[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 112 (Tuesday, June 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 32788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-12899]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0079]


Agency Information Collection (Employment Questionnaire) 
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 10, 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. 2900-0079'' 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-
0079.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Employment Questionnaire, VA Forms 21-4140 and 21-4140-1.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0079.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Claimants who are under the age of 60 and receiving 
individual unemployability compensation at 100 percent rate are 
required to complete VA Forms 21-4140 and 21-4140-1 certifying that 
they are still unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful 
occupation because of a service connected-disability. VA will use the 
information collected to determine the claimant's continued entitlement 
to individual unemployability 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 March 25, 2008, at pages 15843-15844.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 10,833 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 130,000.

    Dated: May 30, 2008.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. E8-12899 Filed 6-9-08; 8:45 am]
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