[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 35 (Thursday, February 21, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 9617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-3240]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0658]


Agency Information Collection Activities (LAPP Certification) 
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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 24, 2008.

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. 2900-0658'' 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-
0658.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Lender Appraisal Processing Program Certification, VA Form 
26-0785.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0658.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 26-0785 is completed by lenders to nominate 
employees for approval as approved Staff Appraisal Reviewer (SAR). Once 
approved, SAR's will have the authority to review real estate 
appraisals and to issue notices of values on behalf of VA. VA uses the 
information colleted to perform oversight of work delegated to lenders 
responsible for making guaranteed VA backed 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 December 6, 2007, at page 68964.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 83 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.

    Dated: February 13, 2008.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. E8-3240 Filed 2-20-08; 8:45 am]
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