[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 88 (Tuesday, May 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 30766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-11234]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0270]


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 June 6, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 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-
0270.'' 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. 
2900-0270'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Financial Counseling Statement, VA Form 26-8844.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0270.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The form is an integral part of VA's supplemental 
servicing program for helping veteran-borrowers who are seriously 
delinquent on guaranteed or insured VA home loans. In VA's supplemental 
servicing effort, financial counseling is performed in appropriate 
cases to afford veteran-borrowers the maximum assistance possible to 
retain their homes during periods of temporary financial difficulty. 
The information collected is used to make recommendations to the 
borrower in an effort to help the borrower cure the default status of 
the loan.
    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 February 21, 2002, at pages 8067 and 8068.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 3,750 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 45 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Total Respondents: 5,000.

    Dated: April 23, 2002.
By direction of the Secretary.
Genie McCully,
Acting Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 02-11234 Filed 5-6-02; 8:45 am]
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