[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 58 (Monday, March 28, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15691-15692]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-1331]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0601]


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

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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 April 27, 2005.
    For Further Information or a Copy of the Submission Contact: Denise 
McLamb, Records Management Service (005E3), Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8030 
or FAX (202) 273-5981. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0601.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Loan Guaranty: Requirements for Interest Rate Reduction 
Refinancing Loans.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0601.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: A veteran may refinance an outstanding VA guaranteed, 
insured, or direct loan with a new loan at a lower interest rate 
provided that the veteran still owns the property used as security for 
the loan. The new loan will be guaranteed only if VA approves it in 
advance after determining that the borrower, through the lender, has 
provided reasons for the loan deficiency, and has provided information 
to establish that the cause of the delinquency has been corrected, and 
qualifies for the loan under the credit standard provisions.
    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 January 11, 2005, at page 1935.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 39 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 78.
    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. 2900-0601'' 
in any correspondence.

    Dated: March 16, 2005.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Martin Hill,
Management Analyst, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. E5-1331 Filed 3-25-05; 8:45 am]
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