[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 139 (Friday, July 19, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47633-47634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-18267]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0362]


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 August 19, 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. 2900-0362.''
    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 12035, 
Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-7316. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 
2900-0362'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Titles

    a. Claim Under Loan Guaranty (Chapter 37, Title 38, U.S.C.), VA 
Form 26-1874.
    b. Supplemental Claim Form--Adjustable Rate Mortgages, VA Form 26-
1874a.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0362.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Abstract

    a. Lenders and holders of VA guaranteed home loans use VA Form 26-
1874 as notification to VA of default loans.
    b. VA Form 26-1874a is used as an attachment to VA Form 26-1874 
when filing a claim under the loan guaranty resulting from the 
termination of an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan. The information 
obtained on both forms is essential to VA in determining the amount 
owed to the holder under the guaranty.
    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 29, 2002, at pages 15286-15287.

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    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 26,139 hours.
    a. VA Form 26-1874--25,806 hours.
    b. VA Form 26-1874a--333 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 59 minutes (average).
    a. VA Form 26-1874--60 minutes.
    b. VA Form 26-1874a--20 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Total Respondents: 26,806.
    a. VA Form 26-1874--25,806.
    b. VA Form 26-1874a--1,000.

    Dated: July 1, 2002.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Genie McCully,
Acting Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 02-18267 Filed 7-18-02; 8:45 am]
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