[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 223 (Friday, November 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 71624]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29822]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0016]


Agency Information Collection (Claim for Disability Insurance 
Benefits, Government Life Insurance) 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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 19, 2011.

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. 2900-0016'' 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) 461-0966 or email 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0016.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Claim for Disability Insurance Benefits, Government Life 
Insurance, VA Form 29-357.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0016.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Policyholders complete VA Form 29-357 to file a claim for 
disability insurance on National Service Life Insurance and United 
States Government Life Insurance policies. The information collected is 
used to determine the policyholder's eligibility for disability 
insurance 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 September 13, pages 56504-56505.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 14,175 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 1 hour and 45 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 8,100.

    Dated: November 15, 2011.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-29822 Filed 11-17-11; 8:45 am]
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