[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 167 (Monday, August 30, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 52965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-19691]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0043]


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. 3501-3521), 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; it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 29, 2004.

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-
0043.'' 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. 
2900-0043'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Titles: Declaration of Status of Dependents, VA Form 21-686c.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0043.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21-686c is used to obtain information to confirm 
marital status and existence of any dependent child(ren). The 
information is used by VA to determine eligibility and rate of payment 
for veterans and surviving spouses who are entitled to an additional 
allowance for dependents.
    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 June 15, 2004 at pages 33467-33468.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 56,500 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 226,000.

    Dated: August 16, 2004.
Loise Russell,
Director, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 04-19691 Filed 8-27-04; 8:45 am]
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