[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 165 (Monday, August 26, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54844-54845]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21646]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-NEW]


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 September 25, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Denise 
McLamb, Records Management Service (005E3), 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-NEW.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Suspension of Monthly Check, VA Form 29-0759.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-NEW.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Abstract: When funds are returned to VA from the Department of the 
Treasury due to a beneficiary's check not being cashed within one year 
from the issued date, VA Form 29-0759 is used to inform the beneficiary 
that his or her monthly insurance checks have been suspended. The form 
will also be used to obtain the beneficiary's current address or if 
desired, a banking institution for direct deposit for monthly checks.
    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 June 3, 2002, at page 38320.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 200 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.

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    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,200.
    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-NEW'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: August 15, 2002.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Loise Russell,
Acting Director, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 02-21646 Filed 8-23-02; 8:45 am]
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