[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 106 (Tuesday, June 3, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33227-33228]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-13893]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0565]


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 July 3, 2003.

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. 2900-0565.''
    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. 
2900-0565'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    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 currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21-530a is used to gather information from states 
that are seeking payment of the benefits for plot-interment allowances. 
The form allows states to submit a consolidated application for plot or 
interment allowances for eligible veteran buried in a cemetery owned by 
that State and is also used for the interment of persons eligible for 
burial in a national cemetery.
    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 March 6, 2003, at page 10782.
    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: May 15, 2003.


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    By direction of the Secretary:
Jacqueline Parks,
IT Specialist, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 03-13893 Filed 6-2-03; 8:45 am]
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