[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 23, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 78873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-30595]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0198]


Agency Information Collection (Application for Annual Clothing 
Allowance) Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Veterans Health 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 Health 
Administration (VHA), 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 includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 22, 2009.

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. 2900-0198'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 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-
0198.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Application for Annual Clothing Allowance (Under 38 U.S.C. 
1162), VA Form 10-8678.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0198.
    Abstract: VA Form 10-8678 is used to gather the necessary 
information to determine if a veteran is eligible for clothing 
allowance benefits due to a service connected disability. Clothing 
allowance is payable if the veteran uses a prosthetic or orthopedic 
device (including a wheelchair) that tends to wear out or tear clothing 
or is prescribed medication for a skin condition that causes 
irreparable damage to outer garments.
    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 15, 2008 at pages 61193-61194.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,120 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,720.

    Dated: December 16, 2008.

    By direction of the Secretary:
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
 [FR Doc. E8-30595 Filed 12-22-08; 8:45 am]
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