[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 16, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 48237]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-16239]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0618]


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 September 15, 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. 
2900-0618.''
    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. 
2900-0618'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Application by Insured Terminally Ill Person for Accelerated 
Benefit (38 CFR 9.14(e).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0618.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: An insured person who is terminally ill may request a 
portion of the face value of his or her Servicemembers' Group Life 
Insurance (SGLI) or Veterans' Group Life Insurance (VGLI) prior to 
death. If the insured want to receive a portion of the SGLI or VGLI he 
or she must submit a Servicemembers' and Veterans' Group Life Insurance 
Accelerated Benefits Option application. The application must include a 
medical prognosis by a physician stating the life expectancy of the 
insured person and a statement by the insured on the amount of 
accelerated benefit he or she choose to receive. The application is 
obtainable by writing to the Office of Servicemembers' Group Life 
Insurance ABO Claim Processing, 290 West Mt. Pleasant Avenue, 
Livingston, NJ 07039, or calling 1-800-419-1473 or downloading the 
application via the Internet at http://www.insurance.va.gov.
    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 April 4, 2005 at pages 17146-17147.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 40 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 12 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On Occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 200.

    Dated: August 9, 2005.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 05-16239 Filed 8-15-05; 8:45 am]
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