[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 193 (Friday, October 4, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 62291]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-25268]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0251]


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 November 4, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 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. 
2900-0251.'' 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. 2900-0251'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Present Status of Loan, VA Form 26-8778.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0251.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 26-8778 is used to collect information from the 
servicer regarding a defaulted loan and as a code sheet to input data 
in the automated Loan Service and Claims System. The information is 
needed to take the necessary action to cure the defaulted loan.
    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 July 25, 2002, at pages 48715 and 48716.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 29,167 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Total Respondents: 175,000.

    Dated: September 23, 2002.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Ernesto Castro,
Director, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 02-25268 Filed 10-3-02; 8:45 am]
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