[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 102 (Friday, May 27, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 30833]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-2709]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0270]


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 June 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. 2900-0270.'' 
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. 2900-0270'' 
in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Financial Counseling Statement, VA Form 26-8844.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0270.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA personnel and veteran-borrower use VA Form 26-8844 
during financial counseling service to record net income, total 
expenditure, net worth, and to suggest areas where expenses can be 
reduced or income increased. VA performs financial counseling in some 
cases to provide veteran-borrowers the maximum assistance possible to 
retain their home during periods of temporary financial difficulty. VA 
uses the information collected to help borrowers who are seriously 
delinquent on guaranteed or insured VA home loans to budget and 
establish a repayment schedule for the loan.
    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 31, 2005, at page 4920.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 3,750 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 45 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,000.

    Dated: May 20, 2005.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. E5-2709 Filed 5-26-05; 8:45 am]
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