[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 20, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 34068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-11843]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0495]


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 July 20, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through www.Regulations.gov or 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. 2900-0495'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Records Management 
Service (005G2), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 565-8374, FAX (202) 565-7870 or e-mail 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0495.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Marital Status Questionnaire, VA Form 21-0537.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0495.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21-0537 is used to confirm the marital status of 
a surviving spouse receiving dependency and indemnity compensation 
benefits (DIC). If a surviving spouse remarries, he or she is no longer 
entitled to DIC unless the marriage began after age 57 or has been 
terminated.
    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 9, 2007, at page 17628.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 189 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,270.

    Dated: June 11, 2007.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
 [FR Doc. E7-11843 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am]
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