[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 35 (Thursday, February 21, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 8070]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-4128]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0605]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of General Counsel, 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 Office of 
General Counsel (OGC), 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 25, 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. 2900-0605.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:   
    Title: Application for Accreditation as a Claims Agent, VA Form 
21a.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0605.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Applicants for accreditation as claims agents to 
represent benefit claimants before VA are required to file VA Form 21a 
with VA Office of General Counsel to establish initial eligibility for 
accreditation. The information requested includes basic identifying 
information, information concerning past representation, military 
service, employment, criminal activity and mental health and is 
necessary to establish that statutory and regulatory eligibility 
requirement; e.g., good character and reputation are met. The form 
further ensures that VA has the information necessary to make decisions 
concerning an applicant's potential eligibility for accreditation as a 
claims agent.
    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 November 8, 2001, at pages 56591 and 
56592.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 15 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 45 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 20.
    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. 
2900-0605'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: February 8, 2002.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Barbara H. Epps,
Management Analyst, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 02-4128 Filed 2-20-02; 8:45 am]
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