[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 14, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 7828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2080]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0112]


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. 3501-21), 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 March 16, 2006.

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-
0112.'' 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. 
2900-0112'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Statement of Holder or Servicer of Veteran's Loan, VA Form 
26-559.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0112.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Holders and servicers complete VA Form 26-599 to provide 
the current loan payment status of a veteran-borrower's home loan to 
VA. When a veteran-borrower requests a release from personal liability 
from the Government, (1) their loan payment must be current, (2) the 
transferee will assume the veteran's legal liabilities in connection 
with the loan, and (3) the purchaser must qualify from a credit 
standpoint.
    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 November 2, 2005 at pages 66487-66488.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, Business or other for 
profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 400 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Total Respondents: 2,400.

    Dated: January 31, 2006.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
 [FR Doc. E6-2080 Filed 2-13-06; 8:45 am]
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