[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 216 (Thursday, November 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 67902]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28273]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0107]


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 December 9, 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. 
2900-0107.''
    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. 
2900-0107'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Certificate as to Assets, VA Form 21-4709.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0107.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA is required to supervise benefits paid to fiduciaries 
on behalf of beneficiaries who are incompetent or under legal 
disability. Supervision includes a requirement that the fiduciary 
account periodically for the funds he/she has received on behalf of the 
beneficiary. VA Form 21-4709 is used by estate analysts employed by VA 
to verify investments in saving bonds and other securities reported in 
the beneficiary's estate.
    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 July 30, 2002, at page 49391.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit, Not-for-profit institutions, Federal Government and State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 863 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 12 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,316.

    Dated: October 15, 2002.

    By direction of the Secretary:
Ernesto Castro,
Director, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 02-28273 Filed 11-6-02; 8:45 am]
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