[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 211 (Tuesday, November 2, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63571-63572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-24400]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-NEW]


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 December 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-NEW.'' 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-NEW'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Residency Verification Report--Veterans and Survivors, VA 
Form Letter 21-914.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-NEW.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Abstract: VA Form Letter 21-914 is used to verify whether Filipino 
veterans of the Special Philippine Scouts, Commonwealth Army of the 
Philippines, organized guerilla groups, or survivors receiving service-
connected compensation benefits at the full-dollar residing in the 
United States as United States citizens or as aliens lawfully admitted 
for permanent residence continue to meet the residency requirements. 
Continued eligibility to benefits at the full--dollar rate cannot be 
determined without complete information about a veteran's or 
beneficiary's residency.
    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 August 3, 2004, at pages 46627-46628.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 417 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 20 minutes.

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    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,250.

    Dated: October 19, 2004.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Loise Russell,
Director, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 04-24400 Filed 11-1-04; 8:45 am]
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