[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 33 (Tuesday, February 19, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 7457]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-3895]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0032]


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 March 21, 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. 2900-0032.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Report and Certification of Loan Disbursement, VA Form 26-
1820.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0032.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 26-1820 is completed by lenders closing VA 
guaranteed and insured loans under the automatic or prior approval 
procedures. Lenders are required to submit with the form a copy of the 
loan application (showing income, assets, and obligations) which the 
lender requires the borrower to execute when applying for the loan; 
original employment and income verifications obtained from the 
borrower's place of employment; original verification of assets; and 
original credit report.
    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 26, 2001, at page 49259.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 50,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    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. 
2900-0032'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: January 31, 2002.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Barbara H. Epps,
Management Analyst, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 02-3895 Filed 2-15-02; 8:45 am]
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