[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68098-68099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-30364]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0518]


Agency Information Collection (Income Verification) Activity 
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 nature of the information collection and its expected cost and 
burden; it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATE: Comments must be submitted on or before January 21, 2010.

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.

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Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0518'' 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-
0518.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Income Verification, VA Form 21-0161a.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0518.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21-0161a is completed by employers of 
beneficiaries who have been identified has having inaccurately reported 
their income to VA. The data collected is used to determine the 
beneficiary's entitlement to income dependent benefits.
    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 14, 2009, at page 52840.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 15,000 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Responses: 30,000.

    Dated: December 17, 2009.

    By direction of the Secretary:
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
[FR Doc. E9-30364 Filed 12-21-09; 8:45 am]
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