[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 8748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-4107]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0518]


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. 3501-21), 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 and includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 26, 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. 2900-0518.''
    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. 
2900-0518'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Income Verification, VA Form 21-0161a.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0518.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA's compensation and pension programs require the 
accurate reporting of income by those who are in receipt of income-
dependent benefits. VA Form 21-0161a solicits information from 
employers of beneficiaries who have been identified as having 
inaccurately reported their income to 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 December 10, 2003, at page 68971.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions, Farms, Federal Government, and State, Local, or Tribal 
Government.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 15,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 30,000.

    Dated: February 18, 2004.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Loise Russell,
Director, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 04-4107 Filed 2-24-04; 8:45 am]
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