[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 142 (Monday, July 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44400-44401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18733]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS



[OMB Control No. 2900-0107]




Proposed Information Collection (Certificate as to Assets) 

Activity: Comment Request



AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs.



ACTION: Notice.



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SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of 

Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment 

on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are 

required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension 

of a currently approved collection and allow 60 days for public comment 

in response to this notice. This notice solicits comments on the 

information needed to audit accountings of fiduciaries.



DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection 

of information should be received on or before September 23, 2011.



ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 

through



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Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at http://www.Regulations.gov 

or to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits Administration (20M33), 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 

20420 or e-mail to [email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB 

Control No. 2900-0107'' in any correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online through FDMS.



FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 461-9769 

or Fax (202) 275-5947.



SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13; 44 

U.S.C. 3501-3521), Federal agencies must obtain approval from the 

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 

information they conduct or sponsor. This request for comment is being 

made pursuant to Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.

    With respect to the following collection of information, VBA 

invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance of VBA's functions, including 

whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy 

of VBA's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 

the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of 

information technology.

    Title: Certificate as to Assets, VA Form 21-4709.

    OMB Control Number: 2900-0107.

    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

    Abstract: Fiduciaries are required to complete VA Form 21-4709 to 

report investment in savings, bonds and other securities that he or she 

received on behalf of beneficiaries who are incompetent or under legal 

disability. Estate analysts employed by VA use the data collected to 

verify the fiduciaries' accounting of a beneficiary's estate.

    Affected Public: Individuals or households.

    Estimated Annual Burden: 863 hours.

    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 12 minutes.

    Frequency of Response: Annually.

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,316.



    Dated: July 20, 2011.



    By direction of the Secretary.

Denise McLamb,

Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.

[FR Doc. 2011-18733 Filed 7-22-11; 8:45 am]

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