[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 24, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8307-8308]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-3880]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0386]


Agency Information Collection (Interest Rate Reduction 
Refinancing Loan Worksheet) 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, has submitted 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 March 26, 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. 2900-0386'' 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) 565-7870 or e-mail 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0386.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Interest Rate Reduction Refinancing Loan Worksheet, VA Form 
26-8923.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0386.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Lenders are required to submit VA Form 26-8923, to 
request a guaranty on all interest rate reduction refinancing loans and 
provide a receipt as proof that the funding fee was paid or evidence 
that a claimant was exempt from such fee. VA uses the data collected to 
ensure lenders computed

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the funding fee and the maximum permissible loan amount for interest 
rate reduction refinancing loans correctly.
    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 December 15, 2008, at pages 76098-76099.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 5,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 30,000.

    Dated: February 17, 2009.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
[FR Doc. E9-3880 Filed 2-23-09; 8:45 am]
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