[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 148 (Tuesday, August 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46626-46627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-17594]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0317]


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 September 2, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Records Management 
Service (005E3), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 
NW., or e-mail [email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control 
No. 2900-0317.'' 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. 2900-0317'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Request for Identifying Information 
Re: Veteran's Loan Records, VA Form Letter 26-626.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0317.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 26-626 is used to notify a correspondent that 
additional information is needed to determine if a veteran's loan 
guaranty benefits are involved, and if so, to obtain the necessary 
information to identify and associate the correspondence with the 
correct veteran's loan application or record. If such information is 
not received within one year form the date of such notification, no 
benefits may be paid or furnished by reason of such application.
    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

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Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on this 
collection of information was published on April 6, 2004, at page 
18158.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 200 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,400.

    Dated: July 21, 2004.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Loise Russell,
Director, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 04-17594 Filed 8-2-04; 8:45 am]
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