Director,
Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 01-21249 Filed 8-22-01; 8:45 am]
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