[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 155 (Monday, August 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 48941]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-19480]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0012]


Agency Information Collection (Application for Cash Surrender or 
Policy Loan) 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, 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 nature of the information collection and its expected cost and 
burden and includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 11, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through 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. 2900-0012'' 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) 632-7492 or email 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0012.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Titles:
    a. Application for Cash Surrender, Government Life Insurance, VA 
Form 29-1546.
    b. Application for Policy Loan, Government Life Insurance, 29-1546-
1.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0012.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Claimants complete VA Forms 29-1546 and 29-1546-1 to 
request a cash surrender or policy loan on his or her Government Life 
Insurance.
    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 26, 2013, at page 18426.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 4,939 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 29,636.

    Dated: August 7, 2013.
    By direction of the Secretary.
Crystal Rennie,
VA Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2013-19480 Filed 8-9-13; 8:45 am]
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