[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 217 (Thursday, November 10, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 68513]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-22423]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0251]


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 and includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 12, 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-
0251.'' 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. 
2900-0251'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Present Status of Loan, VA Form 26-8778.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0251.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 26-8778 is used to obtain pertinent data from 
servicers regarding the status of defaulted loans. VA uses the 
information collected to properly service all defaulted loans.
    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 May 27, 2005, at page 30832.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 29,167 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 175,000.

    Dated: November 2, 2005.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 05-22423 Filed 11-9-05; 8:45 am]
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