[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 115 (Monday, June 16, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 35782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-15077]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-NEW (VA Home Loan Guaranty Program Evaluation)]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of Policy and Planning, 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 Office of 
Policy and Planning (OPPA), 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 16, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Denise 
McLamb, Information Management Service (045A4), Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8030 
or FAX (202) 273-5981 or e-mail: [email protected]. Please 
refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-NEW (Pension and Parents DIC 
Participants)''.
    Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the 
information collection to VA's 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-NEW 
(Pension and Parents DIC Participants)''.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: VA Home Loan Guaranty Program Evaluation. (OMB Control No. 
2900--NEW (VA Home Loan Guaranty Program Evaluation).)
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Abstract: The purpose of these surveys is to provide information 
for an evaluation that assesses the effectiveness and efficiency of VA 
Home Loan Guaranty Program for assisting eligible veterans and active 
duty military personnel to purchase, construct, repair, or improve a 
dwelling that they will own and occupy as their home; and to assess the 
adequacy, efficiency, and effectiveness of the Specially Adapted 
Housing Grant Program. These surveys will assist VA with the 
improvement of program operations and development of policy positions 
to support the needs and requirements of the veteran population.
    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 April 1, 2003, at pages 15797-15798.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent and Annual Burden: 1,141 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,281.

    Dated: June 5, 2003.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Martin L. Hill,
Acting Director, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 03-15077 Filed 6-13-03; 8:45 am]
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