[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: 02-25269]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0003]


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. 
2900-0003.''
    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. 
2900-0003'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Application for Burial Benefits (Under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 
23), VA Form 21-530.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0003.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The form is used to apply for burial benefits, including 
transportation expenses. The information is used to determine if the 
deceased veteran had appropriate service and/or disability and that the 
claimant has made payment for burial or has contracted to make 
appropriate payment.
    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 page 48715.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households and business or other 
for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 100,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 20 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 300,000.

    Dated: September 23, 2002.
Ernesto Castro,
Director, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 02-25269 Filed 10-3-02; 8:45 am]
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