[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 74 (Friday, April 18, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 16595]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-06696]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0406]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Verification of VA Benefits

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: Comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent by May 19, 2025.

ADDRESSES: To submit comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection, please type the following link into your 
browser: 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. 2900-0406.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VA PRA information: Dorothy Glasgow, 
202-461-1084, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Verification of VA Benefits (VA Form 26-8937).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0406 https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 26-8937 is designed to assist lenders and VA in 
the completion of debt checks in a uniform manner. The form restricts 
information requested to only that needed for the debt check and also 
eliminates unlimited versions of lender-designed forms. This form is 
also occasionally used to inform the lender prior to loan closing if a 
Veteran is eligible for an exemption from the funding fee.
    Lenders ensure the completion of the upper portion of VA Form 26-
8937, including the veteran's authorization for release of the 
information, and forward it to the appropriate VA Office. VA personnel 
perform the debt check, complete the balance of the form, and return it 
to the lender, who considers any repayment terms in evaluating the 
veteran's creditworthiness. Following the closing of any loan, the 
lender submits the form with the loan report and related documents for 
post-closing review. The form is reviewed by a loan examiner to ensure 
that debt check requirements have been observed in each case.
    The decrease in the use of the form is due to system enhancements 
which now allow VA to provide the lenders more reliable and timely 
updates (Veteran's funding fee exemption status, the amount of a 
Veteran's VA service-connected disability award, or the loan level 
requirement for VA pre-close prior approval) on the veteran's 
Certificate of Eligibility, which in turn has reduced the need for the 
lenders to submit the verification form. The form is still required 
from the lender for VA pending pre-discharge claims or when system 
issues prevent automatic COE updates.
    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 insert citation date: 90 FR 4852, January 
16, 2025.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 250 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,000.

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)

Dorothy Glasgow,
Acting, VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration, 
Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2025-06696 Filed 4-17-25; 8:45 am]
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