[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 63 (Monday, April 4, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 17143]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-6661]


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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. 3501-3521), 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 May 4, 2005.

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-
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: Request for Contact Information, VA Form 21-30.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-NEW.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21-30 is used to locate individuals when contact 
information cannot be obtained by other means or when travel funds may 
be significantly impacted in cases where the individual resides in a 
remote location and is not home during the day or when visited. VA uses 
the data collected to investigate and interview witnesses upon any 
matter within the jurisdiction of the Department, including determining 
whether a fiduciary of a beneficiary is properly executing his or her 
duties.
    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 December 1, 2004, at page 69991.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,250 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One-time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,000.

    Dated: March 17, 2005.
    By direction of the Secretary.
Martin Hill,
Management Analyst, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 05-6661 Filed 4-1-05; 8:45 am]
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