[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 24 (Monday, February 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5167-5168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02216]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0024]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Insurance Deduction Authorization

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, 
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 and it 
includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 7, 2018.

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-
0024'' 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-
0024'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-21.

    Title: Insurance Deduction Authorization VA Form 29-888.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0024.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Collection.
    Abstract: These forms are used by veterans to authorize the 
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make deductions from benefit 
payments to pay premiums, loans and/or liens on his/her insurance 
contract. The information requested is authorized by law, 38 CFR 8.8. 
This form was allowed to expire due to high level of work volume and 
staffing changes.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to

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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 82 FR 230 on December 1, 2017, page 57031.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 622 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3732.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of Office of Quality, Privacy and 
Risk, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-02216 Filed 2-2-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 8320-01-P