[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 228 (Wednesday, November 28, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 67348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23101]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0036]


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, will submit 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.

DATE: Comments must be submitted on or before December 28, 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. 2900-0036'' 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) 461-7485, FAX (202) 273-0443 or e-mail 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0036.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Statement of Disappearance, VA Form 21-1775.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0036.
    Type of Review: Extension of a previously approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21-1775 is used to gather information from a 
claimant to make a decision regarding the unexplained absence of a 
veteran for over 7 years. The data collected will be used to determine 
the claimant's entitlement to death benefits.
    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 September 19, 2007, at page 53620.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 28 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 2 hours 45 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One-time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.

    Dated: November 20, 2007.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
 [FR Doc. E7-23101 Filed 11-27-07; 8:45 am]
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