[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 248 (Thursday, December 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 66980]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-31824]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0105]


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 January 31, 2002.

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. 2900-0105.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Statement of Witness to Accident, VA Form Letter 21-806.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0105.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The form letter is used to gather information to support 
veterans' claims for disability benefits based on disability(ies) which 
is/are the result of an accident. The information given by a witness to 
the accident is used as a source to gather specific data regarding the 
accident and to obtain from the witness opinions as well as facts based 
on his or her own knowledge and beliefs regarding the accident. 
Benefits may be paid if a disability is incurred in the line of duty 
and is not the result of the veteran's own willful misconduct.
    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 September 25, 2001, on page 49068.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 4,400 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 20 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 13,200.
    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 12035, 
Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-7316. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 
2900-0105'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: December 11, 2001.

    By direction of the Secretary:

Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 01-31824 Filed 12-26-01; 8:45 am]
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