[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 226 (Friday, November 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 72595]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25702]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0029]


Agency Information Collection Activity: Offer To Purchase and 
Contract of Sale; Credit Statement of Prospective Purchaser; and 
Addendum to Offer To Purchase and Contract of Sale (VIRGINIA)

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: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection 
of information should be received on or before December 27, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise 
and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266-4688 or email [email protected]. 
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0029'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-21.
    Title: VA Form 26-6705, Offer to Purchase and Contract of Sale; VA 
Form 26-6705b, Credit Statement of Prospective Purchaser; and VA Form 
26-6705d, Addendum to Offer to Purchase and Contract of Sale 
(Virginia).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0029.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Under the authority of 38 U.S.C. 3720(a)(5) and (6) the 
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) acquires properties for sale to the 
general public utilizing a private Service Provider. Without this 
collection, a determination of the best offer for a property and the 
highest net return/cash equivalent value could not be made to determine 
the most financially advantageous purchase offer to VA (VA Form 26-
6705); the creditworthiness of a prospective buyer could not be 
determined and the offer to purchase could not be accepted (VA Form 26-
6705b or FNMA1003; and, proper acknowledgment of State law by the buyer 
at or prior to closing would not be made (VA Form 26-6705d)).
    The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments on this collection of information was published at 87 FR 57753 
on September 21, 2022, pages 57753 and 57754.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 17,458.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 20 minutes and 5 minutes 
(average 15 minutes between the three forms).
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 53,500.

    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. 2022-25702 Filed 11-23-22; 8:45 am]
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