[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 167 (Monday, August 30, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52965-52966]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-19692]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0066]


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-
0066.'' Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the 
information collection to VA's 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. 2900-0066'' 
in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
    Title: Request to Employer for Employment Information in Connection 
with Claim for Disability Benefits, VA Form Letter 29-459.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0066.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form Letter 29-459 is used to request employment

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information from an employer in connection with a claim for disability 
benefits. VA uses the information to establish the insured's 
eligibility for disability insurance benefits.
    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 2, 2004 at pages 31157--31158.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 862 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,167.

    Dated: August 16, 2004.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cindy Stewart,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 04-19692 Filed 8-27-04; 8:45 am]
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