[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 88 (Tuesday, May 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 30767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-11237]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0027]


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. 
2900-0027.''
    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. 
2900-0027'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Application for Accrued Benefits by Veteran's Surviving 
Spouse, Child, or Dependent Parent, (Prior Law Pension Due at the 
Veteran's Death Which Was Withheld From the Veteran's Payments During 
Hospitalization, Institutional or Domiciliary Care), VA Form 21-551.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0027.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21-551 is used by a surviving spouse, child, 
children, or dependent parent in applying for lump sum payment of 
pension authorized but withheld from the veteran during hospital 
treatment, institutional, or domiciliary care. The information is used 
to determine a claimant's entitlement to such 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 February 21, 2002, at page 8067.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 33 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 20 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On Occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.

    Dated: April 23, 2002.

    By direction of the Secretary:
Genie McCully,
Acting Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 02-11237 Filed 5-6-02; 8:45 am]
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