[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 217 (Thursday, November 8, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 56592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-28044]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0036]


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 December 10, 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. 2900-0036.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Statement of Disappearance, VA Form 21-1775.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0036.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Title 38, U.S.C., section 108, requires a formal 
presumption of death when a veteran has been missing for seven years. 
VA Form 21-1775 is used to gather the necessary information for proper 
decisions regarding the unexplained absence of an individual. Without 
this information, it would not be possible for VA to authorize death 
benefits.
    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 24, 2001, at pages 44668-44669.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 5,500 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 2 hours, 45 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,000.
    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. 
2900-0036'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: October 24, 2001.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 01-28044 Filed 11-7-01; 8:45 am]
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