[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 102 (Friday, May 27, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 30836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-2715]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0047]


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. 2900-0047.''
    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. 2900-0047'' 
in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Financial Statement, VA Form 26-6807.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0047.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The data collected on VA Form 26-6807 is used to 
determine release of liability and substitution of entitlement cases. 
VA may release original veteran obligors from personal liability 
arising from the original guaranty of their home loans, or the making 
of a direct loan, provided the purchasers/assumers meet the 
creditworthiness requirements. It is also used to determine a 
borrower's financial condition in connection with efforts to reinstate 
a seriously defaulted guaranteed, insured, or portfolio loan, and to 
determine homeowners' eligibility for aid under the Homeowners 
Assistance Program, which provides assistance by reducing losses 
incident to the disposal of homes when military installations at which 
the homeowners were employed or serving are ordered closed.
    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 5, 2005, at page 942.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 7,500 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 45 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On Occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,000.

    Dated: May 20, 2005.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cindy Stewart,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. E5-2715 Filed 5-26-05; 8:45 am]
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