Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0216]

Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY:

Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C., 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted 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; it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES:

Comments must be submitted on or before June 6, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Denise McLamb, Information Management Service (045A4), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8030, FAX (202) 273-5981 or e-mail:

denise.mclamb@mail.va.gov.

Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0216.”

Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the information collection to VA's OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-7316. Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0216” in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title:

Application for Reimbursement from Accrued Amounts Due a Deceased Beneficiary, VA Form 21-601.

OMB Control Number:

2900-0216.

Type of Review:

Extension of a currently approved collection.

Abstract:

The form is used to file a claim for accrued benefits available at the time of the veteran's death. The information is used to determine the appropriate claimant eligibility for accrued benefits.

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 on March 22, 2002, at pages 13413-13414.

Affected Public:

Individuals or households, and Business or other for profit.

Estimated Annual Burden:

1,875 hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent:

30 minutes.

Frequency of Response:

On Occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

3,750.

Dated: April 26, 2002.

By direction of the Secretary:

Barbara H. Epps,

Management Analyst, Information Management Service.

[FR Doc. 02-11233 Filed 5-6-02; 8:45 am]

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