[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 24, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 40370]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-14198]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0138]


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 August 23, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through http://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. 2900-0138'' in any correspondence

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Records Management 
Service (005R1B), 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-
0138.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Request for Details of Expenses, VA Form 21-8049.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0138.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA will use the data collected on VA Form 21-8049 to 
determine the amounts of any deductible expenses paid by the claimant 
and/or commercial life insurance received in order to calculate the 
current rate of pension. Pension is an income-based program, and the 
payable rate depends on the claimant's annual income.
    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 25, 2007, at page 20580.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 5,700 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 22,800.

    Dated: July 13, 2007.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
 [FR Doc. E7-14198 Filed 7-23-07; 8:45 am]
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