[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 101 (Friday, May 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24203-24204]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10940]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0745]


Agency Information Collection Activity: Request for Certificate 
of Veteran Status

AGENCY: Loan Guaranty Service, 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 Loan Guaranty Service, 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 June 24, 2019.

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-
0745'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Danny S. Green, Enterprise Records 
Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 811 Vermont Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 421-1354 or email [email protected]. 
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0745'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.
    Title: Request for Certificate of Veteran Status, VA form 26-8261a.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0745.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 26-8261a is used by VA to determine an 
applicant's eligibility for a possible reduced down payment when 
obtaining a loan insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), 
under the provisions of Section 203(b)(2) or 220(d)(a) of the National 
Housing Act as amended. FHA actually provides the benefit. However, VA 
is charged with determining if the veteran-applicant meets the basic 
eligibility requirements regarding length and character of service. If 
eligibility is established, VA issues the applicant a Certificate of 
Veterans Status that is then used when the borrower obtains an FHA 
insured loan. This certificate gives the borrower the possibility of a 
reduced down payment on an FHA backed loan.
    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 84 FR 8153 on March 6, 2019, pages 8153 
and 8154.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 4 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 25.


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    By direction of the Secretary.
Danny Green,
VA Interim Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Performance, Privacy 
and Risk (OQPR), Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2019-10940 Filed 5-23-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 8320-01-P