[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 134 (Friday, July 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57201-57202]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15334]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0270]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Financial Counseling Statement

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 by clicking on the following link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, select ``Currently under Review--Open for Public 
Comments'', then search the list for the information collection by 
Title or ``OMB Control No. 2900-0270.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 
202-461-8900, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Financial Counseling Statement, VA Form 26-8844.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0270 https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 26-8844 provides for recording comprehensive 
financial information concerning the borrower's net income, total 
expenditures, net worth, suggested areas for which expenses can be 
reduced or income increased, the arrangement of a family budget and 
recommendations for the terms of any repayment agreement on the 
defaulted 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 Volume 89 FR 38222, May 7, 2024.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 3,750 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 45 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,000 per year.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration/Data 
Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-15334 Filed 7-11-24; 8:45 am]
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