[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 161 (Wednesday, August 20, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 50217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21230]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0042]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Board of Veterans' Appeal, 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 Board of 
Veterans' Appeal (BVA), 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 September 19, 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. 
2900-0042.''
    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. 
2900-0042'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Statement of Accredited Representative in Appealed Case, VA 
Form 646.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0042.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 646 is used by accredited veterans' service 
organization representatives to present their argument to the Board on 
behalf of appellants of whom the service organizations represent. It 
facilitates appellants' exercise of their representation rights. The 
legal and factual arguments presented on the form are considered and 
addressed by the Board in making decisions on appeals. The form is also 
designed to solicit enough identifying data to enable VA to identify 
the particular case to which the statement pertains so that it may be 
properly considered and filed when received by VA. It aids the Board in 
assuring that rights to representation have been honored by 
establishing that the record has been made available to the 
representative for review and presentation of argument.
    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 May 6, 2003, at page 24048.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 28,440 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 60 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 28,440.

    Dated: August 8, 2003.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Jacqueline Parks,
IT Specialist, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 03-21230 Filed 8-19-03; 8:45 am]
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