[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 44 (Thursday, March 6, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 10782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-5278]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0565]


Proposed Information Collection Activity: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of 
Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment 
on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under 
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are 
required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each 
proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension 
of a previously approved collection, and allow 60 days for public 
comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on the 
information needed to determine eligibility for plot-interment 
allowance.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection 
of information should be received on or before May 5, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information to 
Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits Administration (20S52), 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20420 or e-mail: [email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 
2900-0565'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 273-7079 
or FAX (202) 275-5947.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13; 44 
U.S.C., 3501-3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 
information they conduct or sponsor. This request for comment is being 
made pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
    With respect to the following collection of information, VBA 
invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of VBA's functions, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy 
of VBA's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of 
the collection of information on respondents, including through the use 
of automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of 
information technology.
    Title: State Application for Interment Allowance Under 38 U.S.C., 
Chapter 23, VA Form 21-530a.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0565.
    Type of Review: Extension of a previously approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21-530a is used by a State to file a consolidated 
application for plot or interment allowances for eligible veterans 
buried in a cemetery owned by that State and is used solely for the 
interment of persons eligible for burial in a national cemetery.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 20,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 40,000.

    Dated: February 13, 2003.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Ernesto Castro,
Director, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 03-5278 Filed 3-5-03; 8:45 am]
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