[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 3, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 72031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-30591]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0460]


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 January 2, 2003.

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. 
2900-0460.'' 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. 2900-0460'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Request for Verification of Employment, VA Form 26-8497.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0460.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 26-8497 is used by lenders to verify a loan 
applicant's income and employment information when making guaranteed 
and insured loans. VA, however, does not require the exclusive use of 
this form for verification purposes; any comprehensible form or 
independent verification would be acceptable, provided all information 
presently shown on VA Form 26-8497 is provided. The form is also used 
in processing direct loan cases, offers on acquired properties, and 
release of liability/substitution of entitlement cases when needed.
    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 September 13, 2002, at pages 58102-58103.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 25,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Total Respondents: 150,000.

    Dated: November 22, 2002.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Ernesto Castro,
Director, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 02-30591 Filed 12-2-02; 8:45 am]
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