[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 21 (Monday, February 2, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 4987]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-2043]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0567]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: National Cemetery 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. 3501-21), this notice announces that the National Cemetery 
Administration (NCA), 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 March 3, 2004.

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. 2900-0567.''
    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. 
2900-0567'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: President Memorial Certificate (PMC), VA Form 40-0247.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0567.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The PMC is a gold foiled-embossed certificate containing 
the Great Seal of the United States and bearing the President's 
signature. It is mailed to relatives and friends of deceased, honorably 
discharged veterans honoring their military service to our Nation. In 
most cases involving recent deaths, the PMC is automatically initiated 
for those eligible veterans buried in VA national cemeteries. The local 
VA Regional Office originates the application process without a request 
from the next of kin as part of processing death benefits claims.
    The PMC insert is not self-initiated by the general public/eligible 
recipients. There is no form or application that is used to initiate an 
original request. Original requests are normally in the form of letters 
and/or telephone calls from eligible recipients. The purpose of the PMC 
Insert is to allow an eligible recipient, which includes the next of 
kin, other relatives or friends, i.e., surviving spouses, sons, 
daughters, grandchildren, and others, to request additional 
certificates and/or replacements or corrected certificates upon receipt 
of the original PMC. Replacements are requested due to the PMCs being 
bent, water soaked, or otherwise damaged during mail handling; 
corrected PMCs are requested due to an incorrect name of the deceased 
veteran.
    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 November 5, 2003, at pages 62664-62665.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,479.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 2 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 44,363.

    Dated: January 21, 2004.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Jacqueline Parks,
IT Specialist, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 04-2043 Filed 1-30-04; 8:45 am]
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