[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 126 (Monday, July 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30944-30945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13974]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0252]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Application for Authority To Close Loans on an Automatic Basis 
Nonsupervised Lenders

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, 
this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), 
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 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 August 2, 2017.

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-
0252 in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise 
Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-5870 or email 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0252.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3501-21.
    Title: Application for Authority to Close Loans on an Automatic 
Basis Nonsupervised Lenders (VA Form 26-8736).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0252.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a previously approved 
collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 26-8736 is used by non-supervised lenders 
requesting approval to close loans on an automatic basis. The form 
contains information and data considered crucial for making 
acceptability determinations as to lenders who shall be approved for 
this privilege. Upon receipt of the form, the

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VA Regional Loan Centers will process and evaluate the information. 
They will then advise the lender-applicant of their decision. Without 
this information, VA would not be able to determine if lender-
applicants meet the qualifications for processing loans on an automatic 
basis.
    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 at Vol. 82, No. 79, Wednesday, April 26, 
2017, page 19314.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 50 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 25 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 120.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Enterprise Records Service, Office of 
Quality and Compliance, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017-13974 Filed 6-30-17; 8:45 am]
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