[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 2, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 10170]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-3971]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0404]


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 April 1, 2005.

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. 2900-0404.''
    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. 
2900-0404'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Veteran's Application for Increased Compensation Based on 
Unemployability, VA Form 21-8940.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0404.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21-8940 is used by veterans to file a claim for 
increased VA disability compensation based on unemployability. The 
claimant is required to provide current medical, educational, and 
occupational history in order to determine whether he or she is unable 
to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to service-
connected disabilities.
    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 November 17, 2004 at pages 67388-67389.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 18,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 45 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One-time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 24,000.

    Dated: February 17, 2005.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cindy Stewart,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 05-3971 Filed 3-1-05; 8:45 am]
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