[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 188 (Thursday, September 29, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 56965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-5319]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0635]


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 October 31, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Records Management 
Service (005E3), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 565-8374, FAX (202) 565-6950 or e-
mail: [email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 
2900-0635.''
    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. 
2900-0635'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Suspension of Monthly Check, VA Form 29-0759.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0635.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Abstract: When a beneficiary's monthly insurance check is not 
cashed within one year from the issued date, the Department of Treasury 
returns the funds to VA. VA Form 29-0759 is used to advise the 
beneficiary that his or her monthly insurance checks have been 
suspended and to request the beneficiary to provide a current address 
or if desired a banking institution for direct deposit for monthly 
checks.
    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 June 22, 2005 at pages 36234-36235.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 200 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,200.

    Dated: September 22, 2005.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
 [FR Doc. E5-5319 Filed 9-28-05; 8:45 am]
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