[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 27 (Thursday, February 11, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 9118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02816]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0715]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Servicer's Staff Appraisal Reviewer (SAR) Application

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: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Refer to 
``OMB Control No. 2900-0715.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise 
and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 1717 H Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266-4688 or email [email protected]. 
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0715'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must 
obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each 
collection of information they conduct or sponsor. This request for 
comment is being made pursuant to Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
    Authority: Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.
    Title: VA FORM 26-0829, Lender's Staff Appraisal Reviewer (SAR) 
Application.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0715.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Title 38 U.S.C. 3702(d) authorizes the Department of 
Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish standards for Servicers making 
automatically guaranteed loans and 38 U.S.C. 3731(f) authorizes VA to 
establish, in regulation, standards and procedures to authorize a 
lender to determine the reasonable value of property. VA has 
implemented this authority through its Servicer Appraisal Processing 
Program (SAPP), codified in 38 CFR 36.4348. 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 85 FR 
80228, on December 11, 2020, page 80228.
    Affected Public: Individuals (employees of lenders making 
applications).
    Estimated Annual Burden: 2 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 20 per year.

    By direction of the Secretary:
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data 
Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-02816 Filed 2-10-21; 8:45 am]
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