[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 134 (Thursday, July 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 40784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-3719]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0405]


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 August 15, 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. 2900-2900-0405.'' 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. 2900-0405'' in any 
correspondence.
    Title: REPS Annual Eligibility Report, (Under the Provisions of 
Section 156, Public Law 97-377), VA Form 21-8941.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0405.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21-8941 is completed annually by claimants who 
have earned income that is at or near the limit of earned income. The 
REPS program pays benefits to certain surviving spouses and children of 
veterans who died in service prior to August 13, 1981 or who died as a 
result of a service-connected disability incurred or aggravated prior 
to August 13, 1981. VA uses the information collected to determine a 
claimant's continued entitlement to REPS benefits.
    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 pages 6077-6078.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 300 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,200.

    Dated: July 1, 2005.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. E5-3719 Filed 7-13-05; 8:45 am]
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