[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 3, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 31739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-12349]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0086]


Agency Information Collection (Request for a Certificate of 
Eligibility for VA Home Loan Benefits) 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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 3, 2008.

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. 2900-0086'' 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-
0086.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Request for a Certificate of Eligibility for VA Home Loan 
Benefits, VA Form 26-1880.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0086.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The data collected on VA Form 26-1880 is used to 
determine a claimant's eligibility for home loan guaranty benefits. 
Claimants also use VA Form 26-1880 to request restoration of 
entitlement previously used, or a duplicate Certificate of Eligibility 
due to the original being lost or stolen.
    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 January 31, 2008, at page 5914.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 62,500 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 250,000.

    Dated: May 23, 2008.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. E8-12349 Filed 6-2-08; 8:45 am]
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