[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 59249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23650]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0739]


Agency Information Collection (Access to Financial Records) 
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, 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 October 26, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through 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. 2900-0739'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Rennie, Enterprise Records 
Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632-7479, Fax (202) 632-7583 or email 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0739.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Access to Financial Records, 38 CFR 3.115.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0739.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Under 38 CFR 3.115, VA is authorized to request access to 
financial records to obtain the current address of beneficiaries from 
financial institutions in receipt of a VA direct deposit payment. VA 
will only request the current address for beneficiaries whose mail was 
returned to the VA.
    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 July 19, 2012, at pages 42556-42557.
    Affected Public: Business or Other for Profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 4,167 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 50,000.

    Dated: September 21, 2012.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-23650 Filed 9-25-12; 8:45 am]
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