[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 73 (Monday, April 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 26215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07855]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0658]


Agency Information Collection Activity: Lender's Staff Appraisal 
Reviewer (SAR) Application

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 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. 2900-0658.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise 
and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20420, (202) 266-4688 or email [email protected]. 
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0658'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.
    Title: Lender's Staff Appraisal Reviewer (SAR) Application (VA Form 
26-0785).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0658.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Title 38 U.S.C. 3702(d) authorizes the Department of 
Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish standards for lenders 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 Lender Appraisal Processing 
Program (LAPP), codified in 38 CFR 36.4347.
    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 89 FR 8523 on Wednesday, February 7, 2024.
    Affected Public: Individuals (employees of lenders making 
applications).
    Estimated Annual Burden: 168 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,100 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. 2024-07855 Filed 4-12-24; 8:45 am]
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