[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 221 (Friday, November 15, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 69307]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28978]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0002]


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 16, 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. 2900-0002.''
    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. 
2900-0002'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Income--Net Worth and Employment Statement (In support of 
Claim for Total Disability Benefits), VA Form 21-527.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0002.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21-527 is used by claimant to submit a 
supplemental claim for disability pension or disability compensation 
based on the individual's unemployability. The information requested is 
necessary to determine veteran's eligibility to these benefits.
    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 August 26, 2002, at page 54843.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 104,440 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 60 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 104,440.

    Dated: November 6, 2002.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Loise Russell,
 Acting Director, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 02-28978 Filed 11-14-02; 8:45 am]
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