[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 245 (Friday, December 19, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77879-77880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-30233]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-New (VGLI Survey)]


Agency Information Collection Activities (Conversion From 
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance to Veterans' Group Life Insurance) 
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

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(44 U.S.C. 3501-21), 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 and it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 20, 2009.

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-New (VGLI Survey)'' in any correspondence.
    For Further Information or a Copy of the Submission Contact: Denise 
McLamb, Enterprise Records 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-New (VGLI Survey).''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Independent Evaluation of the Conversion Privilege from 
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) to Veterans' Group Life 
Insurance (VGLI) for Disabled Service Members.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-New (VGLI Survey).
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Abstract: The data collected will be used to determine the 
appropriate target rate to convert from SGLI to VGLI and to determine 
whether recently separated veterans with VA or Department of Defense 
disabilities with a disability rating of 50% or above made informed and 
rational decisions on their need for VGLI coverage.
    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 October 10, 2008, at page 60407.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 413 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 20 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,216.

    Dated: December 10, 2008.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
[FR Doc. E8-30233 Filed 12-18-08; 8:45 am]
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