[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 109 (Thursday, June 6, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 39101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-14097]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0024]


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 July 8, 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. 
2900-0024.''
    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. 
2900-0024'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Insurance Deduction Authorization (For Deduction from 
Benefit Payments), VA Form 29-888.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0024.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The form is used by insureds to authorize VA to make 
deductions from benefits payments to pay premiums, loans and/or liens 
on his or her insurance contract.
    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 19, 2002, at pages 12647-12648.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 622 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,732.

    Dated: May 22, 2002.
    By direction of the Secretary:
Genie McCully,
Acting Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 02-14097 Filed 6-5-02; 8:45 am]
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