[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 1, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 15799]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-7701]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0321]


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 May 1, 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. 
2900-0321.''
    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. 
2900-0321'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Appointment of Veterans Service Organization as Claimant's 
Representative, VA Form 21-22.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0321.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21-22 is completed by VA beneficiaries to appoint 
a representative from a recognized veterans service organization to 
represent them in the prosecution of their VA claims. The information 
is used to determine who has access to the beneficiary's claim file and 
the right to receive copies of correspondence from VA to the 
beneficiary. Title 38, U.S.C. 5902(b)(2), provides that VA may 
recognize representatives of service organizations to assist 
beneficiaries in the prosecution of VA claims, but that no individual 
shall be recognized unless such individual has filed a power of 
attorney, executed in a manner prescribed by VA.
    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 January 30, 2003, at page 4815.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 27,083 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 325,000.

    Dated: March 20, 2003.

By direction of the Secretary.
Martin L. Hill,
Acting Director, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 03-7701 Filed 3-31-03; 8:45 am]
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