[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 95 (Thursday, May 16, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 34988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-12174]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0055]


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 17, 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. 
2900-0055.'' 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. 2900-0055'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Request for Determination of Loan Guaranty Eligibility--
Unmarried Surviving Spouses, VA Form 26-1817.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0055.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Title 38, U.S.C. 3701(b)(2) authorizes VA to extend home 
loan benefits to unmarried surviving spouses of veterans whose deaths 
(1) occurred either while serving on active duty or (2) were a direct 
result of service-connected disabilities. The unmarried surviving 
spouse of a veteran completes VA Form 26-1817 as a formal request for a 
certificate of eligibility for home loan benefits. The information is 
used to determine the applicant's basic eligibility for the benefit.
    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 March 6, 2002, at page 10257.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 250 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 15 minutes
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Total Respondents: 1,000.

    Dated: May 3, 2002.

    By direction of the Secretary:
Genie McCully,
Acting Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 02-12174 Filed 5-15-02; 8:45 am]
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