[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 203 (Wednesday, October 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63878-63879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26657]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0739]


Agency Information Collection (Address Request Authorized by 
``Access to Financial Records'') 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 November 20, 2015.

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

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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) 632-7492 or email 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0739.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Address Request Authorized by 38 CFR 3.115 ``Access to 
Financial Records''.
    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 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 August 3, 2015 at [80 FR 46106].
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 4,167 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On-occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 50,000.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Kathleen M. Manwell,
Program Analyst, VA Privacy Service, Office of Privacy and Records 
Management, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2015-26657 Filed 10-20-15; 8:45 am]
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