[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 5532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01930]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0253]


Agency Information Collection (Nonsupervised Lender's Nomination 
and Recommendation of Credit Underwriter) 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 March 3, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attn: VA Desk Officer; 725 
17th St. NW., Washington, DC 20503 or sent through electronic mail to 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0253'' 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. 2900-0253.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Nonsupervised Lender's Nomination and Recommendation of 
Credit Underwriter, VA Form 26-8736a.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0253.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 26-8736a is completed by nonsupervised lender's 
and the lender's nominee for credit underwriting with the Department of 
Veterans Affairs. Lenders are authorized by VA to make automatic 
guaranteed loans if approved for such purposes. The lender is required 
to have a qualified underwriter to review loans to be closed on 
automatic basis and determine that the loan meets VA's credit 
underwriting standards. VA uses the data collected on the form to 
evaluate the nominee's credit underwriting experience.
    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 31, 2013, at pages 46416-46417.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 500 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 20 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,500.

    Dated: January 27, 2014.

    By direction of the Secretary:
Crystal Rennie,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014-01930 Filed 1-30-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8320-01-P