[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 94 (Monday, May 18, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23246-23247]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-11453]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0165]


Agency Information Collection (Financial Status Report) 
Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of Management, 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

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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 June 17, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through http://www.Regulations.gov or to VA's OMB Desk Officer, Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, New Executive Office Building, 
Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-7316. Please refer to ``OMB 
Control No. 2900-0165'' 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. 2900-0165.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Financial Status Report, VA Form 5655.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0165.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Claimants complete VA Form 5655 to report their financial 
status. VA uses the data collected to determine the claimant's 
eligibility for a waiver of collection, setup a payment plan or for the 
acceptance of a compromise offer on their VA benefit debt.
    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 12, 2009 at pages 10809-10810.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 45,553 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 45,553.

    Dated: May 12, 2009.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
[FR Doc. E9-11453 Filed 5-15-09; 8:45 am]
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