[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 126 (Monday, June 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36961-36962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14784]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0024]


Agency Information Collection (Insurance Deduction Authorization 
(For Deduction From Benefit Payments)) 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

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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 30, 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. 2900-0024'' 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-
0024.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Insurance Deduction Authorization (For Deduction from 
Benefit Payments), VA Form 29-888.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0024.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 29-888 is completed by the insured or their 
representative to authorize deduction from their compensation check to 
pay premiums, loans and/or liens on his or her insurance contract.
    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 21, 2008, at pages 21409-21410.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 622 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,732.

    Dated: June 23, 2008.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb, Program Analyst,
Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. E8-14784 Filed 6-27-08; 8:45 am]
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