[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 7, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33257-33258]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-2901]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0216]


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

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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 July 7, 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, 
FAX (202) 273-5981 or e-mail: [email protected]. Please refer 
to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0216.''
    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. 
2900-0216'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Application for Accrued Amounts Due a Deceased Beneficiary, 
VA Form 21-601.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0216.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The information collected on VA Form 21-601 is used to 
determine claimant's entitlement to accrued benefits due a veteran but 
not paid prior to the veteran's death. Each survivor claiming a share 
of the accrued benefits must complete a separate VA Form 21-601; 
however, if there are no living survivors who are entitled on the basis 
of relationship, accrued benefits may be payable as reimbursement to 
the person or persons who bore the expenses of the veteran's last 
illness and burial expenses.
    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 February 4, 2005, at page 6078.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households and Business or other 
for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 2,300 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,600.

    Dated: May 26, 2005.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Loise Russell,
Director, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. E5-2901 Filed 6-6-05; 8:45 am]
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